<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-george-pickens-darnell-washington-catch-eyes-rob-gronkowski-travis-kelce');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers WR George Pickens offers mind-blowing Darnell Washington take that will catch the eyes of Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/steelers-news-george-pickens-offers-mind-blowing-darnell-washington-take-that-will-catch-the-eyes-of-rob-gronkowski-travis-kelce.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers WR George Pickens offers mind-blowing Darnell Washington take that will catch the eyes of Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-29T10:39:51-07:00">July 29th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-29T10:39:51-07:00">July 29th, 10:39am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are building a solid group of weapons for Kenny Pickett. George Pickens came into his own last season as a breakout star in the making, and he’s paired with another underrated player in Diontae Johnson. In the backfield, there’s Najee Harris, while the team just drafted<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-pittsburghs-plan-darnell-washington-revealed" rel="noopener"> highly-touted tight end</a> Darnell Washington.</p><p>While expectations are high for Darnell Washington’s ceiling, George Pickens seems to have an even higher expectation for the Steelers rookie tight end. In a recent media appearance, Pickens <a href="https://twitter.com/FarabaughFB/status/1684956911379046400" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that when he’s on, Washington is the greatest tight end… of all time, per Nick Farabaugh.</p><p>“Well, here’s a quote for the day. George Pickens says that ‘maximum Darnell Washington’ is the ‘greatest football TE of all time.’”</p><p>That’s… a quote. There’s a lot of players that can stake a claim to be the greatest tight end of all-time. From old heads like Tony Gonzales, Shannon Sharpe, and Mike Ditka to newer faces like Travis Kelce or Rob Gronkowski, there’s a lot of names to choose from. There’s going to be lot of people the the Steelers rookie will need to leapfrog to be the greatest TE.</p><p>While the GOAT tight end status is probably far away, Washington has the chance to be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-pat-freiermuth-gets-real-pittsburgh-drafting-darnell-washington" rel="noopener">best rookie next season</a>. The Steelers rookie turned a lot of heads before the draft because of his physical tools. There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done, but his pure physical abilities make him one of the most tantalizing prospects in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers WR George Pickens offers mind-blowing Darnell Washington take that will catch the eyes of Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tennessee-football-jeremy-pruitt-darnell-washington-bombshell');   ga('set', 'title', 'Investigation into Tennessee football, Jeremy Pruitt uncovers Darnell Washington bombshell');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tennessee-football-news-Investigation-into-Volunteers-Jeremy-Pruitt-uncovers-Darnell-Washington-bombshell.jpg"></figure><h1>Investigation into Tennessee football, Jeremy Pruitt uncovers Darnell Washington bombshell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-15T07:49:14-07:00">July 15th, 7:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-15T07:49:14-07:00">July 15th, 7:49am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tennessee-football-ncaa-punishments-jeremy-pruitt-violations" rel="noopener">Tennessee football program has been</a> fined more than $8 million and received an array of other punishments for recruiting violations that occurred under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt. Reportedly <a href="https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/07/14/darnell-washington-tennessee-football-recruitment-georgia-ncaa-violations-jeremy-pruitt-niedermeyer/70416300007/">among those</a> recruiting violations was a payment to Darnell Washington, who didn’t end up playing for the Tennessee football team. Before he chose Georgia over the Volunteers, Washington received cash from a member of Jeremy Pruitt’s staff, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.</p><p>Former Tennessee football tight end coach Brian Niedermeyer delivered cash for Washington in a parking lot, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. The recruiting violation was all for naught because Washington committed to Georgia, where he won back-to-back national championships.</p><p>Washington was a five-star recruit when he was being pursued by Pruitt and the Tennessee football program. After three years with the Bulldogs, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-2023-nfl-draft-class" rel="noopener">Washington was selected</a> by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 93 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.</p><p>The NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions panel didn’t mention Washington by name when it announced its findings Friday. His identity was discovered through NCAA investigative documents and a source with knowledge of the situation, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.</p><p>The panel found that the Tennessee football program committed over 200 infractions under Pruitt, who coached the team from 2018-2020. Most of the violations involved payments to potential recruits. The payments totaled approximately $60,000.</p><p>Tennessee has been stripped of 28 scholarships and dozens of recruiting visits during a five-year probationary period because of the infractions. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tennessee-football-josh-heupel-bowl-ban-for-jeremy-pruitt-scandal" rel="noopener">The Volunteers avoided being banned</a> from bowl games or the College Football Playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Investigation into Tennessee football, Jeremy Pruitt uncovers Darnell Washington bombshell

