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DONALD WASHINGTON #20

Donald Washington #20
PositionCornerback
Height6-1
Weight197
Years ExperienceR
Birthdate7/28/1986
HometownIndianapolis, IN
CollegeOhio State
Current statusActive
Games Started0
Games Played0

College Bio

Athletically gifted cornerback joined the Chiefs as the club’s fourth-round pick (102nd overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft … Is adept at working against slot receivers and could contribute in nickel and dime situations in addition to working on special teams … Appeared in a pair of BCS National Championship Games with Ohio State, seeing duty vs. Florida in 2006 and vs. LSU in 2007 … Saw action in 37 games (24 starts) ... Recorded 102 tackles (75 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack (-3.0 yards), two interceptions for 104 yards with a TD and six passes defensed … Also forced two fumbles and recovered three fumbles that he returned for a total of 100 yards … Entered the draft with a year of eligibility remaining.

2008: Played in 11 games (two starts) ... Tallied 22 tackles (18 solo), an interception, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery … Had a 34-yard INT return vs. Minnesota … Recorded three tackles vs. Wisconsin … Posted four tackles and had a 44-yard fumble return vs. Michigan State … Had three tackles vs. Michigan … Collected six tackles vs. Texas in the Fiesta Bowl.

2007: Started all 13 games at the field cornerback position … Had 39 tackles (29 solo), 2.0 stops for loss, a sack (-3.0 yards) and a fumble recovery … Added an INT for a 70-yard TD and three passes defensed … Compiled four tackles vs. Washington … Amassed four tackles vs. Purdue … Produced three tackles, a sack and returned an interception for a 70-yard TD vs. Kent State … Recovered a fumble vs. Penn State … Notched five tackles vs. Illinois … Had five tackles vs. Michigan … Added five tackles in the BCS National Championship Game vs. LSU.

2006: Appeared in 13 contests (nine starts) ... Compiled 41 tackles (28 solo), a stop for loss and one pass defensed … Also forced two fumbles and had a fumble recovery … Named the club’s Most Outstanding First-Year Defensive Player … Notched five tackles vs. Washington … Added six tackles and returned a fumble for 48 yards vs. Texas … Totaled three tackles at Iowa … Compiled four tackles and forced a fumble vs. Bowling Green … Amassed five tackles and forced a fumble vs. Indiana … Contributed four tackles vs. Illinois … Tallied a career-high seven tackles in the BCS National Championship Game vs. Florida.

2005: Redshirted as a true freshman … Majored in Communications at Ohio State.

Personal Bio

• A standout defensive back at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Also played wide receiver, catching 47 passes and 10 TDs as a senior.

• Excelled in track, capturing the state championship in the long jump as a junior and senior.

• Full name: Donald David Washington.

• Single.