Former Washington Huskies tight end Will Dissly is still searching for a home in the NFL.
With a little extra time on his hands, the 6-foot-4, 265-pound Bozeman, Montana native made a return to Montlake on Friday to take in UW's second practice of fall camp. Dissly, a fourth-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2018 NFL draft, made 46 total appearances for the Huskies from 2014-17 with 17 starts as he turned into a productive tight end for Chris Petersen.
Dissly's position coach, Jordan Paopao, remains at Washington as Jedd Fisch's tight ends coach, entering his 12th season as an **** istant coach with the program, having spent nine seasons under Petersen and now three with Fisch after he followed him north from Arizona in 2024.
"This place...Well, one, one of the things that never gets old is when you get a view like this," Paopao said Tuesday as he looked out over Husky Stadium from the UW football offices. "I'm grateful to work here every single day. How do you beat this view, right? Very fortunate to call this place home. I've seen this program in just about every place that you can. From the infancy to being with coach (Steve) Sarkisian and trying to work through, 'Hey, how is it cool again to wear UW gear again? To being with Pete going to a lot of these bowl games."
Under Paopao and Petersen's tutelage, Dissly transitioned from being an under-the-radar defensive lineman out of Montana to being an effective tight end for ex-UW quarterback Jake Browning.
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With a little extra time on his hands, the 6-foot-4, 265-pound Bozeman, Montana native made a return to Montlake on Friday to take in UW's second practice of fall camp. Dissly, a fourth-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2018 NFL draft, made 46 total appearances for the Huskies from 2014-17 with 17 starts as he turned into a productive tight end for Chris Petersen.
Dissly's position coach, Jordan Paopao, remains at Washington as Jedd Fisch's tight ends coach, entering his 12th season as an **** istant coach with the program, having spent nine seasons under Petersen and now three with Fisch after he followed him north from Arizona in 2024.
"This place...Well, one, one of the things that never gets old is when you get a view like this," Paopao said Tuesday as he looked out over Husky Stadium from the UW football offices. "I'm grateful to work here every single day. How do you beat this view, right? Very fortunate to call this place home. I've seen this program in just about every place that you can. From the infancy to being with coach (Steve) Sarkisian and trying to work through, 'Hey, how is it cool again to wear UW gear again? To being with Pete going to a lot of these bowl games."
Under Paopao and Petersen's tutelage, Dissly transitioned from being an under-the-radar defensive lineman out of Montana to being an effective tight end for ex-UW quarterback Jake Browning.
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