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Darnell Washington Pittsburgh Steelers · #80

Tight End · 6' 7", 264 lbs · Las Vegas, NV · Age 25

Darnell Washington is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 93rd overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 119 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 93rd overall4-yr veteran
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Pittsburgh Steelers · #80 · Tight End
Darnell Washington
Season avg9 rec · 119 yds · 1 td
Career avg66 rec · 744 yds · 3 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
9rec
119yds
1td
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Scouting report

Darnell Washington — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Darnell Washington is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 93rd overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 119 yards and 1 touchdowns.
B+
Receiving
A
Big-play
B+
Scoring
A-
Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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B+
Volume
Excellent · offense
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B+
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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A
Big-play
Elite · offense
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B+
Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Darnell Washington stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #114 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
72Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Darnell Washington — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
119 YDS
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A+
Volume
9 REC
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A
Big-play
13.2 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Darnell Washington

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
18
rec
10–27
218
rec yds
120–316
1
td
1–1
26
targets
14–38
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 9 → projected 18 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.4
Net vs last season+9.4 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 16 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Darnell Washington career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023177610108.7
2024171920012510.5
2025163136414311.7
2026 in progress · 4 games4911911313.2
Career5466744391
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
72off index
88def index
+26net
74%playoff odds
64roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (72), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 54, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Darnell Washington

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-08-17

The beginning

Darnell Washington is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his 4th NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 93rd overall, 2023 as a Tight End.

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Darnell Washington is a Pittsburgh Steelers tight end, drafted 93rd overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 66 passes for 744 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 9 passes for 119 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 7"
Weight
264 lbs
Draft
93rd overall, 2023
Born
Las Vegas, NV
Age
25
Jersey
#80
Background

Darnell Washington is from Las Vegas, NV and is 25 years old. He was drafted 93rd overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 7", 264 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 66 passes for 744 yards and 3 touchdowns. Washington is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

The person

Darnell Washington is a rotational tight end who has caught 66 passes for 744 yards and 3 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving66 career receptions for 744 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Best season31 catches for 364 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree93rd overall, 2023.
Durability54 career games played.
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FAQ

Darnell Washington — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darnell Washington, answered.

What position does Darnell Washington play?
Darnell Washington is a Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
When was Darnell Washington drafted?
Darnell Washington was drafted 93rd overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Darnell Washington played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Darnell Washington's career stats?
He has caught 66 passes for 744 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Darnell Washington career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
66%
of offensive snaps
Target share
9%
WOPR 0.17
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs ATL
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
45
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs ATLW2 @ NEW3 vs CINW4 @ CLEW5 vs INDW6 @ TBW7 @ NOW8 vs CLEW9 · BYEW10 @ CINW11 @ PHIW12 vs DENW13 vs HOUW14 @ JAXW15 vs BALW16 vs CARW17 @ TENW18 @ BAL

Each week grades Darnell Washington's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk15 · Concussion (Questionable)2025 Wk10 · Foot2024 Wk1 · Knee2023 Wk4 · Knee2023 Wk3 · Knee

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Darnell Washington head-to-head

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