Usage / Role
56%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023USC
Tahj Washington
WR • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Marshall, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tahj Washington reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Tahj Washington built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Marshall, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Memphis and USC. The clearest part of Tahj Washington's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 241
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Tahj Washington, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · USC. Tahj Washington reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,224
- Receptions
- 209
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Tahj Washington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,224
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marshall · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Marshall · 18 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 21 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 1,062 receiving yards · WR 24th (top 3%) · Pac-12 6th (top 4%) · National 24th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 11 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 35 | 638 | 7 | 71.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 54 | 602 | 1 | 66.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 12 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 45 | 676 | 6 | 72.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 13 | 7 | 99 | 2 | 83.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 52 | 963 | 6 | 83.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Tahj Washington played WR for Memphis and USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tahj Washington recorded 21 rushing yards, 3,224 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
USC paired 1,062 primary output with 94.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 94.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Memphis, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · USC
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
81.7
Efficiency
94.2
Usage
18.7
Consistency
78.9
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 99. Nevada: 75. San José State: 85. Stanford: 73. Arizona State: 45. Colorado: 117. Arizona: 61. Notre Dame: 41. Utah: 112. California: 102. Washington: 122. Oregon: 82. UCLA: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 7 by 94.3. Nevada: 3 by 100. San José State: 2 by 100. Stanford: 4 by 100. Arizona State: 1 by 100. Colorado: 8 by 97.5. Arizona: 3 by 100. Notre Dame: 4 by 68.3. Utah: 5 by 100. California: 5 by 100. Washington: 8 by 100. Oregon: 4 by 100. UCLA: 5 by 64
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins82.1 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses81 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs Louisville2+ TD | W 42-28 | — | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 2 | 29 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UCLA | L 20-38 | — | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Oregon | L 27-36 | — | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 0 | 59 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Washington100 receiving yards · High volume | L 42-52 | — | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ California100 receiving yards | W 50-49 | — | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 0 | 56 |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Utah100 receiving yards | L 32-34 | — | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Notre Dame | L 20-48 | — | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 10.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Arizona | W 43-41 | — | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Colorado100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-41 | — | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 1 | 71 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Arizona State | W 42-28 | — | 1 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 45 |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Stanford | W 56-10 | — | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Nevada2+ TD | W 66-14 | — | 3 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 45 |
| Sun 8/27 | vs San José State | W 56-28 | — | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 1 | 76 |
Player Story
Tahj Washington story
Tahj Washington built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Marshall, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Memphis and USC. The clearest part of Tahj Washington's career was his receiving role: 209 catches, 3,224 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 21 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 21 rushing yards, 7 tackles, and 438 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis and USC.
The arc is straightforward: Tahj Washington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Memphis
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2021-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 32 | 46.7 | 4.6 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 743 | 86.8 | 17.6 | 711 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 743 | 86.8 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 602 | 77.6 | 17.5 | -141 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 785 | 90.1 | 16.8 | 183 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 785 | 90.1 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 1,062 | 94.2 | 18.7 | 277 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 1,062 | 94.2 | 18.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington
Week 10 · L 42-52 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122
Receiving Yards
99.6 takeover
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs California
Week 10 · W 41-35 · Conference game
112
Receiving Yards
94.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game
117
Receiving Yards
94.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 45-37 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Louisville
Week 1 · W 42-28 · Postseason
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Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 94.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · USC
1,062 primary output · 94.2 efficiency · 18.7 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · USC
83.8
1,062 primary · 94.2 efficiency · 18.7 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · USC
72.3
785 primary · 90.1 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
10
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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