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88Panthers · TECarolina Panthers#8811 yrs expGeorgia Tech78 · 238 lb
Darren Waller
Carolina Panthers#8811 yrs expGeorgia Tech78 · 238 lb87Form
82Established
High-end starter#16 of 74 tight ends
Games17last 17
Targets764.5 a game
Catches5370% caught
Yards59935 a game
TDs8
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 74 tight ends
Elite depth, weak after the catch
Each axis is a percentile against every qualified tight end over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).
WallerPosition averageElite, 90th
VolumeAbove avgshare of team targets
14.8%67th pct
DepthEliteavg depth of target
8.8 yd91st pct
SeparationBelow avgyards of separation at the catch
3.16 yd30th pct
After the catchBelow avgYAC over expected per catch
-0.1 yd27th pct
Handsdrop rate
2.6% drops63rd pct
EfficiencyEliteEPA per target
+0.5591st pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games
87: high-end starter
One number for how well Waller has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified tight end; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 82 (#19 of 62).
Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
65
Consistencyhow steady game to game
88
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
12
Trend, last 6 gamesCooling
Schedule facedSoft
Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.
Top tight ends · F&D form now
Floor and ceiling
How his games are spread
11/17games with 30+ yds
4/17games with 50+ yds
1/17games with 70+ yds
0/17games with 90+ yds
Role
Game by game
Game log · last 17
Every game
| Game | Opponent | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Air yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 wk 4 |  DET | 6 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 51 | +3.6 |
| 26 wk 3 |  CLE | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 56 | -2.0 |
| 26 wk 2 |  ATL | 3 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 26 | +5.6 |
| 26 wk 1 |  CHI | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 8 | +1.2 |
| 25 wk 17 |  TB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | -1.9 |
| 25 wk 16 |  CIN | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 48 | +4.3 |
| 25 wk 15 |  PIT | 8 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 60 | +5.6 |
| 25 wk 14 |  NYJ | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 38 | -1.3 |
| 25 wk 13 |  NO | 3 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 39 | +2.0 |
| 25 wk 7 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25 wk 6 |  LAC | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 30 | +2.6 |
| 25 wk 5 | CAR | 5 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 58 | +10.4 |
| 25 wk 4 | NYJ | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 45 | +6.5 |
| 23 wk 18 |  PHI | 6 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 43 | +2.9 |
| 23 wk 17 |  LA | 6 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 41 | +3.6 |
| 23 wk 16 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 53 | -1.4 |
| 23 wk 15 | NO | 6 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 30 | -0.2 |