Darnell Washington
Is Darnell Washington playing in Week 9? No. The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a bye in Week 9.
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 7.8
- TE25
- Target share
- 10.4%
- 3.5 targets / game
- Air-yards share
- 7.1%
- of his team's air yards
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Tgt share | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CLE | 12.4 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 22.7% | 0 |
| 7 | NO | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.6% | 1 |
| 6 | TB | 12.5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13.6% | 1 |
| 5 | IND | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10.0% | 0 |
| 4 | CLE | 11.7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 12.8% | 1 |
| 3 | CIN | 9.7 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 12.9% | 0 |
| 2 | NE | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5.4% | 0 |
| 1 | ATL | 3.8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5.4% | 0 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
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- Darnell Washington being on pace for 500+ yards and 6 TDs with the blocking they get from him is ridiculously valuable. He's the straw that stirs the drink for the running game to have taken off the way it has. Just gives a play-caller and offense unreal flexibility with an athlete and player like him.
- Darnell Washington is an offensive weapon
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Browns LB Carson Schwesinger took all blame for couple of the Darnell Washington catches. Said he was his man in man coverage.
Also said “no” when asked if ankle injury is affecting him.
6 more updatesfrom 4 sources
- 2d Scott Petrak (X) Browns LB Carson Schwesinger took all blame for couple of the Darnell Washington catches. Said he was his man in man coverage. Also said “no” when asked if ankle injury is affecting him.
- 2d Spencer German (Bluesky) Browns LB Carson Schwesinger on the 2 big plays to Darnell Washington: those are purely my fault. It was man coverage.
- 2d Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington makes the catch across the middle and then Quincy Williams is nabbed for unnecessary roughness to give the Steelers 15 more yards.
- 2d Brooke Pryor (X) "How can a man that big be so nimble?" Kevin Harlan, saying what we've all been thinking for years. Tried to answer that in this story ahead of the first Steelers-Browns matchup, but the reality is that Darnell Washington is a unicorn.
- 2d NFL Daily News (Bluesky) DARNELL WASHINGTON MOVING
- 2d Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington makes a huge play on the Steelers' fake screen. Washington goes 58 yards deep into Browns territory.
- 2d Nick Farabaugh (X) The Steelers fake the screen to Germie Bernard and hit Darnell Washington over the top. 24 yard gain through the air.
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The NFL fined Steelers TE Darnell Washington $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct (illegal celebrations and vulgar acts) — showing off the size of his footballs after a touchdown last week in Paris.
3 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- 3d Mark Kaboly (X) Vulgar? 🤦🏻♂️ · Quoting Tom Pelissero: The NFL fined Steelers TE Darnell Washington $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct (illegal celebrations and vulgar acts) — showing off the size of his footballs after a touchdown last week in Paris.+2
- 3d Alan Saunders (X) The #NFL has fined #Steelers TE Darnell Washington $14,926 for his vulgar celebration against the #Saints on Sunday.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Colston Loveland, Michael Mayer, Darnell Washington, Evan Engram, Greg Dulcich, Davis Allen, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Josh Cuevas
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Tucker Kraft, Darren Waller, Cade Otton, Darnell Washington, Mark Andrews, Colby Parkinson, Jake Ferguson, Eli Raridon, Evan Engram
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#Steelers Week 8 Wednesday Injury Report
DNP
CB Brandin Echols (hamstring)
CB Jalen Ramsey (wrist)
CB Doneiko Slaughter (hamstring)
DT Cam Heyward, OLB T.J. Watt, TE Darnell Washington (rest)
LP
WR Ben Skowronek (calf)
OLB Alex Highsmith (groin)
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- 6d Nick Farabaugh (X) Two of the Steelers’ depth special teams CBs, Doneiko Slaughter and Brandin Echols, did not practice today. Darnell Washington, T.J. Watt, and Cam Heyward didn’t practice but have the day off. Ben Skowronek was limited in his return to the field.
