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Darren Waller - Las Vegas Raiders

Darren Waller - Las Vegas Raiders

Darren Waller


TIGHT END


#83


Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 29

Weight: 255 lbs

College: Georgia Tech

Darren Waller - Las Vegas Raiders


TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (204th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft...Waived by Ravens, Sept. 1, 2018...Signed by Ravens to practice squad, Sept. 2, 2018...Signed by Oakland Raiders to active roster, November 27, 2018.


CAREER: A fifth-year Pro Bowl tight end who enters his third full season with the Silver and Black after originally signing to the Raiders active roster during Week 13 of the 2018 season from the Baltimore Ravens practice squad...Has appeared in 54 games with 35 starts over his career, totaling 215 receptions for 2,519 yards and 14 receiving TDs...Became the second tight end in franchise history to record at least 1,000 receiving yards in back-to-back campaigns, joining Raiders great TE Todd Christensen...Became the only tight end in club annals to record back-to-back seasons with at least 90 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards...In 2020, earned Pro Bowl honors after setting career highs in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,196) and receiving TDs (nine), while tying his team-record of 100-yard contests (five) from the previous year...With 107 receptions, broke Hall of Fame WR Tim Brown's former record for most catches in a single season (104 in 1997)...Became just the sixth tight end in NFL history to log over 100 receptions in a single season...His 107 receptions rank third all-time among tight ends in NFL history...Became just the second tight end in NFL lore to log at least 10 receptions, 200 receiving yards and two TD receptions in a single contest...In 2019, set then-career highs in every major offensive category, recording 90 receptions for 1,145 receiving yards and three TDs....Named a Pro Bowl alternate and broke the club record, while leading all NFL tight ends for most 100-yard receiving games (five) by a tight end in a single season...Appeared in four games for the Raiders in 2018, recording six receptions for 75 yards...In 2016, appeared in 12 games with three starts, logging 10 receptions, 85 receiving yards and two TDs...Played in six games with one start as a rookie in 2015.

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2020: Earned his first Pro Bowl honor after recording career highs with 107 receptions for 1,196 yards and nine TDs...Sur-passed WR Tim Brown's record (104 in 1997) for most receptions in a single season in franchise history...Became just the sixth tight end in league history to surpass 100 receptions in a single season...Recorded at least five receptions in 13 contests...Posted five games with at least 100 receiving yards, tying his team record from 2019...Finished first in the NFL among tight ends with 107 receptions, second with 1,196 yards and third with nine TDs...Finished fourth in the league with 572 yards after catch...His nine TDs tied for 10th in the NFL among all players...From Weeks 13-15, recorded the most receiving yards (425) by a tight end in a three-game span in NFL history, surpassing Jimmy Graham and Shannon Sharpe's previous record of 413 yards set in 2013 and 1996, respectively...(9/13) at Car.: Posted a team-high six receptions for 45 yards...(9/21) vs. NO: Led the team in receptions for the second consecutive week, finishing with 12 catches for 103 yards and one TD...Recorded his first TD reception of the season on a 1-yard pass from QB Derek Carr...Joined Brown as the only Raiders player to record multiple career games with at least 12 receptions...Finished with the second-most receptions by a tight end in a single game in Monday Night Football history...(9/27) at NE: Hauled in two passes for nine yards...(10/4) vs. Buf.: Led the club with 88 yards on nine receptions (9.8 avg.)...(10/11) at KC: Led the team with five receptions...Finished with 48 receiving yards on five receptions, while also hauling in a TD pass from Carr...(10/25) vs. TB: Finished with 50 receiving yards on six receptions, while also hauling in a TD pass from Carr...Led all Raiders receivers with six receptions on the day...(11/1) at Cle.: Led both teams with a game-high five receptions on the afternoon...Finished with 28 receiving yards...(11/8) at LAC: Finished the day with a team-high five receptions for 22 yards with one TD...Hauled in a 2-yard TD pass from Carr...(11/15) vs. Den.: Recorded three receptions for 37 yards...(11/22) vs. KC: Finished with seven receptions for a team-high 88 receiving yards with one TD...(11/29) at Atl.: Finished with four receptions for 23 receiving yards...(12/6) at NYJ: Finished with 13 receptions for 200 yards and two TD receptions...Became the fourth tight end in NFL history to record at least 200 receiving yards and two TD receptions...Became the second tight end in NFL history to record 10 receptions, 200 receiving yards and two TDs in a contest...His 200 receiving yards were the most by a tight end since TE George Kittle totaled 210 yards in Week 14 of 2018...He became the fourth player in Raiders history to surpass 200 receiving yards in a single game...Became the first tight end since TE Jordan Reed in Week 16 of the 2015 season to have 100 receiving yards and two receiving TDs in the first half of a game...Posted at least 12 receptions for the third time in his career, tying Brown for the most such games in Raiders history (three)...Registered his seventh career 100-yard receiving game...(12/13) vs. Ind.: Recorded seven receptions for 75 yards in the contest...Became the second tight end in franchise history to record at least 80 receptions in multiple seasons...(12/17) vs. LAC: Finished with nine receptions for 150 yards with one TD in the contest...Hauled in a 35-yard TD pass from QB Marcus Mariota, marking his eighth TD of the season...Became just the third player in Raiders history to log at least 90 receptions in multiple seasons, joining Brown (four times) and TE Todd Christensen (two times)...Recorded his second game with at least 150 receiving yards in the last three weeks...(12/26) vs. Mia.: Totaled five receptions for 112 yards (22.4 avg)...Became only the second tight end in Raiders history to record multiple 1,000-yard receiving campaigns, joining Christensen (three times: 1983-84 and 1986)...Set a new Raiders record for most receptions in a single season by a tight end (98), surpassing Christensen's 95 in 1986...Became just the third player in Raiders history to log at least 90 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in multiple seasons...Became the first tight end in franchise history to record at least 90 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons...Recorded his ninth career 100-yard receiving contest...(1/3/21) at Den.: Finished the day with nine receptions for 117 yards with one TD and a two-point conversion...Set the single-season franchise record for most receptions with 107, surpassing Brown's previous record of 104, and becoming just the second player in franchise history to eclipse 100 receptions...Recorded his 10th career 100-yard receiving contest, second most among tight ends in club history...His 10 games with at least 100 receiving yards since the start of the 2019 season are the most in the NFL by a tight end.

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