Parker Washington
American football player (born 2002)
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Christopher Parker Washington (born March 21, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was drafted by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
| No. 11 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 21, 2002 Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Penn State (2020–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 6th round, 185th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
Washington was born on March 21, 2002, in Starkville, Mississippi. He attended Travis High School in Pecan Grove, Texas.[1] Washington played baseball, basketball and football.[2] In football, he had 160 receptions for 2,800 yards and 36 touchdowns.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Parker Washington WR |
Sugar Land, Texas | Travis High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Jul 2, 2019 | |
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College career
As a freshman at Penn State, Washington started all nine games for the Nittany Lions.[3] He became the first true freshman since Brandon Polk in 2015 to start the season opener for the Nittany Lions. On October 24, 2020, in Penn State's season-opener against Indiana, Washington caught his first career touchdown to give the Nittany Lions a lead in overtime. Against Maryland, Washington caught two touchdown passes and earned the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week.[3] Against Michigan, Washington had 9 receptions for 93 yards. Two weeks later, against Michigan State, he set a new career high with 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns[4]
Washington had 36 receptions for 500 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns as a true freshman, and was named a second-team Freshman All-American by The Athletic.[5] He ranked first among Big Ten freshmen in receptions, yards, and touchdowns.[3]
Statistics
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 29 in (0.74 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 16 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
2023 season
Washington was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. His Penn State teammate, tight end Brenton Strange, was also drafted by Jacksonville, in the second round (61st overall).[8] He was placed on injured reserve on October 7, 2023.[9] Washington was activated on November 18.[10] On December 4, during Week 13 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington scored his first NFL touchdown.[11] He finished his rookie season with 16 receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns in nine games and one start.[12]
2024 season
During Week 13, Washington had six receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown in the 23–20 loss to the Texans.[13] In the 2024 season, he finished with 32 receptions for 390 yards and three touchdowns.[14]
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Returning | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | JAX | 9 | 1 | 16 | 132 | 8.3 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | JAX | 17 | 7 | 32 | 390 | 12.2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 96 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | JAX | 16 | 7 | 58 | 847 | 14.6 | 63 | 5 | 25 | 341 | 13.6 | 87 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 15 | 106 | 1,369 | 12.9 | 63 | 10 | 43 | 611 | 14.2 | 96 | 3 | 10 | 248 | 24.8 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Postseason
Personal life
Washington's sister Ashton was hired as the first female scout for the Chicago Bears in 2021.[15][16] His cousin, Joshua Dobbs, played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.[17] Dobbs also played for the Jaguars in 2019. Another cousin, Tyler Tolbert, is a professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization.[18][19]