As a redshirt freshman walk-on, Ryan Bowman was the biggest surprise of the 2017 season for the Washington Huskies.
Except, Bowman himself wasn’t as surprised as everyone else by his emergence at outside linebacker. Even in a limited role, Bowman wound up leading the Huskies in sacks last season, with 5.5, and ranked second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss.
“I knew that if I got in the field I could make some things happen,” he said Wednesday. “It just took consistency in practice to make others believe that I could also make some plays.