Darren Waller packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any tight end in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 90 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Darren Waller

1× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time TEsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Tight End · 2020 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'6"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

202 career value over replacement — #371 all-time of 4,695. 28.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet66% in top 3 yrs Boom-or-BustCV 0.63

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #204 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2015 · +62 vs expected KV-H

83actual

21 expected · Δ+62

💔+98.8 stolen VORP·3.42 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2015	22–23	BAL	6	—	6	2	18	0	33.3%	9.0	3.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	10.0%	—	0.0%	95	51.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	23–24	BAL	12	—	17	10	85	2	58.8%	8.5	5.0	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	234	27.7%	—	0.0%	213	61.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	25–26	OAK	4	—	6	6	75	0	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	4	1	21	0	21.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	42	16.8%	—	0.0%	36	35.3%	16	16.0	5	5.0	0	—	1
2019	26–27	OAK	16	—	117	90	1,145	3	76.9%	12.7	9.8	—	53	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	922	90.9%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%	2	1.0	3	1.5	0	—	0
2020	27–28	LV	16	—	145	107	1,196	9	73.8%	11.2	8.2	—	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	993	91.8%	—	0.0%	3	0.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	28–29	LV	11	—	93	55	665	2	59.1%	12.1	7.2	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	608	82.9%	—	0.0%	3	0.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	29–30	LV	9	—	43	28	388	3	65.1%	13.9	9.0	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	346	57.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	30–31	NYG	12	—	74	52	552	1	70.3%	10.6	7.5	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	568	69.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	32–33	MIA	9	—	34	24	283	6	70.6%	11.8	8.3	—	19	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	232	45.0%	—	0.0%	2	0.9%	1	1.0	3	3.0	0	—	1
2026	33–34	CAR	4	—	19	13	148	2	68.4%	11.4	7.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	132	45.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	99	—	554	387	4,555	28	69.9%	11.8	8.2	—	238	4	30	0	7.5	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	11	—	0	—	2

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A top 5% all-time tight end — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their excellent per-snap efficiency underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 202 · #371 · Elite

Worth 202 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 9% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.7

Avg surplus

peak +53

6 seasons × ~33.7 surplus ≈