Rutgers Football adds former player Isaiah Washington to coaching staff
Rutgers Football is bringing another former Scarlet Knight back home, as former wide receiver Isaiah Washington (2019-23) has joined the coaching staff as a Player Development Assistant.
The Jacksonville, Florida native and played his high school ball down at Trinity Christian Academy, where he was ranked the No. 80 overall recruit in the state of Florida for the 2019 class.
At the end of his recruitment, Washington committed to Rutgers over 21 other offers from programs like Boston College, Duke, Nebraska, NC State, Wake Forest and several others. He would go on to spend the next five years in Piscataway, where he tied the school record for 58 total games played. Over that timespan, he hauled in 74 receptions for 927 yards and three touchdowns.
Washington went on to spend the 2024 training camp with the Baltimore, before being placed on the IR and was waived on an injury settlement. He then went on to sign with Memphis Showboats for the 2025 USFL season this past spring, where he had 13 receptions for 144 yards over six games.
Former Rutgers Football Players On Staff
Washington now joins a long list of former Scarlet Knights to put on the uniform and then eventually return to the banks to join the coaching staff under Head Coach Greg Schiano.
Currently there are nine former players on the 2025 staff.
- Chas Dodd (Director of Integrated High Performance)
- Will Gilkison (Associate Athletic Director/Football)
- Ramel Meekins (Director of Football Academics)
- Scott Vallone (Tight Ends coach)
- Charlie Noonan (Defensive Tackles coach)
- David Rowe (Cornerbacks coach)
- Damaso Muñoz (Special Teams Assistant)
- Isaiah Washington (Player Development Assistant)
- Jamaal Westerman (Strength and Conditioning Assistant)
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