{"id":86882,"date":"2026-04-17T13:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=86882"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:20:21","slug":"kodi-greene-turning-heads-at-uw-spring-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/04\/17\/kodi-greene-turning-heads-at-uw-spring-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodi Greene Turning Heads Early at UW Spring Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thursday was just the eighth day of practice for true freshman offensive tackle Kodi Greene. But early on, the coaching staff and his teammates couldn\u2019t speak highly enough about the way the former five-star has performed.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cKodi Greene\u2019s done some impressive things out here,\u201d offensive line coach Mike Switzer said after practice on Thursday. \u201cHe’s talented in terms of his athleticism, his ability to play the game of football. But I’d say what’s most impressive is what he’s doing in the film room, how he’s understanding defenses, how he’s communicating with the offensive line. He’s taken it very serious from the day he got here, so it’s shown, and he’s doing some nice things.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

Former Five-Star Kodi Greene<\/span><\/h2>\n

Seemless Transition<\/h3>\n
A season ago, <\/span>John Mills<\/a><\/span> was in a similar spot. A highly-rated recruit is being asked to step in right away on a Big Ten offensive line. It\u2019s no easy feat, as this offense requires its offensive linemen to get up and run in zone-blocking schemes while also being versatile in pass protection with a dynamic quarterback behind them. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cHe’s an absolute stud,\u201d Mills said of his new left tackle. \u201cI’m so proud of just the way he’s come in and worked every single day. He’s never taken anything for granted, and he’s come in, and he asks all the questions. He works in the weight room and on the field. So I’m sure you guys can see, he’s an absolute dog.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

Immediate Impressions of Greene<\/span><\/h3>\n
Greene was the number three-ranked tackle in the class of 2026 nationwide. Thus far, he\u2019s backing up that ranking. Greene is making a seamless transition from high school to the Big Ten level. That transition began right away when he arrived in the Winter during player-run practices, even before the Spring season.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe very first thing that stood out was we were doing PRPs in the Winter, and he was coming off the ball, and he just looked fluid. He just looked super athletic,\u201d <\/span>Landen Hatchett<\/a><\/span> said after practice on Thursday. \u201cAnd as soon as we saw that, a couple of the guys kind of looked at each other like, okay, this guy’s the real deal.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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For Switzer, he said one of the most impressive components of Greene\u2019s game is his natural athleticism. \u201cI’ve been recruiting Cody for a long time and saw his athletic ability on high school film,\u201d Switzer said of Greene. \u201cI saw him move in person [this Winter] and he does some things naturally that are quite impressive.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

Understanding in the Film Room<\/span><\/h3>\n
That ability isn\u2019t limited to the football field either. Greene\u2019s high-level game also extends into the film room and in meetings. \u201cOnce he got here, he attacked the meeting room and understanding the playbook,” Switzer continued. “And that’s the single most important thing and biggest jump for a guy coming from high school to college is how they’re able to deal with that. And he had no issues with it.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Listed at 6\u2019-6\u201d and 321 pounds on Washington\u2019s Spring roster, Greene certainly brings Big Ten size to the position room. But beyond that, he\u2019s already turning heads and making strides in this offense to project as a day-one starter. And that\u2019s exactly what this staff expected of him after he signed over the Winter.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Main Photo: Nick Lemkau<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday was just the eighth day of practice for true freshman offensive tackle Kodi Greene. But early on, the coaching staff and his teammates couldn\u2019t speak highly enough about the way the former five-star has performed. \u201cKodi Greene\u2019s done some impressive things out here,\u201d offensive line coach Mike Switzer said after practice on Thursday. \u201cHe’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3944,"featured_media":86890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2,17,35612],"tags":[35799,36051],"class_list":["post-86882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bigten","category-featured","category-news","category-washington-huskies","tag-kodi-greene","tag-mike-switzer"],"modified_by":"Kate Pearson Halyburton, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3944"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86882"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86902,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86882\/revisions\/86902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}