Get to know Texas signee Jordan Washington on national signing day
Whether you’re a diehard recruiting fan in need of a refresher or a casual fan in need of only the particulars, this will be the series for you.
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The first national signing day for college football begins December 20 and runs through December 22. This series gives you the chance to familiarize yourself with the next class charged with keeping Texas in a position of national prominence.
To win at a consistently high level means stacking talented class after talented class. The top-five 2024 class does just that following top-five finishes in the 2022 and 2023 classes.
On the first national signing day, Inside Texas will offer profiles of each member of the 2024 signing class. Up next, Jordan Washington
The Player: Jordan Washington, TE, Houston (Texas) Langham Creek
The Rating: 89.76 (four-star)
The Ranking: Washington is ranked as the No. 347 overall prospect, the No. 23 tight end, and the No. 53 player in Texas according to the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Washington as the No. 273 overall prospect, the No. 18 tight end, and the No. 43 player in
The Highlights:
The Recruitment: Washington took official visits to UTSA, Arizona State, Texas A&M, and Texas, and left Austin with a good idea of where he was going. He chose the Longhorns on July 4th, welcome fireworks for the 2024 class.
The Projection: Washington would definitely fit as more of a flex tight end playing off the ball like Juan Davis, JT Sanders (at times), or Jahleel Billingsley in the Steve Sarkisian offense. While already 6-foot-4, he’s currently a bit light (listed at 205 by Langham Creek) and does a lot of his best work in highlights flexed out at receiver and running by people. You can see some physicality and willingness to block in the highlights for down the road when he’s added 20+ pounds. He should be a good off-ball tight end both in the blocking game and as a target in the passing game with time and development. – Ian Boyd
The Reasoning: “Overall, choosing Texas was the better decision just because I grew up a Longhorn fan. I have pictures of me in Longhorn outfits and clothes. I just knew it was my childhood dream.”
The Relationship: “So what ultimately made me choose is coach (Jeff) Banks saying I have tools that tight end (Ja’Tavion) Sanders doesn’t have. As in the receiving ability, the route-running, I have the ability to go catch the ball. Last year it kind of said something to me, but at the same time coach Banks, he was like, ‘I’m only looking for one and the one is you.’ He’s telling me like that, and the starting tight end is my host. It must mean I am the next kind of guy to be in that room.”
The Enrollment: Washington is an early enrollee.
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The Final Word: Banks wanted just one tight end in the 2024 class and he got his man in Washington. A capable receiver with large hands, Washington will have time to refine his blocking skill to become a factor at what Sarkisian calls the second most important position in his offense.
