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Don’t let Sean McGrew’s diminutive frame fool you. UW’s junior running back packs a punch

Sean McGrew’s game doesn’t fit into his frame.

Look at him: he’s 5-foot-7, 186 pounds, fully capable of disappearing completely behind his hefty Husky offensive line. He’s a maple tree hidden by a row of massive redwoods. For comparison’s sake, he’s barely half of 347-pound freshman defensive tackle Sama Paama.

It would be natural, then, to conclude that he must be a slot receiver, or a silky returner, or a speed back determined to explode around the edge.

And yet …

“He’s probably one of the most physical backs that we’ve ever had at Bosco, in spite of his frame and stature,” St.