Waiver Season 2026 · week 5 · updated Oct 6

Start or sit Darnell Washington in week 5?

Sit him Sit Darnell Washington in week 5 if you have another option. Waiver projects 5.7 points against IND, which makes him TE28 this week, outside the TE14 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 0.9 points and a good one 12.6.

Projected points
5.7
Floor
0.9
Ceiling
12.6
Rank this week
TE28
Opponent
IND
Chance he plays
92%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Pat FreiermuthTE26IND7.11.9–15.1Compare
Tyler HigbeeTE27BUF6.41.6–14.3Compare
Evan EngramTE29LAC5.60.9–12.6Compare
Gunnar HelmTE30HOU5.50.7–12.3Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 5

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the TE14 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.