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Heisman / Players / Nasir Washington /Miami (OH)

Nasir Washington

DL · Miami (OH) · Sr · #52

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

17 TACKLES · 3.5 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Miami (OH) for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Miami (OH)

Returning around him

  • 48% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #83

DL · MIAMI (OH) · MID-AMERICAN

Nasir Washington

  • 4
  • #52
  • 6-4 | 269 lb
  • Philadelphia, PA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

55

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 91st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#12982

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DEFENSE AWARD

Nagurski

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1855 national
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDL
Class4
Jersey52
Measurements6-4 | 269 lb
HometownPhiladelphia, PA
Primary teamMiami (OH)

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1855 recruit
Composite rating 0.8259 HighSchool
Signed with Miami (OH) 2021
Origin Valley West Des Moines, IA, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8259 No. 1855 recruit | HighSchool | Miami (OH)

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#12982Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#12978Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Miami (OH)

Composite

0.8259

#1855 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Nasir Washington

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Nasir Washington

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
17Tackles
5.5Tackles for loss
3.5Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0.4Sacks
Projected (13g)
25Tackles
7.9Tackles for loss
5.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 17): needs 15.8/game over remaining 4.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 17): needs 20.8/game over remaining 4.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 3.5): needs 0.6/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 3.5): needs 1.6/game over remaining 4.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Nasir Washington is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Miami (OH)'s defense, with 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #12982 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 3.5 sacks | 5.5 TFL

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 17 8 solo | #2235/4942 (55th pct)
TFL 5.5 Backfield disruption | #477/4972 (90th pct)
Sacks 3.5 Pass-rush finish | #233/4972 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defender

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
17 55th
SOLO
8 50th
TFL
5.5 90th
SACK
3.5 95th
QBH
1 44th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1L 0-17@ Wisconsin222.01.00
Wk 2L 17-45@ Rutgers110.00.00
Wk 4L 38-41vs UNLV222.01.00
Wk 5W 38-0vs Lindenwood310.00.00
Wk 6W 25-14@ Northern Illinois100.00.00
Wk 13W 37-20@ Buffalo000.00.00
Wk 14W 45-24vs Ball State100.50.50
Wk 15L 13-23@ Western Michigan400.00.00Season-high 4 tackles
BowlL 3-18@ Fresno State321.01.00
Total1785.53.50
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Miami (OH)1785.53.5------
2023Miami (OH)920.00.02----
2022Miami (OH)720.00.0------
2021Miami (OH)311.01.0------
Career4 loaded seasons36136.54.52----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 0 Coverage disruption
QB pressures 1 Quarterback hurries | #1051/1878 (44th pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 17 #2235/4942 55th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 5.5 #477/4972 90th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 3.5 #233/4972 95th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 1 #1051/1878 44th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 8 #2283/4584 50th pct Volumevs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home3g2.00.80.50.0
Road6g1.80.50.30.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins4g1.20.10.10.0
Losses5g2.41.00.60.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g2.00.80.50.0
Weeks 8+3g1.70.20.20.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort

55Mid-pack
6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st). Strength: tackles for loss (82nd). Concern: passes defended (17th).

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct
3.5defe
Tackles for loss#477 / 2975 · 83rd pct
5.5defe
QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct
1defe
Tackles#2235 / 2975 · 24th pct
17defe
Solo tackles#2282 / 2975 · 21st pct
8defe
Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DL · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 6 metrics
Nasir WashingtonMiami (OH)Jackson KuwatchMiami (OH)· 55% simMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 55% simJohnny Chaney Jr.Florida International· 54% sim
Sacks
91
Washington
96
Kuwatch
80
Parker
89
Jr.
Tackles for loss
83
Washington
96
Kuwatch
87
Parker
91
Jr.
QB hurries
55
Washington
55
Kuwatch
88
Parker
55
Jr.
Tackles
24
Washington
98
Kuwatch
98
Parker
99
Jr.
Solo tackles
21
Washington
95
Kuwatch
96
Parker
100
Jr.
Passes defended
18
Washington
48
Kuwatch
18
Parker
48
Jr.

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The 3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to YaYa Diaby’s 2022 season.

YaYa Diaby

88%match

Louisville · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19
#2

Dylan Horton

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 4
86%
#3

Khordae Sydnor

Purdue · 2022

85%
#4

Ramon Puryear

Louisville · 2023

84%
#5

Micheal Clemons

Texas A&M · 2021

NFL Rd 4
83%

Matches YaYa on

Height
Weight
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Roberts's graduate season at SMU (2024).

Elijah Roberts

90%match

SMU · 2024

All-AACNFL Rd 5
#2

Clayton Smith

Arizona State · 2025

81%
#3

Michael Heldman

Central Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
81%
#4

Ethan Hurkett

Iowa · 2025

79%
#5

Fadil Diggs

Syracuse · 2024

NFL Rd 7
78%

Matches Elijah on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Pass share

43.4%

367 pass / 478 run

Plays / game

60.4

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.3%

290 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

1 coach
2021
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
2022
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
2023
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
2025
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)

Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownPhiladelphia, PA
Height6'4"
Weight269 lb
Class4
PositionDL
Jersey52

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Miami (OH) DL4 #12982 #12978 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Miami (OH) DL4 #9762 #9434 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Miami (OH) DL4 #12681 #12599 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American
2021 Miami (OH) DL4 #11584 #11659 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Miami (OH) Mid-American DL 4 No. 52 | 6-4 | 269 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2024 Miami (OH) Mid-American DL 4 No. 52 | 6-4 | 269 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2023 Miami (OH) Mid-American DL 4 No. 52 | 6-4 | 269 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2022 Miami (OH) Mid-American DL 4 No. 52 | 6-4 | 269 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2021 Miami (OH) Mid-American DL 4 No. 52 | 6-4 | 269 lb | Philadelphia, PA