DeAndré Washington explained

DeAndré Washington
Number:33, 30, 31
Position:Running back
Birth Date:February 22, 1993
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Thurgood Marshall
(Missouri City, Texas)
College:Texas Tech (2011–2015)
Draftyear:2016
Draftround:5
Draftpick:143
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Big 12 rushing yards leader (2015)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2015)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2014)
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:1,213
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:3.9
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:7
Statlabel4:Receptions
Statvalue4:93
Statlabel5:Receiving yards
Statvalue5:643
Statlabel6:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue6:1
Pfr:WashDe00

DeAndré Washington (born February 22, 1993) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Texas Tech, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.[1] [2]

Early years

Washington attended and played high school football at Thurgood Marshall High School.[3] He committed to play college football at Texas Tech after receiving offers from schools such as Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, and Boise State.[4] [5]

College career

Washington suffered a knee injury as a true freshman in 2011 after rushing for 366 yards and three touchdowns.[6] He redshirted in 2012 and came back and rushed for 450 yards and four touchdowns in 2013.[7] As a junior in 2014, he rushed for 1,103 yards and two touchdowns and finished with 328 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[8] As a senior, he rushed for 248 yards, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown run, against Kansas State on November 14, 2015.[9] He finished his senior year leading the Big 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] He finished his career fifth on Texas Tech's all-time rushing list behind Byron Hanspard, James Gray, Ricky Williams, and Bam Morris.[12]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of college, Washington was projected by many analysts to be a fifth to seventh round draft selection. He was rated the 16th best running back out of the 204 available by NFLDraftScout.com.[13] He was invited to the NFL 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's Pro Day. Representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams showed up at the Pro Day to watch Washington, Jakeem Grant, Le'Raven Clark, and Branden Jackson.[14]

Oakland Raiders

2016 season

Washington was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round (143rd overall) in the 2016 NFL draft.[15] [16] The Raiders previously traded wide receiver Brice Butler to the Dallas Cowboys to obtain the selection used to select Washington.[17]

On May 10, 2016, the Raiders signed Washington to a four-year, $2.60 million contract with a signing bonus of $269,195.[18]

He entered training camp competing for the backup running back position with George Atkinson III, Jalen Richard, Roy Helu, and Taiwan Jones. Washington was named the Raider's third running back on their depth chart behind Latavius Murray and Taiwan Jones.[19]

He made his professional regular season debut in the Raiders' season opening victory against the New Orleans Saints. Washington finished his debut with five carries for 14 rushing yards and one reception for 10 receiving yards.[20] On September 25, 2016, Washington carried the ball six times for a season-high 57 rushing yards and had one five yard reception in a 17–10 victory over the Tennessee Titans.[21] On October 16, 2016, he earned his first career start during a 26–10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and finished the game with a season-high ten carries for 49 rushing yards.[22] Washington scored his first two touchdowns in Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts.[23] He finished the 2016 season with 87 carries for 467 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[24] In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, he had four carries for 16 rushing yards in the loss to the Houston Texans.[25]

2017 season

In the offseason leading into the 2017 season, the Oakland Raiders added veteran running back Marshawn Lynch to the backfield.[26] The addition of Lynch limited Washington's production in 2017. Overall, he finished with 57 carries for 153 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 34 receptions for 197 yards and a receiving touchdown.[27]

2018 season

Under new head coach Jon Gruden, Washington's role remained similar to the previous season. In ten games, he had 30 carries for 115 rushing yards.[28]

2019 season

In the 2019 season, Washington recorded 108 carries for 387 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with 36 receptions for 292 receiving yards.[29]

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 15, 2020, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Washington to a one-year contract.[30] On September 5, 2020, he was released.[31] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[32] He was promoted to the active roster on October 8.[33]

Miami Dolphins

On November 3, 2020, Washington, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft, were traded to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.[34]

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingReturningFumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
14 2 87 467 5.4 30 2 17 115 6.8 18 0 1 20 20.0 20 0 1 1
15 0 57 153 2.7 11 2 34 197 5.8 15 1 5 86 17.2 26 0 2 1
OAK10 0 30 115 3.8 13 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
OAK16 3 108 387 3.6 36 3 36 292 8.1 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020KC1 0 3 5 1.7 3 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIA3 1 28 86 3.1 16 0 4 28 7.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 59 6 313 1,213 3.9 36 7 94 643 6.9 28 1 6 106 17.7 26 0 4 3

