Penn State Football: An early look at next year’s NFL Draft prospects

Ji'Ayir Brown #16 of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Ji'Ayir Brown #16 of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 20: Parker Washington #3 of the Penn State Nittany Lions catches a pass for a touchdown against Tyshon Fogg #8 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half at Beaver Stadium on November 20, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 20: Parker Washington #3 of the Penn State Nittany Lions catches a pass for a touchdown against Tyshon Fogg #8 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half at Beaver Stadium on November 20, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Penn State Football wide receiver – Parker Washington

On numerous occasions last season, Parker Washington showed us that he can be just as good of a wide receiver as Jahan Dotson. Plays such as his touchdown catch vs Rutgers, as well as his one-handed catches against Michigan State and Arkansas, come to mind as some examples.

Washington, like Dotson, has tremendous hands and is extremely dangerous as a ball carrier after the catch, even though they are very different body types.

Once again, the Big Ten is loaded with elite playmakers at wide receiver, and the Penn State receiver from Sugar Land, TX is right up there with the best of them.

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With Dotson now onto the NFL, Washington will be moved into the slot, which should provide him with even more opportunities to get the ball in his hands.

He hauled in 64 catches for 820 yards as the number two receiver in 2021, so now that he will be Sean Clifford’s go-to guy, Parker Washington can comfortably surpass 1,000 receiving yards in 2022 and be selected within the first three rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft.

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