Mike Washington Jr.
Running Back | 6-2 | 215 | Cicero-North Syracuse / Buffalo / New Mexico State
At New Mexico State
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in 12 games with four starts … Finished second on the team in rushing, logging a team-high 158 carries for 713 yards (4.5 ypc) and a team-leading eight touchdowns … Also caught nine passes for 74 yards (8.2 avg) and a touchdown … Recorded two 100-yard rushing games and two multi-rushing touchdown performances on the year … Scored at least one rushing touchdown in five of the Aggies’ final six games of the regular season … Had 13 carries for 54 yards (4.2 ypc) and two touchdowns, his first multi-rushing touchdown game of the year, to go along with a 25-yard touchdown reception against New Mexico (Sept. 28) … Eight rushes for 23 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech (Oct. 15) … Had 11 carries for 88 yards (8.0 ypc) and a touchdown at FIU (Oct. 29) … Ran for a season-high 152 yards, eclipsing the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time, and two touchdowns, his second multi-rushing touchdown game of the season, on 19 carries (8.0 ypc) against Western Kentucky (Nov. 9) … 12 carries for 37 yards and two receptions for 24 yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 16) … Rushed 12 times for 22 yards and a touchdown at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 23) … Closed out the year with a season-high 26 carries for 130 yards, his second 100-yard rushing effort of the campaign, and a touchdown against UTEP (Nov. 30) … Added two catches for seven yards against the Miners.
At Buffalo
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games with four starts ... Ranked second on the team in rushing with 362 yards on 90 carries ... Scored two rushing touchdowns ... Added 13 receptions for 35 yards ... Had 12 carries for 52 yards at Wisconsin (Sept. 2) ... Rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns and added two receptions against Fordham (Sept. 9) ... Had a season-best four receptions against Liberty (Sept. 16) ... Rushed for a season-high 88 yards at Louisiana (Sept. 26) ... Rushed for 39 yards against Bowling Green (Oct. 14) ... Rushed for 35 yards and added a reception against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 21).
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 13 games, making two starts … Led the Bulls in rushing with 625 yards and had a team-high seven rushing touchdowns … Added 23 receptions for 135 yards and a score … Rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown against Holy Cross (Sept. 10) … Rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, his first career multi-rushing touchdown game, at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 24) … Rushed for 36 yards and a score against Miami (OH) (Oct. 1) … Rushed for a season-best 155 yards, his first career 100-yard rushing game, and two touchdowns at Bowling Green (Oct. 8) … Also logged the longest run in program history (92 yards) at Bowling Green … Had a receiving touchdown at Ohio (Nov. 1) … Rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown at Central Michigan (Nov. 9) … Had a season-high eight receptions against Akron (Dec. 2).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … Played in three games … Rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in his true freshman campaign … Had 13 carries for 65 yards against Wagner (Sept. 2) … Had nine carries for 53 yards at Akron (Oct. 23) … Had a 14-yard touchdown run against Bowling Green (Oct. 30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect according to ESPN … Attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School in Cicero, N.Y. … Earned All-State honors as a junior after rushing for 1,423 yards and 15 touchdowns … Also played on the defensive side of the football and had 31 tackles with three interceptions … Named All-CNY and MVP of the Regional Championship Game.