A photo of DeSoto High School offensive lineman Byron Washington went viral Sunday following the Texas school’s 6A Division II State Championship win. It’s not hard to see why.
Washington’s DeSoto squad destroyed Summer Creek 74-14 in Arlington, Texas to win back-to-back state titles — the first time in school history.
Washington, a 6’8″ offensive tackle weighing 380 pounds, was seen in a snapshot manhandling Summer Creek defensive end Kaleb Walker. The scene was an apt representation of the historic drubbing DeSoto delivered in the contest.
Went To Jerry’s, But We Took Over The World 💍 pic.twitter.com/314dDZs9fM
— Byron A. Washington (@ByronWash25) December 18, 2023
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, by Marc Chagall, 1963, 📸 by @w1llkombe pic.twitter.com/6vwFox7hXI
— ArtButMakeItSports (@ArtButSports) December 18, 2023
Walker isn’t a small human by any measure. He stands at 6’4″ and weighs 215 pounds. But the Summer Creek linebacker looked like a child as Washington held onto him.
It’s also not the first time Washington has drawn attention on social media for his sheer size. The teenager has generated interest on X as both a legitimate football prospect and physical specimen.
#TXHSFB world meet 2025 DeSoto LT Byron Washington, a 6'7, 360-pound monster who has offers from TCU, Texas, Arizona State and Oregon. @FootballDesoto | @ByronWash25 pic.twitter.com/MwOtxrQJzd
— Greg Powers 🏟️ (@GPowersScout) August 26, 2023
Let me introduce you to the biggest high school football player in the country!
Byron Washington is a 6’8” 360 lbs. Senior at DeSoto High School in Texas! pic.twitter.com/f0qFpehjO1
— Leighton Glodek (@LGlodek) October 25, 2023
Washington was last rated by 247 as a 3-star recruit for the 2025 recruiting class. The burly teenager is favored to go to Texas. He even rocked a Longhorns shirt after DeSoto’s title win.
Big Byron Washington rocking Texas after a 🏆 winhttps://t.co/GuPD7KNTGI pic.twitter.com/KycBpMZdGe
— Sam Spiegelman (@samspiegs) December 17, 2023
Here’s Washington dwarfing 6’0″ Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian during a July visit to Austin.
New 2025 Texas OT offer, the enormous 6-foot-8 and 365-pound OL from DeSoto Byron Washington, told IT that he could "no doubt" see himself as a Longhorn in the future. pic.twitter.com/ayz73XzArB
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) July 28, 2023
Texas has high-profile QB Arch Manning expected to be fully ready to take over as QB1 in 2025. Manning himself has reportedly bulked up significantly, but it can’t hurt to potentially have Washington on the O-line to help protect him.
