Linebacker was already one of the thinner positions on the Husky roster and then it was announced at the start of fall camp that freshmen Will Latu and Miki Ah You were no longer with the team. The starting spots were locked in from the start of the year with Edefuan Ulofoshio and Jackson Sirmon but there was no inexperienced depth behind them. That unfortunately became relevant after Ulofoshio suffered an arm injury against UCLA and missed the final half of the season.
Redshirt freshman Carson Bruener stepped in and won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week in his first career start against Stanford after Ulofoshio’s injury.