- 6d Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers Week 8 Wednesday Injury Report DNP CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) CB Jalen Ramsey (wrist) CB Doneiko Slaughter (hamstring) DT Cam Heyward, OLB T.J. Watt, TE Darnell Washington (rest) LP WR Ben Skowronek (calf) OLB Alex Highsmith (groin)
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The British call of Darnell Washington’s touchdown is the best
#steelers
1 more updatefrom 1 source
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Steelers starting skill players
HB Jaylen Warren
WR DK Metcalf
WR Germie Bernard
TE Darnell Washington
TE Pat Freiermuth
15 more updatesfrom 11 sources
- Oct 25 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Steelers halftime TE snap count Pat Freiermuth 23 Darnell Washington 18 Robert Tonyan 3 Out of 37 plays+2
- Oct 25 Steelers Team Site Rodgers now 3rd all time in passing TDs
- Oct 25 Ian Rapoport (Bluesky) Darnell Washington is ridiculous. How?
- Oct 25 rivers mccown (Bluesky) You’d really think the Steelers wouldn’t have to rediscover Darnell Washington is huge every three weeks since he’s hard to miss.
- Oct 25 Daryl Ruiter (X) I have no idea how Washington came down with that. Also in not so great news, Aaron Rodgers is heating up: 12 TDs in the last 5 games combined · Quoting NFL: Darnell Washington makes the STRONG catch for the touchdown! PITvsNO on NFL Network Stream on @NFLPlus
- Oct 25 Nick Farabaugh (X) Feels apt to see a Darnell Washington touchdown on national tight ends day. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Darnell Washington just out-muscles Kool-Aid McKinstry at the catch point and makes the TD grab on the goal line fade. Steelers take a 10-3 lead.
- Oct 25 Alan Saunders (X) Now, Darnell Washington, on the other hand ... · Quoting Alan Saunders: At some point Rodgers/the Steelers need to realize that end zone fades are just not DK's bag, and he doesn't draw flags on them because he's huge. Freiermuth was wide open on the other side.
- Oct 25 Jeff Duncan (X) 6-7, 264-pound Darnell Washington overpowers 6-1, 199-pound Kool-Aid McKinstry in single coverage for the 5-yard TD catch. It's 10-3 Steelers.
- Oct 25 Jeff Nowak (X) Some of the completions against Kool-Aid in coverage this year have been ridiculous. I guess that’s why Darnell Washington is who he is. Not sure what else you do there.
- Oct 25 Mina Kimes (Bluesky) It me, the woman who started Darnell Washington in her deep dynasty league 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
- Oct 25 Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington just out-muscles Kool-Aid McKinstry at the catch point and makes the TD grab on the goal line fade. Steelers take a 10-3 lead.
- Oct 25 Field Yates (X) Darnell Washington has to be the coolest player to watch in the game right now
- Oct 25 Daryl Ruiter (X) Darnell Washington makes the STRONG catch for the touchdown! PITvsNO on NFL Network Stream on @NFLPlus
- Oct 25 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Steelers starting skill players HB Jaylen Warren WR DK Metcalf WR Germie Bernard TE Darnell Washington TE Pat Freiermuth
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 7? Michael Mayer, Dallas Goedert, Isaiah Likely, Sam LaPorta, Darnell Washington, Kenyon Sadiq, Darren Waller, George Kittle, Jake Ferguson
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Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Bam Knight, Kendre Miller, Jonah Coleman, Kendrick Bourne, Omar Cooper Jr., Darnell Washington, more
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Waiver Wire Express - Week 7 Lightning Round for Germie Bernard, Ja'Kobi Lane, Tyrone Tracy Jr., DeMario Douglas, Omar Cooper Jr., Travis Hunter, Darnell Washington, Michael Penix Jr.
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Bucs defense vs. Steelers tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington is a matchup to watch today. Bucs have given up 30 catches for 301 yards and 3 TDs to opposing tight ends, around ninth-most in all three. Those two have 5 of the 7 TD catches from Steelers dressing today.
15 more updatesfrom 6 sources
- Oct 18 Rick Stroud (X) Aaron Rodgers directs a 68 yard drive in 8 plays, capped by a play action 5 yard TD pass to Darnell Washington. Steelers cut the Bucs lead to 16-10. 13:48 left in the game.
