Officially, Washington’s defense had only one sack, by Tevis Bartlett, in last Saturday’s overtime loss at Oregon.
The Huskies did have another sack of Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert in the fourth quarter, but that was wiped away on a targeting penalty against senior defensive lineman Jaylen Johnson.
So through seven games, the Huskies have a total of nine sacks, and they’re average of 1.29 sacks per game ranks 11th in the Pac-12 (and 114th in the nation).
“Not good enough,” co-defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski said Tuesday. “We’d like to have more production there.”
And yet, while the pass rush obviously remains a work in progress, Kwiatkowski is quick to point out that sacks aren’t everything when it comes to pressuring a quarterback.