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Darren Waller

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Darren Waller

Availability alertQuestionable · Groin
Photo: nflverse / NFL.com
General Value650#417 consensus • 60% 2026 league-scored Sleeper projection + 40% active Dynasty ECR • athlete profile +1.2% (career explosive index 70.6 (position #34))
Age33.0
Height6'6"
Weight238 lb
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Experience11 years

Current Sleeper availability

Injury & Availability

Questionable
QuestionableGroin
NFL roster statusActive
Current designationQuestionable
Body areaGroin
Practice participationNot reported
Designation since
Sleeper record updatedApril 28, 2026 12:20 am
FLIQ checkedJuly 28, 2026 7:24 pm

Current availability is supplied by Sleeper’s player directory and is not a complete medical history. Sleeper’s documented player feed supplies status and practice context, not article headlines. No active designation does not mean the player has no prior injuries.

Complete athlete profile

Evaluation Evidence

Open and authorized data, normalized by position and kept separate from league scoring.

78%profile coverage
Athletic profile86th percentileCompared only with historical TE testing records
Dynasty value effect+1.2% value effectSmall supporting adjustment from athleticism, draft capital, breakout age, and explosive history; it fades with NFL experience
Weekly outlook inputsProjection + roleLeague scoring, expected usage, availability, and matchup drive weekly value—not workout testing
Speed97thBurst91thChange of direction73thShort-area quickness80thExplosion94th87PROFILE

Athletic shape

87th percentile profile

Every axis compares Darren Waller with historical TE testing records—not with every NFL position.

Signature strengthsSpeed + Explosion
4.46 sec98th percentile

40-yard dash

2015 TE class#1 of 13All-time TE#9 of 452
12 repsBenchmark pending

Bench press

More same-position results needed
37 in89th percentile

Vertical jump

2015 TE class#3 of 7All-time TE#45 of 388
125 in94th percentile

Broad jump

2015 TE class#1 of 7All-time TE#24 of 379
7.07 sec71th percentile

3-cone

2015 TE class#2 of 8All-time TE#91 of 308
4.25 sec80th percentile

20-yard shuttle

2015 TE class#2 of 8All-time TE#65 of 316
120.396th percentile

FLIQ speed score

2015 TE class#1 of 13All-time TE#20 of 452
49.590th percentile

FLIQ burst score

2015 TE class#3 of 7All-time TE#39 of 373
11.376th percentile

FLIQ agility time

2015 TE class#2 of 8All-time TE#73 of 302
Compared withTEs at the same position2015 draft class and all synchronized historical testing records

Workout source: nflverse. Percentiles and comparison groups are independent FantasyLeagueIQ calculations; unavailable metrics are omitted rather than estimated.

NFL Draft Capital

Draft year2,015
Draft round6
Overall pick204
Draft teamBAL
Draft Age22
Draft CollegeGeorgia Tech

Source: nflverse. Draft capital affects dynasty only through a bounded, experience-decaying modifier.

Big-play ability + league scoring

Explosive Play Profile

Long-play efficiency, volume, repeatability, and the selected league’s bonus opportunities in one view.

70.6NFL Explosive IndexTE #34
Peak season70.4
Recent three-season form70.4
Latest season2025 • TE #33
Selected league bonus overlayNo explicit big-play bonuses
Long gains still earn normal yardage and touchdown points.
Plays behind the ratingHighest-impact imported nflverse evidence
2025 • Week 5 • vs CAR
34-yard reception

(11:58) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep middle to 83-D.Waller to CAR 14 for 34 yards (21-N.Scott).

1.5 impact credits
2025 • Week 13 • vs NO
34-yard reception

(1:26) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep left to 83-D.Waller to NO 39 for 34 yards (33-J.Sanker).

1.5 impact credits
2025 • Week 16 • vs CIN
22-yard reception

(10:57) (Shotgun) 14-Q.Ewers pass deep right to 83-D.Waller to MIA 40 for 22 yards (35-J.Davis) [96-C.Sample].

