
Receiver, Oklahoma State, 2014–17
James Washington
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Hometown
- Stamford, TX
- Born
- Apr 2, 1996
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James Washington played receiver at Oklahoma State (2014–17). He won the 2017 Biletnikoff Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Washington in round 2, No. 60 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highthree times; last at Texas Tech, 2017296receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 2015Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 456 | 16.3 | 6 | 68 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 53 | 1,087 | 20.5 | 10 | 75 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 71 | 1,380 | 19.4 | 10 | 91 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 74 | 1,549 | 20.9 | 13 | 86 |
| Career | 226 | 4,472 | 19.8 | 39 | 91 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 83 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 28 | WR | ||
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 28 | WR | ||
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 28 | WR | ||
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 28 | WR | 6′1″ | 205 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 60 | 0.32 | 20th (n=496) | 0.52 | 18.9 | 7% |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 100 | 0.72 | 80th (n=465) | 0.53 | 71.7 | 10% |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 123 | 0.67 | 71st (n=489) | 0.52 | 82.6 | 13% |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 115 | 0.86 | 88th (n=507) | 0.52 | 98.6 | 11% |
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
2017 Oklahoma State 13 games, 74 catches, 1,549 yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 59–24 | 6 | 145 | 2 | 77 | −1 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 44–7 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 66 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 59–21 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 31–44 | 6 | 153 | 1 | 86 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 41–34 | 9 | 127 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 59–16 | 6 | 235 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 13–10 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 50–39 | 7 | 91 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 52–62 | 7 | 128 | 1 | 51 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 49–42 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 40–45 | 8 | 159 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 58–17 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 30–21 | 5 | 126 | 1 | 65 | – |
2016 Oklahoma State 13 games, 71 catches, 1,380 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 61–7 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 27–30 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 45–38 | 9 | 296 | 2 | 91 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 24–35 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 49–31 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 38–31 | 8 | 152 | 2 | 42 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 44–20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 37–20 | 6 | 117 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 43–37 | 7 | 117 | 2 | 82 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 45–44 | 6 | 158 | 1 | 82 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 31–6 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | at | L 20–38 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 38–8 | 9 | 171 | 1 | 46 | – |
2015 Oklahoma State 13 games, 53 catches, 1,087 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 24–13 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 32–8 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 69–14 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 30–27 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 36–34 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 32 | 10 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 33–26 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 58–10 | 6 | 103 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 70–53 | 4 | 200 | 2 | 75 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–29 | 5 | 184 | 3 | 74 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 35–31 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 35–45 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 23–58 | 7 | 169 | 1 | 72 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 20–48 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | – |
2014 Oklahoma State 12 games, 28 catches, 456 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 31–37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 40–23 | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 43–13 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 45–35 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 37–20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 27–20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 10–34 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–48 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 7–28 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 28–49 | 4 | 114 | 1 | 68 | – |
| Dec 6 | at | W 38–35 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 30–22 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 28 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–16).
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ | |
| Weight | 213 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.11 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 16 | 217 | 1 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 44 | 735 | 3 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 30 | 392 | 5 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 24 | 285 | 2 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 59 | 114 | 1,629 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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