Originally from Tampa, Florida, Washington played college football at Mississippi Valley State.

His first two seasons had a cumulative 19–5 record, back-to-back black college football national championships, and top 25 FCS rankings.

Washington played and started 14 games in 1984 with a career high six interceptions for 139 yards including two returned for touchdowns.

[1] From 1987 to 1991, Washington was defensive backs coach at Bethune–Cookman, helping Bethune–Cookman win the 1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship.

[2] Washington's first job at North Carolina A&T was in 2001 as special teams coordinator under head coach Bill Hayes.

[2] Following Broadway, Washington returned to North Carolina A&T in 2011 to become defensive coordinator and secondary coach, positions he would hold for seven years.

[5] A&T finished the season with a MEAC co-championship, 2018 Celebration Bowl title, black college football national championship, and year-end rankings in both FCS polls (no.

The team went on to win the 2019 Celebration Bowl and defended their black college national championship as a result.