Will Darnell Washington’s first touchdown encourage the Steelers to use him more in the red zone?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have precisely one touchdown so far this season and it belongs to Darnell Washington. As a rookie in 2023, the tight end only drew 10 targets, catching seven for 61 yards. The landscape hasn’t exactly shifted dramatically a year later, but could it?
Steelers QB Justin Fields isn’t throwing the ball too much, but even still, Washington has all of two targets. He has caught both of them, for a whopping 10 yards, but that includes a nifty five-yard touchdown on Sunday.