In 2011, the Washington Huskies’ leading receiver was senior Jermaine Kearse, falling one yard shy of 700. Trailing him by a fair amount was freshman Kasen Williams, who had 427 yards. Sophomore Kevin Smith was even further back with 208 yards.
In 2012, Kearse was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent, then waived at final cuts as the team opted instead to keep Charly Martin and Ben Obomanu, as well as veteran Braylon Edwards, over him. Kearse eventually made his mark, playing in seven games for the team that season with three catches for 31 yards.