Darren Waller came out of nowhere this season to vault into the elite stratosphere of offensive weapons in the NFL. As the season has progressed and the Raiders receiving corps has struggled with injuries and inconsistency, it seems that we’ve begun to take Waller’s meteoric rise for granted.
But where would the Raiders offense be without Waller? It’s hard to imagine, especially with how poorly the the team has performed over the last three weeks despite the star tight end notching 16 catches for 213 yards on 22 targets.
Waller’s 93 targets dwarfs the rest of the Raiders weapons this season, with Tyrell Williams’ 57 sitting as the second-highest mark on the team.