> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Huskies Wideouts Finding Roles, Capitalizing on Spring Ball Opportunities - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/huskies-wideouts-finding-roles-capitalizing-spring-ball-opportunities/ - Published: 2025-04-18T05:55:36.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:59:47.000Z - Author: Aaron Coe - Tags: Huskies, Washington Football, Spring Football, Spring Practice, Denzel Boston, Omari Evans, Rashid Williams, Audric Harris, Kevin Cummings \[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4201"\] ![ Washington Huskies junior receiver Rashid Williams runs after catching a pass during a drill on a University of Washington practice field on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/uw-williams-2c-r-250417-format-original-1.jpg) Washington Huskies junior receiver Rashid Williams runs after catching a pass during a drill on a University of Washington practice field on Thursday, April 17, 2025\. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum \[/caption\] SEATTLE, Wash. — With the start of training camp still several months away, Washington Huskies receivers coach Kevin Cummings believes he’s going to like the completed puzzle once he figures out where the pieces fit. Still waiting on some of the pieces to appear on the puzzle board, though some will be a more prominent part of the picture than others, Cummings has been slowly putting it all together — or at least enough to see what it’s going to look like — fulfilling one of the major goals of spring practices for Huskies coaches. With 2024 leading receiver Denzel Boston out of spring ball while recovering from a knee injury and Penn State transfer Omari Evans sidelined the past few practices as well, it’s been a young group catching passes from starting quarterback Demond Williams. This week, the Huskies’ total 2024 production on the practice field has amounted to 13 catches for 155 yards and one touchdown from a year ago. “Because of the injuries that we’ve had — and I wouldn’t necessarily say bad injuries, just some of the stuff we got going on — they’ve gotten a lot more reps than you probably would’ve thought they would have gotten this early,” Cummings said on Thursday after the Huskies’ eight spring practice. “But, they’ve taken full advantage of it.” Boston, who was second behind departed senior Giles Jackson in both catch (63) and yards (834) and first in touchdowns (nine) last season and Evans (21 catches 415 yards, five TDs for the Nittany Lions) are expected to be ready to go in plenty of time for the August 30 opener against Colorado State. With the two projected starting outside receivers relegated mostly to observation at spring ball, Rashid Williams has emerged as a strong contender for a significant role. Williams, a redshirt sophomore, is suddenly the veteran on the field. The 6-1, 190-pound wideout out of Brentwood, California played in all 13 games last season, catching 11 passes for 138 yards. Across the board, those numbers are likely to increase in 2025\. After seeing action in one game in 2023 and a limited role last season, Williams stuck around for 2025 with the goal of playing a larger role in the offense. He approached Cummings after the season, and the two developed a plan that included developing more consistency. “I love it here,” said Williams, who has been among the favorite targets of Washington quarterbacks during spring ball. “I love the coaches and my teammates. Patience is the key.” \[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1272"\] ![ Washington Huskies sophomore receiver Audric Harris speaks with the Emerald City Spectrum in Husky Stadium after practice on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/uw-harris-250417-format-original-1.jpg) Washington Huskies sophomore receiver Audric Harris speaks with the Emerald City Spectrum in Husky Stadium after practice on Thursday, April 17, 2025\. Credit: Aaron Coe, Emerald City Spectrum \[/caption\] While it’s possible for Boston, Evans, or Williams to spend time in the slot, Audric Harris has emerged as a candidate to see a lot of snaps at that spot. UW coaches told the true sophomore to watch some video of Jacob Cowing, who caught 175 passes for 1,882 yards and 20 touchdowns in two seasons for a Jedd Fisch-coached Arizona team. Harris also studied tape of Jackson, who played slot for Washington last year and led the team with 85 receptions for 893 yards and seven scores. Harris and Arizona transfer Kevin Green Jr. have taken the majority of snaps with the first team in the slot so far this spring. “They kind of told me this whole offseason, ‘Just focus on Jacob Cowing,’ his film at Arizona,” Harris said. “And Giles Jackson’s film last year. I think Giles had a really good year last year in the slot, and they kind of want to build off that with me and KG.” The slot is a comfortable spot for Harris, who caught 52 passes for 1,051 yards and 13 TDs while playing predominantly inside as a senior at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, which also produced former Washington receiver Rome Odunze. Part of that inside role includes more blocking during running plays — often against defensive ends and linebackers. When asked what it’s like to block the larger defensive players, Harris quipped, “You ever been run over like that?” Both Harris and Cummings lauded the 165-pound Green for his blocking. “The two best blockers that I’ve had in the past couple years are Jacob Cowing, Giles Jackson, and now Kevin Green,” Cummings said. “Those guys are all 5-9 or shorter. Those guys are dawgs. They’ve been fighting the ‘I’m small’ theory their whole life, so they play with a little bit more edge. Maybe it’s the trajectory of getting underneath the pads, whatever it may be. KG had a great one the other day where he goes and fits up a block, and you talk about, with his size, why can’t our bigger guys do the same thing?” Redshirt freshman Justice Williams, a 6-4, 205-pound physical specimen, spent a great deal of Thursday’s practice getting first-team reps with the absence of Boston and Evans - a sign that he may have a chance to see some time on the field this season. Like Rashid Williams last year, Justice Williams is searching for consistency, and received attention for some lack of detail from coaches during drills on Thursday. Chris Lawson and Marcus Harris, both true freshmen, have rotated in as well. When Boston is healthy, he’s likely to get the bulk of the snaps at the X position, and “he can be the best in the country,” according to Cummings. ### Defense Rules Thursday On Tuesday, the offense scored a few times during team sessions at the end of practice. Thursday was a different story. Linebacker Anthony Ward and Rylon Dillar-Allen each intercepted backup quarterback Kai Horton during portions of practice. Though nothing close to tackling the quarterback is allowed during spring ball, Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei was credited with a sack of Demond Williams Jr. on the last drive of practice. Cornerback Leroy Bryant, safety Dyson McCutcheon, and safety Kayden Greene broke up passes late in practice to thwart the offense. ### Chris Petersen sighting Former Huskies head coach Chris Peterson, who is now an analyst for FOX Sports, watched Thursday’s practice. Being able to just watch as an observer, he smiled a lot more than back when he was last running UW practices, enjoying that Fisch now carries the weight of managing a Power 4 college football program.