Darren Waller

TE · BAL/LV/NYG/MIA/CAR · 2015–2026

Born September 13, 1992 · College Georgia Tech · Drafted 2015, round 6, pick 204 (BAL) · 6-6, 245 lb

Pro Bowl (2020)

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2018	LV	4	1	21	21.00	+1.446	100.0	+1.4	+0.03
2019	LV	16	2	5	2.50	−0.141	50.0	−0.3	−0.00
2025	MIA	8	1	4	4.00	+0.367	100.0	+0.4	+0.01
Career	CAR	97	4	30	7.50	+0.383	75.0	+1.5	+0.04

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2015	BAL	4	6	2	18	0	33.3	−0.290	−0.043−0.233 to +0.146	3.7	14.3	−1.7	−0.08
2016	BAL	10	17	10	85	2	58.8	−0.209	+0.092−0.090 to +0.273	4.1	6.7	−3.5	+0.06
2018	LV	4	6	6	75	0	100.0	+0.979	+0.050−0.139 to +0.239	4.9	3.2	+5.9	+0.04
2019	LV	16	117	90	1,145	3	76.9	+0.398	+0.341+0.199 to +0.484	23.8	7.2	+46.6	+0.87
2020	LV	16	145	107	1,196	9	73.8	+0.389	+0.347+0.212 to +0.483	27.7	7.8	+56.3	+2.15
2021	LV	11	93	55	665	2	59.1	+0.131	+0.190+0.041 to +0.340	23.4	9.9	+12.2	+0.52
2021 playoffs	LV	1	12	7	76	0	58.3	+0.445		24.5	9.5	+5.3	+0.10
2022	LV	8	43	28	388	3	65.1	+0.136	+0.144−0.025 to +0.312	15.8	13.4	+5.8	+0.29
2023	NYG	12	74	52	552	1	70.3	+0.207	+0.211+0.055 to +0.367	20.6	8.0	+15.3	+0.30
2025	MIA	8	34	24	283	6	70.6	+0.859	+0.318+0.146 to +0.491	16.4	10.6	+29.2	+0.66
2026	CAR	8	35	23	299	4	65.7	+0.378	+0.230+0.057 to +0.402	12.4	9.7	+13.2	+0.20
Career	CAR	97	570	397	4,706	30	69.6	+0.314		17.6	8.7	+179.3	+5.02

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles
2015	BAL	4	3
2016	BAL	10	6
2018	LV	4	1
2019	LV	16	1
2020	LV	16	2
2021	LV	11	1
2023	NYG	12	1
Career	CAR	97	15

Honours

Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.

Season	Honours
2020	Pro Bowl

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2016	BAL	12	226	27.5	1	1.5
2018	LV	4	41	16.5	–	–
2019	LV	16	912	90.2	–	–
2020	LV	16	982	91.8	–	–
2021	LV	11	602	81.1	–	–
2021 playoffs	LV	1	70	92.1	–	–
2022	LV	9	340	57.8	–	–
2023	NYG	12	557	68.9	–	–
2025	MIA	9	231	45.3	–	–

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Targets charted	Catchable %	Drops	Drop % of catchable	Contested targets	Contested catch %
2022	43	81.4	0	0.0	14	57.1
2023	74	77.0	2	3.5	14	28.6
2025	34	70.6	0	0.0	7	71.4
2026	35	74.3	2	7.7	6	50.0

Game logs

2026 game log (8 games)

2026 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2026-09-13	vs CHI	L 37–59	2	2	28	0	+1.2
2	2026-09-20	@ ATL	W 34–3	3	3	33	2	+5.6
3	2026-09-27	@ CLE	L 18–21	8	5	51	0	−2.0
4	2026-10-04	vs DET	W 32–26	6	3	36	0	+3.6
6	2026-10-18	@ PHI	W 25–14	2	0	0	0	−2.8
7	2026-10-25	vs TB	L 13–43	2	1	50	1	+3.9
8	2026-10-29	@ GB	L 19–27	2	1	11	0	−0.9
9	2026-11-08	vs DEN	L 21–26	10	8	90	1	+4.6

