Years In Coaching: 7th
Years at USF: 2nd
Alma Mater: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Missouri
Hometown: Shreveport, La.
Family: Partner: Alexis; Children: Banks and King
NOTABLE:
• Guided USF's first 1,000-yard receiver in a season.
• Coached wide receivers at Oklahoma in 2022
• Played wide receiver for seven NFL teams
• Posted 100 catches for 1,735 yards and 15 touchdowns at Missouri
• Tragically lost both parents before the age of 15 and has worked as a motivational speaker
BOWL GAMES:
2023 Boca Raton Bowl – USF
2022 Cheez-It Bowl – Oklahoma
L’Damian Washington was named the Bulls’ wide receivers coach on Feb. 17, 2023. In February of 2024, he was promoted, adding pass game coordinator to his wide receiver coaching duties.
A former NFL receiver and standout for Missouri, Washington came to USF from Western Kentucky, where he was named receivers coach and passing game coordinator in January of 2023, and having served as wide receivers coach at Oklahoma in the 2022 season.
In his first season, he helped USF produce 12 team and 16 individual records as the Bulls capped the biggest turnaround in program history (a six-win improvement) with a 45-0 rout of Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl. USF ranked No. 17 nationally in total offense (451.6 ypg) and tallied 5,871 yards, the third-best mark in program history.
Washington helped guide former walk-on Sean Atkins to become the program’s first 1,000-yard receiver (1,054) and added the season receptions record (92) while finishing No. 8 nationally in receptions per game (7.1) and No. 25 in receiving yards and earning second team All-AAC honors. The Bulls’ receivers helped USF set a program season record for passing yards (3,494), completions (287), completion percentage (64.1%) and touchdown passes (27).
At Oklahoma (2022), Washington worked with an offense that produced 32.9 points per game and averaged 8.14 yards per reception. His top pupil at OU was Marvin Mimms, who caught 54 passes for 1,083 yards and six touchdowns on the season. Mims averaged just over 20 yards per reception on the year, sixth best in the nation, making him one of the elite deep threats in all of college football.
Before making the move to Oklahoma, Washington worked as the receivers coach for one season at Southern University (2021) and served one season as the director of player development at his alma mater, Missouri (2020). Before joining the ranks of collegiate coaching, Washington was the head coach at West Middle School in Columbia, Mo. for two years.
As a player at Missouri, Washington was a four-year letterwinner for the Tigers. For his career, he totaled 100 catches for 1,735 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. Ten of his 15 touchdowns came in his senior year of 2013 when he helped Missouri win an SEC East Championship and posted 50 catches for 893 yards.
Washington graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Missouri.
Washington signed an undrafted free-agent contract with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in 2014. He played for seven different teams in the NFL from 2014-15. He also played the 2017 season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Washington's playing career concluded with stints with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF and the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL.
Washington is well known for his perseverance in life after losing both his parents by the age of 15. The Shreveport, La. native has spent time since his graduation from Mizzou sharing his story and inspiring many as a motivational speaker.
Year-by-Year
2024- USF Wide Receivers Coach/Pass Game Coordinator
2023 USF Wide Receivers Coach
2022 Oklahoma Wide Receivers Coach
2021 Southern University Wide Receivers Coach
2020 Missouri Director of Player Development
2018-19 West Middle School Head Coach
