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31 2 0 1 8 P A C - 1 2 F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E WA S H I N G T O N H U S K I E S 2018 TEAM INFORMATION Returning Starters: 18/Starters Lost: 6 Offensive Starters Returning (8) Offensive Starters Lost (3) LT Trey Adams (Sr., 6-8, 320) WR Dante Pettis LG Jesse Sosobee (Sr., 6-5, 312) C Coleman Shelton RG Nick Harris (Jr., 6-1, 293) TE Will Dissly RT Kaleb McGary (RSr., 6-7, 318) TE Drew Sample (Sr., 6-5, 259) QB Jake Browning (Sr., 6-2, 210) TB Myles Gaskin (Sr., 5-10, 191) WR Aaron Fuller (Jr., 5-10, 185) Defensive Starters Returning (9) Defensive Starters Lost (2) OLB Tevis Bartlett (Sr., 6-2, 234) DT Vita Vea DT Greg Gaines (Sr., 6-2, 322) OLB Keishawn Bierria OLB Benning Potoa'e (Jr., 6-3, 278) ILB Ben Burr-Kirven (Sr., 6-0, 222) S Taylor Rapp (Jr., 6-0, 212) S Jojo McIntosh (Sr., 6-1, 219) CB Austin Joyner (Jr., 5-10, 182) CB Jordan Miller (Sr., 6-1, 183) DB Myles Bryant (Jr., 5-8, 180) Starting Kickers Returning (1) Starting Kickers Lost (1) P Joel Whitford (Jr., 6-3, 224) P Tristan Vizcaino 2017 WASHINGTON STATISTICAL LEADERS (returnees in italics) RUSHING Att Yds Avg TD Myles Gaskin 222 1,380 6.2 21 Lavon Coleman 89 438 4.6 4 Salvon Ahmed 61 388 6.4 3 Sean McGrew 17 59 3.5 2 PASSING PC-PA-HI Pct Yds TD Jake Browning 230-336-5 .685 2,719 19 K.J. Carta-Samuels 8-10-0 .800 82 0 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg TD Dante Pettis 63 761 12.1 7 Aaron Fuller 26 291 11.2 1 Hunter Bryant 22 331 15.0 1 Will Dissly 21 289 13.8 2 Myles Gaskin 19 232 12.2 3 Scoring: Myles Gaskin (144) Field Goals: Tristan Vizcaino (12-19) Punting: Joel Whitford (42.3) Kickoff Returns: Salvon Ahmed (25.2) Punt Returns: Dante Pettis (19.5) Interceptions: Bryon Murphy (3) Tackles: Ben Burr-Kirven (84) Tackles For Loss: Tevis Bartlett (12.0) Quarterback Sacks: Ryan Bowman (5.5) A QUICK LOOK AT THE HUSKIES Jake Browning, the 2016 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, returns to lead an efficient offense and will be aided by running back Myles Gaskin. Browning has amassed 9,104 passing yards and 78 TD pass- es in three seasons. Gaskin has rushed for at least 1,300 yards and 10 TDs in each of his first three seasons and looks to become the first Pac-12 player to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons. Four starters return to the offensive line bolstered by senior tackles Trey Adams (6-8, 331 pounds) and Kaleb McGary (6-8, 325 pounds). The Huskies led the Pac-12 in total defense (298.0 ypg) and scoring defense (16.1 ppg) for the third straight season. With the return of nine starters, more of the same should be expected from the staunch defensive unit in 2018 … The Husky secondary is as solid as they come, led by All-Pac-12 defensive backs Taylor Rapp (59 tackles) and Jojo McIntosh (50 tackles), while Myles Bryant contributed 57 tackles and eight pass breakups … NFL first round draft pick Vita Vea will be difficult to replace, but the Huskies will continue to be tough up front with defensive lineman Greg Gaines (30 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss) and linebackers Tevis Bartlett (48 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss) and Ben Burr-Kirven (team-best 84 tackles). The season gets underway in a hurry for the Huskies as they open up against Top 10 Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Kickoff Classic. Meanwhile, five of their nine league games are on the road, including matchups at North Division foes Oregon and Washington State. 2018 SCHEDULE (6 home, 5 away, 1 neutral) Sept. 1 ......... vs. Auburn (1) ........................................... First Meeting Sept. 8 ......... North Dakota ............................................ First Meeting Sept. 15 ....... at Utah .......................................... WASH leads, 10-1-0 Sept. 22 ....... Arizona State .................................. ASU leads, 19-16-0 Sept. 29 ....... BYU ................................................. WASH leads, 5-4-0 Oct. 6 .......... at UCLA ........................................UCLA leads, 40-31-2 Oct. 13 ........ at Oregon .....................................WASH leads, 60-45-5 Oct. 20 ........ Colorado ........................................ WASH leads, 11-5-1 Oct. 27 ........ at California .................................. WASH leads, 54-39-4 Nov. 3 .......... Stanford ....................................... WASH leads, 42-32-4 Nov. 17 ........ Oregon State ................................ WASH leads, 64-34-4 Nov. 23 ........ at Washington State...................... WASH leads, 72-32-6 2017 RESULTS (10-3, 7-2 in Pac-12 North, T1st) W ............. 30-14 ................................................................ at Rutgers W ............. 63-7 .................................................................... Montana W ............. 48-16 .............................................................Fresno State W ............. 37-10 ...............................................................at Colorado W ............. 42-7 .......................................................... at Oregon State W ............. 38-7 ....................................................................California L .............. 7-13 .......................................................... at Arizona State W ............. 44-23 ....................................................................... UCLA W ............. 38-3 .......................................................................Oregon L .............. 22-30 ............................................................... at Stanford W ............. 33-30 ........................................................................ Utah W ............. 41-14 .......................................... No. 13 Washington State L .............. 28-35 ............................ vs. No. 9 Penn State (Fiesta Bowl) FOUR TO WATCH RB Myles Gaskin Sr. 5-10 191 QB Jake Browning Sr. 6-2 210 LB Ben Burr-Kirven Sr. 6-0 222 S Taylor Rapp Jr. 6-0 212