Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington is serious about his routine.
He’s awake by 4:30 a.m. and leaving for the Miller Electric Center less than 20 minutes later. He arrives at the facility before 5 a.m. and immediately gets to work, FaceTiming his personal trainer to get prep work done before his team-mandated workouts.
Keep in mind, this is still roughly three hours before training camp practice typically starts. Once the horn sounds to start practice, Washington bounces around from wide receiver drills to punt returner reps during special teams periods.
In between, the run-of-the-mill leaping, sliding or diving catch that he’s grown accustomed to making
through the first week and change of the preseason.
Washington has, by far, had the best training camp of any player to this point. His consistency has been noticeable each day with the starting offense as he makes a play regardless of who’s across from him.
Once practice wraps up, he’ll typically get more work in with quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the pair throws extra routes alongside other pass catchers. Washington said he’ll leave the building around 6:30 p.m., which clocks him at less than 12 hours outside of the building on a typical day.
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“We want to be the first person in the building. Might not be able to beat Park because he’s here and he turned on the alarm and turned off the alarm,” Travis Hunter said jokingly of Washington earlier in camp. “Park is here all day.”
The same sentiments have been echoed by teammates, coaches and even the staff members. Washington is always in the building working on something.
And the results of that work have been on full display through the early portion of training camp.
“Camp is taxing, but if you want to take it to the next step and go to the next level and what I'm trying to do,” Washington said. “I have to be able to do that each day and just have that prep and like I said, be ready to go.”
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Washington jokingly said he’s going to ask for the code to turn the lights on in the indoor facility of the Miller Electric Center. He said some days there are other players who are with him working out, other days it’s just him.
“Eventually guys come in, right?” he said with a laugh.
The thing that jumps out about Washington this season is his consistency and comfortability. He entered training camp in a reserve role each season since being drafted.
From backing up veteran Christian Kirk, to last season being behind the rotation of Brian Thomas Jr., Travis Hunter and Dyami Brown. This season is the first year where he’s come into the preseason as a solidified starter.
The same way he’s consistently been in the building, Washington has remained a constant on the field for the Jaguars. No matter the personnel grouping or formation, Washington has been right there alongside Trevor Lawrence for most reps that the starters take this camp. It’s a big step up for the former sixth-round draft pick out of Penn State.
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“It's been really cool for me because since day one, like I said, as a rookie, I just had to come in here and grow and get better and prove my value,” Washington said. “That's how I'm attacking it each day, and that's never going to change.”
Washington logged career numbers in yards (847), targets (95), catches (58) and touchdowns (5) in his first season in Liam Coen’s offense. But he wants more. He had a career-best 145-yard performance last December as the Jaguars defeated the Denver Broncos on the road.
He was largely unguardable against one of the top defenses in the league. He feels like he can achieve more, though.
“I love to watch my stuff, my highlights to see even though that was a good play, how could I make that easier?” he said. “Or how could I make that better? And that's kind of how I kind of stacked it this offseason, just finding ways to attack those small details in my receiver game.”
While Washington is projected to have a big role with Jacksonville’s offense, he wants to continue his responsibilities as the punt returner for the team. He’s logged three punt return touchdowns in his career, including two last season.
Special teams coordinator Heath Farwell said Washington is “feared” across the league for his return abilities. Though, several players are jockeying for the opportunity to be featured as the teams returner, until Coen makes the call to pull Washington, the job is his.
“Obviously, we'll get some more receiver play, but as I said, I want to come out here and be my best self,” Washington said. “If that happens to be on return, shoot. I feel like I've been studying that for a while now. Let's see if we can make some more plays.”
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Parker Washington beats the staff to Jaguars' Miller Electric Center