2025 game log (8 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
4	2025-09-29	vs NYJ	W 27–21	0	0	0.0	4	3	27	2	+6.5
5	2025-10-05	@ CAR	L 24–27	0	0	0.0	5	5	78	1	+10.4
6	2025-10-12	vs LAC	L 27–29	0	0	0.0	3	2	12	1	+2.6
13	2025-11-30	vs NO	W 21–17	0	0	0.0	3	2	47	0	+2.0
14	2025-12-07	@ NYJ	W 34–10	1	4	+0.4	3	1	13	0	−1.3
15	2025-12-15	@ PIT	L 15–28	0	0	0.0	8	7	66	2	+6.5
16	2025-12-21	vs CIN	L 21–45	0	0	0.0	5	3	40	0	+4.3
17	2025-12-28	vs TB	W 20–17	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	−1.9

2023 game log (12 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2023-09-10	vs DAL	L 0–40	5	3	36	0	−0.8	1
2	2023-09-17	@ ARI	W 31–28	8	6	76	0	+5.7	0
3	2023-09-21	@ SF	L 12–30	7	3	20	0	−5.0	0
4	2023-10-02	vs SEA	L 3–24	3	3	21	0	+0.4	0
5	2023-10-08	@ MIA	L 16–31	11	8	86	0	+6.1	0
6	2023-10-15	@ BUF	L 9–14	7	5	43	0	−1.5	0
7	2023-10-22	vs WAS	W 14–7	8	7	98	1	+7.5	0
8	2023-10-29	vs NYJ	L 10–13 OT	2	1	4	0	−1.9	0
15	2023-12-17	@ NO	L 6–24	6	4	40	0	−0.2	0
16	2023-12-25	@ PHI	L 25–33	5	2	32	0	−1.4	0
17	2023-12-31	vs LA	L 25–26	6	5	51	0	+3.6	0
18	2024-01-07	vs PHI	W 27–10	6	5	45	0	+2.9	0

2022 game log (8 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2022-09-11	@ LAC	L 19–24	6	4	79	0	+0.0
2	2022-09-18	vs ARI	L 23–29 OT	8	6	50	1	−0.8
3	2022-09-25	@ TEN	L 22–24	5	3	22	0	−4.7
4	2022-10-02	vs DEN	W 32–23	5	3	24	0	+1.0
15	2022-12-18	vs NE	W 30–24	3	3	48	1	+4.7
16	2022-12-24	@ PIT	L 10–13	5	4	58	0	+2.8
17	2023-01-01	vs SF	L 34–37 OT	5	3	72	1	+4.3
18	2023-01-07	vs KC	L 13–31	6	2	35	0	−1.6

2021 game log (12 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2021-09-13	vs BAL	W 33–27 OT	19	10	105	1	+2.3	0
2	2021-09-19	@ PIT	W 26–17	7	5	65	0	+3.0	0
3	2021-09-26	vs MIA	W 31–28 OT	7	5	54	0	+4.7	0
4	2021-10-04	@ LAC	L 14–28	7	4	50	1	+0.8	1
5	2021-10-10	vs CHI	L 9–20	8	4	45	0	−0.4	0
6	2021-10-17	@ DEN	W 34–24	5	5	59	0	+2.8	0
9	2021-11-07	@ NYG	L 16–23	11	7	92	0	+2.8	0
10	2021-11-14	vs KC	L 14–41	7	4	24	0	+0.2	0
11	2021-11-21	vs CIN	L 13–32	8	7	116	0	+0.6	0
12	2021-11-25	@ DAL	W 36–33	5	2	33	0	+0.3	0
18	2022-01-09	vs LAC	W 35–32 OT	9	2	22	0	−4.8	0
P19	2022-01-15	@ CIN	L 19–26	12	7	76	0	+5.3	0

