Best Of

Our last pod got me thinking…what would a full roster of the best Huskies of all-time look like? I tried to match the number of players at each position to what feels like a real roster and their in the order of what I think the depth chart would be. Unlike our teams where I am thinking about just who would be the best player for one game, this is based more on legacy and doesn't consider NFL success at all. I put in hometowns because it's cool so many are from in-state.

Feel free to argue.

QB

Starter: Michael Penix (Tampa, FL - 2020s)

Backup: Marques Tuiasosopo (Woodinville, WA - 2000s)

Depth: Don Heinrich (Bremerton, WA - 50s), Bob Scholredt (Gresham, OR - 50s), Sonny Sixkiller (Ashland, OR - 70s), Billy Joe Hobert (Puyallup, WA - 90s)

RB

Starter: Myles Gaskin (Lynnwood, WA - 2010s)

Backup: Napoleon Kaufman (Lompoc, CA - 90s)

Depth: Corey Dillon (Seattle, WA - 90s), Hugh McElhenny (Los Angeles, CA - 50s), Bishop Sankey (Spokane, WA - 2010s), Chris Polk (Redlands, CA - 2010s), Greg Lewis (Seattle, WA - 90s)

WR

Starters: Rome Odense (Las Vegas, NV - 2020s), Reggie Williams (Lakewood, WA - 2000s), & Mario Bailey (Seattle, WA - 90s)

Backups: John Ross (Long Beach, CA - 2010s), Dante Bettis (San Clemente, CA - 2010s), & Jalen McMillan (Fresno, CA - 2020s)

Depth: Paul Skansi (Gig Harbor, WA - 80s), Jermaine Kearse (Lakewood, WA - 2010s), & Jerome Pathon (North Vancouver, BC - 90s)

TE

Starter: Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Gig Harbor, WA - 2010s)

Backup: Mark Bruener (Aberdeen, WA - 90s)

Depth: Jerramy Stevens (Lacey, WA - 2000s), Dave Williams (Tacoma, WA - 60s), Lee Folkins (Seattle, WA - 60s), Aaron Pierce (Seattle, WA - 90s)

T

Starters: Lincoln Kennedy (San Diego, CA - 90s) & Troy Fautanu (Henderson, NV - 2020s)

Backups: Jeff Toews (San Jose, CA - 70s) & John Meyers (Richland, WA - 60s)

Depth: Kaleb McGary (Fife, WA - 2010s), Curt Marsh (Snohomish, WA - 80s), & Chad Ward (Finley, WA - 2000s)

G

Starters: Ray Frankowski (Hammond, IN - 40s) & Max Starcevish (Duluth, MN - 30s)

Backups: Rudy Mucha (Chicago, IL - 40s) & Benji Olson (Port Orchard, WA - 90s)

C

Starter: Vic Markov (Chicago, IL- 30s)

Backup: Olin Kreutz (Honolulu, HI - 90s)

Depth: Roy McKasson (Lakewood, WA - 60s), Blair Bush (Palos Verdes Estates, CA - 70s), Bern Brostek (Honolulu, HI - 80s)

DE

Starters: Ron Holmes (Lacey, WA - 80s) & Tom Greenlee (Seattle, WA - 60s)

Backups: Hau'oli Kikaha (Kahuku, HI - 2010s) & Bralen Trice (Phoenix, AZ - 2020s)

Depth: Jason Chorak (Vashon, WA - 90s) & Steve Thompson (Lake Stevens, WA - 60s)

DT

Starters: Steve Emtman (Cheney, WA - 90s) & Vita Vea (Milpitas, CA - 2010s)

Backups: Arnie Weinmeister (Portland, OR - 40s) & Reggie Rogers (Sacramento, CA 80s)

Depth: Greg Gaines (La Habra, CA 2010s), Doug Martin (Fairfield, CA - 70s), Larry Tripplett (Los Angeles, CA - 2000s), Danny Shelton (Auburn, WA - 2010s)

LB

Starters: Rick Redman (Seattle, WA - 60s), Dave Hoffmann (San José CA - 90s), & Michael Jackson (Pasco, WA - 70s)

Backups: Joe Kelly (Los Angeles, CA - 80s), Mark Stewart (San Jose, CA - 80s), & Shaq Thompson (Sacramento, CA - 2010s)

Depth: Mason Foster (Seaside, CA - 2010s), Ben Burr-Kirven (Menlo Park, CA - 2010s), & Dan Lloyd (San Jose, CA - 70s)

CB

Starters: Calvin Jones (San Francisco, CA - 70s) & Sidney Jones (West Covina, CA - 2010s)

Backups: Trent McDuffie (Long Beach, CA - 2020s) & Vestee Jackson (Fresno, CA - 80s)

Depth: Ray Horton (Tacoma, WA - 80s), Al Worley (Wenatchee, WA - 60s), Dana Hall (Pomona, CA - 90s), & Desmond Trufant (Tacoma, WA - 2010s)

S

Lawyer Milloy (Tacoma, WA - 90s) & Budda Baker (Bellevue, WA - 2010s)

Backups: Tony Parrish (Huntington Beach, CA - 90s) & Vince Newsome (Vacaville, CA - 80s)

Depth: Charles Mincy (Pasadena, CA - 90s), Taylor Rapp (Bellingham, WA - 2010s), & Hakim Akbar (Riverside, CA - 2000s)

K

Starter: Jeff Jaeger (Kent, WA - 80s)

Backup: Chuck Nelson (Everett, WA - 80s)

P

Skip Boyd (Chelan, WA - 70s)