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Darnell Washington or Gunnar Helm

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

Darnell Washington

TE • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Gunnar Helm

Gunnar Helm

TE • Tennessee Titans TEN
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Washington over Helm

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Washington ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

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.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 8 days ago
Latest News Darnell Washington
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Helm over Washington

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Helm ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
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Latest News Gunnar Helm
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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 Gunnar Helm
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
57615.2250
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
810012.5250
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 Gunnar Helm
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Darnell Washington
OWN
 
7%
+0.05 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-1.41 compared to last week
OWN/START Gunnar Helm
OWN
 
1%
+0.36 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Darnell Washington
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Gunnar Helm
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 4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • 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 11th among TE.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 254 and 13.37 YPC and is currently ranked 20th 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: +10, Rec Yards: +170 Rec TDs: +2,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 32, REC YDS: 375, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Gunnar Helm

    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 41st with 20.00 total points (2.50 avg).
  • Currently 64.4 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.1 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 27th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 29th among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 160 and 9.41 YPC and is currently ranked 33rd among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -2, Rec Yards: -12 Rec TDs: -1,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 465, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Darnell Washington

No Injury Reported

Injury Gunnar Helm

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Darnell Washington

Week 9
Pittsburgh Steelers VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
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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 Gunnar Helm

Week 9
Tennessee Titans VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
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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:
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Darnell Washington
8.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Gunnar Helm
7.74
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 Gunnar Helm
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 TEN 16 62 50 408 8.2 2 0 0 0 0
2026 TEN 7 26 17 160 9.4 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 15 55 36 340 9.4 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 31 25 204 8.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 88 67 568 8.5 2 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

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
Matchup Time Pitchers
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Matchup Time
ATL vs LAL 7:00 PM EST
CHA vs CLE 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs IND 8:00 PM EST
DEN @HOU 8:30 PM EST
DET vs WAS 7:00 PM EST
GS vs NO 10:00 PM EST
MEM @TOR 7:30 PM EST
PHO vs SA 9:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
EDM vs NYR 8:00 PM EST
NYI @SJ 10:00 PM EST
PHI @VAN 9:30 PM EST