Zaydrius Rainey-Sale holds the WLB · Backup spot in Washington Huskies’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zaydrius Rainey-Sale is a sophomore weak-side linebacker for Washington wearing No. 23. The 6'2", 216-pound defender from Tacoma, Washington, attended Bethel High School and arrived on campus as a four-star recruit ranked 100th nationally in the 2025 class. In 2025, he appeared in games with 21 total tackles, 13 solo tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, two quarterback hurries, two passes defensed, and one interception for 4 yards. Rainey-Sale returns to the Huskies roster for the 2026 season.

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