Biography
Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
Preseason All-SLC 1st Team
2005 All-SLC 1st Team
2004 All-SLC 1st Team
2004 All-Louisiana 2nd Team
2004 SLC All-Academic
Ranked as the No. 5 safety in the nation by the Sports Network, Washington has been an outstanding figure in the Demons secondary for three seasons. Smart and hard-hitting, he sets the tone for the Purple Swarm defense. The son of a police chief, Washington runs the secondary and calls the defensive signals from his safety spot. A four-year starter, he added a new dimension to his game -gritty toughness- playing through a painful sprained knee late last season. He has been incredibly productive with 258 career tackles and should join just a handful of Demons ever to record 300 or more in his career, while also ranking among the all-time best in pass breakups. A tremendous defender against the run and a dangerous force in the Demons blitz packages, Washington has returned two interceptions for touchdowns, one 35 yards in a 2004 win over Appalachian State and a 66-yarder last year against Southeastern Louisiana in the Demons' homecoming win. He is a film room junkie.
2005: Named to the All-Southland Conference First-Team Defense...Ties for second on the team with 79 tackles while tying for team lead with two pass interceptions...Had 4.5 tackles for a loss, three pass break ups and one fumble recovery and return of 20 yards...Had three games where he posted 10 or more tackles...Had 16 tackles and 1.5 TFLs at Texas State...Returned a pass interception 66 yards for a touchdown against Southeastern Louisiana...Had 12 tackles against Nicholls State and 10 tackles with an interception and a pass broken up against North Dakota State...Eight hits, one tackles for a loss, and a fumble recovery at Louisiana-Monroe...Eight hits and a TFL at McNeese State.
2004: Fourth on the team in tackles with 93 and tackles for loss with 10.5 (-25)...Team leader in pass breakups with 12 and second in interceptions with 4 (64), including a 35-yard TD return against Appalachian State...5 hits at La-Lafayette and Jackson State, ith a pass breakup against JSU...3 hits, 2 tackles for loss (-5), and 2 pass breakups in home opener with Texas Southern...4 hits and the interception returned for a TD in the win over Appalachian State...3 hits, 1 tackle for loss (-1), and 1 forced fumble in dominating win over McNeese State...6 hits and 2 tackles for loss (-5) at North Dakota State...7 hits, 2 tackles for loss (-8), 1 pass breakup, and 1 sack (-4) at Nicholls State...4 hits, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1), and an interception in pasting of Texas State...6 hits, 1 pass breakup, and 2 interceptions (29) in SLC Defensive Player of the Week winning performance vs. Sam Houston State...6 hits, 1 tackle for loss (-3), and 1 pass breakup in win at Stephen F. Austin...8 hits, 1 tackle for loss (-2), and 1 pass breakup in playoff game at Montana.
2003: Fourth on the team with 86 tackles and third on the squad with 10 pass breakups...Recovered a fumble and had an interception...Had 2 pass breakups in the opening win over Jackson State...10 hits, 2 pass breakups, and a fumble recovery in the OT loss at Tulane...11 hits, an interception, and a breakup in 41-10 win at La.-Monroe...7 hits at Northern Iowa...7 hits vs. Oklahoma Panhandle and Southeastern Louisiana, adding a pair of pass breakups and a tackle for loss (-1) vs. SLU...5 hits and a 4-yard tackle for loss vs. Nicholls State...Led Demons with 12 hits, and had a QB hurry at Sam Houston State...7 hits, half-a-sack, and 2 QB hurries at McNeese State...Led Demons with 10 hits, including an 8-yard tackle for loss, vs. Stephen F. Austin.
2002: Redshirted. 2002 Fall and Spring Athletic Honor Roll.
High school: Unanimous first-team All-District pick...First-team All-Mainland and All-County as a senior for a 9-3 team that reached the bi-district playoffs under coach Larry Walker...Team was 39-7 in his first three seasons, including a state finals appearance in his freshman year...Two-year letterman in football and baseball...Had a 3.9 grade point average and was named a Texas Scholar, along with being in the National Honor Society...Graduated in the top 10% of his class.
Personal: 22 years old, born 1/2/84...Son of Russell and Michelle Washington...His father is a police chief...Mother is a secretary...Full name is Russell Eugene Washington III...Majoring in business management and engineering...Hopes to design buildings, do graphics work, or manage professional athletes...Has one brother, Ryan (20) and two sisters, Nicole (25) and Ruschelle (22)...Nickname is "Trey".
