#14

Isaiah Washington

Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2023: 26 catches, 326 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Rutgers · Sr. · #14

6′3″ · 210 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 37 · #343 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceRutgers 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2023: 26 catches, 326 receiving yards, 1 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Rutgers, 932 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 67 yds vs Maryland.Maryland · L 24-422023

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Rutgers

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Nunzio Campanile

Rutgers

2020–2023

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Greg Schiano. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Rutgers2-10HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

37Below cohort / limited sample #343 of 497?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (92nd percentile). Strength: epa / target (86th percentile). Concern: rec tds (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#48 / 639 · 92nd pct

95.8%

EPA / target#93 / 639 · 86th pct

1.09

Explosive rate#112 / 639 · 82nd pct

20.8%

Yards / catch#256 / 639 · 60th pct

13.0

TD rate#393 / 639 · 37th pct

4.2%

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#312 / 566 · 44th pct

12.5

Receptions#330 / 566 · 41st pct

Rec yards#344 / 566 · 39th pct

326

Long catch#346 / 566 · 37th pct

Fumbles lost#93 / 227 · 35th pct

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.0	24.7	10.8	0.1
Road5g	2.4	30.6	12.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	2.1	24.8	10.9	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	32.0	13.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

37 · #343 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Rutgers	26	326	12.5	1	--
2022	Rutgers	3	59	19.7	1	--
2021	Rutgers	19	179	9.4	0	--
2020	Rutgers	9	96	10.7	0	--
2019	Rutgers	18	272	15.1	1	--
Career		75	932	12.4	3	--

Season	Team
2023	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Rutgers	1	-5	--	--	--
2020	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	-5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 31–24

at Miami

2 rec · 19 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With K. Monangai — 163 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · F. Appleby — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 42 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Temple · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA -3.56Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 15 yds Isaiah Washington fumbled, recovered by TEM Yvandy Rigby
Week 7 · Michigan State · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.92Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 24 yds to the RUTG 46 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Wagner · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 7 yds to the WAG 42 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 4 yds for a TD (Gavin Wimsatt pass to Christian Dremel for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 4 · Michigan · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 20 yds to the MICH 35 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Maryland · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 42 yds to the MD 1 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Maryland · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.00Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 12 yds to the RUTG 36 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Northwestern · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.98Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 11 yds to the RUTG 37 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Penn State · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.98Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 11 yds to the RUTG 36 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Wisconsin · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.77Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Isaiah Washington for 13 yds to the RUTG 40 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-7vs Northwestern	4	36	9.0	0	12
Wk 2	W 36-7vs Temple	2	24	12.0	0	15
Wk 3	W 35-16vs Virginia Tech	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 4	L 7-31@ Michigan	2	26	13.0	0	20
Wk 5	W 52-3vs Wagner	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 6	L 13-24@ Wisconsin	3	53	17.7	0	20
Wk 7	W 27-24vs Michigan State	2	28	14.0	1	24
Wk 10	L 16-35vs Ohio State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 11	L 0-22@ Iowa	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	L 6-27@ Penn State	5	55	11.0	0	18
Wk 13	L 24-42vs Maryland	3	67	22.3	0	42	Season-high 67 yds
Bowl	W 31-24@ Miami	2	19	9.5	0	14
Total		26	326	11.5	1	42

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Isaiah Washington

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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