Average depth of target
9.4 yds
25 targets with air yards · nflverse
Mean air yards on targeted passes with recorded air yards, including incomplete and intercepted passes.
Tight end · Carolina Panthers
Darren Waller
Darren Waller gets about 1 of every 10 Panthers passes (12%), 35 targets in all. He's had 5 chances within 20 yards of the end zone and is scoring 9.6 fantasy points a game (PPR).
2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built
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Season usage
8 games with a target, carry or dropback. Shares use those offensive-usage games. Fantasy averages use 8 recorded NFL weekly-stat appearances, including games without offensive touches.
Target share
12%
about 1 of every 10 passes
Air-yards share
14%
WOPR
0.28
Targets
35
Red-zone chances
5
End-zone targets
4
Expected points per gameEst.
7.5
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.6
Official rushing and receiving touchdowns: 4. The model estimates 1.8 touchdowns Est. from recorded targets and carries. Lateral scores can fall outside those model opportunities; return scores are excluded from this comparison.
Opportunity and performance
See the role, target quality and results behind the season totals. Every metric uses the sample shown.
Deep target rate
8.0%
2 of 25 targets with air yards · nflverse
Share of targets at least 20 air yards downfield, among targets with recorded air yards.
End-zone target rate
12.0%
3 of 25 targets with depth and field position · nflverse
Share of targets reaching the goal line or beyond, among targets with recorded air yards and field position.
Catch rate
60.0%
15 of 25 targets with completion result · nflverse
Completed targeted passes divided by targets with a recorded completion result; not adjusted for target difficulty.
Catchable-target rate
68.0%
17 of 25 targets with catchability charted · FTN Data via nflverse
Share of a receiver's joined charted targets marked catchable, among targets with a known catchability flag.
Drop rate on catchable targets
5.9%
1 of 17 catchable targets with drop charted · FTN Data via nflverse
Drops divided by joined charted targets marked catchable with a known drop flag; unknown charting is excluded.
Primary-read target rate
0.0%
0 of 19 targets with progression read charted · FTN Data via nflverse
Share of a receiver's targets marked primary read (code 0) among known progression reads 0, 1 and 2. Checkdowns, designed targets and scramble drills are excluded; this is not team target share.
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Completed regular-season weeks only; samples can differ by metric.
Play-by-play: Weeks 1–8, 121 games. Games through Nov 2, 2026.
FTN charting: Weeks 1–8, 121 games (partial coverage). Charting pulled Nov 4, 2026. Excluded catchability/drop values on 16 contradictory charted plays. Other known charting remains available.
nflverse; calculations by Fantasy Football Outsiders (CC-BY-4.0).
Where he ranks
Among tight ends who meet each leaderboard's minimum.
Target share by week
Week by week
Official weekly-stat appearances, including games with scoring but no recorded offensive usage. A dash means no usage or model value is available for that game.
| Week | Opponent | Targets | Target share | Air yards | Catches | Receiving yards | Carries | Red-zone chances | Fantasy points (PPR) | Expected pointsEst. | Points vs expectedEst. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | 2 | 6% | 8 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 2.8 | +2.0 |
| 2 | ATL | 3 | 9% | 26 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 18.3 | 6.7 | +11.6 |
| 3 | CLE | 8 | 19% | 56 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 11.8 | −1.7 |
| 4 | DET | 6 | 15% | 51 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 10.3 | −3.7 |
| 6 | PHI | 2 | 6% | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | −3.5 |
| 7 | TB | 2 | 7% | 45 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 3.7 | +8.3 |
| 8 | GB | 2 | 6% | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | −0.8 |
| 9 | DEN | 10 | 27% | 103 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 17.8 | +5.2 |
Talking points
Darren Waller's target share rose to 27% in week 9 (10 targets), from 10% in weeks 1-8.
Role up
- Target share, week 9
- 27%
- Targets, week 9
- 10
- Target share, weeks 1–4 and 6–8
- 10%
- Targets, weeks 1–4 and 6–8
- 25
Observed: Weeks 1–4 and 6–9 · 8 games
- Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.
Panthers teammates
Compare with
Tight ends whose expected points per game Est. are closest to his. See their usage side by side.