Darren Waller Dynasty Value 2026
Darren Waller dynasty outlook: superflex and 1QB value, dynasty rank, age curve, startup and rookie draft cost, long-term market trend, production history and trade context.
Darren Waller dynasty outlook
Darren Waller is ranked #273 overall and TE45 in StatChasers' superflex dynasty rankings, a deep-roster or taxi-squad option at a market value of 123.
He is 34.0 years old — past the tight-end prime. Age is weighted per position in the model value, so this is priced in rather than mentioned in passing.
Darren's dynasty value (123) runs well ahead of his win-now value (74) — the market is paying for what he becomes, not what he does this season. That is a rebuilder's asset, and a contender's trade chip.
Format matters here: Darren is worth 123 in superflex against 146 in 1QB, a -15.8% difference. Check which format a comparable trade came from before using it as a price.
The model values Darren +423.6% above the dynasty market, a buy-low signal: his production and age say the price is too low.
In dynasty startup drafts Darren goes at pick 287.8 on average (round 24.12 in a 12-team startup, TE54 by ADP), with a typical range of 231 to 349 across 174 drafts; his startup cost is rising over the last 30 days (+72.0 picks).
Over the longer run his startup ADP has fallen: from an average pick of 167.7 in 2024-01 to 262.4 in 2026-09, across 24 months of drafts.
Production trajectory: 9.9 PPR points per game in 2025 over 9 games, level with 9.4 in 2023, finishing TE33.
Drafted round 6, pick 204 by Baltimore Ravens in 2015. Draft capital keeps mattering in dynasty long after it stops mattering in redraft — teams keep giving opportunity to players they spent a pick on.
Player profile
| Team | Carolina Panthers |
| Position | TE |
| Age | 34.0 |
| Experience | 11 yrs |
| Number | #88 |
| Bye week | Week 5 |
| Status | Active |
Dynasty value
| Superflex value (StatChasers Market) | 123 |
| Superflex rank | #273 · TE45 |
| 1QB value | 146 |
| 1QB rank | #262 · TE45 |
| 30-day movement | — |
| Win-now (redraft) value | 74 |
| Timeline | Rebuild asset |
| Model value | 644 |
| Model vs market | +423.6% |
| Signal | Strong Buy |
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Darren Waller startup draft cost
Drafted in 174 completed dynasty startup drafts · overall ADP rank #314 · TE54 · earliest pick 133, latest 438 · 7-day -3.0, 14-day +14.0. Full board on the dynasty startup rankings page.
Darren Waller dynasty value trend
Average startup-draft pick by month, oldest to newest — a taller bar is an earlier pick and a more valuable player. Months with fewer than three completed drafts are omitted. Range over this window: pick 116.5 to 364.4.
Darren Waller production by season
Career production, which in dynasty is read as a trajectory rather than a snapshot: the direction across seasons matters more than any single line.
| Season | Team | Games | PPR / game | Half / game | Std / game | PPR finish | Half finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIA | 9 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.2 | TE33 | TE31 |
| 2023 | NYG | 12 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 5.1 | TE22 | TE21 |
| 2022 | LV | 9 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | TE31 | TE29 |
| 2021 | LV | 11 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 7.1 | TE17 | TE19 |
| 2020 | LV | 16 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 10.6 | TE2 | TE2 |
| 2019 | OAK | 16 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 8.1 | TE3 | TE3 |
Darren Waller draft capital and athletic profile
Combine measurements with the percentile against other WRs in the database. Athletic profile and draft capital are long-horizon inputs — they say little about next Sunday and a good deal about how long a team keeps handing a player opportunity.
Draft capital
| Draft class | 2015 |
| Round | 6 |
| Overall pick | #204 |
| Drafted by | Baltimore Ravens |
| Height | 6'6" |
| Weight | 238 lb |
Combine testing
Bar length is the percentile against the position cohort.
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Data on this page updated 2026-09-30.