85 NATE
WASHINGTON
2007 (16-4/1-0):
Played in all 16
games, starting four of them, and played in the AFC Wild Card Game against
Jacksonville…had 29 receptions for 450 yards (15.5 avg.) and a career-high five
touchdowns…tied a career-high with four receptions for 56 yards (14.0 avg.) in
Week 10 against Cleveland…set a career-high with two touchdown receptions in
Week 9 win over Baltimore, then matched that in Week 16 win over St. Louis…had
one reception for eight yards in the playoff loss to Jacksonville... 9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action, but did
not register a catch...9/16 vs. Buffalo:
Saw action at WR and registered his first catch of the season…had three
catches for 60 yards (20.0 avg.) with a long of 30...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Saw extensive
action at WR, but failed to register a catch...9/30 at Arizona: Saw extensive action
at WR and managed to bring in two catches for 18 yards (9.0 avg.)...10/7 vs. Seattle: Had his second start
of the season at WR due to injuries to Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes…had three
receptions for 26 yards (8.7 avg.) including a long of 14...10/21 at Denver: Saw extensive time at
WR and had one reception for 40 yards…reached 750 career receiving yards with 44
catches (17.0 avg.)...10/28 at
Cincinnati: Saw action in his 23rd consecutive game but did not
register a catch...11/5 vs. Baltimore:
Finished with three catches for 51 yards (17.0 avg.) with two TDs…had a
30-yard TD reception from Roethlisberger early in the second quarter to put
Pittsburgh ahead 21-0…caught a seven-yard TD from Roethlisberger late in the
second quarter for his first multi-TD game of his career...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw extensive
playing time at WR…finished with four catches for 56 yards (14.0 avg.),
including a long of 18 yards...11/18 at
N.Y. Jets: Saw extensive action in his 26th consecutive game at
WR…did not register a catch...11/26 vs.
Miami: Made his second start of the season and the third of his career in
place of the injured Santonio Holmes…finished with one catch for six yards and
one rush for no yards...12/2 vs.
Cincinnati: Made his third start of the season and the fourth of his career
in place of the injured WR Santonio Holmes…caught two passes for 16 yards (8.0
avg.)...12/9 at New England: Saw
action at WR in his 29th consecutive game…finished with two catches
for 29 yards (14.5 avg.), including a long of 21 yards...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in
his 30th consecutive game…hauled in a 30-yard TD pass from
Roethlisberger to tie the game in the fourth quarter...12/20 at St. Louis: Saw action in his
31st consecutive game at WR…had two catches for 50 yards (25.0 avg.),
including a long of 33 yards…both of his receptions went for TDs and it marked
his second multi-TD game this season and of his career...12/30 at Baltimore: Made his sixth
career start at WR…led the team with five catches for 68 yards (13.6 avg.),
including a 24-yard long...AFC WILD CARD
1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in his fourth consecutive postseason
game…brought in one catch for eight yards.
2006
(16-2): Played in
all 16 games, making his first two career starts…finished with 35 catches for
624 yards (17.8 avg.) with four touchdowns…also rushed three times for eight
yards…9/7 vs. Miami: Registered his
first career regular-season catch and touchdown when he pulled down a 27-yard
pass from Charlie Batch to give the Steelers an early 7-0 lead…finished the game
with two catches for 32 yards (16.0 avg.) and one rush for eight yards…9/18 at Jacksonville: Recorded three
receptions for 32 yards (10.7 avg.) and a long of 16…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Caught one pass
for eight yards…10/8 at San Diego:
Had three catches for 45 yards (15.0 avg.) and a long of 22…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Caught three
passes for 68 yards (22.7 avg.), including a 47-yard touchdown reception…10/22 at Atlanta: Caught three passes
for 76 yards and a game-high 25.3 average…caught a 10-yard touchdown in the
second quarter to give the Steelers a 24-21 lead…had a long catch of 49
yards…had one rush for no gain…10/29 at
Oakland: His only reception was a game-long 49-yard catch on a Hail Mary
pass at the end of the game…he was stopped at the four-yard line…11/5 vs. Denver: Caught three passes
for 24 yards (8.0 avg.) and a long of 17…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Caught two
passes for 28 yards with a long of 22…11/19 at Cleveland: Caught two passes
for 24 yards with a long of 13…11/26 at
Baltimore: Caught four passes for a team-high (tied) 49 yards (12.3 avg.)
