University of Georgia Athletics
Washington Selected on Day Two of NFL Draft
April 28, 2023 | Football
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Georgia had one player taken during the second and third rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft Thursday outside of Union Station, giving the Bulldogs a total of four players over two days of selections.
With the 93rd, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected tight end Darnell Washington. Georgia has now had a tight end drafted in five consecutive drafts – the only school to do so in the previous five years. Washington will join teammate Broderick Jones who was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round. Jones and Washington mark the second and third Bulldogs to be taken by the Steelers in the last two drafts and the 19th and 20th Georgia players to be taken by Pittsburgh since 1948.
Washington, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, provided one of the country's most unique combinations of catching ability and blocking prowess to become a 2023 Mackey Award semifinalist. The 6-foot-7 tight end hauled in 28 catches for 454 yards and two touchdowns last season. Washington also acted as a sixth lineman for the Bulldog offense that averaged 41.1 points per game in 2022 (fourth nationally) and helped spring the team's top two running backs for more than a combined 1,600 yards. For his career, Washington had 44 catches for 765 yards in three seasons.
The NFL Draft continues on Saturday with rounds 4-7 slated to begin at 12 p.m.
