SEATTLE — Joe Tryon lived in the backfield, sacked the quarterback and otherwise wrangled Oregon State ballcarriers behind the line of scrimmage, the best performance in years by a UW outside linebacker. He’s a third-year sophomore.



Edefuan Ulofoshio, pressed into the most significant action of his career, manned one of the inside linebacker spots so well against the Beavers — a team-high nine tackles, including 1.5 sacks — that he was voted Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week. He’s a redshirt freshman.



Trent McDuffie, a true freshman, started again at cornerback. Asa Turner, another true freshman, started again at safety. Jackson Sirmon, a redshirt freshman, played most of the game alongside Ulofoshio, the two combining to produce the best overall performance by a UW inside linebacker duo in a game this season.



Washington’s defense has relied heavily upon young, unproven players for much of this season. That inexperience...