Georgia freshman tight end Darnell ‘Big O’ Washington was one of the most highly rated recruits in the country when he signed with Georgia as a member of the Bulldogs’ No. 1 ranked recruiting class of 2020.
The 5-star prospect from Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, was rated as the No. 2 athlete and No. 23 prospect overall at six-foot-seven, 270 pounds.
For most of his first season in Athens, Big O has played as an in-line blocker at the tight end position, only recording two catches before Saturday’s game at Missouri.
Against the Tigers, we got a chance to see what he could do in the passing game when properly utilized as he recorded a career-high two catches for 61 yards.
Darnell Washington @_Dwfootball11!!!!
Great Catch!!!! pic.twitter.com/2usghpBbn3— GEORGIA HEROES (@GeorgiaHeroes) December 12, 2020
Big guys aren’t supposed to move like that.
The 36-yard snag marks Big O’s longest catch of his short career.
Hopefully we will see his name in the receptions category much more moving forward, because he poses a nightmare of a matchup problem for opposing defenses at the very least.