2025 Football Roster
Roster
Bryson Washington
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Franklin, Texas
- High School:
- Franklin HS
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Battled injuries throughout the year but gutted it out to start all 12 games … Often was able to start games and suffered injuries that ended outings … Rushed 154 times for 788 yards with six TDs, also catching 18 balls for 93 yards and a score … Had three 100+ yard games … Rushed 14 times for 54 yards and caught two balls vs. Auburn … Had 31 carries for 115 yards with two scores and caught three balls for 11 yards in a gutsy performance at No. 17 SMU … Rushed 21 times for 135 yards and two TDs with an 11-yard grab vs. Samford … Had 17 carries for 111 yards and three grabs for 17 yards vs. Arizona State … had 10 totes for 77 yards and a TD at Oklahoma State … Rushed nine times for 65 yards and had two catches for 18 yards and a score vs. Kansas State … Rushed 11 times for 23 yards and a TD at TCU … Had nine rushes for 21 yards and three catches for a season-best 18 yards vs. UCF … Had 14 carries for 97 yards with a long of 40 vs. Utah … Rushed nine times for 51 yards at Arizona … Had two totes for 16 yards vs. Houston before suffering a game-ending injury on the first series … Was on the preseason Maxwell and Walker Award Watch Lists.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Had the best rushing season of any freshman in program history, shattering the school standard for rushing yards (1,028), despite playing in just 11 games and leaving the bowl game in the first quarter due to injury … Started all 11 games played … Had six 100+ yard games, the most of any freshman in program history … Became the 44th member of the 1,000 career yard rushing group in BU history and ended the year ranked 42nd on the rushing list … Broke Richard Reese’s freshman standard for rushing yards … Finished with 12 rushing TDs, ranking third-most among freshman in school history … Averaged 5.9 yards per carry, ranking third-best among freshman in program history … With six 100+ yard rushing games, ranked tied for ninth in Baylor career history … Had two games with at least 150 rushing yards, the 12th player in BU career history to accomplish that feat … Named second-team Freshman All-America by The Athletic and first team by the Football Writers Association of America … Had a four-game stretch with 100+ yards rushing to conclude the regular-season, totaling 624 yards in that four games with 10 TDs, including nine rushing TDs … Also caught 22 balls for 217 yards and a score … After missing the first two games due to injury, rushed for 106 yards and a TD and caught a 23-yard ball vs. Air Force … Had 10 rushes for 21 yards and two catches for 14 yards at Colorado … Rushed 13 times for 31 yards and caught six balls for 37 yards vs. BYU … Had eight rushes for 28 yards and a 23-yard catch at Iowa State … Took over the offense starting with the Texas Tech rout in Lubbock, rushing 10 times for 116 yards and two TDs and catching three balls for 24 yards … Had 17 rushes for 78 yards vs. OSU … Rushed 26 times for four TDs and caught two balls for 22 yards – a total of 218 all-purpose yards – in a win over TCU … Had 18 rushes for 123 yards and three TDs, adding five catches for 59 yards and a TD at WVU … Rushed 28 times for 113 yards at Houston … Toted it 28 times for 192 yards and two scores vs. Kansas, catching a 14-yard pass … Opened the game with five carries for 24 yards before suffering a game-ending injury in the Texas Bowl vs. LSU.
2023 (Freshman): Redshirted the season … Played in three games … Carried it 10 times for 45 yards and caught a one-yard pass vs. Long Island … Also saw action vs. No. 12/12 Utah and at UCF.
High School: Star two-way player for powerhouse Franklin High School in Franklin, Texas … A semifinalist for the 2022 Mr. Texas Football Award … Has led Franklin to 32 straight wins and consecutive 3A-DI State Championships … A four-year starter at running back and safety … Has rushed for over 2,000 yards and over 30 TDs as a senior … Rated by 247Sports as a three-star prospect, tabbed as the 55th best athlete in the nation and as the 104th best prospect in Texas … Rivals rated as a three-star prospect … Ranked by ESPN as a three-star prospect, No. 49th best running back in the class and as the 130th-best prospect in Texas … Tabbed by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as a three-star prospect and was rated as the third-best athlete and the 59th best prospect in the state … As a junior in 2021, was named Texas District 13-3A D-II Overall Co-MVP, helping lead Franklin to a 16-0 record and a Class 3A-Division II State Title … Rushed for 1,480 yards with 20 TDs on 104 carries as a junior, adding five catches for 212 yards and four scores … Defensively as a junior, had 119 tackles, eight pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and returned a fumble and an interception for a TD … As a sophomore, carried it 111 times for 1,376 yards and 19 TDs, while adding 120 tackles, 11 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions … Named district Overall MVP as a sophomore, leading Franklin to the state championship game … Tabbed first-team all-state at defensive back by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2020 … Tabbed district Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … Standout on the basketball court and in track & field … Helped lead Franklin’s basketball squad to a 20-4 record and a Texas 3A fourth-round playoff appearance as a junior … Chose Baylor over Arkansas, Houston, SMU and Boston College.
