FantasyPros Articles on Darnell Washington
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Yes, I know you were expecting to see Pat Freiermuth's name here, but I lean toward Darnell Washington having the busier day in Week 6. This goes back to Tampa Bay's love of single high and how Pittsburgh has deployed these tight ends. Tampa Bay has the second-highest rate of single-high in the NFL (65.2%). Against single-high, Washington leads the team with a 25% target per route run rate with 2.0 YPRR.
STACKED’s take
Washington's single-high production gives him TE1 upside against Tampa Bay.
The source leans toward Darnell Washington having the busier day in Week 6 over Pat Freiermuth, based on Tampa Bay's love of single-high coverage (second-highest rate at 65.2%) and how Pittsburgh has deployed these tight ends. Against single-high, Washington leads the team with a 25% target-per-route run rate and 2.0 YPRR, while Freiermuth has only a 12% target-per-route run rate and 0.80 YPRR against single-high. Overall, Washington has a 65.3% snap rate, 35.8% route share, 8.6% target share (22% TPRR), 1.79 YPRR, three red zone targets, one deep target, and 10.3% first-read share. Tampa Bay has allowed the 11th-most receiving fantasy points per game and 14th-most fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends. Washington was a TE1 in Week 4 (TE12) and could be a TE1 again this week as a streaming option.
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