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2026 season · TE · #80 · 4th season

80Darnell Washington

Age 25 · 6'7" · 265 lb · Georgia · Pick 93 overall (2023). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 65% across 8 games.

Week 8 report · Not injury related - resting player · Full ParticipationTE1Steelers players
PITSteelers offense65% of snaps
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Targets
28
3.5 per game
T-25th of 45
Receptions
19
68% catch rate
T-25th of 45
Yards
254
32 per game
20th of 45
Touchdowns
3
10 first downs
T-8th of 45
Target share
11%
9% of air yards
33rd of 45
aDOT
5.4
air yards per target
30th of 45
EPA / target
+0.30
+8.3 total
15th of 45
YAC / catch
8.4
159 after the catch
2nd of 45
The short version
  • How goodWashington's +8.3 EPA is 20th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+14.9, 70th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.4 standard points a game, TE20 of 109.6.6 half-PPR points a game, TE23 of 109.7.8 PPR points a game, TE22 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe rarely moves before the snap: 32% of his targets come with motion (league 59%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 4 a game over his last three against 3.5 for the season.
  • This weekWeek 9 is the bye.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets11%33rd of 45
28th
Depth of targetair yards per target5.430th of 45
34th
After the catchyards per reception8.42nd of 45
97th
Catch ratereceptions per target68%32nd of 45
30th
EPA per target+0.3015th of 45
68th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target36%25th of 45
46th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game31.823rd of 45
50th
Success rate54%22nd of 45
52nd
Total EPA+8.320th of 45
57th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Washington scores 5.4 standard points a game, TE20 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.4 and 8.6; 1 boom week (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 10th-most standard points to TEs, 9.5 a game.

Points a game5.4TE20 of 109
Season43.4TE15 · 8 games
Most weeks1.4–8.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 39+ · under 3

Washington scores 6.6 half-PPR points a game, TE23 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.4 and 10.4; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 8th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 13.0 a game.

Points a game6.6TE23 of 109
Season52.9TE20 · 8 games
Most weeks2.4–10.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 312+ · under 4

Washington scores 7.8 PPR points a game, TE22 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.4 and 12.1; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 8th-most PPR points to TEs, 16.5 a game.

Points a game7.8TE22 of 109
Season62.4TE22 · 8 games
Most weeks3.4–12.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 315+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He rarely moves before the snap: 32% of his targets come with motion (league 59%). He works the middle of the field: 32% of his targets come between the numbers (league 26%). His share of the team's targets is 10%: on third down it falls to 3%; inside the 20 it climbs to 20%. The screen game runs through him: 14% of his targets are screens (league 6%).

StaticMotion 32% · 3rd pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 32% · 88th pctlNot the third-down option3% on third down · 10% overallRed-zone guy20% inside the 20 · 10% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
4%
32nd
Screensshare of his targets
14%
83rd
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
32%
88th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
63%
81st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
3%
8th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
20%
66th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
32%
3rd
Play actiontargets off play action
25%
46th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 10 · at BengalsWeek 9: bye
The game
CINat Bengals
Sun Nov 15 · 8:20 PM EST
Paycor Stadium
The defense vs TE
27th vs TE
allow +0.36 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 2 games, 2.5 targets a game, 36 yards a game
Week 3 vs CIN: 3 catches, 67 yards
His status
Full Participation in Practice · Not injury related - resting player
Snap share, last 3: 63%

Week 9 is the bye. A soft matchup: the Bengals rank 27th vs TE, allowing +0.36 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 36 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season, and he went 3 catches, 67 yards against them in Week 3.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons
42Games
106Targets
76Receptions
879Yards
5TD
2023 to 2026 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 364 receiving yards in 13 games. This season's 31.8 a game puts him on pace for 540 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2023PIT81076108.77.6+0.12
2024PIT132519200110.515.4+0.34
2025PIT134331364111.728.0+0.34
2026PIT82819254313.431.8+0.30
Career1 tm4210676879511.620.9+0.31
Career highsYards 364 · 2025TD 3 · 2026Receptions 31 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Not injury related - resting player, full participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 28 targets
Broken tackles
3
Passer rating when targeted
95.1
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    30Jaylen WarrenRB155998 · 3 TD+14.1
    4DK MetcalfWR65389 · 1 TD-1.0
    13Rico DowdleRB63256 · 1 TD-5.2
    17Germie BernardWR43288 · 1 TD-1.3
    88Pat FreiermuthTE39240 · 5 TD+16.0
    14Roman WilsonWR25188 · 2 TD+6.3
    8Aaron RodgersQB1223-4.3
    11Michael PittmanWR1289+2.4