2018 Football Roster
Roster
Jerome Washington
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 256
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, N.J.
- High School:
- Stony Brook School (N.Y.)
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played in seven games with four starts at tight end ... totaled 11 receptions for 202 yards for an average of 18.4 per catch ... picked up eight first downs ... returned to the field on Senior Day against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... hauled in a 39-yard reception from a halfback pass against Indiana (9/29) ... collected 62 receiving yards on three receptions versus Buffalo (9/22) ... totaled three catches for 41 yards at Kansas (9/15) ... had a 12-yard reception at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) ... started the season opener against Texas State (9/1) and recorded two receptions for 32 yards ... named to the John Mackey Award watch list (7/20), an honor presented annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 12 games with 11 starts at tight end ... led the team with 28 receptions and 282 receiving yards on the season ... picked up 13 first downs and scored one touchdown ... had one catch versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... added two catches for seven yards at Indiana (11/18) ... reeled in three receptions for 57 yards in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... collected a 30-yard catch at Michigan (10/28) ... registered three receptions for 22 yards in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... hauled in a six-yard catch versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... totaled three receptions for 27 yards in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23), including a highlight-reel grab on a third down that was trapped by his feet and involved a summersault ... picked up first career touchdown in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... recorded three catches for 54 yards versus Eastern Michigan (9/9) ... led the team with six receptions in Rutgers debut against No. 8 Washington (9/1).
2016 (Junior): Transferred to Rutgers in the summer with two seasons of eligibility remaining ... sat out season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2015 (Sophomore at Miami): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams ... saw action against Nebraska (9/19) ... recorded first career reception with a 13-yard catch in action at FAU (9/11) ... made career debut versus Bethune-Cookman (9/5).
2014 (Freshman at Gattaca Football Club): Enrolled at Mercer Community College, but played for the Gattaca Football Club ... recorded 24 receptions for 510 yards and eight touchdowns.
Prior to College: Competed at Gunnery Prep School in Washington, Conn., in 2013 ... rated a consensus four-star junior college recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … 16th-best junior college prospect and best post-graduate tight end by 247Sports … played scholastically at The Stony Brook School in New York, producing four catches for 137 yards and two scores during senior season.
Personal: A labor and employment relations major.
