During his three seasons at the University of Georgia, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Darnell Washington wasn’t much of a factor in the passing game.
Typically, when tight ends don’t have much of a role in the passing game at the collegiate level, they look to transfer for a situation where they’ll be a factor, or they have a harder time getting to the NFL overall. That wasn’t the case with Washington. He embraced his role as a blocking tight end, serving as the “Sixth Offensive Lineman” for the Bulldogs, who won back-to-back national championships the last two seasons.