Shaq Washington

WR · Cincinnati 2015 · #19

Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · Maple Hts., OH

Shaq Washington: WR · Cincinnati · #19.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Shaq Washington

WR · Cincinnati · #19

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Cincinnati. On tape: 124 receiving yards and 15 receptions against East Carolina, Week 13, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Cincinnati in the news

$1M Sorsby lawsuit pendingFront Office Sports Oct 22

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Cincinnati	90	982	10.9	6
2014	Cincinnati	66	761	11.5	4
Career		156	1,743	11.2	10

Season	Team
2015	Cincinnati	--	--	134
2014	Cincinnati	8	23	79
Career		8	23	213

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-10vs Alabama A&M	7	69	9.9	0	20
Wk 2	L 26-34vs Temple	6	53	8.8	1	13
Wk 3	W 37-33@ Miami (OH)	4	44	11.0	0	18
Wk 4	L 46-53@ Memphis	9	120	13.3	1	21
Wk 5	W 34-23vs Miami	8	106	13.3	0	35
Wk 7	L 24-38@ BYU	5	103	20.6	0	46
Wk 8	W 37-13vs UConn	8	78	9.8	0	25
Wk 9	W 52-7vs UCF	8	72	9.0	2	20	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 30-33@ No. 18 Houston	4	59	14.8	1	21
Wk 11	W 49-38vs Tulsa	8	91	11.4	0	20
Wk 12	L 27-65@ South Florida	6	52	8.7	0	16
Wk 13	W 19-16@ East Carolina	15	124	8.3	1	16	Season-high 124 yds
Bowl	L 7-42vs San Diego State	2	11	5.5	0	6
Total		90	982	10.9	6	46

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

L 46-53

at Memphis

9 rec · 120 yds · 1 TD

With H. Moore — 557 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 76.4 · C. Moore — 5 rec · 153 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · BYU · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.20Hayden Moore pass complete to Shaq Washington for 46 yds to the BYU 17 for a
Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +4.12Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 18 yds to the MiaOh 49 for a MIAMI OH Penalty, roughing passer (Bryson Albright) to the MiaOh 36 for a
Week 4 · Memphis · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.92Hayden Moore pass complete to Shaq Washington for 21 yds for a TD, (Andrew Gantz KICK)
Week 10 · Houston · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.23Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 14 yds to the Houst 38 for a
Week 10 · Houston · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.18Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 20 yds for a TD, (Shaq Washington pass to Gunner Kiel for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 13 · East Carolina · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 16 yds to the ECaro 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Alabama A&M · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Hayden Moore pass complete to Shaq Washington for 16 yds to the AlaAM 49 for a
Week 9 · UCF · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.88Kiel to Washington: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · UConn · 4th and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 25 yds to the UConn 11 for a
Week 13 · East Carolina · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Gunner Kiel pass complete to Shaq Washington for 8 yds for a TD, (Andrew Gantz PAT MISSED)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Tommy Tuberville — 16-10 over that span.

2014Cincinnati9-4HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2015Cincinnati7-6HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec yards (93rd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#148 / 684 · 78th pct

0.67

Catch rate#213 / 684 · 69th pct

71.5%

TD rate#433 / 684 · 37th pct

3.3%

Yards / catch#437 / 684 · 36th pct

11.0

Explosive rate#453 / 684 · 34th pct

8.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#12 / 521 · 98th pct

Rec yards#38 / 521 · 93rd pct

982

Rec TDs#74 / 521 · 83rd pct

Long catch#277 / 521 · 46th pct

Yards / catch#386 / 521 · 26th pct

10.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

48th → 78th percentile

Explosive rate

45th → 34th percentile

Catch rate

42nd → 69th percentile

TD rate

51st → 37th percentile

Yards / catch

44th → 36th percentile

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	7.5	78.2	10.4	0.5
Road6g	7.2	83.7	12.8	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.9	72.3	11.8	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	8.2	79.3	10.3	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Tommy Tuberville

Pass share

52.0%

547 pass / 505 run

Plays / game

80.9

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

592 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Impact starter

90 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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