> ## 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. # Depth Chart: Projecting Who Will Play Key Roles For Huskies’ Offense in 2025 - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/projecting-washington-huskies-offensive-depth-chart-2025/ - Published: 2025-08-20T03:05:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:58:39.000Z - Author: Aaron Coe - Tags: Analysis, Washington Football, Huskies, Jedd Fisch, Demond Williams Jr., Jonah Coleman, John Mills, Dezmen Roebuck, Offensive line, Huskies Depth Chart [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2187936624?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) Breaking news — Demond Williams Jr. will be the starting quarterback for the Washington Huskies this season. I didn’t say which day that news broke, but it wasn’t too long after Jedd Fisch was hired on January 14, 2024\. Now that we’ve got the obvious part of the UW depth chart covered, let’s dig into some of the less clear portions. Based on what I saw during three weeks of fall camp, approximately 20 of the 22 two-deeps are set on offense. Fisch may or may not release a depth chart prior to the August 30 opener against Colorado State, and it may or may not look exactly like the one he keeps internally. The public version will likely contain several OR situations — Player A OR Player B OR Player C. I’ll do my best to cut through all that. Things could change a little in the next 11 days — and injuries are always a factor — but here’s what I expect to see for the offense. We’ll cover the defense in a future piece. I’m going to stay away from heights and weights, as the UW has not released updates on the measurables since early spring. Coaches have hinted at weights when players have added “good” weight, but we’ll get to all that when the official roster is updated. ### Quarterback **Starter:** Demond Williams Jr. **Backup:** Kai Horton **Next Men Up:** Treston “Kini” McMillan, Dash Beierly Williams, a sophomore, was essentially anointed the starter when Fisch inserted the then true freshman into every game last season. Horton, a senior transfer from Tulane, was third string for a chunk of the first spring ball practice behind Northern Colorado transfer Shea Kuykendall, but quickly took control of the backup position. Kuykendall, out for the season with injury, will serve as a student manager. McMillan and Beierly are both true freshmen who would likely only appear in blowouts or the result of disastrous injury luck. McMillan, the 2024 Hawaii Gatorade State Player of the Year, started out at the bottom but has clearly moved past Beierly from what we saw in practice reps. He’s got some gunslinger in him, and could be a fun player to watch — but preferably not in 2025\. ### Running Back **Starter:** Jonah Coleman **Backups:** Adam Mohammed, Jordan Washington **Next Men Up:** Quaid Carr, Julian McMahan It’s safe to write the first three down in Sharpie. Coleman will start. Adam Mohammed will get significant carries in every game. Jordan Washington, who is about 30 pounds lighter than Coleman and Mohammed but may well be the fastest player on the team, seems destined for a few touches a game as a changeup. Julian McMahan, another bruiser, could get carries if the top two backs go down. Quaid Carr, though, has moved past his fellow true freshman during practice reps. Carr more closely resembles Washington as a smaller back. ### Wide Receiver **X position:** Denzel Boston **Z position:** Rashid Williams **Slot:** Raiden Vines-Bright **Backups:** Omari Evans, Dezmen Roebuck, Kevin Green Jr. **Next Men Up:** Audric Harris, Chris Lawson, Justice Williams, Marcus Harris I broke this position down a little differently. Boston and Williams are the sure things. It gets murky after that. Vines-Bright started in Saturday’s mock game. If he can avoid a tendency to get dinged up, he’ll play a lot. True freshman Dezmen Roebuck may end up being the best of this bunch in the next couple of years, but Evans, a senior transfer from Penn State, may be first off the bench early in the season. Both Evans and Roebuck are getting prepped to play inside and outside. Fisch and receivers coach Kevin Cummings have a fine line to walk with this group. Fisch has historically used four receivers in the regular rotation, with a fifth or sixth player getting into most games but used sparingly. Fisch will play those who gives him the best chance to win, but there are some optics that could affect future years for all football programs. Coaches want to show true freshmen that they can earn immediate playing time if they earn it. But programs also want to be cautious about bringing in senior transfers and not playing them. Green brings a toughness element that the coaches love. Audric Harris could plug in as a starter pretty quickly in the slot or outside if there are injuries. This position could evolve prior to the opener and during the first few games. ### Tight End **Starter:** Decker DeGraaf **Backups:** Quentin Moore, Kade Eldridge **Next Men Up:** Austin Simmons, Baron Naone, Charlie Crowell DeGraaf could further complicate the wide receiver competition. I would not be surprised to see DeGraaf line up often in the slot and Moore as a traditional tight end. Moore, a sixth-year senior who missed nearly all of the 2024 season and most of spring ball with a knee injury, received limited reps during fall camp. I think he’ll play a lot this season, though DeGraaf will see more snaps and targets. I would not be surprised to see DeGraaf finish second on the team in receptions. Eldridge, a transfer from USC, will get on the field a lot as a jack of all trades blocker in various formations and will catch some passes as well. Simmons and Naone, both true freshmen, seem destined to redshirt if the top three stay healthy. Crowell suffered a knee injury prior to the 2024 season, and his status is unknown outside of the UW coaches’ offices. As announced early in fall camp, Ryan Otton retired from football due to injuries. ### Offensive Line **Starters:** Left tackle Carver Willis, left guard John Mills, center Landen Hatchett, right guard Geirean Hatchett, right tackle Drew Azzopardi **Backups:** LT Maximus McCree, LG Paki Finau, C Zach Henning, RG Champ Taulealea, RT Soane Faasolo **Next men up:** Probably no one… This group should be a significant step up from the group thrown together in 2024 after graduations and transfers following Kalen DeBoer’s move to Alabama. It still may see some struggles against the upper echelon of the Big Ten. We’ll also find out a lot about Michael Switzer, who steps in as the offensive line coach after serving in an analyst role for Fisch in 2024\. True freshman guard John Mills saw first-team reps early in spring practice, and the percentage of time on the first team has slowly ticked upward since then. Over the past week or so, he appeared to move past redshirt freshman Paki Finau, and it was Mills who got the start in the mock game. I think he trots on to the field along next to Willis for the first series of season at left guard, and may well be the starter at left tackle in 2026 when Willis graduates. Finau is still in the mix, and I would expect to see him play a solid amount, especially early in the season. Henning will get in there as well, serving as a backup at all three interior spots. Taulealea, another promising true freshman, is another candidate to burn his redshirt. He’ll likely give Geirean Hatchett a breather, and I think Fisch and offensive line coach Michael Switzer want to have some of the freshmen ready to plug in next season. Carver Willis, a senior transfer from Kansas State, is a sure thing at left tackle. He played on the right side for K State, so it remains to be seen how well he’ll perform on Williams’ blind side. Azzopardi seems to have take a major step forward since struggling in 2024 after transferring from San Diego State. He’s received almost all of the first-team reps. McCree would seem to be the first tackle off the bench. The senior started some games at left tackle last season, and has practiced on both sides during spring and fall, though more on the left side recently. Some others, such as Elishah Jackett, Jake Flores and Davit Boyajyan might get in a little bit, but my guess is players in the top two groups would move around some before coaches dip into the third team for significant playing time.