After examining reasons why Washington could overachieve or underachieve this season, today we will improve the Dawgs by drafting a player to the defensive side of the ball. The criteria? Simple; they must play in the Big Ten.
Huskies’ head coach Jedd Fisch had a busy offseason. For starters, he replaced ex-defensive coordinator Steve Belichick with former Purdue head coach Ryan Walters. Don’t let the 1-11 campaign by the Boilermakers last season fool you; Walters has immense Big Ten experience. Before he was leading Purdue, he was in charge of repairing Illinois’ defense. He was successful, building the Fighting Illini’s defense into one of the best in the Big Ten and was named a finalist for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.