After a tumultuous offseason for the Washington Huskies, one position that remained the same was linebacker. Even though Jedd Fisch’s team is returning three seniors in Alphonzo Tuputala, Drew Fowler, and Carson Bruener, and added one more in San Jose State transfer Bryun Parham, one of the biggest standouts of fall camp has been freshman Khmori House.
No matter who you ask, House hasn’t just been one of the most impactful freshmen, he’s been one of Washington’s most impressive players in fall camp. When cornerbacks coach John Richardson was asked about who Washington’s most surprising player through two weeks of practice was on Thursday, he paused for a very long time, thinking long and hard about his answer.
“Khmori House flashes out there as a young guy,” he said. “He’s just been a guy that since day one of camp, has come a long way and has shown a lot of growth.”
The 6-foot, 213-pound freshman from St. John Bosco in California has impressed seemingly every coach on the defensive side of the ball, and his position coach, Robert Bala, had some high praise for him earlier in the week.
“He’s raising his standard every single day,” Bala said on Wednesday. “There’s some different things we can do with him because of his athleticism, whether rushing the passer, dropping in coverage, or playing man to man. He has some tools to show us some things that he can be able to be a factor on the field.”
House’s brightest flashes have come as a blitzer, where he’s used his speed to his advantage, putting pressure on quarterbacks Will Rogers and Demond Williams Jr. while coming on stunts that were masked very well by defensive coordinator Steve Belichick’s scheme.
His elite quickness helps him get to the backfield in an instant, which could help him see the field a lot during his first year of college football.