What college does Mike Washington Jr. play for?

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Scouting Nugget: SEC workhorse

Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Running Back #3 in the 2026 class.

Background

Arkansas transfer from FCS Central Arkansas; emerged as SEC workhorse back in 2025.

College Production

2025 Arkansas: 1,280 rush yds, 15 TDs, 5.6 YPC on 229 carries + 24 rec / 187 yds.

Scouting Take

Downhill runner with contact balance; willing pass protector. Limited home-run speed; not an elusive back.

Draft Projection

Round 2-3. Fit: between-the-tackles committee lead (Titans / Dolphins).

Mock-Draft Consensus

ESPN (Jordan Reid)	PFF Big Board	Jeremiah Top 50	Consensus Avg	Realistic Range
#70	#71	—	#70.5	Picks 50-90

30-day trend: Rising

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Sources

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

NFL Scheme Fit

Gap / man / power-run scheme
Philadelphia Eagles · Baltimore Ravens · Pittsburgh Steelers · Chicago Bears

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Projected Rookie Contract Value

~$8.0M – $13.0M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #33-64 · ~85% guaranteed

Mid-pick band — guarantee % varies pick-to-pick

Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot

BEST CASE: Baltimore Ravens · #45
Why: runs a scheme that maximizes his profile.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.

WORST CASE: Las Vegas Raiders · #36
Why: RB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

Frame: Among 2026 RB prospects, his 5-11 / 220 lbs frame sits at the 68th percentile in height and 79th percentile in weight.
Position class: Mike Washington Jr. is RB #3 of 28 ranked RBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 2 are projected in the R2 range.
School pipeline: One of 5 Arkansas prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only RB.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.