Parker Washington might be one of the most slept-on receivers in football right now
“Best WR in the NFL” is obviously going to get people arguing, but the breakout is VERY real. Washington finished 2025 with career highs across the board: 58 catches, 847 yards and 5 TDs, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. He also added 341 punt-return yards and 2 return TDs, becoming the first player in Jaguars history with multiple punt-return touchdowns in a season.
And when Jacksonville finally got to the playoffs, he got even better.
Against Buffalo in the Wild Card round, Washington went off for 7 catches, 107 yards and a touchdown. Over Jacksonville’s final four games including that playoff matchup, he averaged 6.5 catches and 113.5 receiving yards per game, with 3 TDs.
This was a sixth-round pick who entered the league without anywhere near this type of hype, and now every time the ball gets in his hands it feels like something can happen.
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