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Darnell Washington

RANK #2472025 RESULTS · FULL-PPRTE36TE · Pittsburgh SteelersAge 246' 7"2025 season

Games

Targets

Receptions

364

Rec yards

Rec TD

FPTS (PPR)

4.5

FPTS / game

TIER 6 · #247 OVERALLDepth piece — #36 among tight ends

Darnell Washington is ranked #36 among 115 eligible NFL tight ends. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.

Percentile70%

2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Darnell Washington 2026 fantasy outlook

5.6Proj FPTS · ~78 / 14 games

3.5–8.3Typical game · middle 50%

#1991QB draft rank

#221Superflex rank

#229 · TE36Scoring rank · position

169.8ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #199 overall and TE36 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts versus an ADP of 169.8 — the market drafts him 246 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (3 touches/gm late vs 3.3 season), a late-season decline in per-touch efficiency.

INJURY RISK Low^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log

PIT 2026 schedule — bye week 9

17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT

ATL

@NE

CIN

@CLE

IND

@TB

@NO

CLE

BYE

W10

@CIN

W11

@PHI

W12

DEN

W13

HOU

W14

@JAX

W15

BAL

W16

CAR

W17

@TEN

W18

@BAL

Plan around the week-9 bye when pairing Washington with other TEs on your roster.

Darnell Washington consistency and floor

16 GAMES

Floor (p10)

4.5

Average

9.2

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered63%

Boom rate125%+ of average31%

Bust rateunder half of average31%

4.5

Season avg FPTS

4.8

Last 10 FPTS

4.5

Last 5 FPTS

Washington vs other tight ends

PERCENTILE · 115 RANKED

Targets4370

Receptions3170

Rec yards36475

Rec TD159

Fantasy PPG4.567

Percentile among all ranked NFL tight ends · 99 = best

Washington fantasy points, last 15 games

2025 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 10.7SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 4.5

Darnell Washington game log — 2025

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

WK	OPP	RESULT	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	FPTS
17	@CLE	L 13-6	2	2	15	0	3.5
16	@DET	W 29-24	4	3	36	0	4.6
15	MIA	W 28-15	4	3	25	0	5.5
14	@BAL	W 27-22	1	1	12	0	2.2
13	BUF	L 26-7	4	2	45	0	6.5
12	@CHI	L 31-28	2	2	22	0	4.2
11	CIN	W 34-12	5	4	67	0	10.7
10	@LAC	L 25-10	1	1	15	0	2.5
9	IND	W 27-20	6	4	43	0	8.3
8	GB	L 35-25	0	0	0	0	0
7	@CIN	L 33-31	5	3	2	1	9.2
6	CLE	W 23-9	5	3	62	0	9.2
4	MIN	W 24-21	3	3	20	0	5
3	@NE	W 21-14	0	0	0	0	0
2	SEA	L 31-17	1	0	0	0	0
1	@NYJ	W 34-32	0	0	0	0	0

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QIs Darnell Washington a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #247 overall, #36 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Darnell Washington be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 169.8 (roughly round 15 in a 12-team league). We rank him #199 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Darnell Washington score in 2026?

We project 5.6 PPR points per game across an expected 14 games — approximately 78 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 3.5 and 8.3 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #229 in projected scoring (#199 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).

QHow consistent is Darnell Washington for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 63% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 9.2 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 31% of games and busted (under half his average) in 31%.

Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.