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Darnell Washington or Nate Adkins

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Darnell Washington

Darnell Washington

TE • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Nate Adkins

Nate Adkins

TE • Denver Broncos DEN
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Washington over Adkins

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Washington ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0
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Outlook Darnell Washington

Darnell Washington vs. Browns — Touchdown-Dependent TE2 in Low-Scoring Divisional Clash

Washington continues to carve out a specialized red-zone role in Pittsburgh's offense behind starter Pat Freiermuth. Despite missing a practice session earlier in the week, the imposing tight end is officially healthy and carrying momentum into Week 8 after securing touchdown catches in back-to-back games.

While his size makes him a trusted scoring threat for Aaron Rodgers inside the 20-yard line, his weekly volume floor remains thin. Our weekly projection lands at 3.7 fantasy points on 2.3 catches and 23 yards against Cleveland. In an expected low-scoring defensive battle, his minuscule 2% start rate reflects his status as a touchdown-reliant dart throw.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Adkins over Washington

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Adkins ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.65
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.68 8.53 0.65 6.65
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Darnell Washington
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
39431.3580
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
49824.5581
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nate Adkins
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
242.021
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
242.021
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Darnell Washington
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Nate Adkins
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Darnell Washington
OWN
 
7%
+0.04 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-1.49 compared to last week
OWN/START Nate Adkins
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Darnell Washington
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nate Adkins
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Darnell Washington

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 43.40 total points (5.43 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 26th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 26th among TE.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 12th among TE.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 254 and 13.37 YPC and is currently ranked 20th among TE.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 12th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +170 Rec TDs: +2,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 32, REC YDS: 375, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Nate Adkins

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 36th with 23.00 total points (2.88 avg).
  • Currently 61.4 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among TE.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among TE.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 30th among TE.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: -4 Rec TDs: +2,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 12, REC YDS: 88, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Darnell Washington

No Injury Reported

Injury Nate Adkins

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Darnell Washington

Week 9
Pittsburgh Steelers VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Nate Adkins

Week 9
Denver Broncos @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.57360.29941112.03
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 35.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 43 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 985 (140.71 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 1537 (219.57 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.57 per game and currently ranked 24th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +39.16, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -2, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.57,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Darnell Washington
8.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nate Adkins
3.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Darnell Washington
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 PIT 8 10 7 61 8.7 0 0 0 0 0
2024 PIT 13 25 19 200 10.5 1 0 0 0 0
2025 PIT 14 45 33 386 11.7 1 0 0 0 0
2026 PIT 8 28 19 254 13.4 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 60 40 540 13.4 6 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 12 28 20 219 10.9 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 112 79 910 11.5 5 0 0 0 0
Career Nate Adkins
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 DEN 4 5 4 22 5.5 0 0 0 0 0
2024 DEN 12 15 14 115 8.2 3 0 0 0 0
2025 DEN 6 11 6 48 8.0 1 0 0 0 0
2026 DEN 3 7 6 44 7.3 3 1 6 6 0
ON PACE 6 15 13 94 7.3 6 2 13 6 0
3-YEAR AVG 7 10 8 62 7.7 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 39 31 230 7.4 7 1 6 6 0
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Week 9
ARI @SEA
ATL vs CIN
BAL vs JAC
BUF @MIN
CAR vs DEN
CHI vs TB
CLE @NO
DAL @IND
DET @MIA
GB @NE
HOU @LAC
KC vs NYJ
LAR @WAS
LV @SF
NYG @PHI
PIT vs BYE
TEN vs BYE
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ORL @PHO 9:00 PM EST
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ANA @EDM 8:00 PM EST
BOS @PIT 7:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 7:00 PM EST
CBJ vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
CHI @TB 7:00 PM EST
COL vs NSH 9:30 PM EST
DET vs VGK 7:00 PM EST
MON vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
NJ vs STL 7:00 PM EST
NYR vs PHI 7:00 PM EST
VAN @WPG 7:00 PM EST