Receiver, USC (from Memphis), 2019–⁠23

Tahj Washington

Lettered 2021–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 16
Height
5′10″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Marshall, TX
Born
May 16, 2001

Tahj Washington played receiver at Memphis (2019–⁠20) and USC (2021–⁠23). The Miami Dolphins took Washington in round 7, No. 241 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,062
Receiving yards, 2023 (USC, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 241
Round 7, 2024 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Arizona State, 2021131receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Louisville, 2023

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Memphis33210.7026
2020Memphis4374317.3692
2021USC5460211.1129
2022USC5078515.7661
2023USC591,06218.0876
Career2093,22415.42192

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Memphis122420
2021USC71210
2022USC3750
Career224380

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Memphis440000
2021USC110000
2023USC220000
Career770000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Memphis16WRYr 1
2020Memphis16WRYr 2
2021USC16WRYr 3
2022USC16WRYr 4
2023USC16WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″175

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
2019Memphis31.01––3.0–
2020Memphis720.7275th (n=346)0.5551.99%
2021USC610.5633rd (n=410)0.6734.28%
2022USC561.0486th (n=683)0.7158.57%
2023USC641.3797th (n=681)0.8087.58%

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 USC 13 games, 59 catches, 1,062 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠28285176–
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠14375245–
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠10473028–
Sep 23atArizona StateW 42–⁠28145145–
Sep 30atColoradoW 48–⁠418117171–
Oct 7vs.ArizonaW 43–⁠41361026–
Oct 14atNotre DameL 20–⁠4844101410
Oct 21vs.UtahL 32–⁠345112051–
Oct 28atCaliforniaW 50–⁠495102056–
Nov 4vs.WashingtonL 42–⁠528122141–
Nov 11atOregonL 27–⁠36482059–
Nov 18vs.UCLAL 20–⁠38548023–
Dec 27 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠28799229–
2022 USC 12 games, 50 catches, 785 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.RiceW 66–⁠14465043–
Sep 17vs.Fresno StateW 45–⁠17121021–
Sep 24atOregon StateW 17–⁠14667020–
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠25226018–
Oct 15atUtahL 42–⁠43435017–
Oct 29atArizonaW 45–⁠377118247–
Nov 5vs.CaliforniaW 41–⁠357112139–
Nov 11vs.ColoradoW 55–⁠17266161–
Nov 19atUCLAW 48–⁠45339021–
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠27334118–
Dec 2vs.UtahL 24–⁠47693150–
Jan 2 ✦vs.TulaneL 45–⁠465109059–
2021 USC 12 games, 54 catches, 602 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.San José StateW 30–⁠7456129–
Sep 11vs.StanfordL 28–⁠42647015–
Sep 18atWashington StateW 45–⁠14331015–
Sep 25vs.Oregon StateL 27–⁠45241025–
Oct 2atColoradoW 37–⁠14346026–
Oct 9vs.UtahL 26–⁠42456025–
Oct 23atNotre DameL 16–⁠31232021–
Oct 30vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠34887019–
Nov 6atArizona StateL 16–⁠31978015–
Nov 20vs.UCLAL 33–⁠62437014–
Nov 27vs.BYUL 31–⁠35432016–
Dec 4atCaliforniaL 14–⁠24559018–
2020 Memphis 11 games, 43 catches, 743 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 37–⁠241707–
Oct 3atSMUL 27–⁠3021116–
Oct 17vs.UCFW 50–⁠497131052–
Oct 24vs.TempleW 41–⁠295772303
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 10–⁠492104192–
Nov 7vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠33470025–
Nov 21vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠14148148–
Nov 28atNavyW 10–⁠7468028–
Dec 5atTulaneL 21–⁠3567602810
Dec 12vs.HoustonW 30–⁠27346136−2
Dec 23 ✦vs.Florida AtlanticW 25–⁠108105036–
2019 Memphis 3 games, 3 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.SouthernW 55–⁠241303–
Nov 16atHoustonW 45–⁠27126026–
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠101303–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′9¾″
Weight174 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size8⅜″
Wingspan70″W
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 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).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Miami Dolphins23370

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

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