2023 NFL Mock Draft: Cowboys stock up offense, Panthers reach at QB
By Randy Gurzi
16. 58. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. TE. Georgia. Darnell Washington. player
16. Washington Commanders: Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia
The Washington Commanders were another team that just missed out on the playoffs but they continued to play hard for head coach Ron Rivera. It will be interesting to see if he gets another year with the franchise after they struggled down the stretch. If so, he’s going to have to get the quarterback situation figured out.
Taylor Heinicke is good enough to win in spurts and Sam Howell showed some good and some bad in his debut in Week 18. They also have Carson Wentz and he seems to be the only one that they shouldn’t believe in.
As for this mock draft, they add a security blanket for whoever they go with in Darnell Washington. The Georgia tight end is massive at 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds. He looks like a sixth offensive lineman when he’s on the field but he’s also very athletic.
He can get deep and once he has the ball, it’s hard to bring him down. Washington averaged 17 yards per reception in his three seasons with the Bulldogs, which is very impressive for such a large human.
Washington is incredibly raw but his testing is likely to be off the charts when he gets to the Scouting Combine. That’s how he ends up climbing the boards and finding a spot in the top 20.