School: Arkansas | Conference: SEC<\/p>\n
College Experience: Redshirt Senior | Age: 22<\/p>\n
Height \/ Weight: 6\u20191\u201d \/ 223 lbs<\/p>\n
Projected Draft Status: 2nd to early 3rd round<\/p>\n
Commanders Meeting: Senior Bowl<\/p>\n
Player Comparison: Adrian Peterson<\/p>\n
Rushing & Receiving Table Rushing Receiving Scrimmage Season Team Conf Class Pos G Att Yds Y\/A TD Y\/G Rec Yds Y\/R TD Y\/G Plays Yds Avg TD Awards 2021<\/a> Buffalo<\/a> MAC<\/a> FR RB 3 23 132 5.7 1 44.0 0 0 0 0.0 23 132 5.7 1 2022<\/a>* Buffalo<\/a> MAC<\/a> SO RB 13 150 625 4.2 7 48.1 23 135 5.9 1 10.4 173 760 4.4 8 2023<\/a> Buffalo<\/a> MAC<\/a> SO RB 11 90 362 4.0 2 32.9 13 35 2.7 0 3.2 103 397 3.9 2 2024<\/a> New Mexico State<\/a> CUSA<\/a> JR RB 12 157 725 4.6 8 60.4 9 74 8.2 1 6.2 166 799 4.8 9 2025<\/a> Arkansas<\/a> SEC<\/a> JR RB 12 167 1070 6.4 8 89.2 28 226 8.1 1 18.8 195 1296 6.6 9 Career 51 587 2914 5.0 26 57.1 73 470 6.4 3 9.2 660 3384 5.1 29 Arkansas (1 Yr) 12 167 1070 6.4 8 89.2 28 226 8.1 1 18.8 195 1296 6.6 9 Buffalo (3 Yrs) 27 263 1119 4.3 10 41.4 36 170 4.7 1 6.3 299 1289 4.3 11 New Mexico State (1 Yr) 12 157 725 4.6 8 60.4 9 74 8.2 1 6.2 166 799 4.8 9 <\/p>\n College Statistics – Advanced<\/p>\n 2025 Rushing Stats: 6.4 Y\/A | 3.86 YAC\/Att | 34 Forced Missed Tackles | 3 Fumbles<\/p>\n 2025 Receiving Stats: 77.8% Rec | ADOT 0 yds | 3.4% Drops | 8.7 YAC\/Rec | 0.99 Y\/RR<\/p>\n Washington is the son of a non-profit CEO and a police detective, and grew up in Utica, NY. He started boxing at a young age, and started playing football at age 8. He was an all-state running back in high school and also played safety. He was a two-star recruit coming out of high school, and received scholarship offers from Colorado State and other FBS programs, and committed to Buffalo, which was the only school he could travel to, locally, due to COVID.<\/p>\n Washington played under four different RB coaches and 3 head coaches in 3 years with the Bulls. He transferred to New Mexico State in 2024, where he logged 697 yds and 8 TDs as the team\u2019s second RB. Then he transferred to Arkansas, where he had his breakout season to end his college career.<\/p>\n Washington is a muscled-up power back with elite burst and speed. He is a patient runner with a good jump-cut and downhill running style, to suit power and gap running schemes. His burst and long speed make him a breakaway threat whenever he finds an open running lane, and he makes his own opportunities by trucking defenders. He is difficult to bring down and harder to catch.<\/p>\n He is not much of a route runner, but is a dangerous YAC weapon on screens and check-downs. Washington has the tools to become an effective pass protector, but will need to put in the work to develop that aspect of his game.<\/p>\n Highly productive rushing against top level competition in 2025 \u2013 6.4 Y\/A, ranked 4th among 79 draft eligible FBS backs (min 80 carries)Generates explosive plays \u2013 48.3% of yardage came on runs of 15 or more yards, 91st percentile of 230 FBS RBs (min 75 carries)Fast, with second gear to beat pursuit \u2013 ran the fastest 40 and 10 yard split times of RBs at the CombineDecisive one-cut runner, employs jump-cuts behind the line and impressive start\/stop ability to freeze defenders in space; patient to set up blocks and explodes through gapsPower and contact balance to break tackles, run over defenders and push the pileDurable, built for volume carries between the tackles, no reported injury historySpeed to separate as a receiver and gain yards after the catch, large catch radius and soft handsSudden and shifty, but not an elusive runner, rotational stiffness limits agility, struggles to cut upfield suddenly on outside zone runsBall security issues \u2013 1.8% Fumble Rate in 2025 was 11th percentile among 165 FBS RBs (min 100 carries); 1.7% career Fumble RateInconsistent pass blocking \u2013 has the length, power and aggression, but needs to improve technique<\/p>\n How He Fits on the Commanders<\/p>\n Commanders\u2019 offensive coordinator, David Blough, came up as a player and coach absorbing influences from Kevin O\u2019Connell\u2019s version of the West Coast Offense in Minnesota and Ben Johnson\u2019s Earhardt-Perkins style offense in Detroit. The details of Blough\u2019s offensive scheme in his first season as offensive coordinator will be a surprise. But we\u2019ve been told to expect an under-center focus, and that\u2019s likely to go with a balanced rushing attack to set up play action.<\/p>\n O\u2019Connell\u2019s and Johnson\u2019s schemes both feature a balance of inside runs (Johnson \u2013 gap, O\u2019Connell \u2013 zone) and outside zone rushing attacks. Washington has the skillset to be an explosive, big play threat between the tackles on inside runs, to complement the speed that Bill Croskey-Merritt brings to the perimeter. His ability to gain YAC as a receiver provides an outlet for Jayden Daniels and another weapon in the arsenal. He will need to develop as a pass blocker to become a three-down back. But he has the skills to upgrade the Commanders\u2019 rushing attack from day one as a rotational contributor.<\/p>\n