Huskies Chase Elite Speed With Offer to Vegas Two-Way Player

While Jedd Fisch has spoken repeatedly about making his previously undersized University of Washington football team a lot heavier, speed has never been an issue for the Huskies since he set up shop in Montlake.

He arrived with a pair of fleet-footed freshmen in quarterback Demond Williams Jr. and running back Jordan Washington, both sprinters who reputedly run in the 4.4-second range over 40 yards.

If that wasn't fast enough, Fisch''s Husky recruiters have singled out a player from Las Vegas who's even faster, by offering a scholarship on Friday to Andres "Dre" Pollard, a two-way player pegged for cornerback if the UW can land him.

His here-to-there credentials are impeccable.

As a sophomore from Clark High School, the 6-foot, 175-pound Pollard won the Nevada 4A 100-meter dash in a blistering 10.7 seconds.

And, yes, he's been able to translate that gift into football prowess, with schools such as the UW now just catching on to him in the camp circuit.

If people still need a football metric, Pollard runs 40 yards in a blink-of-the-eye 4.37 seconds.