He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

The son of a former football player for the Kansas State Wildcats, Washington was born on March 6, 2001, and grew up in Round Rock, Texas.

[1] He attended Pflugerville High School where he played football as a wide receiver and totaled 42 receptions for 565 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.

[6] During the season, he caught the game-winning two-point conversion in the team's 20–18 nine-overtime win over the Penn State Nittany Lions, which set a record for most overtimes; Washington's gloves from the game were put on display in the College Football Hall of Fame.

[14][11] On October 20, Washington recorded his first NFL reception in the fourth quarter of the Falcons' blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks, hauling in a 14-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr.[15]