by: Dan Morrison 9 hours ago dan_morrison96
Nov 16, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington (80) attempts to jump over Cincinnati Bengals safety Geno Stone (22) during the first half at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
There are different types of tight ends out there. Some can be more athletic and almost act like wide receivers, while others are excellent blockers and become part of the power game. Now in his third season, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington can certainly be described as a powerful football player.
This season in particular, much has been made of Washington’s weight. The Steelers list him at 6-foot-7 and then the eye-catcher is his weight, at 264 pounds. That hasn’t sat quite right for many people around the NFL, though, and now it turns out that he’s much heavier than that.
Washington recently appeared on the St. Brown Podcast . There, they pressed him about his weight, making Washington break out laughing before admitting that at his last weigh-in, he came in at 311 pounds as a tight end.
“I ain’t weigh myself in a minute,” Darnell Washington said. “But… look. Okay, okay. Look, I’m gonna keep it a buck. I’m 311 [lbs].”
He’s actually 311 pounds!!!
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— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) November 19, 2025
The act of changing a player’s size in the official listing isn’t entirely uncommon. Wide receivers or quarterbacks become taller. Linebackers get to their ideal weight in those listings. However, the nearly 50lbs gap for Washington is eyebrow-raising.