NIL Opportunities

University of Illinois Graduate

2024 NFL Draft - 6th Round (Atlanta)

2023 Senior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at wide receiver
• Ninth in the Big Ten in receptions (49) during the regular season
• Sixth in the Big Ten in receiving yards during conference games (589)
• Ninth in the Big Ten in receiving touchdowns during conference games (4)
• Career highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (218), and receiving touchdowns (3) against Northwestern (11/25/23) in his final game for Illinois
• Tied the Illinois record for receiving touchdowns in a single game (3) against Northwestern and had the third-most receiving yards (218) in a single game in Illinois history
• Five receptions for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter against Northwestern (11/15/23), including an 80-yard touchdown and 73-yard reception
• Ended his career with 19 consecutive games with a reception
• Then-career-high 99 receiving yards and his first-career receiving TD vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
• Secured a 29-yard reception that pushed Illini into Terrapins territory to set up walk-off FG winner at Maryland (10/14/23)
• Caught game-saving 33-yard pass from Luke Altmyer on fourth-down to sustain fourth-quarter drive that resulted in game-winning FG vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list

2022 Junior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games with three starts at wide receiver
• 31 receptions for 306 yards
• One or more receptions in 12 of 13 games
• Fourth on the team in receptions (31) and receiving yards (306)
• Career-high seven receptions and tied career high with 68 receiving yards against Mississippi State 1/2/23
• Six receptions for 53 yards at #3 Michigan 11/19/22

2021 Sophomore

• 21 receptions for 294 receiving yards on the season
• Second on the team in receptions (21)
• Caught the game-winning two-point conversion from Brandon Peters in Illinois' 20-18 win at #7 Penn State to end the longest game in college football history (9 OT)
• Team-high 31 receiving yards on three catches against Purdue 9/25/21
• 30 rushing yards on zero (0) attempts and a touchdown after recovering a fumble and taking it into the endzone against Maryland 9/17/21
• Transferred to Wake Forest for spring practice before transferring back to Illinois in the summer

2020 Sophomore

• Played in all eight games and started one at wide receiver 
• 10 receptions for 106 yards on the season 

2019 Freshman

• Played in 10 games and started five at wide receiver as a true-freshman
• 11 receptions for 132 yards on the season
• Five starts is the sixth-most in Illinois history by a true freshman wide receiver
• 14th true freshman wide receiver in Illinois history to start multiple games
• Career-highs of four catches for 55 yards in season-finale vs. Northwestern
• One reception for four yards at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
• First career start in 24-6 win at Purdue 10/26/19
• 18-yard reception on a fourth-quarter drive vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
• First career catch against No. 16 Michigan, 10/12/19

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
• Two-star recruit by Rivals
• Ranked No. 138 wide receiver in the nation by ESPN and No. 190 by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 175 recruit in Texas by ESPN and No. 201 by 247Sports
• 42 receptions for 565 yards and five touchdowns as a senior
• Played for head coach Charles Taylor at Pflugerville
• Verbally committed to Illinois in July 2018
• Offers included Kansas, South Alabama, Tulane, and UTSA

Personal

• Born March 6, 2001
• Son of Jennifer and Greg Washington
• Father played football at Kansas State from 1987-89
• One older sister, Loren
• Sister, Loren, played volleyball at Texas A&M-Kingsville
• Picked Illinois because of the, “solid degree, family environment, make an impact ASAP.”
• Plans to become a coach following his playing career
• Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism