Washington edge defender Bralen Trice and receiver Rome Odunze have both been named to the Associated Press Preseason All-American First Team.

Trice, a 6-4, 274-pound defender from Phoenix, led all Power 5 defenders with 67 total quarterback pressures last season.  His 9 sacks in 2022 (11th among Power 5 defenders) had him just outside the top 10 all-time single-season efforts and 11 for his career.  If he can match last season’s output he’d move into UW’s career sack leaders at 8th all-time.  Trice is also a candidate for the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List.

This is one of his 9 sacks from 2022.

Odunze is entering his 4th season in the Purple and Gold was named to the AP’s 3rd team after last season.  This is his 5th preseason All-American list that includes Athlon, Walter Camp, Pick-6 Preview, and Phil Steele.  Last season his 1,145 yards were the fifth-most in UW single-season history and his 75 receptions were the seventh-most in Husky history.  For his career at UW the 6-3, 215-pound junior sits 284 yards from being a top-10 receiver.  If he could match his 2022 output he would have 2,777, good enough for 3rd all-time at Washington.  He would trail only Reggie Williams and Jermaine Kearse.

Odunze is also a candidate for the Walter Camp Award, Biletnikoff Award, and the Maxwell Award.

 

The Huskies begin their season September 2nd against Boise State at Husky Stadium at 12:30 pm.