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Texas Tech football: All-time Houston area Red Raider team

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX -NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback B.J. Symons #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders throws a pass during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Jones SBC Stadium on November 22, 2003 in Lubbock, Texas. The Sooners won 56-25. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX -NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback B.J. Symons #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders throws a pass during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Jones SBC Stadium on November 22, 2003 in Lubbock, Texas. The Sooners won 56-25. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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RB: DeAndre Washington, Demarcus Felton

The best Texas Tech running back to come from Space City is DeAndre Washington.  The Missouri City native finished his Texas Tech career with 3,411 yards (fifth-most in program history) and 20 touchdowns and is the only running back in the “Air Raid” era of the program to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons.

In 2015, he put up 1,492 yards on his way to first-team All-Big 12 recognition.  That season is the fifth-best ever for a Red Raider.  Additionally, his 15 touchdown runs that year are the 6th-most in a season in Tech history.

Finally, his 4,633 career all-purpose yards is the eighth-most any player has amassed as a Red Raider.  Regardless of the era, Deandre Washington’s skill set would translate.

Capable of running between the tackles, he would be a perfect fit in the offenses of the Spike Dykes era and would be a dream come true for Matt Well and new offensive coordinator David Yost, who want to bring an inside ground attack back to the Red Raiders.

Obviously, he was a tremendous fit in the “Air Raid” scheme as well.  He had 124 career receptions for 1,091 yards and four more touchdowns becoming a weapon in the passing game.

Behind him would be Damarcus Felton who had an up-and-down career in Lubbock.  In a four-year career that ended just last season, Felton ran for 824 yards and 10 touchdowns but he never had more than 354 yards in a season.  On the current roster is sophomore RB Tazhawn Henry from Houston who ran for 341 yards last year.

The backups behind Washington would only be needed to play sparingly because Washington was such a workhorse who was a true three-down back.  Pairing the tough, physical, and dynamic DeAndre Washington with B.J. Symons and the Houston-area receivers would be unfair to opposing defenses and a blast to watch.

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