These are our annual Pac-12 triplet rankings. We’ve selected a trio of skill players from each team in the conference.

The rules: Each player comes from a different position group, so the offensive version of this series features a quarterback, a running back and a wide receiver. Each program’s troika is ranked against the others in the Pac-12, and we’ll unveil and write about each in reverse order. Remember that this is not an all-inclusive offensive ranking, but rather just a ranking for each team of three of their skill players.

Note: For teams that haven't selected a starting quarterback, we've kept things open-ended regarding who's competing for the job.

Next up on the offensive end: The No. 2 Washington Huskies.

QB Jake Browning: For a big chunk of last season, Browning maintained NCAA-record clips in passer efficiency and touchdown-per-attempt rate. Both torrid paces dropped off down the stretch, but Browning still finished with fantastic numbers: 43 touchdowns, only nine interceptions and a league-best 167.5 passer efficiency rating. Perhaps most impressively, Browning was a sophomore in 2016. He may be able to make another jump forward as an upperclassman, but that may be contingent on Washington's ability to replace the supernaturally speedy presence of receiver John Ross III, who opened up a lot of space for the offense. Either way, Browning will look to improve his performance against the best defenses on the Huskies' schedule. In an otherwise superb season, his efficiency numbers tumbled against USC, Colorado and Alabama in 2016.

RB Myles Gaskin: Washington packs a ferocious one-two punch in the backfield with Gaskin and Lavon Coleman. And like Browning, Gaskin earned his stripes as an underclassman. This will be the junior season for the 5-foot-10, 195-pound back who immediately defied a lukewarm recruiting profile after arriving on campus in 2015. Gaskin ripped off 1,302 yards as a true freshman before registering 1,373 yards in 2016. The Huskies will look for Gaskin to again show that consistency. He and Coleman combined for well over 2,000 yards last year, putting Browning in ideal position to strike on play-action.

WR Dante Pettis: The recent NFL combine assured us that our eyes weren't deceiving us: Ross, whose speed appeared to stretch opposing defenses thin on almost every snap, is insanely fast. He ran the 40-yard dash in a record time of 4.22 seconds, showing just how difficult he will be to replace. Pettis is set to take Ross' place in Washington's No. 1 receiver role. The 6-1 Pettis also is an excellent athlete; he's currently competing in track and field for the Huskies. Pettis grabbed 53 passes for 822 yards and 15 touchdowns during a breakout 2016, setting the stage for a senior year as Browning's primary target.

Verdict: Washington surged to the top of the Pac-12 heap last season behind an offense that led the league in scoring at 41.2 points per game. At the skill positions, two of the Huskies' three pillars return in Browning and Gaskin. Ross certainly will be difficult to replace, but Pettis is no slouch -- and he produced plenty last season, too. That keeps Washington high in these triplet rankings. Count on more big numbers in 2017.