Receiver, Illinois, 2019–⁠23

Casey Washington

Number
No. 14
Height
6′2″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Round Rock, TX
Born
Mar 6, 2001

Casey Washington played receiver at Illinois (2019–⁠23). The Atlanta Falcons took Washington in round 6, No. 187 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
670
Receiving yards, 2023 (Illinois, 5–⁠7)
Best game
218 yards
Vs. Northwestern, week 13, 2023: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 187
Round 6, 2024 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Northwestern, 2023218receiving yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Illinois1113212.0020
2020Illinois1010610.6020
2021Illinois2129414.0056
2022Illinois312959.5025
2023Illinois4967013.7480
Career1221,49712.3480

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Illinois14WRYr 1
2020Illinois14WRYr 2
2021Illinois14WRYr 3
2022Illinois14WRYr 4
2023Illinois14WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Illinois210.35––7.45%
2020Illinois160.36––5.8–
2021Illinois480.205th (n=410)0.679.56%
2022Illinois390.288th (n=683)0.7111.05%
2023Illinois600.9773rd (n=681)0.8058.58%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Illinois 12 games, 49 catches, 670 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.ToledoW 30–⁠28454033–
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠34314010–
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠30222013–
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠17213011–
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠44219014–
Oct 6vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠20455020–
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠24460029–
Oct 21vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠25434013–
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 27–⁠26224018–
Nov 11vs.IndianaW 48–⁠45599123–
Nov 18atIowaL 13–⁠15858013–
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 43–⁠459218380–
2022 Illinois 12 games, 31 catches, 295 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.WyomingW 38–⁠632609–
Sep 2atIndianaL 20–⁠231303–
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠3124024–
Sep 22vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠0115015–
Oct 8vs.IowaW 9–⁠621106–
Oct 15vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠1421609–
Oct 29atNebraskaW 26–⁠921608–
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠23227023–
Nov 12vs.PurdueL 24–⁠31125025–
Nov 19atMichiganL 17–⁠19653016–
Nov 26atNorthwesternW 41–⁠3322014–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠19757013–
2021 Illinois 12 games, 21 catches, 294 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠2221307–
Sep 4vs.UTSAL 30–⁠37220016–
Sep 11atVirginiaL 14–⁠42212010–
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 17–⁠20190930
Sep 25atPurdueL 9–⁠13331013–
Oct 2vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠1421809–
Oct 9vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠241505–
Oct 23atPenn StateW 20–⁠18–––––
Oct 30vs.RutgersL 14–⁠20234031–
Nov 6atMinnesotaW 14–⁠6123023–
Nov 20atIowaL 23–⁠33361044–
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 47–⁠14268056–
2020 Illinois 5 games, 10 catches, 106 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 7vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠411808–
Nov 14atRutgersW 23–⁠20352020–
Nov 21atNebraskaW 41–⁠2321107–
Dec 5vs.IowaL 21–⁠35222012–
Dec 12atNorthwesternL 10–⁠28213011–
2019 Illinois 7 games, 11 catches, 132 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 12vs.MichiganL 25–⁠42120020–
Oct 19vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠23118018–
Oct 26atPurdueW 24–⁠6–––––
Nov 9atMichigan StateW 37–⁠341404–
Nov 23atIowaL 10–⁠19321010–
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠29455020–
Dec 30 ✦vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠35114014–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′0⅞″
Weight201 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76¼″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.39 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Atlanta Falcons21140
2025Atlanta Falcons56940
NFL career771080

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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