Postseason

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingReturningFumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
1 0 4 16 4.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 1 0 4 16 4.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeAndre Washington Bio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119102637/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/deandre_washington_763577.html . November 19, 2015 . November 18, 2015 . Texas Tech University.
  2. Web site: Halliburton . Suzanne . November 7, 2015 . What's the rush? Tech's DeAndre Washington gets 1,000 yard for second year in a row . March 19, 2021 . Austin Statesman . November 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112204638/http://collegesports.blog.statesman.com/2015/11/07/whats-the-rush-techs-deandre-washington-gets-1000-yard-for-second-year-in-a-row/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Duarte . Joseph . Zwerneman . Brent . April 30, 2016 . Texas Tech RB DeAndre Washington selected by Raiders . March 14, 2018 . Houston Chronicle . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104405/https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Texas-Tech-RB-DeAndre-Washington-selected-by-7385615.php . live .
  4. Web site: DeAndre Washington, Fort Bend Marshall, Running Back . January 11, 2020 . 247Sports.com . en-US . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416211318/https://247sports.com/Player/DeAndre-Washington-2301/high-school-15765/ . live .
  5. Web site: DeAndre Washington Recruit Interests . January 11, 2020 . 247Sports.com . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416201318/https://247sports.com/Recruitment/DeAndre-Washington-2301/RecruitInterests/ . live .
  6. Web site: Deandre Washington 2011 Game Log . March 14, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104846/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deandre-washington-1/gamelog/2011/ . live .
  7. Web site: Deandre Washington 2013 Game Log . March 14, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104623/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deandre-washington-1/gamelog/2013/ . live .
  8. Web site: Deandre Washington 2014 Game Log . March 14, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104628/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deandre-washington-1/gamelog/2014/ . live .
  9. Web site: Blaney . Betsy . November 14, 2015 . What DeAndre Washington did Saturday that no Texas Tech player had done since 1999 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102143152/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/texastechredraiders/2015/11/14/deandre-washington-saturday-texas-tech-player-done-since-1999 . January 2, 2019 . November 26, 2019 . The Dallas Morning News.
  10. Web site: DeAndre Washington . November 18, 2015 . ESPN.com . November 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031558/http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/515805/deandre-washington . live .
  11. Web site: Deandre Washington 2015 Game Log . March 14, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104831/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deandre-washington-1/gamelog/2015/ . live .
  12. Web site: Texas Tech Red Raiders Rushing . March 14, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104756/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/rushing.html . live .
  13. Web site: Deandre Washington, DS #16 RB, Texas Tech: 2016 NFL Draft . December 21, 2016 . nfldraftscout.com . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000241/http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=119781&draftyear=2016&genpos=RB . live .
  14. Web site: Brandt . Gil . March 12, 2016 . Diminutive Texas Tech WR Jakeem Grant posts fast 40 time . December 21, 2016 . NFL.com . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222001252/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000644033/article/diminutive-texas-tech-wr-jakeem-grant-posts-fast-40-time . live .
  15. Web site: April 30, 2016 . Raiders Take Texas Tech RB DeAndre Washington in the 5th Round of the 2016 NFL Draft . June 24, 2017 . Raiders.com . December 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226022722/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Take-Texas-Tech-RB-DeAndre-Washington-in-the-5th-Round-of-the-2016-NFL-Draft/1cc1a89c-1612-4316-befd-5d694a9aa24f . dead .
  16. Web site: 2016 NFL Draft Listing . December 25, 2017 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . July 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711080840/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/draft.htm . live .
  17. Web site: 2016 NFL Draft Listing . May 17, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  18. Web site: Sportrac.com: Deandre Washington contract . December 21, 2016 . sportrac.com . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221234054/http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/deandre-washington-19097/ . live .
  19. Web site: Ourlads.com: Oakland Raider's Depth Chart . December 21, 2016 . ourlads.com . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222081625/http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/184/OAK . live .
  20. Web site: Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints – September 11th, 2016 . March 14, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . January 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103194930/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609110nor.htm . live .
  21. Web site: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – September 25th, 2016 . March 14, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . January 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173300/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201609250oti.htm . live .
  22. Web site: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – October 16th, 2016 . March 14, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174550/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201610160rai.htm . live .
  23. Web site: Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders – December 24th, 2016 . March 14, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174541/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612240rai.htm . live .
  24. Web site: DeAndre Washington 2016 Game Log . March 4, 2019 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . March 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306060040/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashDe00/gamelog/2016/ . live .
  25. Web site: Wild Card – Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – January 7th, 2017 . March 4, 2019 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . October 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171015050107/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701070htx.htm . live .
  26. Web site: Brinson . Will . April 26, 2017 . Marshawn Lynch to reportedly sign two-year deal with Raiders, pending physical . March 14, 2018 . CBSSports.com . en . March 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309073757/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-seahawks-reportedly-agree-on-marshawn-lynch-deal-on-eve-of-2017-nfl-draft/ . live .
  27. Web site: DeAndre Washington 2017 Game Log . March 14, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . March 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174543/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashDe00/gamelog/2017/ . live .
  28. Web site: DeAndre Washington 2018 Game Log . March 4, 2019 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . March 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306060044/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashDe00/gamelog/2018/ . live .
  29. Web site: DeAndre Washington 2019 Game Log . January 11, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . January 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115235052/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashDe00/gamelog/2019/ . live .
  30. Web site: McMullen . Matt . April 15, 2020 . Five Things to Know About New Chiefs' RB DeAndre Washington . April 16, 2020 . Chiefs.com . April 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200419115602/https://www.chiefs.com/news/five-things-to-know-about-new-chiefs-rb-deandre-washington . live .
  31. Web site: Goldman . Charles . September 5, 2020 . Report: Chiefs release RB DeAndre Washington . September 5, 2020 . Chiefs Wire . October 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022014211/https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/05/kansas-city-chiefs-deandre-washington-released/ . live .
  32. Web site: Fedotin . Jeff . September 6, 2020 . The Kansas City Chiefs Make Good Use Of New Practice Squad Rules . March 19, 2021 . Forbes.com . September 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907024000/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2020/09/06/the-kansas-city-chiefs-make-good-use-of-new-practice-squad-rules/ . live .
  33. Web site: Williams . Charean . October 8, 2020 . Chiefs promote DeAndre Washington . March 19, 2021 . ProFootballTalk . en-US . January 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115111053/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/08/chiefs-promote-deandre-washington/ . live .
  34. Web site: Smith . Michael David . November 3, 2020 . Chiefs trade DeAndre Washington to Dolphins . March 19, 2021 . ProFootballTalk . en-US . February 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210212221435/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/11/03/chiefs-trade-deandre-washington-to-dolphins/ . live .