Washington Huskies’ Kevin Green Jr. to enter transfer portal

For the fourth time since the NCAA transfer portal opened Jan. 2, the University of Washington saw a wide receiver depart the team. 

Kevin Green Jr., a 5-foot-11, 165-pound wideout who spent two seasons at UW, announced on his social-media accounts Wednesday that he will enter his name in the transfer portal. The Mission Hills, Calif., native played in seven games during his UW tenure but did not register a catch. Green will likely have two seasons of eligibility remaining after missing the 2024 campaign because of a lower-body injury. 

“I would like to thank coach (Jedd) Fisch, coach (Kevin Cummings) and the entire Husky staff for the opportunity to be part of this program,” Green wrote. “I am grateful for the support and experiences I’ve gained during my time here.” 

A one-time USC commit who played at Bishop Alemany High School in Los Angeles with former Huskies cornerback Ephesians Prysock, Green arrived at UW shortly after spring practices on May 5, 2024. He was following Fisch and UW wide receivers coach Cummings from Arizona, where Green looked likely to emerge as an important contributor. 

Green redshirted his freshman season with the Wildcats in 2022 before appearing in 11 games in 2023. He made eight catches for 97 yards and started Arizona’s 38-24 win against Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl. 

He announced his commitment to UW shortly after Fisch and Cummings held their first spring game on Montlake, competing primarily with Giles Jackson for the starting slot receiver role. 

But any chance Green had to supplant Jackson ended Aug. 17. During one of the final plays of UW’s mock game, Green had to be helped off the field by trainers. He was eventually ruled out for the season because of a lower-body injury.

Green returned to UW in 2025 and was heavily involved in the slot receiver competition again — this time against sophomore Audric Harris and Penn State transfer Omari Evans. Cummings repeatedly called Green the best blocker in the wide receiver group despite his smaller stature. 

However, all three lost out to true freshman Raiden Vines-Bright, who joined the competition late after impressing at the X-receiver spot while Denzel Boston recovered from offseason cleanup surgery. Green was also in the mix to be the team’s primary punt returner but fell behind Boston, defensive back Rahshawn Clark and freshman wideout Dezmen Roebuck. 

Green is the fourth UW scholarship wide receiver to enter the transfer portal. Harris transferred to Hawai’i, and Vines-Bright headed to Arizona State. Another freshman wide receiver from the 2025 recruiting class, Marcus Harris, joined UCLA. 

If he had stayed at UW, Green would have been involved in the slot receiver competition after Vines-Bright’s departure. Rising sophomore Chris Lawson primarily played outside during his freshman season but occasionally lined up in the slot, according to Pro Football Focus. 

Roebuck may also be an option in the slot, and moving him inside frees up a spot for rising junior Rashid Williams to return to the Z-receiver position, where he was named a starter before missing most of the 2025 season because of collarbone and hand injuries. But Roebuck’s effectiveness at the Z position may also mean the coaching staff chooses to keep him in a position where he already proved to be effective. 

UW signed two blue-chip prospects who may be able to contribute in the slot early: Trez Davis, a former Tulane commit, and Mason James, considered the No. 1 high-school player in Oklahoma by the 247Sports composite rankings. Davis and James enrolled at UW in time for winter quarter.

Kickoff specialist returns to Illinois

Ethan Moczulski, a 5-11, 200-pound kicker from Spokane who handled a majority of UW’s kickoffs in 2025, will reportedly return to Illinois for his final season of eligibility according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Fisch said Wednesday that Moczulski had entered the transfer portal.

Moczulski spent the 2024 campaign at Illinois before joining Washington for 2025. He also played two seasons at Texas A&M, redshirting his true freshman season in 2022, meaning he has one season of eligibility remaining.

A walk-on kicker at Washington, Moczulski handled 74 of UW’s 81 kickoffs for 4,765 yards in 2025. He totaled 51 touchbacks and averaged 64.39 yards per attempt, though he did send three kickoffs out of bounds. Washington allowed 23.84 yards per kickoff return in 2025, but only allowed 19 returns.

It was a massive improvement on UW’s kickoff coverage from 2024, when kicker Grady Gross was responsible for all of Washington’s kickoffs. Gross managed just 21 touchbacks on 68 attempts and averaged 57.71 yards per kickoff. Only 16 teams allowed more returns than the Huskies.

UW has some options to replace Moczulski as kickoff specialist. The Huskies signed two transfer specialists — punter Hunter Green from San Diego State and kicker Tyler Robles from Texas State — and have incoming scholarship freshman C.J. Wallace.

Robles didn’t handle kickoffs at Texas State, but attempted three during his two seasons at USC. Green took 20 kickoffs at San Diego State in 2025, sending 15 for touchbacks and averaging 64.5 yards per attempt. He also registered 57 kickoffs during three seasons at FCS Northern Colorado with 48 going for touchbacks.