Darnell Washington headshot
TE Pittsburgh Steelers #80

Darnell Washington Injury status and history

Age
25
Height / weight
6'7", 264 lb
Experience
4th season
Drafted
2023 R3, #93

2026 Season

PPR PPG
6.7
Pos rank
TE3
Rostered
3%

Week 5 vs. Colts, Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET 7th vs. TEs, favorable

Should I start Washington in Week 5? Rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

Darnell Washington Injury Update & History

Active
Checked

No injury designation for Week 5 against the Colts. Washington has not missed a game this season.

2026 games missed
0
Last played Week 4, Oct 1
Latest injury
Questionable injury
Week 18, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 5 vs IND
Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 5 report starts Wednesday, Oct 7

What it means: Washington was on the Week 2 report, practiced in full on Friday and played.

Darnell Washington practice participation by day, Weeks 2 and 5
WeekInjuryWedThuFriGame status
Week 5vs IND, Oct 11—Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Due Fri
Week 2@ NE, Sep 20———FullPlayed
Full 100% of repsLimited fewer than normal repsDNP did not practiceDate report not out yet— no entry in our data

Injury History at a Glance

Two logged injuries in four seasons. Most of his lost time came from a broken forearm injury in 2025; nothing else has cost him a game.

A-

Durability

79/100

2

Games missed

2

Injuries

2games

Longest absence

Broken forearm injury · 2025

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

Elbow2025, 2 games
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the elbow. Not shown: questionable.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Elbow / arm12
Other10
Total22

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • No body part injured twice
  • Questionable in 2025, 2 games missed
  • 2 games in 4 seasons
  • 2 injuries spread across 2 body parts

Darnell Washington Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2026

    Healthy 0 games missed

    No injury has cost Washington a game this season.

  2. 2025

    Questionable, surgery Played through

    Week 18 · with the Steelers

    Questionable: Surgery

  3. 2025

    Broken Forearm, surgery 2 games

    Week 17 · with the Steelers

    Suffered a broken arm in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns, which required surgery and ended his season.

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

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Darnell Washington Injury FAQ

Is Darnell Washington injured?

No. As of October 2, 2026, Darnell Washington is active with no injury designation. He has played every game in 2026.

Is Darnell Washington playing this week?

Darnell Washington has no injury designation for Week 5 against the Colts on Sunday, October 11, so he is on track to play. Washington was on the Week 2 report, practiced in full on Friday and played. Should you start him?

Has Darnell Washington missed any games this season?

No. Darnell Washington has played in every Steelers game in 2026, 4 games so far.

What is Darnell Washington's injury history?

Darnell Washington has 2 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 2 games in all: 2 for a broken forearm injury in 2025. No body part has been injured twice.

What was Darnell Washington's most recent injury?

Darnell Washington's most recent logged injury was a questionable injury in Week 18 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does Darnell Washington have any recurring injuries?

No. Darnell Washington's two logged injuries were to two different body parts, so the record shows no recurring pattern.

What was Darnell Washington's worst injury?

Darnell Washington's longest absence came from a broken forearm injury in 2025, which cost him 2 games, all of the games he has missed to injury.