Ar'Darius Washington

Ar'Darius Washington is an American football safety for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Ar'Darius Washington
TCU Horned Frogs – No. 24
PositionSafety
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Career history
College
  • TCU (2018–present)
Bowl games
High schoolEvangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA)
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-02) November 2, 1999
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight179 lb (81 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2019)
  • FWAA Freshman All-American (2019)

Early years

Washington attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was a star cornerback for the Eagles. Prior to his senior season, he committed to play college football at LSU, but eventually switched his commitment to play at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

College career

As a true freshman at TCU in 2018, Washington transitioned to safety and played in four games for the TCU Horned Frogs to preserve his redshirt. He enjoyed a breakout season as a redshirt freshman in 2019, becoming a starter late in the year and led the team with five interceptions - the most by any freshman under coach Gary Patterson in his tenure at TCU.[2] After the season, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year.[3] and a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[4]

Prior to Washington's sophomore season in 2020, he was named to the All-Texas College Team by Dave Campbell's Texas Football,[5] as one of the top returning players in the Big 12 by ESPN[6] and as the nation's second-leading returning safety behind his teammate Trevon Moehrig by Pro Football Focus.[7] Additionally, he was projected as a first-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft by CBS Sports.[8]

On December 29, 2020, Washington announced that he would forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility by declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft.[9]

References
  1. Watson, Jimmy. "Evangel's Ar'Darius Washington makes college decision". Shreveport Times.
  2. "2020 Horned Frogs have a secondary full of stars". Dallas Morning News. May 24, 2020.
  3. "2019 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". Big12sports.com. December 4, 2019.
  4. "2019 FWAA Freshman All-America Team Announced". FWAA. January 13, 2020.
  5. "DCTF announces 2020 Preseason All-Texas College Teams". Texasfootball.com. June 10, 2020.
  6. "Ranking the Big 12's 25 best college football players for 2020". ESPN. September 11, 2020.
  7. "Moehrig named Pro Football Focus top returning college safety". 247Sports.com. May 24, 2020.
  8. "CBS Sports' 2021 NFL Mock Draft". 247Sports.com. September 22, 2020.
  9. "TCU safety Ar'Darius Washington declares for NFL draft". NBC Sports. December 29, 2020.
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