Tahj Washington

Last updated
Tahj Washington
USC Trojans–No. 16
Position Wide receiver
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Major Social Sciences
Personal information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
High school Marshall
(Marshall, Texas)

Tahj Washington is an American football wide receiver for the USC Trojans. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.

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Early life and high school

Washington grew up in Marshall, Texas and attended Marshall High School where he lettered in football and track & field. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Marshall over offers from Air Force, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bowling Green, Houston Christian, Kansas, Louisiana, McNeese State, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State, Tulane and Tulsa. [1] [2]

College career

Memphis

During Washington's true freshman season in 2019, he played four games and finished the season with three caught passes for 32 yards. [3] During the 2020 season, he played in 11 games and finished the season with 43 caught passes for 743 yards with six touchdowns, ran for four times for 11 yards with a touchdown, returned 12 kickoffs for 242 yards and made four tackles. [4] For his performance on the season, Washington was named a Freshman All-American. [5] [6]

On March 24, 2021, Washington announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [7] [8] Six days later, he announced that he would be transferring to USC. [9] [10]

USC

During the 2021 season, Washington played in 12 games and finished the season with 54 receptions for 602 yards with a touchdown and seven kickoff returns for 121 yards and a tackle. [11] In week nine of the 2022 season, Washington had a career performance hauling in seven receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns, in 45-37 over Arizona. [12] During the 2022 season, he played in 14 games and started 11 of them. He finished the season with 50 receptions for 785 yards with six touchdowns and three kickoff returns for 75 yards. [13]

During the 2023 season, Washington returned as a starter as a redshirt senior. [14] [15] On August 3, 2023, he was selected to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tahj Washington, Marshall, Wide Receiver". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Three-star WR Tahj Washington commits to Memphis". 247Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "TAHJ WASHINGTON WR USC". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tahj Washington 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Evan. "Memphis WR Tahj Washington named Freshman All-American". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Tony. "Memphis WR Tahj Washington Named to Freshman All-American Team". Gridiron News. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Barnes, Evan (March 24, 2021). "Memphis WR Tahj Washington enters transfer portal". Commercial Appeal . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ceide, Mike. "Tahj Washington becomes latest Tiger to put his name in the transfer portal". WREG. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Young, Ryan (March 30, 2021). "Memphis WR Tahj Washington announces transfer to USC". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ McKinney, Erik. "USC lands transfer wide receiver Tahj Washington". On3.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tahj Washington 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ Grosbard, Adam. "Tahj Washington, Kyle Ford step up in USC's win over Arizona". Orange County-Register. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Tahj Washington 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tahj Washington". USC Trojans .
  15. ↑ "USC Football: Miller Moss Describes Tahj Washington as Exceptional Team Player". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "USC's Tahj Washington Selected to 2023 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". USC Trojans . August 3, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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