- Oct 18 Brooke Pryor (X) Steelers have a pulse. Aaron Rodgers hits a wide open Darnell Washington on a playaction pass after faking the handoff to Rico Dowdle. WIth the PAT, it's 16-10 Bucs, 13:48 4Q
- Oct 18 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Aaron Rodger connects with Darnell Washington in the end zone 🗣️
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) TOUCHDOWN, #Steelers. Rodgers play action bootleg to a wide-open Darnell Washington from five yards out. · Quoting Alan Saunders: No tent for Freiermuth. He's standing on the sideline with his helmet on. Looks OK.+1
- Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Is it just me, or why did the Steelers not go for 2? No real downside to it. If you get it, you're still within one score if they kick another FG. If you don't get it, you're still within 7. Felt like an obvious go for it spot. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Touchdown Steelers. Aaron Rodgers finds Darnell Washington on a PA pass wide open to finally crack through the Buccaneers defense. 16-10 Bucs still lead.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) Bo$ XP is good. #Steelers went 68 yards in eight plays, 3:26. Might've thought about going for 2 there. Not sure what the math says. TB 16 PIT 10 13:48, 4Q · Quoting Alan Saunders: TOUCHDOWN, #Steelers. Rodgers play action bootleg to a wide-open Darnell Washington from five yards out.
- Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Touchdown Steelers. Aaron Rodgers finds Darnell Washington on a PA pass wide open to finally crack through the Buccaneers defense. 16-10 Bucs still lead.
- Oct 18 Greg Auman (X) Aaron Rodgers play-action touchdown to tight end Darnell Washington, and suddenly, it's a one-score game in Tampa. Bucs lead is 16-10 with 13:48 still left to play.
- Oct 18 Greg Auman (X) A lot of talk about Bucs vs. Steelers tight ends today -- they held Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington to 16 yards on three catches on four targets in first half. Rodgers overall is 12-for-19 for 78 yards with an INT.
- Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Very nice for the Steelers to also burn one of their two remaining timeouts because they didn't break the huddle until there were 3 seconds left on the play clock. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Rueben Bain gets right by Darnell Washington on third down and sacks Rodgers. Steelers will punt after the two minute warning.
- Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Rueben Bain gets right by Darnell Washington on third down and sacks Rodgers. Steelers will punt after the two minute warning.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) #Bucs get the game's first first down, but go no farther after the turnover. FGA incoming. · Quoting Alan Saunders: INTERCEPTION: Aaron Rodgers threw a well-covered screen pass to Darnell Washington. It went off Yaya Diaby, then Washintgton's hands and was picked off by DT A'Shawn Robinson.
- Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) INTERCEPTION: Aaron Rodgers threw a well-covered screen pass to Darnell Washington. It went off Yaya Diaby, then Washintgton's hands and was picked off by DT A'Shawn Robinson. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers force another three and out. Block in the back on Doneiko Slaughter on the punt return pushes the Pittsburgh offense back.
- Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers try to throw a TE screen to Darnell Washington on the first play of the drive, but it bounces off his mitt and into the air for an A'Shawn Robinson interception. Buccaneers get the interception and have it in prime field position.
- Oct 18 Greg Auman (X) Bucs defense vs. Steelers tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington is a matchup to watch today. Bucs have given up 30 catches for 301 yards and 3 TDs to opposing tight ends, around ninth-most in all three. Those two have 5 of the 7 TD catches from Steelers dressing today.
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Not a bad strategy trying to tackle Darnell Washington by Cam Bynum. Grab his leg and hold on for dear life until help comes.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
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Aaron Rodgers had a long, effusive praise about Darnell Washington and how he's conducted himself:
"I love everything Darnell's about, his approach, the way he practices. He leads by example, but he does it right all the time and wants to be dialed in, and his preparation approach has been fantastic. And you always wonder when you pay a guy, how are they gonna respond? And he responded how a guy who deserves another contract after this, like you'd want him to, where they lock in even more. And that's the sign of a good leader, whether or not he's a vocal guy, he's not."
