After only having one player at last year’s NFL scouting combine, the UW Huskies are sending a bigger group to Indianapolis this time.
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Five Huskies are set to be at this year’s event, which starts Thursday with the defensive linemen and linebackers. The Huskies’ group heading to Indianapolis features wide receiver Denzel Boston, running back Jonah Coleman, tackle Carver Willis, cornerback Tacario Davis and cornerback Ephesians Prysock.
Boston, a potential first-round pick, is UW’s highest-regarded prospect at the combine. Davis and Prysock also carry some intrigue as 6-foot-3 cornerbacks. But for former UW Huskies and NFL quarterback Brock Huard, Coleman is the Husky he will be watching closest at the combine.
“The one I’m most intrigued about is Jonah Coleman,” Huard said. “Could Jonah Coleman be a Seattle Seahawk?”
After transferring from Arizona to reunite with head coach Jedd Fisch, Coleman was a standout as the Huskies’ lead back for the past two seasons. He rushed for 1,053 yards and 10 TDs while averaging 5.5 yards per carry as a junior in 2024. Some of those numbers took a dip last season, as he ran for 758 yards and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. But he had a career-high 15 rushing TDs and set career bests in receptions (31), receiving yards (354) and receiving TDs (two).
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The 5-foot-9, 220-pound Coleman gets it done with a bruising and elusive running style that reminds Huard of former All-Pro running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
“So how does he run? How does he jump?” Huard said of Coleman. “He did an unbelievable job transforming his body, which is both good and bad. Because if that body needed transformation in college, that’s not always a great projection into the NFL. But he did it, and he’s going to be in phenomenal shape here this week. Keep an eye on (him).
“In a very weak running back class with a couple guys at the very top, he will be one of the more intriguing backs, especially if he runs and jumps really, really well.”
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Coleman could end up playing pro ball not too far from where he played in college. If Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III leaves in free agency, running back becomes a need for the Seahawks in the draft. Seattle is set to return Zach Charbonnet next season, but it’s unlikely he’ll be ready at the start of the season after having surgery to repair a torn ACL last Friday. Kenny McIntosh, the team’s projected third-string running back heading into last season, is also coming off a torn ACL suffered last July.
“For your Seattle Seahawks, third, fourth round, if (Coleman) is still sticking around there based on what he does this week in Indy, he’d be a pretty darn intriguing guy,” Huard said.
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