TE#35
Darren Waller
gsis_id 00-0031610
CAR
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.26 yd
- Cushion
- 4.90 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.55
- Avg YAC
- 3.30
- Share of intended air yards
- 28.4%
- Catch rate
- 82.5%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 103.8
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 3
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 283 | 6 | 28.3 | 0.146 | 0.37 | 4 | 88.7 |
| 2023 | 12 | 74 | 52 | 552 | 1 | 15.3 | 0.206 | 0.48 | 0 | 113.2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 388 | 3 | 4.9 | 0.157 | 0.40 | 0 | 84.8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 105 | 62 | 741 | 2 | 17.5 | 0.233 | 0.53 | 0 | 148.1 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- College
- Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Draft
- 2015 · Rd 6 · Pk 204 · BAL
- Rookie season
- 2015
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · MIA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
54 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 · TE cohort of 29
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2023; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
T.J. HockensonTE · MIN · distance 0.58
- Separation
- 3.08
- Cushion
- 5.98
- YAC over expected
- 0.10
- Share of air yards
- 19.3
- Catch rate
- 74.8
Tyler ConklinTE · NYJ · distance 0.61
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.97
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 15.3
- Catch rate
- 70.1
Hunter HenryTE · NE · distance 0.66
- Separation
- 2.35
- Cushion
- 6.02
- YAC over expected
- -0.06
- Share of air yards
- 13.7
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Logan ThomasTE · WAS · distance 0.68
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.42
- Share of air yards
- 11.0
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Dalton SchultzTE · HOU · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.77
- YAC over expected
- 0.47
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 67.0
Darren Waller baseline
- Separation
- 2.94
- Cushion
- 6.26
- YAC over expected
- -0.22
- Share of air yards
- 15.9
- Catch rate
- 70.3