As the college football landscape continues to shift around the eligibility of NFL players looking to return to school, Jedd Fisch made his stance very clear on Monday: the Washington Huskies will not be welcoming back any players who spent time in a professional training camp or signed an NFL contract.
"We're not taking them back. I don't believe in that," Fisch said on Monday. "Plus, I don't understand how anyone can do it because we all have roster sizes that we're only allowed to have. This whole thing is really weird to me because I hear people talking about 110, 112, 115 players; I thought you were only allowed to have 105."
Headlining the chaotic movement is Lane Kiffin and LSU, who plan to welcome three players who were recently cut in NFL
training camps. The trio consists of former Ole Miss Rebels tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris, along with former LSU linebacker Jack Pyburn.
During the NFL preseason, Wright was cut by the Browns, Harris was waived by the Saints, and Pyburn was recently released by the Buccaneers. Despite the SEC and Big Ten recently coming out with rulings that prohibited athletes who spent any period of time in the NFL from returning to college programs, a recent court order from a Dallas judge put a restraining order on the conferences and the NCAA from punishing programs that choose to sign professional athletes.
Asked Jedd Fisch if he's gotten calls from ex NFL players who want back into CFB. He's not interested. "We're not doing that" pic.twitter.com/1Un8efzi27
— Dave “Softy” Mahler (@Softykjr) August 31, 2026
Regardless of what school presidents, conference commissioners, or judges have to say, it's safe to say it won't have an impact on the outlook for Washington's roster. Although fifth-year seniors Grady Gross and Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei have returned to the program after gaining an extra year of eligibility, neither one signed a contract with an NFL team.
As of today, neither one is eligible to play in games due to current court rulings.
In the never-ending cycle of court rulings, injunctions, and eligibility loopholes, Fisch and his team have turned the page to the regular season. With anticipation building around the program for the 2026 season and beyond, the staff continues to live by their "Be A Pro" mantra to prepare their athletes for the professional level, rather than the other way around.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Jedd Fisch Shuts Down Idea of Washington Football Adding NFL Players
