R.J. Washington Profile - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners

11	R.J. Washington

	Class: Graduated
	Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
	High School: Keller Fossil Ridge HS

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 256
	Position: DE

Oklahoma defensive end R.J. Washington shares his senior season with Sooner fans in this weekly video series direct from Norman. Did you miss an episode? Catch up here.

Season	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	Int.	FC	FR	PBU
2009	5-0	1	2	3	0.5-3	0.5-3	0	0	0	0
2010	9-0	4	0	4	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0
2011	13-0	11	5	16	5.0-29	5.0-29	0	0	0	5
2012	13-6	18	16	34	3.0-18	1.5-12	0	1	0	1
Career	40-6	34	23	57	8.5-50	7.0-44	0	1	0	6

2012
Played in all 13 games with six starts at defensive end ... set career high in total tackles this season ... accumulated a career-high six tackles at UTEP ... registered a key sack-and-strip in win at TCU.

2011
Backup at defensive end ... saw action in all 13 games ... had sacks vs. Tulsa, Florida State, Kansas and Iowa ... had his first career multiple sack game with two in the Insight Bowl ... second among defensive ends with five passes broken up.

2010
Had a career-high two tackles vs. Utah State ... also recorded two quarterback hurries.

2009
A backup defensive end ... played in five games ... recorded a half sack against Texas A&M.

2008
Redshirted.

High School
EA Sports All-American ... named the 2008 Southwest Defensive Player of the year by SuperPrep Magazine ... Parade All-American ... selected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... received all state honors in each of his last two seasons (2006, 2007) ... Dallas Morning News All-Area Team ... recorded 84 tackles in 2007 with 11 sacks and 36 quarterback pressures ... holds school records in both sacks in a career with 29 and in a game with three ... earned first-team all-district honors in 2006 and 2007 after being named the sophomore of the year in 2005 ... coached by Tony Baccarinni.

No. 1 defensive end in the nation (Rivals.com & ESPN)
No. 2 defensive end in the nation (Scout.com)
No. 11 overall player in the nation (ESPN)
No. 14 overall player in the nation (SI/Takkle.com)

Personal
Parent: Sherrilyn Wright ... multidisciplinary studies major.

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