Broderick Washington Jr.

Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	Sacks	Tkl	TFL
Career		73	6.0	110	10.5
2025		3	0.0	4	0
2024		15	2.0	21	2.5
2023		16

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Spotrac flags Broderick Washington Jr.'s contract as a market-rate deal; FanVerdicts grades it D+ Contract Value Index because the production-to-pay ratio shakes out accordingly. Washington's 2025 season yielded just four tackles across three games before ankle surgery sidelined him, and with his return explicitly described as "not imminent," the $5.25M AAV deal—structured across three years—represents dead money on a rotational depth piece with no statistical claim to justifying the investment. For a defensive tackle in his role, $5.25M annually is at or slightly above the positional floor for roster rotation; the problem is that Washington has neither the elite metrics nor the durability to absorb that price tag. At 29 years old in his sixth NFL season, drafted in the fifth round in 2020, Washington has never developed into a marquee contributor, and a major surgical recovery at this late-career juncture compounds the contract's drag on Baltimore's cap flexibility. The Ravens' recent offensive additions—including signings at defensive line, linebacker, safety, and quarterback—signal front-office contingency planning rather than confidence in Washington's near-term availability, a narrative that makes his Contract Value Index grade feel generous rather than harsh. Unless Washington returns to full health and immediately proves he can produce at a starter level, this deal will age poorly, and the team's offseason activity suggests they've already mentally moved on to alternative depth options.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Broderick's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Snap share and per-play impact line up to a C- performance grade for Broderick Washington Jr. The 29-year-old rotational defensive tackle is a below-average contributor at his position, lacking the consistency and production volume to register as more than a depth piece in Baltimore's defensive line rotation. His 2025 season production of four tackles across three games reflects minimal counting output with no other statistical leverage — there's simply not enough tape or impact to move the needle beyond "reserve status." The core issue is durability: Washington has spent the bulk of the offseason on injured reserve recovering from ankle surgery, and the explicit reporting that his return is "not imminent" signals a prolonged timeline that compounds the problem of already-thin production. At a critical contract juncture and age 29, a 6-year veteran has little room for error, and the Ravens' recent offensive and defensive acquisitions — adding depth across multiple positions — indicate the front office is already contingency-planning around his unavailability rather than banking on his return. Without a sharp bounce-back and immediate roster impact, Washington's window to retain a meaningful role may be closing faster than his recovery timeline suggests, and the injury narrative now overshadows whatever developmental or depth value he once offered.

How Broderick Compares at the Position

Broderick Washington Jr. ranks 137th of 216 graded defensive tackles by performance. That slots Broderick between Jack Heflin (C-) just ahead and Treven Ma’ae (C-) just behind.

Current Sentiment

The public narrative around Broderick Washington Jr. is about as bleak as it gets for a depth player, and the steady F sentiment grade reflects exactly that reality. His placement on injured reserve alongside a confirmed ankle surgery has dominated his entire recent media footprint, with the explicit acknowledgment that his return is "not imminent" doing serious damage to whatever roster security a rotational defensive tackle on a modest $0.8M salary could reasonably claim. That framing is brutally unforgiving for a 6-year veteran who has never carved out a marquee role — at 29 years old, with no established identity beyond rotational depth, a prolonged surgical recovery at a contract juncture like this one is the kind of storyline that quietly ends NFL careers. His performance grade sits at an equally grim F, and the production on record — four tackles across three games — gives him essentially no statistical leverage to fight back against the injury narrative. Meanwhile, Baltimore has been active in the offseason, adding bodies at multiple positions, including DT Rayshaun Benny, which signals the front office is already building contingency plans around Washington's unavailability rather than waiting for him. Washington's own public optimism about getting ready for the regular season is a credit to his character, but enthusiasm from a player still months away from returning carries almost no weight in shaping how the league evaluates his future. The bottom line: Washington is a fringe roster player whose window to stick may be closing faster than his ankle is healing, and nothing in the current narrative suggests that trajectory is about to reverse.