SEATTLE — For the Washington Huskies football team, running back was one of the key positions to watch for during spring practices.

The Huskies lost running back Jonah Coleman, who will hope to hear his name called in the NFL Draft on Friday or Saturday.

Coleman led Washington in rushing this past season, toting the ball 156 times for 758 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Stockton, Calif., native was with head coach Jedd Fisch and his coaching staff dating back to when the latter was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats.

The team's backup running back, Adam Mohammed, opted to enter the transfer portal and joined the California Golden Bears.

With Mohammed and Coleman gone from the program, the Huskies leading running back from last season, sophomore Jordan Washington, entered this year as the team's presumptive starter in the backfield. UW also acquired veteran senior backs Jayden Limar (Oregon) and Trey Cooley (Troy) from the transfer portal.

Unfortunately for Washington, both Cooley and Limar are out for the spring due to recoveries from respective surgeries. Washington also suffered a head-and-neck injury during an earlier spring practice session and is out for the rest of the spring.

With Cooley, Limar and Washington all out — redshirt freshman Quaid Carr Jr. is currently getting the lion's share of first-team reps at running back. And he's drawn rave reviews from his coaches and teammates.

"If you know the history of Quaid Carr, he's a pretty good player," Huskies running backs and assistant head coach Scottie Graham said after practice Thursday at Husky Stadium in Seattle. "He played in the Trinity League (in high school), probably some of the best competition in the country. And a lot of people don't know, he was a player of the year two years in a row. And we're really lucky to have him."

Carr's biggest calling card has been his speed and he's displayed it on a consistent basis this spring. He broke out two chunk runs during Thursday's practice.

Behind Carr, redshirt freshman Ryken Moon has been getting some reps with the first team, as well and is expected to be a major contributor on special teams this season, per Graham.

True freshmen Ansu Sanoe (three-star recruit) and Brian Bonner Jr. (four-star recruit) have been running with the backups but Sanoe has gotten more looks with the starters in short-yardage situations.

Ultimately, UW's running back depth likely won't be sorted until Cooley and Limar get reps with the team in training camp. If Washington is able to return before the season begins, that will also complicate things.

"(It'll be) an opportunity for both of them," Graham said. "We'll all be healthy. And one thing we do have is joy as a team. And those guys are joyous when they make big runs. Trey's rehabbing, so is Jayden. Really two good backs, veterans to have in the room along with the young fellas. So we're excited about it."

But if Carr is the starter in the backfield by the time the season begins against Washington State on Sept. 5, it doesn't appear Graham or Carr's teammates will have any problem with it.

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