2019 Football Roster

Jersey Number 28
Keith Washington II
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Prattville, Ala.
- High School:
- Prattville
- Prev School:
- Michigan/Copiah-Lincoln CC
- Played in 22 career games at cornerback, including 17 starts
- 2020 East-West Shrine Game
- 2019 All-Big 12 Second Team (DB)
2019 (r-Sr.)
- Started all 10 games in which he played
- Missed Iowa State and Oklahoma after sustaining a lower body muscle injury
- Ranked No. 23 nationally and No. 4 in the Big 12 in passes defended (1.2)
- Ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 6 in the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.3)
- Ranked No. 51 in the country and No. 6 in the league in total interceptions (3)
- Finished with four tackles and a pass breakup against Oklahoma State
- Posted three tackles against Texas Tech
- Tallied his first career fumble recovery to go along with two tackles and a pass breakup at Baylor
- Secured an interception against Texas, his third of the year to go along with three tackles and three pass breakups
- Posted his second interception of the season at Kansas
- Finished with two tackles and a pass breakup against NC State
- Had three tackles and a pass breakup at Missouri
- Made two tackles and recorded an interception, the fourth of his career, against James Madison
2018 (r-Jr.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB)
- Finished with 40 tackles, including 33 solo stops, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble
- Also collected two interceptions and nine pass breakups
- No. 5 in the Big 12 in total interceptions (3)
- No. 5 in the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.3)
- No. 2 on the WVU defense in pass breakups (9)
- Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops and a sack and two pass breakups against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
- Finished with five solo stops vs. Oklahoma
- Reeled in his third interception of the season against Oklahoma State, also notched five solo stops and three pass breakups
- Set career highs in solo tackles (6) and force fumbles (1) vs. TCU
- Tallied one assisted stop against Texas
- Hauled in the second interception of his season and career vs. Baylor
- Finished with two solo stops vs. Iowa State
- Registered two solo stops against Kansas
- Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week: Texas Tech
- WVU Defensive Co-Champion: Texas Tech
- Earned his first career start against Texas Tech, setting career highs assisted (2) and total (7) tackles
- Also reeled in his first career interception against the Red Raiders, taking it back 51 yards for a touchdown
- Finished with a tackle for loss against Kansas State, also tied a career high in solo tackles
- WVU Defensive Champion: Youngstown State
- Recorded three solo tackles against Youngstown State
- Tallied one assisted stop against Tennessee
- Played in nine career games at Michigan (2016)
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2018
2017 (r-So.) - Copiah-Lincoln CC
- Played for coach Glenn Davis at Copiah-Lincoln CC
- Saw action nine games, finishing with 20 tackles, including 14 unassisted tackles
- Also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, two interceptions and five pass breakups
- Season-high six tackles, two interceptions and a pass breakup at Coahoma
- Also had three tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups against Mississippi Gulf Coast …
- Three-star rating by ESPN and 247Sports
- No. 117 overall nationally, No. 14 cornerback and No. 23 overall from Alabama by 247Sports
- ESPN lists him as the No. 8 cornerback nationally
2016 (r-Fr.) - Michigan
- Lettered at Michigan for the 2016 season
- Played on special teams units in nine games and also saw time at cornerback
- Tallied one special teams stop against Wisconsin (Oct. 1), his first career tackle
- Contributed one special teams tackle at Rutgers (Oct. 8) and against Illinois (Oct. 22)
- Saw time on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 29) and Maryland (Nov. 5)
2015 (Fr.) - Michigan
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Chad Anderson at Prattville High
- Two-time Montgomery Advertiser Player of the Year (2014-15)
- Was a dual-threat quarterback in high school and completed 93-of-162 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns … ran the ball 152 times for 1,201 yards and scored 20 touchdowns
- Also offered by Kansas, Memphis, Texas Tech and Toledo
Personal
- Son of Keith Sr. and Candice Washington
- One of two children
- Graduated in August 2019 with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
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