Adolphus Washington: Buffalo Bills’ 2017 Player Profile

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 09: Adolphus Washington #92 of the Buffalo Bills gets called for a roughing the passer penalty on quarterback Case Keenum #17 of the Los Angeles Rams during the first quarter of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 09: Adolphus Washington #92 of the Buffalo Bills gets called for a roughing the passer penalty on quarterback Case Keenum #17 of the Los Angeles Rams during the first quarter of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Adolphus Washington will look to impress a Buffalo Bills’ coaching staff that could promote him to a starter by the 2018 season.

It’s a little disappointing when the most reliable Buffalo Bills’ rookie last season was Adolphus Washington, considering he didn’t even see that much action last year. Entering the 2017 season, Washington will have more experience than any other Bills’ 2016 rookie.

Looking at last year’s rookies, no one was really given a shot to prove anything. If you don’t include special teams, Washington led the way with 330 snaps. Shaq Lawson and Kevon Seymour were given similar opportunities, with 237 and 284 snaps on defense respectively. Seymour was a part of 190 special teams snaps, though.

Jonathan Williams took 92 snaps on offense and 55 on special teams, while Cardale Jones only took 19 snaps in the season finale. Of course, Kolby Listenbee and Reggie Ragland took 0 snaps all season.

Those numbers are all very small compared to say Preston Brown, who was a part of 1,065 snaps on defense and another 135 on special teams. There were only 3 games where Brown wasn’t out there for 100% of the defensive snaps — vs. 49ers (95.1%), vs. Bengals (97.3%) and vs. Browns (98.3%).

That will all change this season. Ragland and Lawson will get a starting opportunity, while Seymour, Williams and Washington will see a lot more action. Jones is fighting for a roster spot, while Listenbee is no longer on the team.

With a bigger opportunity to shine and a year under his belt, I think Adolphus Washington will be a valuable piece to McDermott and Frazier’s defense this season.

Adolphus Washington Profile

Position: DT

Number: 92

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 295 lbs.

Age: 22 years old

College: Ohio State

Drafted: 3rd Round, 80th (2016 by BUF)

Current Contract: 4-year, $3.189 million

2017 Base Salary: $540,000

2017 Cap Hit: $758,574

2016 Stats (BUF): 15 games, 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one pass defensed, 2 stuffs for 3 yards

College Stats (4 yrs): 38 games, 142 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 25 for loss, 3 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one INT, one TD, 4 passes defensed

2017 Prediction: 16 games, 43 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 6 for loss, one forced fumble, 3 passes defensed

2016 Combine Results

40-Yard Dash: 5.17 seconds

Bench Press: 21 reps

Vertical Jump: 27 inches

Broad Jump: 99 inches

3-Cone Drill: 8.06 seconds

20-Yard Shuttle: 4.79 seconds

Recent Quote (from Bleacher Report)

"The Buffalo Bills selected Adolphus Washington in the third round of the 2016 draft knowing that soon enough they would be embracing life without Kyle Williams, the 34-year-old who has anchored their defensive line for the past 11 seasons.That day hasn’t quite come yet, as Williams is still going strong despite his advancing age. He recorded 64 tackles and five sacks in 2016.But whenever he does retire, the Bills seem to have a quality interior lineman in place to grab the torch. In the meantime, Washington can keep Williams fresh while making a solid contribution in a rotational role.He was on the field for only 330 snaps in 2016, according to Pro Football Reference, which was 30.8 percent of the Bills’ total defensive snaps. That’s all the time Washington needed to record 2.5 sacks and 21 tackles as a rookie."

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