#52

Nasir Washington

Senior defensive lineman for Miami (OH). 2025: 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

DL · Miami (OH) · Sr. · #52

6′4″ · 269 lb · Philadelphia, PA

CFB Index 31 · #322 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

3.5

sacks · 2025

5.5 TFL · 17 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs UNLV

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Miami (OH). 2025: 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2021.

His career, year by year

Nasir Washington

DL · Miami (OH) · Sr · #52

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his fifth year in the same defensive front at Miami (OH). One game to point at: 4 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 15, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Chuck Martin — 40-28 over that span.

2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #322 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#477 / 2975 · 83rd pct

5.5

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Tackles#2235 / 2975 · 24th pct

Solo tackles#2282 / 2975 · 21st pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home3g	2.0	0.8	0.5	0.0
Road6g	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	0.8	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #322 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #322 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #22 of 43 Mid-American DLs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Miami (OH)	17	8	5.5	3.5	--	--	--
2024	Miami (OH)	31	12	2.0	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Miami (OH)	9	2	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Miami (OH)	7	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Miami (OH)	3	1	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		67	25	8.5	4.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 38–0

vs Lindenwood

3 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.

With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 0-17@ Wisconsin	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Rutgers	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 38-41vs UNLV	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 38-0vs Lindenwood	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 25-14@ Northern Illinois	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 37-20@ Buffalo	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 45-24vs Ball State	1	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 15	L 13-23@ Western Michigan	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Bowl	L 3-18@ Fresno State	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Total		17	8	5.5	3.5	—

How he plays

Play style

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

9 games

17Tackles

8Solo

5.5TFL

3.5Sacks

0Pass def.

0INT

17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.

Week 11 sack
Week 11 sack
Week 41 sack
Week 140.5 sacks

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

2026 Outlook

Miami (OH)

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Miami (OH)

Returning around him

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 #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Khordae Sydnor’s 2022 season.

Khordae Sydnor

81%match

Purdue · 2022

YaYa Diaby

Louisville · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19

80%

Cade Hall

San José State · 2022

All-Mountain West

80%

Isaiah McGuire

Missouri · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 4

78%

Kelby Collins

Alabama · 2025

78%

Matches Khordae on

TFL rate

Sack rate

Weight

Differs from Khordae on

Hurry rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Steven Parker's graduate season at Texas State (2024).

Steven Parker

82%match

Texas State · 2024

Ethan Hurkett

Iowa · 2025

80%

Fadil Diggs

Syracuse · 2024

NFL Rd 7

79%

Clayton Smith

Arizona State · 2025

78%

Johnny Walker

Missouri · 2024

76%

Matches Steven on

Class year

TFL rate

Weight

Player DNA

Players who play like Nasir Washington

Jaylon White-McClain

Cincinnati · 2025

86%

Justin Beadles

Louisville · 2025

84%

Kelby Collins

Alabama · 2025

78%

Sekou Kromah

Temple · 2025

76%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology