TE · Pittsburgh Steelers · #80

Darnell Washington

TE2
College
Georgia
Height
6'7"
Weight
265 lb
Experience
4th season
EPA / target
+0.10▼ 0.22 vs '25
20th of 22 TEs
Catch rate
69.6%▼ 2.5 vs '25
15th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
7.0▼ 1.5 vs '25
12th of 22 TEs
Target share
9.1%▼ 2.1 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Receiving
160 yds+0.10 EPA/TGT
16 rec · 23 tgt · 3 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Washington.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.32+0.32Week 1−0.03Week 2+1.01Week 3+0.07Week 4−0.11Week 5−0.63Week 6+1.42Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+2.3
Rushing0.0
Net+2.3
Best game · Wk 3 vs CIN
3/4
Rec/Tgt
67
Rec yds
0
TD
+4.0
Rec EPA
+1.01
EPA/target
22.3
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs ATLW22189.00100.03.0+0.6+0.32000
Wk 2 @ NEL2177.0050.02.0−0.1−0.03000
Wk 3 vs CINW436722.3075.04.0+4.0+1.01000
Wk 4 @ CLEL53279.0160.08.0+0.4+0.07000
Wk 5 vs INDW32126.0066.75.7−0.3−0.11000
Wk 6 @ TBW64256.3166.74.2−3.8−0.63000
Wk 7 @ NOW1144.01100.04.0+1.4+1.42000
Season231616010.0369.64.9+2.3+0.10000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Darnell Washington↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Steelers

$42Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$10.5M
Guaranteed
$11.3M 27%
2026 cap hit
$3.5M 1.1% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2029
2026 · now
2027
2028
2029
Year 1 of 4 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20267+2.32316160369.610.07.09.1+0.10000
202516+14.64331364172.111.78.511.2+0.32000
202417+8.62519200176.010.58.07.1+0.34000
202317+1.210761070.08.76.14.4+0.12000
Career57+26.710173785572.310.87.88.2+0.25000