TE · Pittsburgh Steelers
The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Darnell Washington. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 1 for Tight End.
Darnell Washington is a 25-year-old tight end in FairPlay's bench tier at rank #267, with a value of 1,231. For Pittsburgh against Cleveland, Week 8 5 targets rose from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. Week 6: 6 targets, 4 catches, 25 receiving yards, 71% snaps, and 4.2 yards per target. Week 7: 1 target, 1 catch, 4 receiving yards, 56% snaps, and 4.0 yards per target. Week 8: 5 targets, 3 catches, 94 receiving yards, 63% snaps, and 18.8 yards per target. The roster snapshot lists Active, which is an administrative status and not a promise of future volume.
Generated from FairPlay and nflverse data · Reviewed November 6, 2026 · Editorial policyFairPlay's usable market proxy (76) is above its mixed production input (66). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price. career window is near the model ceiling; roster status is the next strongest input. draft capital is limited, which keeps the recommendation conditional.
The next usable row for Pittsburgh against Cleveland needs to show whether week 8 5 targets was a one-week result or part of a stable role. Watch targets and yards per target.
The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.
A contender should treat Darnell Washington as a lineup purchase only when the recent workload helps a real starting decision and the tight-end edge exceeds a cheaper active alternative. Do not use the current profile to assume routes, targets, or a guaranteed scoring outcome.
A rebuilder can retain Darnell Washington's younger tight end window, but should sell if an offer prices more certainty than 3-week observed sample supports. The market-over-production gap is the cleanest point to test a liquidity gain.
FairPlay values Darnell Washington at 1,231. FairPlay's market proxy sits ahead of its production input by 10 points. Treat that as a model comparison, not a verified ADP or trade price.
Week 6: 6 targets, 4 catches, 25 receiving yards, 71% snaps, and 4.2 yards per target. Week 7: 1 target, 1 catch, 4 receiving yards, 56% snaps, and 4.0 yards per target. Week 8: 5 targets, 3 catches, 94 receiving yards, 63% snaps, and 18.8 yards per target. This is observed box-score usage and offensive-snap context only.
FairPlay's usable market proxy (76) is above its mixed production input (66). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price.
FairPlay value 1,231 · Overall rank #267 · Market proxy 76 · Historical production input 66These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.
Darnell Washington ↔ Michael Mayer (calculator comparison, not a quote)
Michael Mayer has an Active roster status and a usable local usage row. Compare each player's FairPlay value and current workload in the calculator. This page does not claim that the swap is even in an outside market.
Darnell Washington ↔ Blake Corum (calculator comparison, not a quote)
Blake Corum is an Active running back with a usable local usage row. Compare the two values in the calculator, then decide whether the positional change helps this roster. No outside-market adjustment is asserted.
For Pittsburgh against Cleveland, Week 8 5 targets rose from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. FairPlay's strongest scored input is career window (100), while draft capital is the main limitation. The usage record can test that read but cannot verify an external price or future outcome.
A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 8 would test whether Darnell Washington's latest role is repeatable. Separately, a material draft capital change or a different market-proxy/production-model gap would require a new FairPlay read.
Darnell Washington is age 25, with a career-window input score of 100/100 for TEs.
The search-rank proxy is 76/100 and the historical NFL production input is 66/100. These are separate model inputs, not verified trade prices or current-season performance.
Historical production, opportunity and efficiency are normalized within the TE statistical group. The market proxy uses the full player pool; career-window and draft-capital inputs use their own scales.
Normalized model input scores, not probabilities. The production model uses completed 2020–2025 NFL seasons. The current-season usage file is a separate evidence layer. The career-window and draft-capital scales are not empirical percentiles.
Career-window input is the strongest part of Darnell Washington’s current profile at 100/100. Draft-capital input is the clearest source of downside at 54/100. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.
Comparable values to guide your offers.
Start with Darnell Washington in the dedicated Superflex calculator, then add the other side of the offer.