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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2016Consensus #080
DT· Round 3

Adolphus
Washington.

Adolphus Washington
Sickos Grade
64/100
Pre-draft #80

Ohio State official athletic logoOhio State· 6'3"· 301 lb· 5.17s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★★stars.9894
National · #19HS class · 2012
Taft, OH
247Sports composite via CFBD
R3 · #80 · Buffalo Bills
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

The ideal defensive scheme for Washington heavily features a one-gap 4-3 penetrating front, allowing him to use his quickness and burst.

3-Technique DTInterior Pass Rusher
Best role

Washington can be a rotational 3-technique in Year 1, with the ceiling to develop into a disruptive, every-down interior pass rusher given his athletic traits.

Wrong fit

He would be a poor fit in a two-gap 3-4 scheme, where his lighter frame and lack of true anchor strength would be liabilities against larger offensive linemen.

His athleticism and penetration skills are best utilized in a scheme that prioritizes upfield disruption from its interior linemen.

04The evaluation

Selected #80 overall in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft by Buffalo Bills out of Ohio State.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'3"
Weight
301 lb
40 yd
5.17s
Vertical
27"
Broad
8'3"
3-cone
8.06s
Shuttle
4.79s
Bench
21
06Athletic profilevs. DT on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
5.17sp50
Vertical
27inp50
Broad jump
99inp50
Three-cone
8.06sp50
Shuttle
4.79sp50
Bench
21repp50
08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2015Ohio State1200100
Career1200100

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
3
Career AV
9

Adolphus Washington played defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. He was a rotational player who saw limited action before being out of the league.

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