James Washington, 2017
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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

Best season
1,549
Receiving yards, 2017 (Oklahoma State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
296 yards
Vs. Pittsburgh, week 3, 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving yards, 2017
Drafted
No. 60
Round 2, 2018 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

9catches, career highthree times; last at Texas Tech, 2017296receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 2015

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oklahoma State2845616.3668
2015Oklahoma State531,08720.51075
2016Oklahoma State711,38019.41091
2017Oklahoma State741,54920.91386
Career2264,47219.83991

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Oklahoma State1220
2015Oklahoma State3590
2016Oklahoma State120
Career5830

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Oklahoma State28WR
2015Oklahoma State28WR
2016Oklahoma State28WR
2017Oklahoma State28WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Oklahoma State600.3220th (n=496)0.5218.97%
2015Oklahoma State1000.7280th (n=465)0.5371.710%
2016Oklahoma State1230.6771st (n=489)0.5282.613%
2017Oklahoma State1150.8688th (n=507)0.5298.611%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.TulsaW 59–⁠246145277−1
Sep 8atSouth AlabamaW 44–⁠7298166–
Sep 16atPittsburghW 59–⁠215124039–
Sep 23vs.TCUL 31–⁠446153186–
Sep 30atTexas TechW 41–⁠349127130–
Oct 14vs.BaylorW 59–⁠1662351682
Oct 21atTexasW 13–⁠10432014–
Oct 28atWest VirginiaW 50–⁠3979121911
Nov 4vs.OklahomaL 52–⁠627128151–
Nov 11atIowa StateW 49–⁠42125022–
Nov 18vs.Kansas StateL 40–⁠458159252–
Nov 25vs.KansasW 58–⁠178106130–
Dec 28 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 30–⁠215126165–
2016 Oklahoma State 13 games, 71 catches, 1,380 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 61–⁠7534012–
Sep 10vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠30569132–
Sep 17vs.PittsburghW 45–⁠389296291–
Sep 24atBaylorL 24–⁠35689032–
Oct 1vs.TexasW 49–⁠31391154–
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠31815224216
Oct 22atKansasW 44–⁠20190910
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaW 37–⁠206117033–
Nov 5atKansas StateW 43–⁠377117282–
Nov 12vs.Texas TechW 45–⁠446158182–
Nov 19atTCUW 31–⁠64270112
Dec 3atOklahomaL 20–⁠38250044–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ColoradoW 38–⁠89171146–
2015 Oklahoma State 13 games, 53 catches, 1,087 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠13219016–
Sep 12vs.Central ArkansasW 32–⁠8359040–
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 69–⁠14335020–
Sep 26atTexasW 30–⁠27442015–
Oct 3vs.Kansas StateW 36–⁠34710013210
Oct 10atWest VirginiaW 33–⁠26230022–
Oct 24vs.KansasW 58–⁠106103143–
Oct 31atTexas TechW 70–⁠534200275–
Nov 7vs.TCUW 49–⁠295184374–
Nov 14atIowa StateW 35–⁠31448019–
Nov 21vs.BaylorL 35–⁠45588239–
Nov 28vs.OklahomaL 23–⁠587169172–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissL 20–⁠4811009–
2014 Oklahoma State 12 games, 28 catches, 456 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠371505–
Sep 6vs.Missouri StateW 40–⁠23––––20
Sep 13vs.UTSAW 43–⁠13133133–
Sep 25vs.Texas TechW 45–⁠35387239–
Oct 4vs.Iowa StateW 37–⁠202303–
Oct 11atKansasW 27–⁠2021709–
Oct 25vs.West VirginiaL 10–⁠34587038–
Nov 1atKansas StateL 14–⁠48333017–
Nov 15vs.TexasL 7–⁠2831918–
Nov 22atBaylorL 28–⁠494114168–
Dec 6atOklahomaW 38–⁠35225021–
Jan 2 ✦vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠22233128–

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).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′11″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Pittsburgh Steelers12162171
2019Pittsburgh Steelers15447353
2020Pittsburgh Steelers16303925
2021Pittsburgh Steelers15242852
2022Dallas Cowboys1000
NFL career591141,62911

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

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