Darzil Washington

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 243
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Edgard, La.
High School:
West St. John
Prev School:
East Los Angeles CC

2014 (Junior): Played in the final 10 games of the season, finishing with 22 tackles (18 solo) with five tackles for loss, five sacks, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and one blocked kick ... earned a start at Texas State (10/14), finishing with three tackles on a half-sack ... ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference in sacks ... recorded a season-high six tackles, with an 11-yard sack, in nationally-televised victory over Arkansas State (10/21) ... had three tackles against New Mexico State (11/8) and blocked a third-quarter extra point that was returned for a defensive score by Corey Trim ... collected two tackles in games against Georgia State (10/4), ULM (11/15), Appalachian State (11/22) and Nevada (12/20) ... both tackles against the Wolfpack in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl were sacks for minus-19 yards ... had a 9-yard sack and forced a fumble in regular-season finale at Troy (11/29) ... recovered a fumble to stop a ULM drive to open the second half ... earned first letter.

Junior College: Made 32 tackles (19 solo) with six quarterback sacks for -24 yards in seven games at East Los Angeles College before a season-ending injury as a sophomore ... played for coach Steve Majarro ... played his freshman season at Eastern Arizona JC.

High School: First team all-district selection as a senior at West St. John High, playing for coach Robert Valdez ... helped team to a 12-3 record and a second place finish in the state playoffs ... had 123 tackles, including 30 TFL, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles and three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns ... played his junior campaign at Hahnville High ... earned the linebacker MVP award at the Ultimate100 Southeast Camp in Atlanta in 2010 ... originally signed with Texas A&M out of high school.