2019 Football Roster
Roster
Tim Washington
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yazoo City, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Yazoo City HS
CAREER:ย An imposing, veteran linebacker who played in 50 total games with one start โฆ Made 61 career tackles, including 3.5 for loss and one sack โฆ Also forced two fumbles and recovered one ...ย Earned his undergraduate degree in industrial technology in May of 2019 โฆ Pursuing a masterโs degree in workforce education leadership.ย
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Played in 12 games and started for the first time of his career in the Music City Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) โฆ Made a career-high 32 tackles, including two for loss and one sack โฆ Forced a pair of fumbles and recovered one โฆ Made a season-high eight tackles in the Music City Bowl โฆ Forced two fumbles at No. 7 Auburn (9/28).
2018 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams โฆ Closed the season with a career-high 21 total tackles โฆ Added 1.5 tackles for loss โฆ Opened the season with two tacklesย vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1),ย including 0.5 tackles for loss โ the first of his career โฆ Led the team with a career-high nine tacklesย vs. Louisiana (9/15), including a career-high one tackles for loss โฆ Earned a season-high 76.7 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus against the Raginโ Cajuns โฆ Added season-highs grades in run defense (82.9) and tackling (80.1) in the contest โฆ Turned in a multi-tackle performance in the SEC home openerย vs. Florida (9/29)ย with two stops โฆ Saw significant actionย at No. 1 Alabama (11/10)ย and grabbed two tackles.
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2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON:ย Earned playing time in all 13 games and saw most of his action coming on special teams โฆ Finished the year with eight total tackles โฆ Recorded the first tackle of his career in the season openerย vs. Charleston Southern (9/2)ย โฆ Set a career high with three tackles on the roadย at Louisiana Tech (9/3)ย โฆ Also recorded tacklesย vs. BYU (10/14)ย andย No. 2 Alabama (11/11).
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2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Earned playing time in all 12 games of the regular season in 2016 but did not accumulate any stats.
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2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Redshirted during initial year with the program.
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HIGH SCHOOL:ย Athletic four-star linebacker who came from a program that producer former MSU standout and current NFL star lineman Fletcher Cox โฆ Member of the ESPN300 (No. 297) โฆ Tabbed No. 6 in the state of Mississippi by ESPN.com, No. 9 in 247Sports composite, No. 9 by Scout.com and No. 11 by Rivals.com โฆ Considered one of the top 20 outside linebacker prospects in the nation by ESPN.com โฆ Named to the Clarion-Ledgerโs Dandy Dozen โฆ Recorded 50 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and six sacks as a senior in 2014 โฆ Accounted for 67 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks while blocking three punts as a junior in 2013 โฆ Committed to Mississippi State in November 2013 following the MSU-Alabama game โฆ Coached by Houston Ealy โฆ Also played basketball at Yazoo City.
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PERSONAL:ย Born Timothy Washington on Sept. 6, 1996 โฆ Son of Bernita and Tommy Washington โฆ Has four siblings โ Theodore Wintors, Tanesha Ruffin, Titus Washington and Tommy Washington Jr. โฆ Claims to be a master on the grill โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree in industrial technology in May of 2019 โฆ Pursuing a masterโs degree in workforce education leadership โฆ Twitter handle is @timwashington52.
