HENDERSON, Nev. -- Darren Waller is not going to sneak up on anyone. Not anymore.
Not after the tight end caught 107 passes in 2020, setting a Las Vegas Raiders single-season franchise record and eclipsing the 104 receptions Hall of Fame receiver Tim Brown had in 1997. Not after leading the Raiders with 1,196 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. And not after being named to his first career Pro Bowl.
Indeed, Waller is among the elite tight ends in the NFL now, rubbing elbows with Kansas City's Travis Kelce and San Francisco's George Kittle.