The Washington Huskies have a rich history of producing NFL tight ends. In all, the program has sent 18 tight ends to the NFL over the past 50 years — including first-round draft picks Dave Williams (1967), Mark Bruener (1995) and Jerramy Stevens (2002) — and Will Dissly is on track to be the 19th this year.
Dissly was never supposed to carry on that tradition. Not initially, anyway. In high school, he was a two-star defensive lineman from Bozeman, Mont., who was all set to attend Boise State. He had no Power Five scholarship offers until Chris Petersen asked Dissly to follow him to Seattle before the 2014 season.