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 7 Mark Kaboly (X) Every time Aaron Rodgers talks about Darnell Washington, he cannot help himself from going on and on about him. He absolutely loves him. "He's a mountain of a man and he's got great catch radius and he is a natural hands catcher of the football. He just creates space by being humongous. So you don't have to, you just kind of got to put it in his stratosphere and he usually comes down with it. So I love everything Darnell is about, his approach, the way he practices. He leads by example, but he does it right all the time and wants to be dialed in. His preparation approach has been fantastic. You always wonder when you pay a guy you know how they're going to respond and he responded how a guy who deserves another contract after this would, you'd want him to, where they lock in even more. And that's the sign of a good leader, whether or not he's a vocal guy, he's not. You guys talk to him, he is not the most outspoken guy, but the way he leads by example in his play and his physicality…
- Oct 7 Nick Farabaugh (X) Aaron Rodgers had a long, effusive praise about Darnell Washington and how he's conducted himself: "I love everything Darnell's about, his approach, the way he practices. He leads by example, but he does it right all the time and wants to be dialed in, and his preparation approach has been fantastic. And you always wonder when you pay a guy, how are they gonna respond? And he responded how a guy who deserves another contract after this, like you'd want him to, where they lock in even more. And that's the sign of a good leader, whether or not he's a vocal guy, he's not."
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Steelers starting skill plays
HB Jaylen Warren
WR DK Metcalf
WR Michael Pittman Jr.
TE Darnell Washington
TE Pat Freiermuth
24 more updatesfrom 11 sources
- Oct 1 Greg Auman (X) Freiermuth! Going into three TE TDs tonight, NFL tight ends were already on pace for a record 289 TDs, up 62 percent from two years ago. · Quoting Greg Auman: Darnell Washington!
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Rodgers tried the same throw to Washington up the seam. McNeil-Warren nailed for DPI that gives the Steelers a first down. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Rodgers sails it over the head of Darnell Washington on the seam route on 3rd down. If the ball is there, that sure looked like a potential touchdown.
- Oct 1 Brooke Pryor (X) three straight targets to Darnell Washington in the end zone. Third one draws flags. · Quoting Brooke Pryor: Darnell Washington, X factor, indeed
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Rodgers sails it over the head of Darnell Washington on the seam route on 3rd down. If the ball is there, that sure looked like a potential touchdown.
- Oct 1 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Aaron Rodgers 🎯 Darnell Washington for the TD!
- Oct 1 Daryl Ruiter (X) Aaron Rodgers to Darnell Washington 21 yards, touchdown Rodgers to Jaylen Warren but tackled at the 3 so try fails #Browns 21, #Steelers 16. 10:10 4th Q
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) Touchdown, #Steelers. Rodgers scrambles right and finds Darnell Washington, who made a sliding catch. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers hit a deep ball. Rodgers to DK Metcalf down the middle for 43 yards.+1
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) The two point try fails after Warren is decked in the flat. 21-16 Browns. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Aaron Rodgers finds Darnell Washington open during the scramble drill and the Steelers draw closer. 21-16 with a two-point conversion pending.
- Oct 1 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) I’ll never forget the feeling of my life flashing before my eyes almost getting run over by Darnell Washington coming off the field at training camp last summer. That dude’s a massive human being. Even by NFL TE standards.
- Oct 1 Brooke Pryor (X) Darnell Washington, X factor, indeed
- Oct 1 Greg Auman (X) Darnell Washington! · Quoting Greg Auman: Harold Fannin touchdown. NFL Tight End Renaissance continues
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Aaron Rodgers finds Darnell Washington open during the scramble drill and the Steelers draw closer. 21-16 with a two-point conversion pending.
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers will go for 2. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Touchdown, #Steelers. Rodgers scrambles right and finds Darnell Washington, who made a sliding catch.
- Oct 1 Scott Petrak (X) Steelers back within a score. Aaron Rodgers gets out of pocket and makes great throw to Darnell Washington
- Oct 1 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Steelers halftime TE/FB snap count Pat Freiermuth 31 Darnell Washington 28 Robert Tonyan 1 Riley Nowakowski 1 Out of 38 plays+1
- Oct 1 Brooke Pryor (X) Took four Browns to get Darnell Washington down, but it worked. No gain on the Steelers' first-down throw. Rare to see the big man not get a gain.
