College football: Biggest Achilles’ heel for every Top 25 team

College football 2018: Biggest Achilles’ heel for every Top 25 team

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) celebrates and holds up the CFP Trophy after the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs on January 8, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Myles Gaskin (9) of the Washington Huskies celebrates after a touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl game between the Washington Huskies and the Penn State Nittany Lions on December 30, 2017 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

7. Washington

Achilles’ heel: Unproven wide receivers

The Washington Huskies undoubtedly have a ton of stability as they enter the 2018 season. Not only do they have Jake Browning returning for another year at quarterback, but they also have Myles Gaskin coming back behind him as one of the best running backs in the country. And if that weren’t enough, they also have Trey Adams leading an offensive line that is certainly a formidable overall group leading the way in front of Browning and Gaskin.

On the other side of the ball, the Huskies are certainly going to feel the loss of big Vita Vea on the interior of their defensive line. Having said that, this is still one of the better overall defenses in the Pac-12 coached by a staff that has consistently proven their ability to both recruit high-level talents and develop them into playmakers.

Where this team could have issues, though, is with the guys that Browning is throwing to. Admittedly, Browning himself showed regression from the 2016 season to last year. Having said that, he wasn’t helped by the fact that he lost John Ross on the outside as the game-breaking weapon that opened up the offense. And now he’s dealing with another critical loss as Dante Pettis is now going to play on Sundays.

That ultimately leaves the Huskies with a group of wide receivers that may be talented but hasn’t proven much to this point. They didn’t step up aside from Pettis really last season, but if this Washington team is going to reach their potential, someone or several someones are going to have to in 2018.