Honors
• All-Region 2 second team, 2021, and third team, 2022
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2019, 2021 and 2022
• Centennial Conference defensive player of the week, 2022
• Centennial Conference special teams player of the week, 2021
• Bianco Award (MVP of Moravian game), 2022
Team Awards
• Terminator - McDaniel, 2018
• Special Forces - Dickinson, Gettysburg, Delaware Valley and Randolph-Macon, 2018
• Big Play Defense - McDaniel, 2018
• Big Play Special Teams - Dickinson, Thomas More, McDaniel and Randolph-Macon, 2018
• "Dig In" - Randolph-Macon, 2018
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
|
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFLoss |
|
Sack |
PBU |
Intecrcti |
FF |
FRec |
Blk |
|
KOReturrn |
Avg |
Lg |
| 2018 |
13 |
|
20 |
6 |
26 |
1-2 |
|
0 |
5 |
4-55 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
4-52 |
13.0 |
16 |
| 2019 |
14 |
|
32 |
5 |
37 |
2-3 |
|
0 |
11 |
2-23 |
0 |
1-0 |
0 |
|
16-387 |
24.2 |
42 |
| 2021 |
13 |
|
32 |
8 |
40 |
3-7 |
|
0 |
5 |
3-76 |
1 |
1-0 |
0 |
|
13-482 |
37.1 |
96 |
| 2022 |
11 |
|
17 |
7 |
24 |
4-15 |
|
1-8 |
7 |
3-14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5-129 |
25.8 |
42 |
| Totals |
51 |
|
101 |
26 |
127 |
10-27 |
|
1-8 |
28 |
12-168 |
1 |
2-0 |
1 |
|
38-1050 |
27.6 |
96 |
Career Highs
tackles – 7 vs. Moravian, 2021
solo tackles – 6 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2021
pass breakups – 4 vs. Salisbury, 2019
interceptions – 2 vs. Moravian, 2022, and vs. Juniata, 2021
Career Highlights
2022
• Led team as one of the defensive captains
• Became 13th player in program history named to All-Centennial Conference first team three times
• Broke school record for career pass breakups (28)
• Finished second all-time in career kickoff return average (27.6)
• Led team and tied for fourth in the CC with 7 pass breakups
• Season high in interceptions (2) and pass breakups (3) came vs. Moravian
• Showed ability to play run with 4 tackles for loss, including first career sack vs. McDaniel
• Returned opening kickoff of Johns Hopkins game 37 yards to midfield
2021
• Excelled both at cornerback and as a kickoff returner
• Tied for fourth on the Mules in tackles, tied for third in interceptions and was fifth in pass breakups
• Fourth in the Centennial Conference in yards on kickoff returns
• Top returner for a unit that led Division III in kickoff return average
• Set school record for best kickoff return average in a season
• Scored three touchdowns on returns
• Against Juniata, became first Mule since 1984 to return a kickoff and an interception for a touchdown in the same game
• Also recorded pick-six and broke up two passes vs. Dickinson
• Made season-high 6 solo tackles and recorded 2 tackles for loss in win at Franklin & Marshall
• Forced fumble in NCAA Tournament win vs. Framingham State
• Returned opening kickoff of NCAA Tournament game at Delaware Valley 49 yards to set up first touchdown
2019
• Started every game at cornerback
• Ninth on the Mules in total tackles and seventh in solo stops
• Tied for the Centennial Conference lead in pass breakups
• Tied school record with 4 pass breakups in NCAA Tournament win at Salisbury
• Third in the CC in kickoff return average (among players with at least 15 returns)
• Recorded 5 tackles in big wins vs. Ursinus, Johns Hopkins and Salisbury
• Intercepted passes vs. Dickinson and Johns Hopkins
• Made 2 tackles for loss and broke up 2 passes vs. Juniata
2018
• Had an outstanding freshman season on defense and on special teams
• Second on the Mules in interceptions and tied for third in pass breakups despite not starting a game
• Returned interception 39 yards for a score vs. McDaniel
• Broke up one pass and intercepted another vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Made impact plays in all three NCAA Tournament games, intercepting pass vs. Delaware Valley, blocking PAT vs. Randolph-Macon and recording pass breakup and assisted TFL vs. Mount Union
• Second on the Mules with 10 special teams tackles
• Recovered onside kick vs. McDaniel
Personal
• Served as team captain in both football and track at William Penn Charter School
• Three-time first-team all-league as a cornerback
• Also earned first-team honors at wide receiver as a senior
• Averaged more than 20 yards per reception as a senior and picked off seven passes during career
• Parents are John Washington Jr. and Katina Cornish
• Born March 30, 1999
• A finance major and business administration minor
