All-Time Husky Great Team
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)
Comments
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You had me at Rome Odense.
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Dante Bettis ain't too bad, either.
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OG’s Frankowski and Starcevich: look at those leathery faces. NOT to be fucked with.
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I haven't read it all, but wanted to be FIRST to say that I'd put Corey Dillon or Kauffman as the starter at TAILBACK. Probably would go Dillon, actually.
Also, Ross or McMillan over Mario.
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Thanks, the autocorrect on here is my nemesis. I have so much ADHD. I'm surprised it didn't fuck up something in this reply.
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As opposed to the podcast which was what would be the best one-game Husky team you can assemble, I thought more legacy here so I went Gaskin and wouldn't consider Dillon since he only played one season.
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nip nap as the OG.
Fuck rapp.
Great list.
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Donald Butler in the depth at LB, ahead of BBK and probably others.
Kikaha starter at OLB/DE.
I didn't see much else to disagree with. I do like Odunze better than Offense, but that's a tomato/tomato kind of thing.
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Mario was quite a force. It's hard to picture now, him being small and slow compared to 90% of modern receivers. He was so fucking good though. Always open and tough as nails.
