On his team's very first offensive play against Iowa, University of Washington running back Brian Bonner Jr. accepted a handoff and picked his way through the line for a 4-yard gain, which seemed promising enough.
Of the more accomplished modern-day University of Washington running backs, current all-time leading rusher Myles Gaskin, he of 5,323 career yards, didn't start a game for the Huskies until his sixth outing as a freshman.