A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington is 330 pounds and led every defensive lineman in the country in pass breakups. That combination shouldn't exist. He headlines an Oregon line where all four starters decided to come back.
A'Mauri Washington is 330 pounds and led every defensive lineman in the country in pass breakups. That combination shouldn't exist. He headlines an Oregon line where all four starters decided to come back.
Washington's 2025 was a study in a rare combination: 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high eight pass breakups that led all FBS defensive linemen — batted balls and disruption from a 6-3, 330-pound frame that ESPN called "exceptionally quick at 330 pounds." He earned third-team All-Big Ten and CBS All-America honors and is drawing first-round 2027 buzz. The story is collective, too: he headlines an Oregon front where all four starters returned despite being draft-eligible. The forward stakes are a first-round interior season anchoring what should be one of the nation's best defensive lines. Size-and-quickness like this at the position is the kind of thing offenses simply can't scheme away.
How he plays
Washington is the rare nose-sized tackle who plays with edge-rusher quickness. The signature stat says it all — eight pass breakups, most of any FBS defensive lineman — because to bat down that many balls you have to win your gap fast and get your hands up, not just occupy blockers. At 6-3, 330 he has the anchor to hold the point against the run and, by every account, unusual get-off for his size. He's a disruptive interior presence rather than a pure two-gap plugger: quick into the backfield, active with his hands, and impossible to single-block one-on-one. On a loaded line, he's the piece that makes everyone else's job easier.
The story
Washington's 2025 was a study in a rare combination: 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high eight pass breakups that led all FBS defensive linemen -- batted balls and disruption from a 6-3, 330-pound frame that ESPN called "exceptionally quick at 330 pounds." He earned third-team All-Big Ten and CBS All-America honors and is drawing first-round 2027 buzz. The story is collective, too: he headlines an Oregon front where all four starters returned despite being draft-eligible. The forward stakes are a first-round interior season anchoring what should be one of the nation's best defensive lines. Size-and-quickness like this at the position is the kind of thing offenses simply can't scheme away.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
1 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR11 · National watch / fringe AA
National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
1 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–0
at Texas Tech
1 PD
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.
How he plays
Play style
Washington is the rare nose-sized tackle who plays with edge-rusher quickness. The signature stat says it all -- eight pass breakups, most of any FBS defensive lineman -- because to bat down that many balls you have to win your gap fast and get your hands up, not just occupy blockers. At 6-3, 330 he has the anchor to hold the point against the run and, by every account, unusual get-off for his size. He's a disruptive interior presence rather than a pure two-gap plugger: quick into the backfield, active with his hands, and impossible to single-block one-on-one. On a loaded line, he's the piece that makes everyone else's job easier.
Our classifier reads him the same way: controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3
Perception vs tape
Washington's 2025 was a study in a rare combination: 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high eight pass breakups that led all FBS defensive linemen -- batted balls and disruption from a 6-3, 330-pound frame that ESPN called "exceptionally quick at 330 pounds." He earned third-team All-Big Ten and CBS All-America honors and is drawing first-round 2027 buzz. The story is collective, too: he headlines an Oregon front where all four starters returned despite being draft-eligible.
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Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Clayton’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robby Harrison's junior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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Background
As A Junior (2025) » All-Big Ten third team (coaches, media) Started all 15 games as a junior while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with career highs of 33 total tackles (15 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and eight pass breakups … At least one tac...