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) Interception, #Browns. Aaron Rodgers looking downfield for Michael Pittman Jr. and Denzel Ward ran the route for him. · Quoting Alan Saunders: I would show you a highlight of where Darnell Washington just blocked Quincy Williams to, but the Goodyear Blimp didn't make the trip, so there isn't a camera angle wide enough.
- Oct 1 Mark Kaboly (X) Darnell Washington tossed him out of the club
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) I would show you a highlight of where Darnell Washington just blocked Quincy Williams to, but the Goodyear Blimp didn't make the trip, so there isn't a camera angle wide enough. · Quoting Alan Saunders: END 1 #Steelers 7 #Browns 0 Yards PIT 90 CLE 31 TOP PIT 11:09 CLE 3:51 Pen PIT 2-20 CLE 5-40
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington just escorted Quincy Williams straight into the Browns sideline and into the dirt on the swing pass to Warren.
- Oct 1 Mark Kaboly (X) Darnell Washington just took Quincy Williams out of the club
- Oct 1 Field Yates (X) Darnell Washington receptions are a weekly NFL highlight. That guy rules
- Oct 1 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Steelers starting skill plays HB Jaylen Warren WR DK Metcalf WR Michael Pittman Jr. TE Darnell Washington TE Pat Freiermuth
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Why Darnell Washington has become the Steelers' X factor
At 6-foot-7 and nearly 300 pounds, the Pittsburgh tight end is more than a viral hurdle highlight reel.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
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"This is a really cool formation from the Pittsburgh Steelers..
They set the tone on the first play of the game with Darnell Washington" ~ @aqshipley #PMSLive
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Sep 30 Mark Kaboly (X) Nobody better than Q · Quoting Pat McAfee: "This is a really cool formation from the Pittsburgh Steelers.. They set the tone on the first play of the game with Darnell Washington" ~ @aqshipley #PMSLive
- Sep 30 Mark Kaboly (X) "This is a really cool formation from the Pittsburgh Steelers.. They set the tone on the first play of the game with Darnell Washington" ~ @aqshipley #PMSLive
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Darnell Washington is about as untackleable as it gets
11 more updatesfrom 4 sources
- Sep 27 Brooke Pryor (X) Darnell Washington: "Personally, I just want to be one of those guys who, when it comes to hard people to tackle, I want to be one of those guys that I'm in that conversation. That's just my personal goal." Safe to say he's accomplishing that.
- Sep 27 Mark Kaboly (X) Darnell Washington with Pittman cameo
- Sep 27 Alan Saunders (X) Darnell Washington gets most of it back by breaking approximately 16 tackles on his way down the right sideline. · Quoting Alan Saunders: DK Metcalf's second holding penalty of the game wipes out a huge play. He was right at the point of attack of this one.+1
- Sep 27 Alan Saunders (X) Warren breaks free again, just a stumble keeping him out of the end zone this time. First and goal. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Darnell Washington gets most of it back by breaking approximately 16 tackles on his way down the right sideline.
- Sep 27 Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington in the flat gets another huge explosive play for the Steelers offense. He breaks tackles and walks down the sideline for 47 yards.
- Sep 27 Mark Kaboly (X) Bengals were literally AFRAID to tackle Darnell Washington. Led to a 48 yard catch and run
- Sep 27 Brooke Pryor (X) I've never seen a mountain quite literally move, but that's what Darnell Washington just did
- Sep 27 Mark Kaboly (X) Get Warren involved ☑️ More Darnell Washington ☑️ Stretch the field with Rodgers ☑️ Make a change on OL ☑️ Almost like we know something about football in Western PA?
- Sep 27 Nick Farabaugh (X) Darnell Washington bulldozes through the Bengals second level to move the chains. Also, the no gloves look gets a 👍 from me
- Sep 27 Mark Kaboly (X) Darnell Washington was 5 yards short of that 1st down when he caught it
- Sep 27 Brooke Pryor (X) Darnell Washington is about as untackleable as it gets
- Steelers unveil their tush push formation for the first time this year with Pat Freiermuth as the QB and Darnell Washington and Jaylen Warren as the pushers.