Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2025SMU
Aakil Washington
LB • 6'3" • 243 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aakil Washington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Liberty
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Liberty • South Alabama • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Liberty
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Aakil Washington, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Liberty. Aakil Washington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Aakil Washington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Liberty
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wheeler · Liberty
- High school pipeline
- Wheeler · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Liberty | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Liberty | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Liberty | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Liberty | 11 | 26 | 5.5 | 4.5 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Alabama | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Aakil Washington played LB for Liberty, South Alabama, and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Aakil Washington recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Liberty.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Liberty paired 7 primary output with 16.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Liberty, South Alabama, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · South Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
3.8
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 1. North Texas: 0. Ohio: 0. Northwestern State: 0. App State: 2. LSU: 1. Arkansas State: 1. Troy: 2. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Texas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 5 by 30.8. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 6 by 25. Northwestern State: 1 by 4.2. App State: 1 by 24.2. LSU: 4 by 26.7. Arkansas State: 2 by 18.3. Troy: 4 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/15 | @ Western Michigan | W 30-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Texas State | L 38-45 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Southern Miss | W 35-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Georgia Southern | L 30-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs UL Monroe | W 46-17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/15 | vs TroySplash game | W 25-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Arkansas State | L 16-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ LSU | L 10-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/19 | @ App StateSplash game | W 48-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/12 | vs Northwestern State | W 87-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio | L 20-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Texas | L 38-52 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
Liberty
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
South Alabama
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Liberty | 7 | 16.6 | 5.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Liberty | 7 | 16.6 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Liberty | 10 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Liberty | 10 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 4 | 16.9 | 2.9 | -6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 0.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Alabama | 8 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Alabama | 8 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | -8 |
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
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#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
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