Keith Washington

Agreed to terms, 4/27/20…The Prattville, Ala. native played two seasons at West Virginia after the 2017 campaign at Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) Community College and 2015-16 at Michigan.

Agreed to terms, 4/27/20…The Prattville, Ala. native played two seasons at West Virginia after the 2017 campaign at Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) Community College and 2015-16 at Michigan. In three FBS seasons, he played in 31 games with 17 starts and posted 66 tackles (52 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, six interceptions, 18 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…In 2019, he started all ten games he appeared in for the Mountaineers and posted 23 stops (17 solo), three picks, nine passes defensed and one fumble recovery…Ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 6 in the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.3)…Ranked No. 51 in the country and No. 6 in the league in total interceptions (3)…Tallied his first career fumble recovery to go along with two tackles and a pass breakup at Baylor…Secured an interception against Texas, his third of the year to go along with three tackles and three pass breakups…Posted his second interception of the season at Kansas…In 2018, Washington was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, finishing with 40 tackles (33 solo), 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, three interceptions and nine pass breakups…No. 5 in Big 12 in total interceptions (3)…No. 5 in Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.3)…No. 2 on WVU defense in pass breakups (9)…Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops and a sack and two pass breakups against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl…Reeled in his third interception of the season against Oklahoma State, also notched five solo stops and three passes defensed…Set career-highs in solo tackles (six) and forced fumbles (one) vs. Texas Christian…Hauled in the second interception of his season and career vs. Baylor…Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week: Texas Tech…WVU Defensive Co-Champion: Texas Tech…Earned his first career start against Texas Tech, setting career-high with seven tackles…Also reeled in his first career interception against the Red Raiders, taking it back 51 yards for a touchdown…Played in nine games at Copiah-Lincoln in 2017, finishing with 20 tackles (14 solo), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, two interceptions and five pass breakups…In 2016, lettered at Michigan, playing on special teams units in nine games and also played cornerback…Redshirted his freshman season in 2015…Graduated from West Virginia in Aug. 2019 with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies…Played at Prattville (Ala.) HS, the school also attended by former Saints S Roman Harper…A two-time Montgomery Advertiser Player of the Year (2014-15)…Was a dual-threat quarterback in high school and completed 93-of-162 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns…Ran the ball 152 times for 1,201 yards and scored 20 touchdowns…Father Keith Sr. played defensive end at Louisiana Tech, where he was an All-Big West selection in 1994.