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
Career highs
9catches, career highat Arizona State, 2021131receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Louisville, 2023Team titles: American champions, 2019
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Memphis | 16 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Memphis | 16 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | USC | 16 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | USC | 16 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | USC | 16 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Memphis | 3 | 1.01 | – | – | 3.0 | – |
| 2020 | Memphis | 72 | 0.72 | 75th (n=346) | 0.55 | 51.9 | 9% |
| 2021 | USC | 61 | 0.56 | 33rd (n=410) | 0.67 | 34.2 | 8% |
| 2022 | USC | 56 | 1.04 | 86th (n=683) | 0.71 | 58.5 | 7% |
| 2023 | USC | 64 | 1.37 | 97th (n=681) | 0.80 | 87.5 | 8% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 56–28 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 76 | – |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 66–14 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–10 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 42–28 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 48–41 | 8 | 117 | 1 | 71 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 43–41 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 20–48 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 32–34 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 51 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 50–49 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 42–52 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 27–36 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 59 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 20–38 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 42–28 | 7 | 99 | 2 | 29 | – |
2022 USC 12 games, 50 catches, 785 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 66–14 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 45–17 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 17–14 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 42–25 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 42–43 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 45–37 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 41–35 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 55–17 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 48–45 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 38–27 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 24–47 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 45–46 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 59 | – |
2021 USC 12 games, 54 catches, 602 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 30–7 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 28–42 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 45–14 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 27–45 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 37–14 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 26–42 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 16–31 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 41–34 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 16–31 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 33–62 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 31–35 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dec 4 | at | L 14–24 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 18 | – |
2020 Memphis 11 games, 43 catches, 743 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 37–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 27–30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 50–49 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 52 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 41–29 | 5 | 77 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 10–49 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 92 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 34–33 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 56–14 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 10–7 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 21–35 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 30–27 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 36 | −2 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 25–10 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 36 | – |
2019 Memphis 3 games, 3 catches, 32 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 55–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 45–27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 49–10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ | |
| Weight | 174 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 70″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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