He is the one quarterback on the Washington roster who didn’t come in with a can’t-miss recruiting profile. He doesn’t have Jacob Eason’s all-world arm strength. Doesn’t possess Jacob Sirmon’s impressive stature. Doesn’t have Colson Yankoff’s quick-twitch mobility.
What Jake Haener does have are the type of quarterback qualities that not as apparent upon first blush — qualities that coaches and teammates have quickly embraced, and qualities that have all but assured Haener the job as Jake Browning’s backup going into the Sept. 1 season opener against Auburn.
“It’s just so tried and true: You can’t fake having an edge.