2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 14
Casey Washington
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- High School:
- Pflugerville
 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
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