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TE · CAR

Darren Waller

TeamCAR
PositionTE
Jersey#88
Age34
Height6'6"
Weight238 lb
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Experience11 yrs

Week 8 outlook

Bench in 10- and 12-team leagues

Projected 6.7 PPR points (5.4 half-PPR, 4.1 standard) at GB, TE26 this week. 2026: 3.8 targets per game over 6 games (10.4% target share), 198 yards, 3 TD. That is in line with 2025, when he averaged 3.8 targets per game (9.9 PPR per game over 9 games, finished TE33). GB has allowed fewer fantasy points to TEs than average.

Injury status as of Sun, Nov 1, 9:14 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 8 matchup@ GBThu, Oct 29, 8:15 PM ET
Projection · PPR6.7Half 5.4 · Std 4.1
Week 8 rank · PPRTE26Model · FLEX 121
Sleeper, last 24 hours−33Kleagues dropped him
Trade value · PPR0Rest of season: 80.1 pts

The desk on him

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Add Darren Waller, 440K managers are not all wrong

2 receiving touchdowns on 3 targets is the kind of week I am supposed to talk you out of, and I am not going to. 18.3 points and a TE5 finish is worth a bench spot at a position this thin. Small target share, real scoring role. A lean, not a lock.

Ray Dumont
TE · CAR at CLE  ·  3 weeks to grade
The evidence (25)
  • Week 1 opponentCHI
  • Week 1 PPR points4.8
  • Week 1 PPR finishTE30
  • Week 1 targets2
  • Week 1 target share5.9%
  • Week 1 receptions2
  • Week 1 receiving yards28
  • Week 1 air-yards share2.2%
  • Week 2 opponentATL
  • Week 2 PPR points18.3
  • Week 2 PPR finishTE5
  • Week 2 targets3
  • Week 2 target share9.4%
  • Week 2 receptions3
  • Week 2 receiving yards33
  • Week 2 receiving TDs2
  • Week 2 air-yards share8.4%
  • Week 3 opponentat CLE
  • Sleeper adds, last 24 hours440K
  • 2025 games played9
  • 2025 PPR points per game9.9
  • 2025 season PPR finishTE33
  • 2025 targets per game3.8
  • Week 3 projection, PPR5.6
  • Week 3 projection, half-PPR4.5
Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona

2026 game log

7 games · 7.7 PPR per game
WkOppTgtRecYdsTDTgt shareCarPPRFinish
1CHI222805.9%0 4.8TE30
2ATL333329.4%0 18.3TE5
3CLE8551019.0%0 10.1TE17
4DET6336015.4%0 6.6TE26
6PHI20005.7%0 0.0TE53
7TB215016.9%0 12.0TE14
8GB211105.7%0 2.1TE38

2025 season

9 games · 9.9 PPR per game · finished TE33
WkOppTgtRecYdsTDTgt shareCarPPRFinish
4NYJ4327216.0%0 17.7TE4
5CAR5578114.7%0 18.8TE6
6LAC3212110.0%0 9.2TE20
7CLE00000.0%0 0.0TE54
13NO3247015.0%0 6.7TE24
14NYJ3113014.3%1 2.7TE37
15PIT8766230.8%0 25.6TE3
16CIN5340017.2%0 7.0TE19
17TB310013.6%0 1.0TE59