Adolphus Washington
{{Short description|American former football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Adolphus Washington
| image = File:Adolphus Washington and Luke Fickell in 2014 spring game (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Washington with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2014
| number = 92
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|24}}
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 295
| high_school = Taft (Cincinnati)
| college = Ohio State (2012–2015)
| draftyear = 2016
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 80
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
| highlights =
- CFP national champion (2014)
- First-team All-American (2015)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2015)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 62
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.5
| pfr = WashAd00
}}
Adolphus Fitzgerald Washington Jr. (born November 24, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
Washington attended Roger Bacon High School in St. Bernard, Ohio, as a freshman, before transferring to Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his final three years.{{cite web|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2014/09/25/buckeyes-adolphus-washington-starts-against-uc-bearcats/16215805/|title=OSU's Adolphus Washington of Taft prepares for Bearcats|date=September 25, 2014|work=Cincinnati.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/6905931/dwayne-stanford-ii-adolphus-washington-represent-taft-well|title=Dwayne Stanford II and Adolphus Washington represent Taft well|work=ESPN.com}} He had 90 tackles and 23.5 sacks as a senior and 107 tackles and 19 sacks as a junior. Washington was a five-star recruit.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/uga/football/recruiting/player-Adolphus-Washington-92432|title=Adolphus Washington|publisher=}} He committed to Ohio State University to play college football. Washington also played basketball in high school. As a senior, he averaged 23.1 points and 14.3 rebounds per game and was named the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year for Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/player-of-the-year/post/_/id/7105/ohio-boys-hoop-poy-adolphus-washington|title=Ohio Boys Hoop POY: Adolphus Washington|work=ESPN.com}} Washington was named a Parade Magazine All-American in both football and basketball.{{cite news|last=McLaughlin|first=Brian|title=Meet the 2012 PARADE All-America Football Team!|date=January 15, 2012|work=Parade|url=https://parade.com/89989/brianmclaughlin/football-team/|access-date=February 18, 2018}}{{cite news|last=McLaughlin|first=Brian|title=Meet the 2012 PARADE All-America Basketball Team!|date=May 27, 2012|work=Parade|url=http://communitytable.com/89931/brianmclaughlin/basketball-team/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417110720/http://communitytable.com/89931/brianmclaughlin/basketball-team/|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=live}}
College career
As a freshman in 2012, Washington played in 10 games. He recorded nine tackles and three sacks. As a sophomore in 2013, he played in 12 games with five starts and recorded 36 tackles and two sacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/98187/washington-finds-a-home-on-osu-line|title=Adolphus Washington finds home on Ohio State Buckeyes defensive line – Big Ten Blog- ESPN|work=ESPN.com}} As a junior in 2014, he started all 14 games, recording 48 tackles and 4.5 sacks. During the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship against Oregon, he had three tackles and a sack. On December 9, 2015, Washington was cited for solicitation.{{cite web|last1=Goodbread|first1=Chase|title=Adolphus Washington cited for solicitation|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ohio-state-dt-adolphus-washington-cited-for-solicitation-0ap3000000598276|publisher=NFL|access-date=December 10, 2015}} As a result, he was suspended for the Fiesta Bowl.{{cite web|last1=Goodbread|first1=Chase|title=Adolphus Washington suspended for Fiesta Bowl|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000598988/article/adolphus-washington-suspended-for-fiesta-bowl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214040234/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000598988/article/adolphus-washington-suspended-for-fiesta-bowl|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2015|publisher=NFL|access-date=December 11, 2015}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| colspan=3| | colspan=5|Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | For Loss | Sacks | Int | PD |
| 2012 || OSU
| 11|| 9 || 3.5 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2013 || OSU
| 11 || 36 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2014 || OSU
| 14 || 48 || 10.5 || 4.5 || 0 || 3 | |||||||
| 2015 || OSU
| 11|| 49 || 7.0 || 4.0 || 1|| 1 | |||||||
| style="background:#555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| colspan=2|Total | 47 | 142 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3+3/8
| weight = 301
| dash = 5.17
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle = 4.79
| cone drill = 8.06
| vertical = 27
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 3
| bench = 21
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34+1/2
| hand span = 9+7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/adolphus-washington/32195741-5301-3310-25b4-0e6c9c214ab3|title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Adolphus Washington|website=NFL.com|access-date=June 7, 2016}}
}}
=Buffalo Bills=
Washington was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round, 80th overall, in the 2016 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=2016 NFL Draft results: Adolphus Washington to Buffalo Bills at No. 80 overall|url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bills-news/2016/4/29/11542478/2016-nfl-draft-results-adolphus-washington-buffalo-bills-round-3|author=Galliford, Brian|website=BuffaloRumblings.com|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017}} He played in 15 games with 11 starts his rookie season, recording 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks.{{Cite web |title=Adolphus Washington 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashAd00/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The following year in 2017, he started 10 games out of 15 played, recording 33 tackles and one sack.
After just one game in 2018, the Bills released him on September 10, 2018. Washington finished his time on the Bills with 3.5 sacks and 56 tackles.{{cite web|title=Bills sign DE Nate Orchard|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-de-nate-orchard|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 10, 2018}}
=Dallas Cowboys=
On September 18, 2018, Washington was signed to the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web|title=Cowboys sign Adolphus Washington to practice squad, release Aziz Shittu|url=https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2018/9/18/17876482/roster-update-cowboys-sign-adolphus-washington-to-practice-squad-release-aziz-shittu|website=BloggingTheBoys.com|date=September 18, 2018}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On September 26, 2018, Washington was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals off the Cowboys' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Bengals sign former Ohio State star Adolphus Washington from Cowboys' practice squad; Ryan Glasgow to IR|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2018/9/25/17901292/bengals-sign-former-ohio-state-star-adolphus-washington-from-cowboys-practice-squad|website=CincyJungle.com|date=September 26, 2018}} He was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2018, after suffering a knee injury in Week 9.{{cite web|title=Adolphus Washington becomes the third Bengals player to go on IR this week|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2018/11/23/18108795/adolphus-washington-becomes-third-bengals-player-to-go-on-ir-this-week|website=CincyJungle.com|date=November 23, 2018}} On April 23, 2019, the Bengals waived Washington.{{cite web|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-waive-adolphus-washington|title=Bengals Waive Adolphus Washington|website=Bengals.com|date=April 23, 2019}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On May 23, 2019, Washington was signed by the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Adolphus Washington signs with Dolphins|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/05/23/adolphus-washington-signs-with-dolphins/|author=Smith, Michael David|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=May 23, 2019}} He was waived on September 1, 2019.{{cite web|title=Dolphins Claim Five Players Off Waivers|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-claim-five-players-off-waivers-2019|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=September 1, 2019}}
Personal life
On July 9, 2017, Washington was arrested for a misdemeanor weapons charge in Sharonville, Ohio.{{cite web|title=Adolphus Washington arrested on weapons charge|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-dt-adolphus-washington-arrested-on-weapons-charge-0ap3000000819117|website=NFL.com|date=July 11, 2017}} On August 28, 2017, he was acquitted of weapons charges.{{cite web|title=Adolphus Washington acquitted of weapons charge|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/adolphus-washington-acquitted-of-weapons-charge-0ap3000000836294|publisher=NFL|access-date=August 28, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150803220957/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/adolphus_washington_807682.html Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Cincinnati
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