Elliot Washington II

#3 · CB · Sr. · Clemson5′11″ · 200 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice

Interceptions51st of 391 defensive backs Last gameW 36–24at Florida State · Oct 31

Nextat SyracuseSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET

Worth knowing

Elliot Washington II spent three seasons at Penn State before this one.

His most important play this season

Q4, 1:03 · Florida State down 12Elliot Washington II intercepts Ashton DanielsClemson at Florida State, week 9Q4, 1:03 · Florida State 24, Clemson 36▲26%Florida State’s chance to win, 4% to 30%▲26%Florida State’s chance to win, 4% to 30%A.Daniels pass intercepted by E.Washington II at CLM00, TouchbackWatch from this play

All 5 of his plays on video

Elliot Washington II

CB · Clemson · #3

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: James Franklin, Terry Smith and Dabo Swinney. One game to point at: 7 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.

26 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Marnez OgletreeKansas · 2016 · 91% season match
Nias MartinNew Mexico · 2016 · 87% season match
Jermaine Mathews Jr.Ohio State · 2026 · 85% season match
Jeremy WinchesterHouston · 2016 · 85% season match
Dante LovettVirginia Tech · 2024 · 76% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Clemson	26	15	0.0	4	5
2025	Penn State	18	13	0.0	3	1
2024	Penn State	25	17	0.5	6	1
2023	Penn State	9	6	1.0	--	--
Career		78	51	1.5	13	7

Last game (Wk 9): 2 interceptions, 2 tackles.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-51@ No. 11 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
Wk 3	W 28-20vs North Carolina	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	W 24-10@ California	—	—	—	—	2	—
Wk 5	L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 37-0vs Charleston Southern	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 16-20vs Virginia Tech	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 36-24@ Florida State	2	1	0.0	0.0	2	0
Total		26	16	0.0	0.0	5	4

The latest game

Oct. 31 · W 36-24 at Florida State, play by play

A big game: 2 tackles, including 2 interceptions, 2nd-most interceptions in FBS that week. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Florida State’s drive (int).

2 tackles
2 interceptions
2 drives ended on one of his plays

Second quarterbegan up 10-7
1st & 10✕Interception1
Fourth quarterbegan up 26-10
3rd & 6✕Interception2
FinalW 36-24

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 20-10. Ended Florida State’s drive (int).
2
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 36-24. Ended Florida State’s drive (int).

Against his own season: tied for his best takeaways game of the season so far.

His game this year: taking the ball away — 5 interceptions, 1 forced fumble in the 8 games with play by play.

How Clemson’s defense played that day

Florida State’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (4 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6. His interception came with Clemson up 10.

The season, game by game

W 36-24 at Florida StateOct. 312 tkl0 TFL, 2 INTPlay by play just above

L 16-20 vs Virginia TechOct. 243 tkl0 TFL

3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.

3 tackles
1 QB hurry

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10·Hurry
FinalL 16-20

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

6 more games, with the play by play

W 37-0 vs Charleston SouthernOct. 172 tkl0 TFL

2 tackles.

FinalW 37-0

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 13-41 vs MiamiOct. 36 tkl0 TFL

6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

6 tackles
1 pass broken up

Fourth quarterbegan down 24-6
2nd & 6○Broken up
FinalL 13-41

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 24-10 at CaliforniaSept. 250 tkl0 TFL, 2 INTBig game · tied for the most interceptions in FBS that week

A big game: 0 tackles, including 2 interceptions, tied for the most interceptions in FBS that week. His interception on 4th and 6 ended California’s drive (int).

0 tackles
2 interceptions
3 drives ended on one of his plays

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10✕Interception1
1st & 10○Broken up1
Fourth quarterbegan up 17-10
4th & 6✕Interception2
FinalW 24-10

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

1
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended California’s drive (int).
2
Intercepted on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, up 24-10. Ended California’s drive (int).

W 28-20 vs North CarolinaSept. 193 tkl0 TFL, 1 INT

3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended North Carolina’s drive (int).

3 tackles
1 interception
2 drives ended on one of his plays

Fourth quarterbegan down 17-15
1st & 10✕Interception1
1st & 10○Broken up1
FinalW 28-20

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 28-20. Ended North Carolina’s drive (int).

W 22-7 vs Georgia SouthernSept. 123 tkl0 TFL

3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

3 tackles
1 pass broken up

Second quarterbegan up 7-0
2nd & 18◆Forced fumble1
Third quarterbegan up 16-7
2nd & 7○Broken up
FinalW 22-7

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.

1
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 10-0.

L 10-51 at LSUSept. 57 tkl0 TFLtied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week

7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.

7 tackles
2 passes broken up

Second quarterbegan down 17-3
1st & 5○Broken up
1st & 25○Broken up
1st & 10○Broken up
FinalL 10-51

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.

Signature game

Week 9 · 2026

W 36-24

at Florida State

2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle

Where he ranks

Interceptions5tied for 1st in the ACC this season; tied for 12th among current FBS players over the whole career (7).

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

PD rate

15%4 pass breakups

Interceptions

5interceptions

Tackle volume

26tackles this season

26 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.

Teams and coaches

2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2025Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin and Terry Smith · Run-leaning

2026Clemson5-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 95 (#3 of 344). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

95All-America level #3 of 344?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (100th percentile). Strength: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (10th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#1 / 557 · 100th pct

Passes defended#137 / 2515 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#809 / 2515 · 66th pct

Tackles#910 / 2515 · 63rd pct

QB hurries#686 / 2515 · 62nd pct

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

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Tackles for loss#2000 / 2515 · 10th pct

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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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road3g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+2g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Pass share

45.3%

248 pass / 299 run

Plays / game

68.4

8 games

Team sack rate

8.3%

289 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

26 tackles in 8 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

95 · #3 of 344 corners

Former four-star. Now #3 at the position.

Elliot Washington II

This week

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 tackles in 8 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023 6 games

2026 8 games