SEATTLE — Seven interior defensive linemen played meaningful snaps for the Washington Huskies last season.
Four were seniors. Two others transferred, as did another two who played more sparingly.
The only returning contributor stood inside Husky Stadium and beneath a cloudless sky after Thursday’s spring practice, explaining his role in the rebuild.
Or did the Huskies actually get better around Elinneus Davis, in spite of what they lost? The team’s first five spring practices have found Davis and his d-line teammates in the backfield on a consistent basis — he pressured Demond Williams Jr. for what constitutes a "sack" during Thursday’s final team period, in fact — as the fourth-year junior anchors a group of new faces with a perhaps greater athletic ceiling than the 2025 crew.
“We’ve just got to adjust. We brought in key pieces,” Davis said. “(What) I was trying to do for my offseason was kind of just show them the way. Bring them up to speed and try to simplify the game as much as I can for them — be the person they can talk to and ask questions.”