2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2020-09-13	@ CAR	W 34–30	8	6	45	0	+2.3	0
2	2020-09-21	vs NO	W 34–24	16	12	105	1	+6.7	0
3	2020-09-27	@ NE	L 20–36	4	2	9	0	−1.5	0
4	2020-10-04	vs BUF	L 23–30	11	9	88	0	+0.5	1
5	2020-10-11	@ KC	W 40–32	7	5	48	1	−0.8	0
7	2020-10-25	vs TB	L 20–45	9	6	50	1	+0.1	0
8	2020-11-01	@ CLE	W 16–6	6	5	27	0	+1.3	0
9	2020-11-08	@ LAC	W 31–26	10	5	22	1	−4.1	0
10	2020-11-15	vs DEN	W 37–12	5	3	37	0	+3.1	0
11	2020-11-22	vs KC	L 31–35	7	7	88	1	+10.2	0
12	2020-11-29	@ ATL	L 6–43	7	4	23	0	−2.6	0
13	2020-12-06	@ NYJ	W 31–28	17	13	200	2	+16.4	0
14	2020-12-13	vs IND	L 27–44	10	7	75	0	+3.0	0
15	2020-12-17	vs LAC	L 27–30 OT	12	9	150	1	+13.5	0
16	2020-12-26	vs MIA	L 25–26	6	5	112	0	+6.8	0
17	2021-01-03	@ DEN	W 32–31	10	9	117	1	+1.4	1

2019 game log (16 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2019-09-09	vs DEN	W 24–16	0	0	0.0	8	7	70	0	+4.9	0
2	2019-09-15	vs KC	L 10–28	0	0	0.0	7	6	63	0	+2.2	0
3	2019-09-22	@ MIN	L 14–34	1	7	+0.4	14	13	134	0	+11.5	0
4	2019-09-29	@ IND	W 31–24	0	0	0.0	8	7	53	0	+2.6	1
5	2019-10-06	vs CHI	W 24–21	0	0	0.0	5	4	39	0	+0.9	0
7	2019-10-20	@ GB	L 24–42	0	0	0.0	8	7	126	2	+7.4	0
8	2019-10-27	@ HOU	L 24–27	0	0	0.0	8	2	11	1	−4.0	0
9	2019-11-03	vs DET	W 31–24	0	0	0.0	2	2	52	0	+4.0	0
10	2019-11-07	vs LAC	W 26–24	0	0	0.0	5	3	40	0	−0.3	0
11	2019-11-17	vs CIN	W 17–10	1	-2	−0.7	7	5	78	0	+3.6	0
12	2019-11-24	@ NYJ	L 3–34	0	0	0.0	6	3	41	0	+1.7	0
13	2019-12-01	@ KC	L 9–40	0	0	0.0	9	7	100	0	+2.9	0
14	2019-12-08	vs TEN	L 21–42	0	0	0.0	6	6	72	0	−1.7	0
15	2019-12-15	vs JAX	L 16–20	0	0	0.0	10	8	122	0	+6.2	0
16	2019-12-22	@ LAC	W 24–17	0	0	0.0	4	4	37	0	+2.0	0
17	2019-12-29	@ DEN	L 15–16	0	0	0.0	10	6	107	0	+2.8	0

2018 game log (4 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
14	2018-12-09	vs PIT	W 24–21	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
15	2018-12-16	@ CIN	L 16–30	1	21	+1.4	1	1	44	+3.7	0
16	2018-12-24	vs DEN	W 27–14	0	0	0.0	2	2	8	−0.2	0
17	2018-12-30	@ KC	L 3–35	0	0	0.0	3	3	23	+2.4	0

2016 game log (10 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
6	2016-10-16	@ NYG	L 23–27	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
7	2016-10-23	@ NYJ	L 16–24	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
9	2016-11-06	vs PIT	W 21–14	3	2	17	0	−1.5	1
10	2016-11-10	vs CLE	W 28–7	2	2	14	1	+2.9	1
12	2016-11-27	vs CIN	W 19–14	2	2	14	0	+1.1	1
13	2016-12-04	vs MIA	W 38–6	2	1	15	0	+1.4	0
14	2016-12-12	@ NE	L 23–30	3	1	3	1	+0.2	0
15	2016-12-18	vs PHI	W 27–26	2	1	11	0	−6.2	0
16	2016-12-25	@ PIT	L 27–31	2	1	11	0	−0.8	0
17	2017-01-01	@ CIN	L 10–27	1	0	0	0	−0.6	1

2015 game log (4 games)

2015 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2015-09-20	@ LV	L 33–37	2	0	0	−0.3	1
3	2015-09-27	vs CIN	L 24–28	0	0	0	0.0	2
4	2015-10-01	@ PIT	W 23–20 OT	2	1	17	−0.4	0
5	2015-10-11	vs CLE	L 30–33 OT	2	1	1	−1.0	0