Washington Football: 5 reasons Chico McClatcher injury won’t hurt Huskies

4. Huskies didn’t rely on him much through four games

Looking at the numbers, Washington wasn’t exactly relying heavily on Chico McClatcher through four games. He accounted for just about 10 percent of the passing offense and while that may seem like a decent chunk, you have to look at the rest of the weapons around him, developed by Jake Browning.

McClatcher entered the season as the clear No. 2 receiver for the Huskies. Even after John Ross graduated, he was looking to fight for targets with Dante Pettis. That has been the case through four games, catching 10 passes for 128 yards. He had not yet reached the end zone, either.

It’s easy to say this loss will hurt the offense considerably, but with 14 other guys having at least two receptions this year, he is just a drop in the ocean — a talented drop at that. No one player is big enough to hurt an entire offense, unless, of course, it happens at the quarterback position.

The Huskies will find a way to develop more targets and, like I said, there have already been over a dozen other receivers who have caught at least two passes this season. Not relying heavily on McClatcher early in the year will actually pay off now that he’s out.