Tavares Lajuan Washington (April 20, 1983 – January 2, 2024) was an American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2008.

Tavares Lajuan Washington was born in Greenville, Mississippi on April 20, 1983.

He attended South Delta High School in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and played high school football for the South Delta Bulldogs.

In 2006, Washington was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent, and was a member of the 49ers' practice squad from 2006 to 2007.

Washington died in Fort Mill, South Carolina, on January 2, 2024, at the age of 40.