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Video: 2026 Rookie Prospects w/ Pat Kerrane and JJ Zachariason
Mike Washington is the last running back that you have uh in the in your weekly starter tier... his advanced numbers are really not that good. Uh really well below average in like explosive run rate... his adjusted yards per team play in his best year was okay. 65th percentile. You know, reception share in his best season, 62nd percentile... everything looks not great for Mike Washington.

STACKED’s take

Negative signalProjection

Trait-heavy RB with below-average metrics; draft capital bet without production to back it.

Mike Washington is the last running back in the weekly starter tier, positioned as a bet on draft capital and athleticism rather than production. His advanced metrics are well below average: explosive run rate is 'really not that good,' adjusted yards per team play in his best year was 65th percentile, and reception share in his best season was 62nd percentile. At almost 23 years old, he tested well at the combine but lacks the production profile to justify his draft capital, making him a cautionary example of prioritizing traits over production. JJ Zachariason notes 'everything looks not great for Mike Washington' and warns the model has historically 'ruined ourselves' by taking trait-heavy backs without strong production profiles. Latavius Murray (career-trajectory comp, not stylistic) represents a realistic 80th–90th percentile NFL outcome ceiling for Washington's production potential.

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