 Washington with theOakland Raiders in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-02-22)February 22, 1993 (age 32) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Thurgood Marshall(Missouri City, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas Tech (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: 5th round, 143rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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DeAndré Washington (born February 22, 1993) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back. He playedcollege football for theTexas Tech Red Raiders and was selected by theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the2016 NFL draft.[1][2] Washington also played for theKansas City Chiefs andMiami Dolphins.
Washington attended and playedhigh school football atThurgood Marshall High School.[3] He committed to playcollege football at Texas Tech after receiving offers from schools such as Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, and Boise State.[4][5]
Washington suffered a knee injury as atrue freshman in 2011 after rushing for 366 yards and threetouchdowns.[6]
Washingtonredshirted in 2012 and came back and rushed for 450 yards and fourtouchdowns in 2013.[7]
As a junior in 2014, Washington rushed for 1,103 yards and two touchdowns and finished with 328 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[8]
As a senior, Washington rushed for 248 yards, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown run, againstKansas State on November 14, 2015.[9] He finished his senior year leading theBig 12 Conference with 1,492 yards and 14 touchdowns along with 385 receiving yards and two touchdowns which was good enough for 1st-team All-Big 12 honors.[10][11]
Washington finished his collegiate career fifth on Texas Tech's all-time rushing list behind Byron Hanspard, James Gray, Ricky Williams, and Bam Morris.[12]
Coming out of college, Washington was projected by many analysts to be a fifth to seventh round draft selection. He was rated the 16th bestrunning back out of the 204 available by NFLDraftScout.com.[13] Washington was invited to theNFL Combine and was able to complete the entire workout and all the positional drills. He was satisfied enough with his combine performance that he chose to only do positional drills at Texas Tech'sPro Day. Representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams showed up at the Pro Day to watch Washington,Jakeem Grant,Le'Raven Clark, andBranden Jackson.[14]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.49 s | 1.55 s | 2.61 s | 4.20 s | 7.03 s | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 24 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[15] | ||||||||||||
Washington was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round (143rd overall) in the2016 NFL draft.[16][17] The Raiders previously traded wide receiverBrice Butler to theDallas Cowboys to obtain the selection used to select Washington.[18]
On May 10, 2016, the Raiders signed Washington to a four-year, $2.60 million contract with a signing bonus of $269,195.[19] He enteredtraining camp competing for the backup running back position withGeorge Atkinson III,Jalen Richard,Roy Helu, andTaiwan Jones. Washington was named the Raider's third running back on their depth chart behindLatavius Murray and Taiwan Jones.[20]
Washington made his professional regular season debut in the Raiders' season opening victory against theNew Orleans Saints, finishing with fivecarries for 14 yards and a 10-yardreception.[21] Two weeks later, Washington had six carries for 57 yards and a five-yard reception in a 17–10 road victory over theTennessee Titans.[22]
On October 16, Washington earned his first career start during a 26–10 loss to theKansas City Chiefs and finished the game with a season-high 10carries for 49 yards.[23] Washington scored his first two touchdowns in Week 16 against theIndianapolis Colts.[24] He finished his rookie year with 87 carries for 467 yards and two touchdowns.[25] During theWild Card Round, Washington had four carries for 16 yards in the 27–14 road loss to theHouston Texans.[26]
In the offseason leading into the 2017 season, the Raiders added veteran running backMarshawn Lynch to the backfield.[27] The addition of Lynch limited Washington's production in 2017. Overall, he finished with 57 carries for 153 yards and two touchdowns to go along with 34 receptions for 197 yards and a touchdown.[28]
Under new head coachJon Gruden, Washington's role remained similar to the previous season. In 10 games, he had 30 carries for 115 yards.[29]
In the 2019 season, Washington had 108 carries for 387 yards and three touchdowns to go along with 36 receptions for 292 yards.[30]
On April 15, 2020, theKansas City Chiefs signed Washington to a one-year contract.[31] He was released on September 5,[32] but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[33] Washington was promoted to the active roster on October 8.[34]
On November 3, 2020, Washington and a seventh-round pick in the2021 NFL draft were traded to theMiami Dolphins in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.[35]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Returning | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | OAK | 14 | 2 | 87 | 467 | 5.4 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 115 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | OAK | 15 | 0 | 57 | 153 | 2.7 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 197 | 5.8 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | OAK | 10 | 0 | 30 | 115 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | OAK | 16 | 3 | 108 | 387 | 3.6 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 292 | 8.1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | KC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | 3 | 1 | 28 | 86 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career[36] | 59 | 6 | 313 | 1,213 | 3.9 | 36 | 7 | 94 | 643 | 6.9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Returning | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[37] | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
