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Jersey Number 49
Darius Washington
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Ridge HS
As a Redshirt Freshman (2025)
High School
Personal
- Played in four games
- Saw action on 59 plays, split between defensive line (54) and special teams (5)
- Two 70+ tackling grades
- Earned a career-high four tackles against Texas Tech (Oct. 4)
- Did not play
- Second youngest FBS player
- Birthdate: Feb. 6, 2007
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN
- Nation's No. 90 ranked defensive lineman (247Sports)
- No. 104 overall player in Texas (247Sports)
- First season of football came as a senior in 2023
- 19 tackles (14 solo) in five games played
- Also played basketball
Personal
- Hobbies: basketball and video games
- Played with UH’s Phillips Ojo at Lake Ridge HS
- Dream job outside of football: playing in the NBA
- Something most people don’t know: only played football one year in high school
- Chose UH because he loves the city and it felt like home
- One word to describe himself on the field: relentless
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: parents and brother
- Highlight of his life thus far: signing at UH
- Best advice: save your money; it will save you
- Sports hero: LeBron James – been great for so long
- Most memorable athletic feat: receiving first offer in 2023
- Unique fact: should be high school senior (17 years old for duration of ’24 season)
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