Biography
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
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