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Darnell Washington — Pittsburgh Steelers TE

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Starter82
Roster Value84/100High-End Starterhigh confidenceVeteran score driven by current role, availability, experience, and same-team continuity.
Experience
71
Expected Games
17/17
Prime
96
Draft Pedigree
60
This Year
$3.5M
Per Game
$204K
PITPIT
Projected Role
Starter
Roster Status
Active
Age
24
Height
6'7"
Weight
265 lb
College
Georgia

Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role82
Experience71
Durability97
Continuity97
Prime96
Draft pedigree60
Contract Fit68

Where Darnell Washington fits · Tight Ends

PIT tight ends, last season vs this season — Darnell Washington is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
45Lake McReeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——243
45Robert TonyanNEW5514/177708279—$1.1M32.26'5"237
45JJ GalbreathNEW385/17005096—$885K25.06'4"240
25Riley NowakowskiNEW282/1700505029$1.2M——250
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
72Jonnu SmithLEFT7816/179658978657—30.96'3"248
72Donald ParhamLEFT6012/1764070960—28.96'8"237
45Matt SokolLEFT303/1713017870—30.76'5"260
25Connor HeywardLEFT4617/175701009614$1.7M27.56'0"230
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239

Contract

This season$3.5M
Total deal$42M

Roster move

Starter82
TEDarnell WashingtonRoster value84/100
Exp71
Exp gms17/17
Prime96
Draft128
Stayed
PIT
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$3.5MThis yr
$42MTotal
$204KPer gm

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