Hurricanes’ Robby Washington practicing at cornerback in spring ‘experiment’

CORAL GABLES — Hurricanes rising redshirt freshman Robby Washington was a two-way star in high school, and the Hurricanes are going to give him a look at cornerback as well as wide receiver this spring.

Washington, who played at Miami Killian and Miami Palmetto in high school, worked at cornerback during UM’s practice on Tuesday, and Miami coach Mario Cristobal said it was an “experiment” that will continue through spring camp.

“Robby’s had a really good spring at wide receiver, and for us, this is a really good time to take certain guys and experiment and see if there is maybe opportunities for them,” Cristobal said. “Maybe we can use your skillset to help the team in a certain way, and he’s a team guy first. So it’s something we’ll experiment throughout the course of spring football. … Any time we can buy a guy a rep — you saw guys, today, at different positions, at tight end, at running back, at defensive end — we’re going to keep doing that.”

The Hurricanes recruited Washington, who was rated a four-star wide receiver in the 2023 class in 247Sports’ composite rankings, as a wide receiver. In his final year in high school, Washington had 17 runs for 106 yards and two touchdowns as well as 43 catches for 560 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, he had three tackles.

Last year, Washington played nine snaps on offense and six on special teams, making two catches for 27 yards.

“He’s just really good,” Cristobal said. “He’s a natural athlete. He does a lot of things.”

Washington, who played all nine offensive snaps last year as a slot receiver, could have a hard time breaking into the starting lineup at the position. The Hurricanes return 1,000-yard receiver Xavier Restrepo, who stars at slot receiver, and fellow rising sophomore Ray Ray Joseph played more snaps last…


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Publish date : 2024-03-19 17:45:00

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