Fansided · Aug 17, 2019
Washington football: linebackers preview
Washington football is replacing an All-American linebacker who led the nation in tackles, and the outside backers need to step up in the pass rush.
Senior Brandon Wellington has some big shoes to fill for Washington football. He’s got the responsibility of replacing Ben Burr-Kirven last year’s Pac-12 defensive player of the year. Burr-Kirven led the nation in tackles
The two outside linebackers that are expected to start for the Huskies are redshirt sophomores in Ariel Ngata and Joe Tryon. Ngata has taken snaps at both inside and in practice. Training camp will decide which way things go for Ngata.