Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington is 330 pounds and led every defensive lineman in the country in pass breakups. That combination shouldn't exist. He headlines an Oregon line where all four starters decided to come back.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Detroit, MI · Chandler HS (Ariz.)
CFB Index 77 · #63 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Oregon for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
A'Mauri Washington is 330 pounds and led every defensive lineman in the country in pass breakups. That combination shouldn't exist. He headlines an Oregon line where all four starters decided to come back.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
- Named All-America (CBS) in 2025.
- Named All-America (CBS) in 2025.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonA'Mauri Washington is 330 pounds and led every defensive lineman in the country in pass breakups. That combination shouldn't exist. He headlines an Oregon line where all four starters decided to come back.
Washington's 2025 was a study in a rare combination: 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high eight pass breakups that led all FBS defensive linemen — batted balls and disruption from a 6-3, 330-pound frame that ESPN called "exceptionally quick at 330 pounds." He earned third-team All-Big Ten and CBS All-America honors and is drawing first-round 2027 buzz. The story is collective, too: he headlines an Oregon front where all four starters returned despite being draft-eligible. The forward stakes are a first-round interior season anchoring what should be one of the nation's best defensive lines. Size-and-quickness like this at the position is the kind of thing offenses simply can't scheme away.
How he plays
Washington is the rare nose-sized tackle who plays with edge-rusher quickness. The signature stat says it all — eight pass breakups, most of any FBS defensive lineman — because to bat down that many balls you have to win your gap fast and get your hands up, not just occupy blockers. At 6-3, 330 he has the anchor to hold the point against the run and, by every account, unusual get-off for his size. He's a disruptive interior presence rather than a pure two-gap plugger: quick into the backfield, active with his hands, and impossible to single-block one-on-one. On a loaded line, he's the piece that makes everyone else's job easier.
The story
Washington's 2025 was a study in a rare combination: 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high eight pass breakups that led all FBS defensive linemen -- batted balls and disruption from a 6-3, 330-pound frame that ESPN called "exceptionally quick at 330 pounds." He earned third-team All-Big Ten and CBS All-America honors and is drawing first-round 2027 buzz. The story is collective, too: he headlines an Oregon front where all four starters returned despite being draft-eligible. The forward stakes are a first-round interior season anchoring what should be one of the nation's best defensive lines. Size-and-quickness like this at the position is the kind of thing offenses simply can't scheme away.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Washington is the rare nose-sized tackle who plays with edge-rusher quickness. The signature stat says it all -- eight pass breakups, most of any FBS defensive lineman -- because to bat down that many balls you have to win your gap fast and get your hands up, not just occupy blockers. At 6-3, 330 he has the anchor to hold the point against the run and, by every account, unusual get-off for his size. He's a disruptive interior presence rather than a pure two-gap plugger: quick into the backfield, active with his hands, and impossible to single-block one-on-one. On a loaded line, he's the piece that makes everyone else's job easier.
Written by our staff.
2023
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Chandler
202515 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Big Tenthird
- All-America
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oregon
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
1 selectors honored him
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 39-6 over that span.
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #13 of 69 Big Ten DLs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Washington is the rare nose-sized tackle who plays with edge-rusher quickness. The signature stat says it all -- eight pass breakups, most of any FBS defensive lineman -- because to bat down that many balls you have to win your gap fast and get your hands up, not just occupy blockers. At 6-3, 330 he has the anchor to hold the point against the run and, by every account, unusual get-off for his size. He's a disruptive interior presence rather than a pure two-gap plugger: quick into the backfield, active with his hands, and impossible to single-block one-on-one. On a loaded line, he's the piece that makes everyone else's job easier.
Our classifier reads him the same way: controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Clayton’s 2024 season.
87%match
Matches Christian on
Height
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Christian on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robby Harrison's junior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
72%match
Matches Robby on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Robby on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like A'Mauri Washington
Background
As A Senior (2026) » Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team » Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list » Outland Trophy watch list As A Junior (2025) » All-Big Ten third team (coaches, media) Started all 15 games as a junior while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … F...
The defensive line · Oregon
- #1Bear Alexander6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52A'Mauri Washington4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- D'Ante Robinson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerome Simmons0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Matthew Johnson0 tackles for loss · 2025
5 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology