Jimmy Lake is going to have a lot to deal with during his first year as Washington football’s head coach, but one thing he won’t have to worry about is his defensive line. The Huskies are returning arguably the best interior defensive lineman in the country in Levi Onwzurike, and are adding to the stockpile of weapons after redshirting their 2019 recruits.
Off the top, let’s say that it’s impossible to talk about splitting up snaps, because everyone that’s going to be mentioned in this article has the potential to make a big impact this year. The defensive tackles alone are going to run at least seven deep, and depending on the progression of Noa Ngalu it could be eight.