with a game long of 27…12/3 vs. Tampa
Bay: Started his first career game in place of the injured Hines Ward…caught
three passes for a new career-high 78 yards (26.0 avg.) and a game-long of 36…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Made his first
career start at FL…caught two passes for 67 yards and hauled in a 49-yard
touchdown from Ben Roethlisberger to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead…12/17 at Carolina: Caught one pass for
14 yards and rushed once for no gain…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Caught one pass
for nine yards…12/31 at Cincinnati:
Had one reception for 21 yards.
2005
(1-0/3-0): Made the team as an undrafted rookie
free agent…contributed in the playoffs…made his first NFL catch for 13 yards for
a crucial third-down conversion against Denver in the AFC Championship Game. 9/11 vs. Tennessee: Was inactive versus
Tennessee…was released by team on Sept. 13 and signed to Steelers' practice
squad on Sept. 14. 9/25 vs. New England:
Dressed for game but did not play.
10/10 at San Diego: Was inactive.
10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Played in the first game of his career but did not
catch a pass. 10/23 at Cincinnati:
Was inactive. 10/31 vs.
Baltimore: Was inactive. 11/6 at
Green Bay: Was inactive. 11/13 vs.
Cleveland: Was inactive. 11/20 at
Baltimore: Was inactive. 11/28 at
Indianapolis: Was inactive. 12/4 vs.
Cincinnati: Was inactive. 12/11 vs.
Chicago: Was inactive. 12/18 at
Minnesota: Was inactive. 12/24 at
Cleveland: Was inactive. 1/1 vs.
Detroit: Was inactive. AFC Wild Card
Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Was inactive. AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis:
Played in first postseason game on special teams. AFC Championship Game 1/22 at Denver:
Caught the first pass of his career for 13 yards and a crucial third-down
conversion. Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs.
Seattle: Played on special teams and as a reserve wide receiver but did not
catch a pass.
COLLEGE:
Holds
eight individual Tiffin receiving records, including records for receptions in a
game (13), yards in a game (299), receptions in a season (70), yards in a season
(1,428), touchdowns in a season (16), receptions in a career (212), yards in a
career (4,214), and touchdown receptions (47). 2004: Was
a Don
Hansen's Football Gazette
Honorable Mention All-American…D2Football.com Second Team All-American…Dopke.com
Second Team All-American…Independent Football Alliance Offensive Player of the
Year…Independent Football Alliance First Team player…finished the season with
1,428 yards receiving on 69 receptions over 11 games...averaged 129.8 yards
receiving and 6.3 receptions per game…299 yards receiving with 3 touchdowns in
50-39 loss to Gannon…124 yards receiving with 3 touchdowns in 49-3 win over
Butler...139 yards receiving with a touchdown against Edinboro...115 yards
receiving with 3 touchdowns in 59-21 win over Alma College...197 yards receiving
with 2 touchdowns in close loss to Nebraska Omaha...176 yards receiving with 3
touchdowns in 56-14 win over Ohio Dominican. 2003: Dopke.com Division II Second Team
All-American...Independent Football Alliance First Team player. 2002: D2Football.com Honorable
Mention All-Northeast Division player…Independent Football Alliance First Team
honoree…majored in Information System.
PERSONAL:
Is
the son of Lisa Washington and Fred Powell...has a brother Kenny Powell and two
sisters, Tamika and Andrea Powell…was First team All City, First team All
District, and Honorable Mention All-State at Scott High School in Toledo,
Ohio…Full name: Nate Washington.