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-pittsburghs-plan-darnell-washington-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ plan for Darnell Washington, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DARNELL.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ plan for Darnell Washington, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-13T08:07:31-07:00">July 13th, 8:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-13T08:07:31-07:00">July 13th, 8:07am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers selected tight end Darnell Washington out of the Georgia Football program in the later part of the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-trade-2023-nfl-training-camp-roster" rel="noopener">Steelers’</a> plan for Washington in year one with the Steelers is a <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/steelers-want-darnell-washington-to-be-allowed-to-grow" rel="noopener">measured one</a> in a tight end room that includes Pat Freiermuth and Zach Gentry.</p><p>“It takes a little bit of pressure off Darnell because of what you’ve got in that room,” Steelers tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts said, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. “As he comes in, he can come in slowly and be allowed to grow. As he does that, I think he can be a real problem for people to handle.”</p><p>Darnell Washington joins a strong tight end room that will likely limit his playing time in year one, judging by what Alfredo Roberts is saying. It makes sense, as Pat Freiermuth is a reliable tight end. Zach Gentry has been with the Steelers since 2019 as well.</p><p>If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-alex-highsmith-contract-negotiations-training-camp-looms" rel="noopener">Steelers</a> have found a quality player in Washington, it would give quarterback Kenny Pickett a good group of weapons around him. Freiermuth is proven, and George Pickens had a strong rookie year as well.</p><p>Broderick Jones, who is expected to be the team’s starting left tackle as a rookie, is a key component for Kenny Pickett as well. That is arguably the most important part, as Broderick Jones will be protecting Pickett’s blind side. If he does so, the weapons like Washington will have a chance to thrive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ plan for Darnell Washington, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-darnell-washington-explains-why-travis-kelce-out-top-5-tight-end-rankings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Darnell Washington explains why he left Travis Kelce out of top-5 tight end rankings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/steelers-news-darnell-washington-explains-why-he-left-travis-kelce-out-of-top-5-tight-end-rankings.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Darnell Washington explains why he left Travis Kelce out of top-5 tight end rankings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-20T09:58:02-07:00">May 20th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-20T09:58:49-07:00">May 20th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-draft-news-georgia-footballs-darnell-washington-posts-freakish-40-time-at-combine" rel="noopener">Darnell Washington</a> takes his position very seriously and firmly believes there should be a distinction between elite tight ends and receivers. Therefore, the stickler <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-rookie-darnell-washington-doesnt-include-travis-kelce-on-his-list-of-the-nfls-top-five-tight-ends/" rel="noopener">purposefully omitted</a> Kansas City Chiefs star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-travis-kelce-wwe-role-the-miz-george-kittle" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> from his top-5 TE rankings.</p><p>Yes, he’s listed as a tight end,” Washington said on the latest edition of the All Things Covered podcast, via CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo. “He’s in tight end formations here and there. But to me, he’s just a bigger receiver.”</p><p>The two-time national champion with the Georgia Bulldogs was sure to praise Kelce’s greatness but does not think he fits the criteria for a top tight end, which traditionally includes taking on a lot of blocking duties. Though, some of the names on Washington’s list- George Kittle, Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, Zach Ertz and Steelers teammate Pat Freiermouth – do not fit that bill, either.</p><p>Truthfully, while there are still old-school tight ends peppered throughout the NFL, the ones valued the most can devastate defenses with their ability to find open space and pull down targets in the red zone. Although he fell to the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Darnell Washington impressed scouts with the strides he made as a pass-catcher. He recorded 28 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>That is an integral feature in a league that heavily relies on a strong aerial attack. Travis Kelce is not going to intimidate opposing defensive lineman in the trenches, but he can hold his own when asked to so. Leaving him out of any active tight end rankings feels blasphemous, especially since he is already considered an all-time great.</p><p>Washington’s role in his rookie season remains to be seen with Freiermouth also there, but Pittsburgh will likely be using plenty of two tight-end sets in their offense. A strong first impression, and few will even remember this controversial take.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Darnell Washington explains why he left Travis Kelce out of top-5 tight end rankings

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He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>By and large, the Pittsburgh Steelers are considered among the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-2023-nfl-draft-class" rel="noopener">biggest winners</a> of the recently concluded 2023 NFL Draft. Steelers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-pat-freiermuth-kenny-pickett-comments" rel="noopener">tight end Pat Freiermuth</a> is also very much satisfied with the overall quality of the team’s draft haul which includes tight end Darnell Washington.</p><p>“I love it. I think we did a great job, Pat Freiermuth <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyGiangreco/status/1657851015482179588" rel="noopener">said</a> during his first youth football camp (h/t Emily Giangreco of WTAE). “Obviously, keep building that Pickett fence that they talk about. And getting me Darnell. Darnell’s out here today and I really appreciate that, showing his commitment to the team and to me and it’s big time. I think we did a great job in the draft.”</p><p>The expectation is that the arrival of Washington will open up more chances for Pat Freiermuth to be a bigger contributor offensively downfield. The former Penn State Nittany Lions star is becoming one of the most reliable tight ends in the passing game in the NFL. After posting 497 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 60 catches and 79 targets in his rookie season in 2021, Pat Freiermuth recorded 732 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 63 receptions and 98 targets in the 2022 NFL regular season.</p><p>Washington was taken by the Steelers in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. At 6-7, Washington is an intriguing prospect for the Steelers, who could opt to use him more as a blocker, though, he’s also got tantalizing potential as a red-zone target. 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