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Todd Johnson was a three-year letterman from Bellevue’s Newport High, who went from a walk-on to the team’s leading tackler in his senior season. A weakside linebacker, he started all 12 games in 1998, leading the Huskies with 70 total tackles. His 3.5 sacks and 4 tackles for loss in a game vs. Utah State are still among the top-10, single-game marks in Husky history. Johnson also shared the team lead for both tackles for loss (14) and sacks (8.0) for the 1998 season.

21 Joe JARZYNKA

1996-1999 FLANKER

The former walk-on broke many returning records at the UW, but perhaps is best known for almost never calling for a fair catch. He served as a kicker in the 1998 season. He is second in team history in career punt returns (101) and sixth in kick returns (46). Jarzynka was named Pac-10 Player of the Week against California in 1998, after breaking the conference record with 166 punt return yards, including a 91-yard punt return TD (he also kicked the PAT after the return). An all-time Husky fan favorite, primarily because of his daredevil play on special teams, he was awarded first-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1998. He was also the recipient of the KIRO-TV/Pete Gross Player of the Year Award. 82/79 Scott

1985-1988

Scott Jones was a four year letter winner playing at the University of Washington. He was moved to offensive tackle his senior year after playing his previous three years at tight end. Jones was known for his excellent blocking skills and became Washington’s swiftest lineman after the position shift as well as a team leader his senior year. The only Port Angeles High School player to ever play in the NFL, Jones was a 12th round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1989 draft and enjoyed a three year pro career with the Bengals, the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers.

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75 Lincoln KENNEDY

1989-1992

When Lincoln Kennedy finished his Husky career in 1992, he had become one of the school’s all-time best offensive lineman. As a junior, he helped anchor the offensive line for the undefeated 1991 National Championship team that defeated Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Kennedy was a two-time winner of The Morris Trophy, which is given to the Pac10’s Lineman of the Year, and was a unanimous consensus AllAmerica as a senior in 1992. This O-Line stalwart allowed only two sacks in his four years at Washington, and played in three Rose Bowls. He was drafted with the ninth overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft and went on to play 11 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders.To cap his stellar career, Lincoln was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in the 2015 Class.

86 Graham LASEE

2003-2003 DL/TE

Graham Lasee, a defensive lineman and tight end from Bellingham, won two varsity letters at Washington, in 2002 and 2003. Graham started four games during the 2003 season, on the defensive line, before moving over to tight end after that year.

24 Matt LANE

2004-2006 BASEBALL

Home town fans acquired an affection for Matt Lane, a lefthanded hitting catcher from Port Angeles High School, who was a three year letterman for the Huskies (2004, 2005, 2006). As a senior, the local hero started 56 of the Huskies 61 games and belted 12 of his career 24 home runs. During his senior season, he was the primary batterymate for Golden Spikes Award winner Tim Lincecum, who went on to win two Cy Young Awards in the National League. In 2006, Lane was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the MLB Draft , and spent three seasons in professional baseball with the Blue Jays’ organization.

19 Mark LEE

1977-1979 CORNERBACK

Mark Lee was successful enough at cornerback while playing for the Huskies to earn All-Conference as well as Honorable Mention All-America Honors. However, when he went back to return punts, is when the stadium would start to pay attention. One of the best punt returners of the Pac-10 era, he had three punt returns for touchdowns in 1979, including a memorable game-winner against Oregon that was the first punt return of his college career. Three punt returns for touchdowns set a school record at the time. Lee was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1980 draft. He played for the Packers from 1980 to 1990 and started 140 of 157 games and recorded 31 interceptions. He finished his final year in the NFL playing for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.

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