A desire to get back on the defensive side of the ball has triggered a move for Jusstis Warren.
Warren’s position coach at Washington, Jordan Paopao, confirmed Monday that the fifth-year senior tight end has decided to leave the Huskies and play his final season of college football somewhere other than Seattle. The assistant coach cited “a desire to get on the field, and to move back to defense” as the reason behind the move.
Warren, who leaves as a graduate transfer, had played outside linebacker earlier in his UW career.
UW TE coach Jordan Paopao said Jusstis Warren's departure was motivated by a desire to get on the field, and to move back to defense. Paopao said Warren plans to play his fifth year somewhere else: "Whatever we can to do help him, whatever he wants to accomplish, we’re in."
— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) April 8, 2019
Warren has played in 31 games for the Huskies, including 26 of 27 the past two seasons. He caught one pass that went for a two-yard touchdown in 2017, and was credited with a total of nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble as well during his time at UW.