Senior tight end Jacory Washington is a significant veteran voice in the LSU locker room. Due to multiple injuries and upperclassmen playing ahead of him, Washington saw limited action on the field as he only caught one pass for six yards in his first four seasons at LSU.

Nevertheless, Washington has stayed with the program and persevered through the adversity that has surrounded him. In difficult times, he leaned on what his family imparted to him when he was younger, something he still takes to heart to this day: “Once I start something, I like to finish. That is a big thing in my family to never give up and keep moving forward and to always have faith to get through whatever we were going through.”

Washington has used these words to stick not only with the football program, but also in his school work, as he graduated from LSU in the summer with a degree in sports administration.

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