1.0 impact credits
2025 • Week 5 • vs CAR
21-yard reception

(13:34) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep middle to 83-D.Waller to CAR 23 for 21 yards (22-L.Ransom).

1.0 impact credits
How the explosive profile and league overlay work

The NFL Explosive Index compares a player only with the same position. Its season model blends impact per opportunity, impact per game, positional share, long-touchdown rate, and longest gain; the career index blends 50% peak season, 30% recent three-season form, and 20% career share percentile. The league overlay reads synchronized Sleeper scoring for long-play and yardage-threshold bonuses. Those rules affect league-scored projections and fantasy value without rewriting the player’s league-neutral NFL explosiveness. Source: nflverse play-by-play and Sleeper league settings.

Availability + repeatability

Dependability Index

Two lenses, because weekly trust and dynasty durability are different questions.

Weekly dependability
60C

63% scoring-floor hit rate • 75% workload stability

Dynasty dependability
76B

67% three-year game availability • 3 seasons of evidence

How dependability is calculated

Weekly dependability blends recorded-game availability, how often the player clears 60% of his median fantasy output, and stability of attempts, carries, and targets. Dynasty dependability emphasizes three-year game availability and repeat seasons, with a small age-context adjustment. Scores use PPR scoring and do not treat ceiling as reliability.

2022 Production & Efficiency

Carries0
Targets43#31 of 59 TEs
Receptions28#35 of 59 TEs
Scrimmage yards388#28 of 45 TEs
Yards / touch13.86
Total TD3#17 of 45 TEs

NFL production supplied by nflverse. Same-position ranks include qualified players from the selected season. Volume ranks require 20 touches; yards per touch requires 50. Fantasy output elsewhere on this page is recalculated with standard PPR scoring.

How this affects value

60% 2026 league-scored Sleeper projection + 40% active Dynasty ECR • athlete profile +1.2% (career explosive index 70.6 (position #34)). Athletic and draft inputs are supporting evidence—not a replacement for current projections, ECR, production, availability, or the selected league’s rules.

2026 Sleeper projection

Season Projection

Projected points85.60
Dynasty ADP
Projected pass/rush yards0
Projected TDs3
Standard PPR points84.80
Points per game10.60
Games8
Position rank#31

Standard PPR

Game Logs

WkOppLeague PtsPassingRushingReceivingFum
1LAC11.906 tar • 4 rec • 79 yd • 0 TD0
2ARI17.008 tar • 6 rec • 50 yd • 1 TD0
3TEN5.205 tar • 3 rec • 22 yd • 0 TD0
4DEN5.405 tar • 3 rec • 24 yd • 0 TD0
15NE13.803 tar • 3 rec • 48 yd • 1 TD0
16PIT9.805 tar • 4 rec • 58 yd • 0 TD0
17SF16.205 tar • 3 rec • 72 yd • 1 TD0
18KC5.506 tar • 2 rec • 35 yd • 0 TD0

Fallback statistics supplied by nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Standard PPR points calculated by FantasyLeagueIQ.

Standard PPR

Career by Season

YearGPointsPPGPassingRushingReceiving
20251488.706.344 yd • 0 TD24 rec • 283 yd • 6 TD
202312113.209.4352 rec • 552 yd • 1 TD
2022884.8010.6028 rec • 388 yd • 3 TD
202111133.5012.1455 rec • 665 yd • 2 TD
202016278.6017.41107 rec • 1,196 yd • 9 TD

Imported Player Data

Every metric retains its source and effective context.

2015
Draft Age
22
Draft College
Georgia Tech
Draft Pick
204
Draft Round
6
Draft Team
BAL
Draft Year
2015
Workoutnflverse
2015
Agility Score
11.32
Bench
12
Broad Jump
125
Burst Score
49.5
Combine Height
6-6
Combine School
Georgia Tech
Combine Weight
238
Cone
7.07
Forty
4.46
Shuttle
4.25
Speed Score
120.300524
Vertical
37