Transfer WR seizing control of starting job with Washington football

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After he was sidelined for the majority of spring practice with a hamstring injury, it hasn't taken Kennesaw State transfer Christian Moss to make a big impression on the Washington Huskies coaching staff.

Following a strong summer, where he was touted as one of the team's best athletes, testing among the roster's top players in both sprint speed and vertical jump, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound wide receiver has translated that athleticism to the field.

While working strictly with quarterback Demond Williams Jr. and the first team offense, he's reeled in touchdowns on back-to-back days, starting with a 7-yard score against junior Elias Johnson on Monday before he slipped away from the defense for a 35-yard score on Tuesday. That caught the attention of his head coach.

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“I think Christian’s a dude. He’s a dude,” Jedd Fisch said on Tuesday. “He’s made a lot of big-time plays throughout. Got to make them all, but no one makes them all. I’m loving how he’s doing. He’s taken every rep with the first offense at X, and he’s earned that right. He’s just somebody that’s put himself in position that he’s going to be pretty special, I think.”

If Moss can continue to make plays, he could be a prime candidate to step into Denzel Boston's role in the X spot, where the second-round pick in the 2026 draft pulled in 62 catches for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. As Williams continues to look for another reliable target alongside Freshman All-American Dezmen Roebuck, Moss is doing everything he can to prove himself in his final year of eligibility.

"Just a guy that's a really hard worker," Williams added of the Kennesaw State transfer on Tuesday.

"He's here to work, he's ready to compete, and that's all you really look for in a receiver. You're trying to find a guy that wants to be an alpha, a guy that can replace a Denzel Boston, a guy that wants the ball, that wants the fade opportunities, all the competition that's there to go for it."

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