Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#20
Marshall Washington Jr.
Junior cornerback on Northern Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 180 lb · Camden, NJ
How he projects
Jams receivers off their route at the line.
Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.
The full scouting readRecruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Long Island University
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior cornerback on Northern Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Long Island University in 2024.
Marshall Washington Jr.
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Arizona — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Long Island Universityout of Camden Eastside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Marshall Washington Jr.'s 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +7 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Northern Illinois0-3HC: Rob Harley · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
10tackles this season10 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakups.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
51.9%
97 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
62.3
3 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
113 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Dontavious Heard’s 2016 season.
98%match
Matches Dontavious on
Tackle volume
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Billings's junior season at Jacksonville State (2026).
86%match
Matches Robert on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Robert on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Marshall Washington Jr.
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- #14Malik Armstrong1 tackle · 2025
- #29Romelo Walker1 tackle · 2025
- #20Marshall Washington Jr.3 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology