Washington while with USC
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 29, 1985 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Carson, California | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Southern California | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213 | ||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 9 |
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Rushing average: | 2.3 |
Rushing TDs: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Chauncey Washington (born April 29, 1985) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.
Washington has also played for New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, and Dallas Cowboys.
Washington had a heralded career as an athlete at South Torrance High School. In his Senior 2002 season, he earned numerous All-American honors, running for 1,549 yards on 140 carries (11.1 avg.) with 23 TDs while catching 13 passes for 200 yards (15.4 avg.) with 2 TDs in 2002 despite missing 5 games with a knee injury. He also earned substantial notice as a sophomore and junior player
As a Senior, Washington was ranked as the #12 running back in the nation by ESPN.com was aggressively recruited by USC and Michigan State, as well as Wisconsin, Oregon, Oregon State, ASU, Arizona, Boston College and Washington State.
Although Washington admitted he grew up as a rival-UCLA fan, he became USC's second commitment to the 2003 recruiting class in May 2002. That class also included two other highly touted running backs: 2005 Heisman Trophy-winner Reggie Bush as well as Colorado high school all-star and future USC touchdown leader LenDale White. Going into their freshman 2003 season, all three backs were considered to be talented enough to challenge for the starting position and all three played during the USC opener at Auburn.