Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/21Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).
Grant Washington
Grant Washington is a running back at Minnesota who has not played in Minnesota's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Where Washington comes from
- Avon, OH
- St. Ignatius
- St. Ignatius is about 650 miles from Huntington Bank Stadium
- Three-star, No. 1,874 in the 2025 class.
- On the Minnesota roster since 2025
Where Washington fits
Minnesota lists 9 running backs this season.
Minnesota running backs with a game this season
Minnesota is 5-3. Next: vs UCLA, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Same class and position
From St. Ignatius
Also from Avon, OH
On tape: 126 rushing yards against Northwestern State, Week 2, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota | 21 | 132 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 21 | 132 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 126 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 3-41@ Iowa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 21 | 132 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
W 66-0
126 rush yds (20 car)
Dominant 66-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With D. Lindsey — 139 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.1 · M. Shikenjanski — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.1
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −4.20Grant Washington run for no gain to the NWST 2
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.39Grant Washington run for 8 yds to the NWST 32 for a
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.00Grant Washington run for 8 yds to the MINN 49
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 18 · Q4 · EPA +0.90Grant Washington run for 9 yds to the NWST 40
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +0.79Grant Washington run for 7 yds to the MINN 38 for a
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.67Grant Washington run for 2 yds to the MINN 40
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.63Grant Washington run for 7 yds to the NWST 46
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +0.46Grant Washington run for 5 yds to the MINN 41 for a
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.41Grant Washington run for 9 yds to the NWST 37 for a
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.37Grant Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 14
Teams and coaches
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 66.0 YDS/g, 6.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
51.7%
397 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
59.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
21 carries in 2 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,874 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big Ten.
Two seasons at Minnesota
- 2026 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · 2 games
- High school St. IgnatiusCleveland, OH · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,874 in the 2025 class. Signed with Minnesota.
2025
- Signed with MinnesotaThree-star, out of St. Ignatius