Darren Waller

Carolina Panthers
Tight End

Personal

Age	33
Birthdate	September 13, 1992
Height	6'6"
Weight	238 lb

Draft

College	Georgia Tech
Year	2015
Pick	Round: 6, Overall: 204
Team	BAL

Fantasy Value

Darren Waller's fantasy value is measured by the players he could be traded for. Our trade analzyer estimates his value at 11 points, which makes his value similar to:

Gunnar Helm (17 points)
Mike Gesicki (12 points)
Evan Engram (10 points)
David Njoku (5 points)
Oronde Gadsden (1 points)

Darren Waller is projected for 6.7 fantasy points in PPR scoring this week as he faces the Chicago Bears.

Week 1 Projections
Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
2.43	26.19	0.27

You can see where those projections compare to other TEs in our Tight End Rankings.

Player News

Darren Waller: Darren Waller Takes Part in Team Drills With First-Team Offense

Carolina Panthers veteran tight end Darren Waller continues to ramp up for the start of the 2026 season and was in full pads while taking part in team drills with the first-team offense in Wednesday's practice, according to Kassidy Hill of the team's official website. "It was good," head coach Dave Canales said of Waller's practice. "Just backed him off a little bit (Tuesday), let him go today. Got RVAs (routes versus air) in, had a couple of nice targets out there on the field, made one catch; another one, Bryce progressed to somebody else. But he looked fast. He looked huge. So it was good to see his big frame out there moving around." After signing late in training camp on Aug. 12, the 33-year-old Waller figures to be the team's top pass-catching tight end for quarterback Bryce Young if he can stay healthy. After coming out of retirement to play for the Miami Dolphins in 2025, Waller only played in nine games and caught 24 passes for 283 yards and six touchdowns. The former Pro Bowler had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2019 and 202, but Waller is not the same player as he was back then, and he will likely be eased into the offense in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears. Waller will for sure be a red-zone weapon for Young because of his size (6-foot-6, 245 pounds), but outside of two-TE leagues, he will probably go undrafted.

Sep. 2, 2026 6:02 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2015	BAL	7	2	6	33.3	18	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	BAL	16	10	17	58.8	85	2	8.5	0	0	0	0	0
2017	BAL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	LV	4	6	6	100.0	75	0	12.5	1	21	21.0	0	0
2019	LV	16	90	117	76.9	1,145	3	12.7	2	5	2.5	0	1
2020	LV	16	107	145	73.8	1,196	9	11.2	0	0	0	0	2
2021	LV	16	53	84	63.1	643	2	12.1	0	0	0	0	0
2022	LV	11	26	37	70.3	353	3	13.6	0	0	0	0	0
2023	NYG	11	47	68	69.1	507	1	10.8	0	0	0	0	0
2025	MIA	12	24	34	70.6	283	6	11.8	1	4	4.0	0	0