Charles Washington (defensive back, born 1993)

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Charles Washington
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 30)
Encino, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Crespi Carmelite
(Encino, California)
College: Fresno State
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:44
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Charles Washington (born March 10, 1993) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Fresno State and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Washington played high school football at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California. He recorded 57 solo tackles, 29 tackle assists, 5 interceptions, 7 rushing attempts, 123 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns his senior year in 2010, earning league defensive MVP honors. [1]

College career

Washington played for the Fresno State Bulldogs of Fresno State University from 2012 to 2015. He was redshirted in 2011. [1] He played in 12 games in 2012, recording 8 solo tackles, 5 tackle assists, 2 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. [1] [2] Washington also returned a blocked extra point attempt for two points. [1] He earned Mountain West (MW) All-Academic honors in 2012. [1] He started all 13 games in 2013, totaling 50 solo tackles, 21 tackle assists, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble. [1] [2] Washington started the first 11 games of the season at strong safety and the final 2 at cornerback. He garnered MW All-Academic recognition. [1] He started all 14 games in 2014, recording 61 solo tackles, 17 tackle assists, half a sack, 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. [1] [2] Washington started seven games at cornerback, six at safety and one at nickelback. He earned MW All-Academic honors in 2014. [1] He played in 11 games, all starts, in 2015, totaling 31 solo tackles, 9 tackle assists, 1 sack and 6 pass breakups. [3] [1] Washington's first four starts of 2015 were at cornerback while his last seven were at strong safety. He missed one game due to injury. [1] He garnered MW All-Academic recognition in 2015. [4] Washington played in 50 games, starting 38, during his college career, recording 202 total tackles and 3 interceptions. [5] He participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in January 2016. [6] He majored in criminology corrections at Fresno State. [1]

Professional career

Washington was rated the 64th best cornerback in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [7]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		190 lb
(86 kg)		4.48 s1.58 s2.56 s4.48 s7.23 s41 in
(1.04 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		18 reps
All values from Fresno State Pro Day [7]

Detroit Lions

After going undrafted, Washington signed with the Detroit Lions on May 6, 2016. [8] He was waived by the Lions on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 4. [9] [10] He was released on October 12 and signed to the Lions' practice squad on October 17, 2016. [11] [12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. [13]

In 2018, Washington played in 13 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2018. [14]

On August 31, 2019, Washington was waived by the Lions. [15]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 1, 2019, Washington was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals. [16]

On March 27, 2020, Washington was re-signed by the Cardinals. [17]

On March 29, 2021, Washington re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year contract. [18] [19] He was placed on injured reserve on September 29, 2021 with a hamstring injury. [20] He was activated on December 18. [21]

On May 2, 2022, Washington re-signed with the Cardinals. [22] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. [23] He was activated on November 12. [24]

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  16. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (September 1, 2019). "Cardinals Claim Defensive Lineman Jonathan Bullard, Four Others". AZCardinals.com.
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