Questionable
Injury Concussion
Est. Return 12/15/2025
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
23
YDS
288
TD
1
AVG
12.5
TAR
33
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Washington is an excellent blocker who has hovered around 50 percent of offensive snaps for the Steelers over his first two seasons. The 6-foot-7, 264-pound TE is a big target, but Washington doesn’t have much wiggle and has been limited to just 261 receiving yards and one TD through 34 NFL games. The Steelers traded for Jonnu Smith in June, so even if Pat Freiermuth were to miss time, Washington may not see a significant uptick in pass-catching opportunities in a Pittsburgh offense that is likely run-first anyway. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $5.35 million contract with the Steelers in May of 2023.
Won't return Sunday
Washington (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Ravens. Burt Lauten of the Steelers' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Washington, who caught his only target in the contest for 12 yards, will thus target a potential return to action Dec. 15 against the Dolphins. Jonnu Smith, Pat Freiermuth and Connor Heyward are left to handle Pittsburgh's TE duties for the remainder of Week 14 action.
Washington, who caught his only target in the contest for 12 yards, will thus target a potential return to action Dec. 15 against the Dolphins. Jonnu Smith, Pat Freiermuth and Connor Heyward are left to handle Pittsburgh's TE duties for the remainder of Week 14 action.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Darnell Washington's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
15.5Air Yards Per Snap
0.46% Team Air Yards
9.4%% Team Targets
8.8%Avg Depth of Target
6.1 YdsCatch Rate
69.7%Drop Rate
6.1%Avg Yds After Catch
7.6% Targeted On Route
23.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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How often does Darnell Washington run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Darnell Washington and the other tight ends for the Steelers are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Darnell Washington
150 routes 33 targets
194 routes 35 targets
9 routes 3 targets
235 routes 44 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Dolphins pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Monday, Dec 15th at 8:15PM
Overall QB Rating Against
77.4
Cornerbacks
73.0
Safeties
68.8
Linebackers
92.7
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2025 Darnell Washington Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Darnell Washington's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 7"Weight
264 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.64 secShuttle Time
4.08 secVertical Jump
31.0 inBroad Jump
122 inBench Press
21 repsHand Length
11.00 inArm Length
34.38 in
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Washington was a third-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft due primarily to his blocking ability, but the Steelers were expecting more from the tight end out of Georgia as a pass catcher, especially since Washington had an opportunity to step up while starting TE Pat Freiermuth missed five games due to a hamstring injury. Washington played almost half of Pittsburgh’s offensive snaps as a rookie and didn’t miss a game, but he also finished with just seven catches for 61 yards on 10 targets. Even with some improvement likely to come as the 6-foot-7 Washington acclimates to the NFL in his second season, it’s hard to find much upside here considering it took him a season to reach a level of production many tight ends can deliver in a single game.
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Leaves Sunday's game
Washington is being evaluated for a possible concussion during Sunday's game against the Ravens, Burt Lauten of the Steelers' official site reports.
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Records 45 yards
Washington recorded two receptions on four targets for 45 yards in Sunday's 26-7 loss to the Bills.
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Racks up 22 yards in loss
Washington secured both of his targets for 22 yards during Sunday's 31-28 loss to Chicago.
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Four catches in victory
Washington caught four of five targets for 67 yards in Sunday's 34-12 win over the Bengals.
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Held to one catch in defeat
Washington secured his lone target for 15 yards during Sunday's 25-10 loss to the Chargers.
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Drops down to third on depth chart
Washington projects to enter the 2025 season third on Pittsburgh's tight end depth chart behind Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith, whom Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports the Steelers acquired in a trade Monday from the Dolphins, along with Jalen Ramsey and a 2027 seventh-round pick in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
ANALYSIS
Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is fond of using formations with multiple tight ends, but both Freiermuth and Smith are significantly more accomplished pass catchers than Washington, who brings most of his value as a blocker. Barring an injury to one of the other two, Washington will have a hard time carving out a large enough role to meaningfully improve his production after being held to 200 or fewer receiving yards in each of his first two NFL regular seasons.
Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is fond of using formations with multiple tight ends, but both Freiermuth and Smith are significantly more accomplished pass catchers than Washington, who brings most of his value as a blocker. Barring an injury to one of the other two, Washington will have a hard time carving out a large enough role to meaningfully improve his production after being held to 200 or fewer receiving yards in each of his first two NFL regular seasons.