Dwayne Washington

Detroit Lions 236th pick

RB ·

Washington · 2016–2022

Games

592

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Receptions

101

Rec Yards

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2016

Round

Round 7

Pick

236th overall

Team

Detroit Lions

Position

College

Washington

Dwayne Washington Career Stats

Best statistical season: 2016 with DET (265 rushing yards).

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2016	DET	11	90	265	1
2017	DET	5	20	44	0
2018	NO	7	27	154	0
2019	NO	6	8	60	0
2020	NO	6	8	15	0
2021	NO	8	4	16	0
2022	NO	7	11	38	0
2023	DEN	3	0	0	0
Career		53	168	592	1

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds
2016	DET	11	15	10	62
2017	DET	5	2	2	14
2018	NO	7	0	0	0
2019	NO	6	1	1	6
2020	NO	6	0	0	0
2021	NO	8	2	2	12
2022	NO	7	1	1	7
2023	DEN	3	0	0	0
Career		53	21	16	101

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast
2016	DET	11	0	0
2017	DET	5	2	1
2018	NO	7	3	0
2019	NO	6	1	2
2020	NO	6	2	0
2021	NO	8	6	1
2022	NO	7	0	1
2023	DEN	3	1	2
Career		53	15	7

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds
2016	DET	11	2	46
2017	DET	5	2	31
2018	NO	7	0	0
2019	NO	6	1	12
2020	NO	6	2	31
2021	NO	8	3	56
2022	NO	7	4	69
2023	DEN	3	0	0
Career		53	14	245

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Dwayne Washington is a former running back out of Washington, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 236th overall pick (round 7) in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played 96 regular-season games from 2016 to 2023, with the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2016	DET	11	90	265	1	2.9	11	0
2017	DET	5	20	44	0	2.2	1	0
2018	NO	4	27	154	0	5.7	7	0
2019	NO	4	8	60	0	7.5	2	0
2020	NO	2	8	15	0	1.9	0	0
2020 POST	NO	1	1	2	0	2.0	0	0
2021	NO	3	4	16	0	4.0	0	0
2022	NO	3	11	38	0	3.5	2	0
2016	DET	11	90	265	1	2.9	11	0
2017	DET	5	20	44	0	2.2	1	0
2018	NO	4	27	154	0	5.7	7	0
2019	NO	4	8	60	0	7.5	2	0
2020	NO	3	9	17	0	1.9	0	0
2021	NO	3	4	16	0	4.0	0	0
2022	NO	3	11	38	0	3.5	2	0
Career		32	168	592	1	3.5	23	0
Career		1	1	2	0	2.0	0	0
Career		96	—	592	1	—	—	—

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R	1D
2016	DET	11	15	10	62	6.2	5
2017	DET	5	2	2	14	7.0	1
2018	NO	4	0	0	0	—	0
2019	NO	4	1	1	6	6.0	0
2020	NO	2	0	0	0	—	0
2020 POST	NO	1	0	0	0	—	0
2021	NO	3	2	2	12	6.0	0
2022	NO	3	1	1	7	7.0	0
2016	DET	11	15	10	62	6.2	5
2017	DET	5	2	2	14	7.0	1
2018	NO	4	0	0	0	—	0
2019	NO	4	1	1	6	6.0	0
2020	NO	3	0	0	0	—	0
2021	NO	3	2	2	12	6.0	0
2022	NO	3	1	1	7	7.0	0
Career		32	21	16	101	6.3	6
Career		1	0	0	0	—	0
Career		96	—	16	101	6.3	—

People Also Search For

More from the 2016 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LA	Jared Goff	QB	California
1	2	PHI	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
1	3	LAC	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
1	4	DAL	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
1	5	JAX	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida State
1	6	BAL	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
1	7	SF	DeForest Buckner	DT	Oregon
1	8	TEN	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Leonard Floyd	DE	Georgia
1	10	NYG	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State