It might not be possible to find one player to replace the 176 tackles that the departed Ben Burr-Kirven had last season for the Washington Huskies, but senior Brandon Wellington is relishing the challenge.
Wellington, the most experienced of Washington’s inside linebackers, says it’s a big opportunity for him, the kind he envisioned when he was a star at Eastside Catholic in Sammamish. It just took longer than he expected after being ranked as the state’s No. 2 recruit in 2016 by 247sports.
“Out of high school, you’re that guy and it’s humbling, but to go through it and experience it, it’s a learning experience for sure,” Wellington said Friday after the first day of fall camp.