30-Day Countdown: Day 29 - Impact Redshirt Freshman

Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe 2019 class was arguably the most talented of Coach Petersen’s tenure, but with the notable exceptions of Puka Nacua, Cam Williams, Trent McDuffie, Asa Turner, and Tim Horn (yes, specialists are people too), we didn’t get to see much of their talents on the field. Fa’atui Tuitele, Jacob Bandes, Daniel Heimuli, and Josh Calvert were all candidates to fight into the rotation this past season, but all four were able to preserve their eligibility and take a development or rehab year. Now, it’s a year later, and we’re looking to see them contribute on the field. Just to illustrate how much talent we brought in on defense, 247’s class calculator had UW’s 2019 defensive recruiting class rated so high that it would’ve been a top 25 class by itself. That’s a lot to get excited about, so let’s take a look at the top candidates to breakout to become impact redshirt freshmen.

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