With former star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. off to the NFL, the Washington Huskies will have big shoes to fill at the position. His succession plan was thought to be settled with either Austin Mack (now at Alabama) or 2021 starter Dylan Morris (now at JMU) taking over for the upcoming season. With both of those players not in the picture, new coach Jedd Fisch looked outside the program to retain former Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers who initially transferred to Washington in December, and supplemented the depth with two four-star freshmen in Demond Williams and Dermaricus Davis
Davis, a previous commit under Kalen DeBoer opted to stay with the new staff and potentially compete for a role in his first year after entering his name in the transfer portal following the coaching change. The Huskies will likely not be counting on significant playing time for him this season but with his talent, it shouldn’t be a surprise that he was a priority for the new coaching staff.