While many media members and Pittsburgh Steelers fans are rightfully excited about the jump OT Broderick Jones should make this year, his fellow Georgia teammate TE Darnell Washington is making his own second year leap so far in training camp.
When Washington was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft it was known he was going to be a blocking-first tight end, and that was the case for him his first season. As a blocker, Washington was solid but not a brute force that many hoped for. Pro Football Focus graded Washington at 51.3 for his run blocking and 72.