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Darnell Washington

Tight End, Pittsburgh Steelers · #80.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Tight End
Number: 80
Born: Aug 17, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 264 lbs
College: Georgia
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
Regular Season	11	16	131	11.9	1	47	5	0	0
Last 5 Games	11	16	131	10.7	1	47	5	0	0
Career	68	94	756	11.1	3	47	34	2	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	22 targets	+0.04	50%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs IND	W 34-22	2	3	12	6.0	0	10	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	@ CLE	L 27-24	3	5	27	9.0	1	21	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CIN	W 30-27	3	4	67	22.3	0	47	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NE	L 20-3	1	2	7	7.0	0	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ATL	W 20-13	2	2	18	9.0	0	15	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Darnell Ernest Washington (born August 17, 2001), nicknamed "Mount Washington", is an American professional football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was a two-time CFP national champion while playing college football at Georgia, winning in 2021 and 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Darnell Washington, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Washington was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 17, 2001.

Washington experienced homelessness throughout his childhood.

He attended Desert Pines High School, where he played football and basketball. During his time on the football team Desert Pines won back to back state championships in the years 2016–2017. A five-star recruit in football, he committed to play college football at the University of Georgia.

College career

As a true freshman at Georgia, Darnell recorded 166 yards on seven receptions.

In Washington's second season he put up 145 yards on nine receptions and scored one touchdown. This touchdown was the first of Washington's career and it came in the SEC Championship Game against Alabama. Washington's longest gain of the season came on a 32 yard reception against Florida. He appeared in seven games and missed time due to having to have surgery for a minor fracture in his foot. In the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18.

During Washington's third season, he recorded 28 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns. As a result, Washington was named to the Second-team All-SEC. On January 12, 2023, Washington declared for the 2023 NFL draft.