Washington football injury report for road test against Nebraska

The Washington Huskies will get quarterback Demond Williams Jr. back on Saturday against Nebraska, although it remains to be seen whether Williams or Stanford transfer Elijah Brown will start at quarterback. Running back Jayden Limar, who has been out since an elbow injury in the opener against Washington State, is also back and will mix into the backfield rotation.Here's how the rest of the Huskies' injury report is shaping up before kickoff.RB Jordan Washington - OUTWashington's game day availability report ahead of Nebraska pic.twitter.com/ZAt5ZP75hY— Roman Tomashoff (@rtomashoff34) October 31, 2026Washington is out for the season with a neck injury suffered in spring practice. The third-year running back was expected to be one of the lead rushers for the Huskies this season but has not yet been cleared to practice and will not be re-evaluated until after the season.WR Christian Moss - OUTMoss suffered a quad injury on the first play of the Huskies' season and will be out for the year. Washington is exploring the possibility of getting the Kennesaw State transfer a medical waiver to play a seventh season in 2027, according to coach Jedd Fisch.EDGE Ramzak Fruean - OUTFruean's knee injury has been a bit mysterious this week - Washington initially listed him as out on Wednesday, but then Fisch said Thursday that the freshman would be upgraded to questionable after a strong day of rehab. Except...Fruean stayed listed out on Thursday and Friday and is among the group of Huskies who will not suit up on Saturday. He should be back soon, if the confusion about this week's status is any indication.RB Quaid Carr - OUTCarr suffered a hand injury against Washington State and will miss the rest of the season. The second-year back took control of Washington's backfield in fall camp, but in his absence, Limar, freshman Brian Bonner Jr., and Trey Cooley will take the bulk of the carries.RB Ansu Sanoe - OUTSanoe missed the Purdue game with the flu, but Fisch said this week that the freshman running back was dealing with a foot issue. With him out but Limar back, Washington still only has four scholarship running backs healthy - Limar, Bonner, Cooley, and second-year D'Aryhian Clemons, who has not taken a carry this season after moving over from cornerback in the spring.C Landen Hatchett - OUTHatchett posted on Instagram Monday to announce that testing during the bye week had revealed an injury to his head, neck, and spine that would take him out of the rest of the season, meaning Washington will get only about a game and a half from their fourth-year center this year. Neither Fisch nor offensive line coach Michael Switzer were definitive about when or how the injury occurred. Hatchett announced in his post that his intention is to return healthy in 2027 for a fifth season.OT Justin Hylkema - OUTIt's unclear what sort of ailment Hylkema, a third-year tackle listed as Drew Azzopardi's backup on the right side, is dealing with. It is perhaps worth noting, however, that the offensive line room was among the groups hit hardest by the flu going through the team two weeks ago against Purdue.G Jake Flores - OUTSimilar to Hylkema, Flores' injury is unknown but could be related to the wave of illness finishing its rounds through the team. The second-year Californian took the bulk of the starting reps at center with Landen and Geirean Hatchett, and Kolt Dieterich all out during the spring, but has fallen back down the depth chart as the veterans ahead of him have gotten healthy.S CJ Christian - OUTChristian, a seventh-year player who transferred in from Florida International ahead of the 2025 season, tore his Achilles during spring practice and is out for the season. Washington has not commented as definitively about seeking a medical waiver for him as they have been with Moss, likely due to the difficulty of obtaining such a waiver under the new NCAA five-year eligibility rules.LB Xe'ree Alexander - GAME-TIME DECISIONAlexander suffered a high-ankle sprain against Iowa and was seen in a walking boot and crutches on the sideline towards the end of that game. Fisch said that night that his linebacker would likely miss a significant amount of time, but instead, it appears as though Alexander might miss a total of one game if he can suit up on Saturday. High-ankle sprains are usually 4-to-6-week injuries for football players, but the fourth-year linebacker would be returning after just three weeks (and one day) if he manages to play against Nebraska.This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington football injury report for road test against Nebraska