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98 Leonard Washington

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 295
  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • High School Edna Karr

Biography

2016 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in four...Recorded 16 total tackles (six solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss...Registered first-career sack versus Marshall (three-yard loss)...Notched two tackles at WKU (11/5)...Had four tackles (one solo) at Charlotte (10/15)...Earned the start against Indiana (9/1) in the season-opener...Was tied for fourth on the team in total tackles, against the Hoosiers, with five (two solo)...Also registered one tackle for a loss (-4).

2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in one...Recorded seven tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss and a 43-yard fumble return...Made first start of the season at Florida Atlantic (10/31), recording a season-high three tackles...Notched first-collegiate fumble recovery with a 43-yard return versus Old Dominion (10/24)...The return was the seventh-longest in school history....Had a tackle for loss versus UTEP (10/10)...Made season debut at UCF (9/3).

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in 11 games for the Panthers...Made five tackles (two solo)...Also recorded 0.5 tackles-for-loss...Had a season-high two tackles at UTSA (10/11)...Made season debut versus Bethune-Cookman (8/30).

2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 11 games, making two starts…recorded 12 total tackles, seven unassisted, and 1.5 tackles for loss...made a tackle for a loss of two yards vs. UCF (9/6)…made a season-high three tackles and a half tackle for a loss in a 24-23 win at Southern Miss (10/5)…matched his season high of three tackles at UTEP (11/16).

2012 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2012 season.

Edna Karr: 2011 Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State Football Team...2010 Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State Football Team Honorable Mention...2011 Louisiana District 9-4A Defensive Player of the Year...2011 All-District Team Defense (District 9-4A)...selected to the Orleans Parish Team for the 2011 Lake Pontchartrain All-Star Football Classic...helped team advance to the Louisiana Class 4A state football championship game in back-to-back seasons, 2010-11...as a senior, had 60 tackles and six sacks...as a junior, had 70 tackles, 10 sacks and a touchdown...committed to FIU on Jan. 19, 2012...played for Coach Jabbar Juluke.

Personal: Parents - Alcide Washington and Myra Dunn...siblings - Alcide, Jezreel and Jareel...born Dec. 3, 1994...began playing football at age four...played youth football for the Harrell Rams....Majoring in communication arts.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Tackles: 5 vs. Indiana (Sept. 1, 2016)
TFL: 1.0, three times (last vs. Indiana - Sept. 1, 2016)
Sacks: 1.0 (Marshall - Nov. 19, 2016)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 at Southern Miss (Oct. 5, 2013)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 24, 2015)



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Historical Player Information

  • 98

    2012Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'0" 300 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 290 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 305 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2015Junior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 295 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2016Senior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 295 lbs
    98