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
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