Depth-Chart QB with Real Game Reps, But Career-Halted by Medical Retirement
Shea Kuykendall brought legitimate college experience to Washington after starting three games in 2023 at Northern Colorado, where in the 2023 season he completed 52 of 81 passes for 454 yards and two touchdowns. He was a polished, 6-foot-1 pocket QB with a solid prep résumé—an ESPN top-18 pro-style passer out of Long Beach Poly—but by early 2026 he had medically retired, so the bigger story now is what he *was* as a dependable depth piece rather than a future on-field fit.
