Player Career

Aakil Washington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Aakil Washington story

Aakil Washington built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 16, spending time with Liberty, SMU, and South Alabama. The clearest part of Aakil Washington's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Aakil Washington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Liberty

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Alabama

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    SMU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020202021202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonLiberty716.65.7
2020 Regular SeasonLiberty716.65.70
2021 PostseasonLiberty1019.35.43
2021 Regular SeasonLiberty1019.35.40
2022 Regular SeasonLiberty416.92.9-6
2023 Regular SeasonLiberty0.56.71.5-3.5
2024 PostseasonSouth Alabama820.93.87.5
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama820.93.80
2025 Regular SeasonSMU0-8

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Liberty to South AlabamaG5/FCS to G5/FCS77Oct 9, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Massachusetts

Week 9 · W 62-17 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#2

@ NC State

Week 12 · L 14-15

3

Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Troy

Week 8 · W 25-9 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 8 · W 35-26

2

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Louisiana

Week 12 · L 14-42

2

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Liberty

7 primary output · 16.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

49.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Liberty

49.4

7 primary · 16.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Liberty

44.9

10 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

7

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games