Hogs land New Mexico State transfer Mike Washington Jr.
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.