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Christopher Parker Washington (born March 21, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 21, 2002 Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State (2020–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 6 / pick: 185 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Washington was born on March 21, 2002, in Sugar Land, Texas.[1] He attended Travis High School in Pecan Grove, Texas.[2] Washington played baseball, basketball and football.[3] In football, he had 160 receptions, 2,800 receiving yards, 36 receiving touchdowns, and 41 total touchdowns at Travis.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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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As a freshman at Penn State, Washington started all nine games for the Nittany Lions.[4] 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.[4] 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[5]
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.[6] He ranked first among Big Ten freshmen in receptions, yards, and touchdowns.[4]
Statistics
| 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[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Washington was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 185th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 7, 2023.[10] He was activated on November 18.[11] On December 4, during Week 13 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington scored his first NFL touchdown.[12] He finished his rookie season with 16 receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns in nine games and one start.[13]
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Regular season
Washington's sister Ashton was hired as the first female scout for the Chicago Bears in 2021.[14][15] 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.[16] Dobbs also played for the Jaguars in 2019. Another cousin, Tyler Tolbert, is a professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization.[17]
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