‘Unbelievable upside’: What to make of late-season surge for tight end Darnell Washington

Over the final two games of the 2020 season, Georgia made it a point to get freshman tight end Darnell Washington more involved in the passing game. The reasons as to why are curious for a number of reasons.

Washington did more than flash his potential in the final two games of his freshman season for Georgia. He had seven targets, catching five and drawing a pass interference penalty on another. He picked up 107 yards on those catches.

Before you start screaming, yes it is a two-game sample size. But like so many other receiving options, Washington became more productive once JT Daniels became the starting quarterback.

Washington was also in his first season at the college level. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken took notice of the late-season improvements the 6-foot-7, 260-pound tight end made in his game.

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