The most recent season of a Washington Husky running for 1000 or more yards belongs to Jonah Coleman. Because he quite literally did this just this past season.
During the first year of the Jedd Fisch era of Washington Husky football (which was very much a transition year because of the way Kalen DeBoer left and the roster turnover and overhaul that took place with Fisch getting hired to Seattle), Coleman was a key reason for the Washington Huskies finding success on the offensive side of things.
The Huskies struggled to find offensive success because of the way Will Rogers fit into the UW offense that Jedd Fisch wanted to run. It’s hard to have a ton of success on offense when your quarterback doesn’t fit perfectly in the system that your coach wants to run and then opposing defenses figure out the vulnerabilities in Rogers’ understanding and ability to operate that system.
But, Coleman, on the other hand, followed Fisch from Arizona to Seattle and he certainly was able to find success in this offense that he understood very, very well.
Washington Husky football history: Thank goodness (and Jedd Fisch) for Jonah Coleman playing for the Washington Huskies
Coleman ran for 1053 yards and scored 10 touchdowns in his first season in Seattle. And he did all of that on 193 carries (which is good for 5.5 yards per carry). Even with opposing defenses being able to key in on what UW was probably going to do offensively given the overall relative limitations in the way it could operate, Coleman was efficient and effective.
On top of his rushing success, Coleman managed to grab 23 receptions for 177 receiving yards. He’s pretty talented and pretty dangerous when he’s got the ball in the open field. And Washington should try to get the ball to him as often as physically possible.
Through the 2024 season, Coleman ran for 100 or more yards on five occasions: against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Weber State Wildcats, the Eastern Michigan Eagles, the Indiana Hoosiers, and the USC Trojans. He was really solid throughout this season.