2026 SEASON · WEEK 3

ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE

Darren Waller

TE · CAR · Active

Age 34College Georgia TechDepth TE #3

Cumulative season CFI48.9#16 of 40 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 255.2#16 of 53 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI—Available when the next game is published

Core Fantasy Index (CFX)—— · same-position rank

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

202079

202148.8

20220

202334.1

20250

202648.9

Darren WallerBlake Whiteheart · comparableMichael Mayer · comparableDavid Njoku · comparable

Blake WhiteheartCLE · 48.2 CFI Michael MayerLV · 46 CFI David NjokuLAC · 46 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	41.3	#28	54	18
2	55.2	#16	53	22

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Fantasy Performance · 2026

PPR points23.1

Expected points11.68

Actual points23.1

Points over expected11.42

Advanced efficiency

receiving

plays: 5
epa per play: 1.36
Catch rate: 100%
Yards / target: 12.2
Yards / reception: 12.2
First downs / target: 100%
TDs / target: 40%
Average depth of target: 6.8
YAC / reception: 5.4
Target share: 7.63%
Air yards share: 5.27%
Weighted opportunity rating: 0.15
Routes run: 40
Yards / route run: 1.53
Targets / route: 12.5%
First downs / route: 12.5%
Drop rate: 0%
Average separation (yards): 2.77
Average cushion (yards): 4.29
YAC above expected / reception: 0.91

Weekly fantasy opportunity

● Actual● Expectedffopportunity · PPR

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #16 of 4048.9

Cumulative CFI uses the same qualified weekly grades shown in the leaderboard and weekly history, weighted by grading volume. A qualified season BTT signal can contribute for QBs after four graded games.

Weekly game log

Week	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
1	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0
2	18.3	18.3	3	3	33	2

Next Gen Stats · receiving

Average cushion (yards): 4.29
Average separation (yards): 2.77
avg intended air yards: 7.65
percent share of intended air yards: 5.75
Receptions: 5
Targets: 5
catch percentage: 100
yards: 61
rec touchdowns: 2
avg yac: 5.36
avg expected yac: 4.45
YAC above expected / reception: 0.91

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
HomeSmall sample	1	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0
AwaySmall sample	1	18.3	18.3	3	3	33	2

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
IndoorSmall sample	1	18.3	18.3	3	3	33	2
OutdoorSmall sample	1	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
Below 10 mphSmall sample	1	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs	Last meeting
DEN	8	83.2	10.4	45	35	422	1	2022-10-02
LVSmall sample	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2015-09-20
CIN	7	49.1	7	24	18	292	0	2025-12-21
PIT	7	55.4	7.9	27	20	234	2	2025-12-15
CLE	4	18.2	4.6	10	8	42	1	2025-10-19
ARI	3	30.6	10.2	16	12	126	1	2023-09-17
WASSmall sample	2	22.8	11.4	8	7	98	1	2023-10-22
NYGSmall sample	2	16.2	8.1	11	7	92	0	2021-11-07
NYJ	6	73.9	12.3	32	21	285	4	2025-12-07
DAL	3	11.9	4	10	5	69	0	2023-09-10
MIA	4	45.7	11.4	26	19	267	0	2023-10-08
NE	3	24	8	10	6	60	2	2022-12-18
PHI	3	16.8	5.6	13	8	88	0	2024-01-07
KC	8	84.1	10.5	46	34	381	2	2023-01-07
MINSmall sample	1	27.1	27.1	14	13	134	0	—
INDSmall sample	2	26.8	13.4	18	14	128	0	2020-12-13
CHI	3	21.2	7.1	15	10	112	0	2026-09-13
GBSmall sample	1	31.6	31.6	8	7	126	2	—
HOUSmall sample	1	9.1	9.1	8	2	11	1	—
DETSmall sample	1	7.2	7.2	2	2	52	0	—
LAC	8	98.2	12.3	56	33	412	4	2025-10-12
TENSmall sample	2	16.4	8.2	11	9	94	0	2022-09-25
JAXSmall sample	1	20.2	20.2	10	8	122	0	—
CARSmall sample	2	29.3	14.7	13	11	123	1	2025-10-05
NO	3	43.2	14.4	25	18	192	1	2025-11-30
BUFSmall sample	2	25.1	12.6	18	14	131	0	2023-10-15
TBSmall sample	2	18	9	12	7	50	1	2025-12-28
ATLSmall sample	2	24.6	12.3	10	7	56	2	2026-09-20
BALSmall sample	1	26.5	26.5	19	10	105	1	2021-09-13
SFSmall sample	2	21.2	10.6	12	6	92	1	2023-09-21
SEASmall sample	1	5.1	5.1	3	3	21	0	2023-10-02
LASmall sample	1	10.1	10.1	6	5	51	0	2023-12-31

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2026	1	CHI	Home	Outdoor · 89°	4.8	4.8	2	2	28	0
2026	2	ATL	Away	Indoor	18.3	18.3	3	3	33	2

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2015	BAL	6	3.8	0.6	6	2	18	0
2016	BAL	12	30.5	2.5	17	10	85	2
2018	LV	4	15.6	3.9	6	6	75	0
2019	LV	16	221	13.8	117	90	1,145	3
2020	LV	16	278.6	17.4	145	107	1,196	9
2021	LV	11	133.5	12.1	93	55	665	2
2022	LV	9	84.8	9.4	43	28	388	3
2023	NYG	12	113.2	9.4	74	52	552	1
2025	MIA	9	88.7	9.9	34	24	283	6
2026	CAR	2	23.1	11.6	5	5	61	2
Career	All teams	97	992.8	10.2	540	379	4,468	28

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.