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Darren Waller

No. 2 on the depth chartQuestionable

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As of Oct 14, 4:17 PM ET

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Is Darren Waller starting?

Darren Waller is listed No. 2 at TE on the Carolina Panthers depth chart. Tommy Tremble is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Questionable.

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Darren Waller this week

The Carolina Panthers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Darren Waller is listed No. 2 at TE going into that game.

At TE for the Carolina Panthers, Tommy Tremble sits ahead of him, and Mitchell Evans and Feleipe Franks are next in line behind him.

Darren Waller's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-26 vs DET (Oct 4); L 18-21 at CLE (Sep 27); W 34-3 at ATL (Sep 20).

Darren Waller wears No. 88, is 34 years old, is listed at 6' 6", 245 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Georgia Tech.

Is Darren Waller playing this week?

Darren Waller is listed Questionable (Waller was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate due to a toe injury.) and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).

CAR TE Depth

1Tommy TrembleStarter
2Darren Waller
3Mitchell Evans
4Feleipe Franks
5Ja'Tavion Sanders

Carolina Panthers Starting Lineup

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Age
34
Height
6' 6"
Weight
245
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026CAR413191482000
    2025MIA924342836140
    2023NYG1252745521000
    2022LV828433883000
    2021LV1155936652000
    2020LV1610714511969000
    2019LV169011711453250
    2018LV4667501210
    2016BAL101017852000
    2015BAL426180000
    Career10 yrs943875544555284300

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    148
    +5.6/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    10
    Games
    94
    Rush Yds
    30

    #22 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    202614156118.441.0512.9%9.6%0.260—
    2025359731928.270.797.4%10.7%0.1910.37
    20235922112515.290.9315.3%15.6%0.340—
    202257780184.900.677.7%10.8%0.190—
    20219182423112.170.7215.4%17.9%0.360—
    202011285726957.391.0627.7%25.1%0.590—
    20198485785346.601.3523.8%24.5%0.530-0.28
    2018195645.873.951.1%0.5%0.0211.45
    2016114397-3.550.752.6%2.3%0.050—
    201586131-1.740.210.9%1.7%0.030—
    Career47821920238—————2—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    5-8
    Rec Yds
    64
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    12.8

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    8-11
    Rec Yds
    84
    TD
    2
    Yds/Rec
    10.5

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4Wvs DETYDS 36
    REC
    3
    TGT
    6
    YDS
    36
    TD
    0

    Final W 32-26

    Sep 27L@ CLEYDS 51
    REC
    5
    TGT
    8
    YDS
    51
    TD
    0

    Final L 18-21

    Sep 20W@ ATLYDS 33
    REC
    3
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    33
    TD
    2

    Final W 34-3

    Sep 13Lvs CHIYDS 28
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    28
    TD
    0

    Final L 37-59

    Darren Waller's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Darren Waller plays 46% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share46%

    College

    Georgia Tech

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