Dwayne Washington (American football) explained

Dwayne Washington
Position:Running back
Birth Date:24 April 1994
Birth Place:Lakewood, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:223
High School:Gahr (Cerritos, California)
College:Washington (2012–2015)
Draftyear:2016
Draftround:7
Draftpick:236
Pastteams:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:592
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:3.5
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Receptions
Statvalue4:16
Statlabel5:Receiving yards
Statvalue5:101
Statlabel6:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:W/WashDw00

Dwayne Washington (born April 24, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Early life

Washington attended and played high school football at Gahr High School in Cerritos, California.[1]

College career

Washington played for the University of Washington from 2012 to 2015.[2] [3] Washington redshirted in his first year with the program.[4] In the 2013 season, he had 47 rushing attempts for 332 yards and four touchdowns. In addition, he made one five-yard touchdown reception.[5] In the 2014 season, he had 132 rushing attempts for 697 yards and nine touchdowns. In addition, he had 15 receptions for 91 yards.[6] He played in nine games for the Washington Huskies during the 2015 season, rushing for 282 yards on 47 carries and catching 25 passes for another 315 yards and three touchdowns. He missed the final four games of the season, including the team's bowl game, due to a knee injury.[7]

Statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2013WashingtonPac-12FRRB11473327.14155.01
2014WashingtonPac-12SOHB121326975.3915916.10
2015WashingtonPac-12JRRB8472826.042531512.63
Career312261,3115.8174141110.04

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Washington was selected in the seventh round with the 236th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL draft.[8] [9] Overall, in his rookie season, he finished with 90 carries for 265 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[10] In the 2017 season, he recorded 20 carries for 44 yards and had a larger role on special teams.[11]

On September 1, 2018, Washington was waived by the Lions.[12]

New Orleans Saints

On September 2, 2018, Washington was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2018.[14] He recorded 27 carries for 154 rushing yards in 13 games on the 2018 season, a majority which came against the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.[15] In addition, he was a contributor on special teams.[16] Overall, in the 2019 season, he recorded eight carries for 60 rushing yards to go along with a role on special tams.[17]

Washington re-signed with the Saints on April 16, 2020.[18] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 30, 2020.[19] He was activated on September 17, 2020.[20] He was placed back on the COVID-19 list on January 2, 2021,[21] and activated on January 6.[22] In the 2020 season, he appeared in 11 games and mainly played on special teams.[23]

On March 10, 2021, Washington signed a one-year contract extension with the Saints.[24] He appeared in 14 games in the 2021 season and mainly had a special teams role.[25]

On April 18, 2022, Washington signed another one-year contract with the Saints.[26] Washington played in 12 games and mainly played in a special teams role in the 2022 season.[27]

Denver Broncos

On August 16, 2023, Washington signed with the Denver Broncos.[28] He was released on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[29] [30] He was promoted to the active roster on October 4.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 17, 2016 . Dwayne Washington, Josh Perkins go from Gahr High to NFL . March 29, 2018 . Long Beach Press Telegram . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2012 Football Roster . August 2, 2017 . Washington Huskies Athletics.
  3. Web site: Dwayne Washington College Gamelog . May 16, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: April 30, 2016 . A closer look: Running back Dwayne Washington . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802084432/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/tim-mike/article-1/A-closer-look-Running-back-Dwayne-Washington/c08a50c4-3373-424b-9f7f-ffb2a5d61c8f . August 2, 2017 . August 2, 2017 . Detroit Lions.
  5. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2013 Game Log . August 2, 2017 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2014 Game Log . August 2, 2017 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2015 Game Log . August 2, 2017 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  8. Web site: Twentyman . Tim . April 30, 2016 . Detroit Lions draft running back Dwayne Washington . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013029/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider-short/article-1/Detroit-Lions-draft-running-back-Dwayne-Washington/4ed1834b-814b-4108-b4ce-1b665ebdb167 . March 30, 2018 . April 30, 2016 . Detroit Lions.
  9. Web site: 2016 NFL Draft Listing . March 29, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  10. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2016 Game Log . March 29, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2017 Game Log . March 29, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  12. Web site: Reisman . Jeremy . September 1, 2018 . Lions cutting RB Dwayne Washington, placing Zach Zenner on IR . May 16, 2023 . Pride Of Detroit . en.
  13. Web site: September 2, 2018 . New Orleans Saints announce roster moves . September 2, 2018 . NewOrleansSaints.com.
  14. Web site: Bouda . Nate . September 28, 2018 . Saints Promote RB Dwayne Washington, Waive RB Jonathan Williams . May 16, 2023 . NFLTradeRumors.co . en-US.
  15. Web site: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – December 30th, 2018 . March 1, 2019 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  16. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2018 Game Log . March 1, 2019 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  17. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2019 Game Log . January 28, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  18. Web site: April 16, 2020 . Saints re-sign RB Dwayne Washington . April 17, 2020 . NewOrleansSaints.com.
  19. Web site: Just . Amie . August 30, 2020 . Saints place RB Dwayne Washington on reserve/COVID-19 list . August 31, 2020 . NOLA.com.
  20. Web site: Just . Amie . September 17, 2020 . Saints activate RB Dwayne Washington from reserve/COVID-19 list . October 4, 2020 . NOLA.com.
  21. Web site: January 2, 2021 . New Orleans Saints announce roster moves . February 15, 2021 . NewOrleansSaints.com . March 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303015744/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-announce-roster-moves-01022021 . dead .
  22. Web site: Just . Amie . January 6, 2021 . Saints All-Pros Michael Thomas, Deonte Harris return to practice, 3 RBs reinstated from COVID-19 list . February 15, 2021 . NOLA.com.
  23. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2020 Game Log . May 16, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  24. Web site: March 10, 2021 . New Orleans Saints agree to terms with RB Dwayne Washington . March 10, 2021 . NewOrleansSaints.com.
  25. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2021 Game Log . May 16, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  26. Web site: April 18, 2022 . New Orleans Saints re-sign running back Dwayne Washington on one-year contract . April 19, 2022 . NewOrleansSaints.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: Dwayne Washington 2022 Game Log . May 16, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  28. Web site: Swanson . Ben . August 16, 2023 . Broncos sign RB Dwayne Washington . August 17, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  29. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . August 29, 2023 . Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit . 2023-10-20 . DenverBroncos.com.
  30. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . August 30, 2023 . Broncos sign 14 players to practice squad . 2023-10-20 . DenverBroncos.com.
  31. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . October 4, 2023 . Broncos promote RB Dwayne Washington, designate OLB Baron Browning and safety P.J. Locke for return to practice . 2023-10-20 . DenverBroncos.com.