Inside The Huskies

Jeremiah Martin Confirms Where He Stands with UW

Former Texas A&M edge rusher tweets out that he's happy as a Husky.

Dan Raley

Jeremiah Martin knows his way around the transfer portal, but he won't be navigating it this year.

On New Year's Day, while others are fleeing college football programs everywhere, including his in Seattle, the 6-foot-3, 270-pound University of Washington senior outside linebacker took a moment to let people know where he stands.

"Grateful to be a DAWG for another year!!" he tweeted.

Eleven months ago, Martin transferred in from Texas A&M, fresh off an impressive 9-1 ledger capped by a 41-27 Orange Bowl victory over North Carolina, to use his final two seasons of college eligibility at the UW, looking for more playing time.

He appears undeterred by all the havoc that consumed the Huskies and brought about a 4-8 season, a coaching change from Jimmy Lake to Kalen DeBoer and now a lot of roster movement. 

Martin, no doubt, came away enthused after receiving his first collegiate start in the Apple Cup against Washington State, this initial game-opening assignment coming in his 43rd game, counting his combined SEC and Pac-12 career. He registered a lone tackle that day against the Cougars.

Overall, the 6-foot-3, 270-pound defender from San Bernardino, California, appeared in 11 of 12 games this past season, missing only the Oregon game. He finished with 13 tackles, collecting a sack and a quarterback hurry, and should be in the thick of the competition to start as one of the edge rushers next fall. 

Go to si.com/college/washington to read the latest Husky Maven stories as soon as they’re published.

Not all stories are posted on the fan sites.

Find Husky Maven on Facebook by searching: Husky Maven/Sports Illustrated

Follow Dan Raley of Husky Maven on Twitter: @DanRaley1 and @HuskyMaven

Published
Dan Raley
DAN RALEY

Dan Raley has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as for MSN.com and Boeing, the latter as a global aerospace writer. His sportswriting career spans four decades and he's covered University of Washington football and basketball during much of that time. In a working capacity, he's been to the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and countless Final Fours and bowl games.

Home/Football