Mile High Report · Apr 30, 2022
Why did the Broncos draft Samford wide receiver/kick returner Montrell Washington?
Washington led the FCS in all-purpose yards in 2021.With the 162 selection in the 2022 NFL Draft the Denver Broncos selected Samford receiver and returner Montrell Washington. A zero-star recruit out of the 2017 class, Washington chose to sign with the Samford Bulldogs and didn’t really blow up until his junior season, when he was named an All-American return specialist as he averaged over 20 yards per return. Washington’s 2020 season was impacted by Covid-19, but in Samford’s seven spring games he did enough to make the All-SoCon team as a return specialist and receiver. Last fall he led the FCS in all-purpose yards with 1,967 total yards and tallied 18 total touchdowns.
