Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#3
Elliot Washington II
Senior cornerback on Clemson's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice HS // Penn State
CFB Index 42 · #226 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Penn State → Clemson 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.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 172 nationally · Signed with Penn State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2023.
- Transferred from Penn State to Clemson in 2026.
How he projects
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Grades highest in speed and man coverage.
The full scouting readElliot Washington II
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20236 games
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Venice
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Clemson
2025Penn State
2026Clemson
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 18 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 25 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 43 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Ryan Reid’s 2016 season.
79%match
Matches Ryan on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Zeke Berry's senior season at Michigan (2025).
86%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Zeke on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Zeke on
Tackle volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Elliot Washington II
The secondary · Clemson
- #22Corey Myrick91 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerome Carter76 tackles · 2025
- #5Ronan Hanafin64 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashton Hampton45 tackles · 2025
- #3Elliot Washington II18 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology