Darnell Washington

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 50 career regular-season games (29 starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
• Has caught 57 passes for 625 yards (11.0 avg.) and two TDs
• Registered career highs in receptions (31) and receiving yards (364) in 2025
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2023 (vs. Cleveland)
• Caught his first career TD pass in Week 2 of 2024 (at Denver)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 50 career regular-season games (29 starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
• Has caught 57 passes for 625 yards (11.0 avg.) and two TDs
• Registered career highs in receptions (31) and receiving yards (364) in 2025
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2023 (vs. Cleveland)
• Caught his first career TD pass in Week 2 of 2024 (at Denver)

2025 (STEELERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (13 starts) and played in one playoff contest
• Finished the regular season with 31 catches for 364 yards (11.7 avg.) and one TD
• Caught a career-best tying four passes for 67 yards (16.8 avg.) in the Week 11 win vs. Cincinnati
• Had four receptions for 43 yards (10.8 avg.) in Week 9 vs. Indianapolis

2024 (STEELERS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (nine starts) and played in one playoff contest
• Finished the regular season with 19 receptions for 200 yards and one touchdown
• Scored the first touchdown of his NFL career in the Week 2 win at Denver, hauling in a five-yard pass from QB Justin Fields
• Caught a career-best four passes for 36 yards in the Week 7 win vs. N.Y. Jets

2023 (STEELERS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (seven starts)
• Caught seven passes for 61 yards (8.7 avg.)

COLLEGE

• Appeared in 36 games (27 starts) at Georgia (2020-22)
• Caught 45 passes for 774 yards and three TDs (17.2 yards per reception)
• 2022 All-SEC second team
• Started 14 of 15 games at tight end in 2022
• Caught 28 passes for 454 yards and two TDs
• Had two catches for 33 yards in season-opening win over Oregon
• Named a team co-captain for the Kent State and Auburn games
• Caught two passes for 33 yards, including a 28-yarder, in win over Samford
• Three catches for 47 yards in win over Florida
• Three catches for 64 yards in win at Missouri
• Had a career-high five receptions for 60 yards in win at Mississippi State
• Also had his first TD catch of the season in the game
• Had career-high four catches for 78 yards in win over Vanderbilt
• Had one catch for nine yards in win over Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
• Had one catch for 28 yards in the CFP National Championship Game
• Named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's outstanding collegiate tight end

PERSONAL

• Played at Desert Pines High School for head coach Tico Rodriguez
• Selected to play for Team Pressure in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game, where he committed to Georgia in front of a national ESPN2 audience
• 247Sports.com composite five-star prospect
• Ranked as the No. 23 overall prospect nationally, the No. 1 athlete nationally and the top prospect in Nevada
• ESPN.com five-star prospect, No. 19 overall prospect nationally, No. 1 tight end prospect nationally and No. 1 prospect in Nevada
• PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, No. 1 Athlete and ranked No. 13 prospect nationally
• Rivals.com five-star prospect, No. 32 overall prospect nationally, No. 2 overall athlete prospect and No. 1 prospect in Nevada
• Honored as the No. 16 prospect nationally in the USA Today Chosen 25 in the preseason
• As a senior, helped lead Desert Pines to the No. 3 state ranking, an 11-1 record, 43.6 points per game and the 2019 NIAA Class 4A state semifinals
• Hauled in 31 catches for 586 receiving yards and four TDs his senior season, averaging 18.9 yards per reception
• Also played defensive end for DPHS, notching 15 tackles, four for loss, and an interception
• Selected to play for Team Driplomats at the 2019 Opening Finals, where he threw the top powerball throw (51 feet) on record and caught 17 passes for three TDs in 7-on-7 play
• Recognized with the 2018-19 Las Vegas Review Journal Richard Nelson Courage Award for overcoming obstacles to achieve athletic success
• Named to the 2018 USA Today All-USA and NIAA All-State Class 4A Second Team offenses following his junior season
• Also competed for the Jaguars varsity basketball team, averaging 11 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior.
• Full name is Darnell Ernest Washington
• Recipient of the Atlanta Greensboro Football Scholarship