Casey Washington
American football player (born 2001)
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Casey Washington (born March 6, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
Washington with Illinois in 2022 | |||||||
| No. 82 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | March 6, 2001 Round Rock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Pflugerville (Pflugerville, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Illinois (2019–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 6th round, 187th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Early life
The son of a former football player for the Kansas State Wildcats, Washington was born on March 6, 2001, and grew up in Round Rock, Texas.[1] He attended Pflugerville High School where he played football as a wide receiver and totaled 42 receptions for 565 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.[2] He was ranked a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.[1]
College career
Washington appeared in 10 games, five as a starter, as a true freshman at Illinois in 2019, posting 11 receptions for 132 yards.[3] He then had 10 catches for 106 yards in 2020.[4] He entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in 2021, but had second thoughts during spring practice and re-entered the transfer portal, returning to Illinois and being granted an eligibility waiver by the NCAA.[5] He ended the 2021 season with 21 catches for 294 yards.[6] During the season, he caught the game-winning two-point conversion in the team's 20–18 nine-overtime win over the Penn State Nittany Lions, which set a record for most overtimes; Washington's gloves from the game were put on display in the College Football Hall of Fame.[7]
In 2022, Washington played 13 games, three as a starter, and had 31 catches for 306 yards.[8] He had his best year as a senior in 2023, recording 49 catches for 670 yards and four touchdowns.[9] He ended his collegiate career having appeared in 55 games while totaling 122 receptions for 1,508 yards and four touchdowns.[10] He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl.[11]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.46 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.43 s | 7.39 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Washington impressed at his pro day, posting a 4.46-second 40-yard dash.[13] He was selected in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[14][11] On October 20, Washington recorded his first NFL reception in the fourth quarter of the Falcons' blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks, hauling in a 14-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr.[15]
