Joe Washington
Joe Dan Washington Jr.
Born: September 24, 1953
Crockett, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 179
College: Oklahoma
High School: Abraham Lincoln (Port Arthur, TX)
Career: 1977-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #4 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Joe Washington played from 1977 to 1985 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. Washington ran for 4,839 yards in his career on 1,195 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 395 passes for 3,413 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 158.3 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 80 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 135.4 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 95.8 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 179 | 16.3 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 54 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 62 | 217 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 240 | 956 | 4.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 242 | 884 | 3.7 | 26 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 144 | 502 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 210 | 916 | 4.4 | 32 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 44 | 190 | 4.3 | 40 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 145 | 772 | 5.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 56 | 192 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 52 | 210 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 1195 | 4839 | 4.0 | 41 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 31 | 244 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 45 | 377 | 8.4 | 33 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 82 | 750 | 9.1 | 43 | 3 |
| 1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 51 | 494 | 9.7 | 33 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 70 | 558 | 8.0 | 32 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 17 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 47 | 454 | 9.7 | 67 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 37 | 328 | 8.9 | 34 | 1 |
| Totals | 395 | 3413 | 8.6 | 67 | 18 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 19 | 499 | 26.3 | 90 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 516 | 24.6 | 90 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 12 |
| 1979 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 11 |
| 1981 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 13 |
| 1982 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
