After back-to-back stellar seasons, Darren Waller struggled some in 2021. He missed some time due to an injury suffered on Thanksgiving against the Dallas Cowboys, but that wasn’t his only problem as he just never looked right all season.
If you exclude his huge Week 1 performance, Waller caught just 45 passes for 560 yards and one touchdown in the ten other games he appeared in. However, Waller is still widely regarded as one of the top tight ends in the NFL.
In a recent piece by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, he spoke with over 50 NFL coaches, scouts and executives and had them rank their top ten tight ends entering the year. Waller came in at No. 3, only behind George Kittle and Travis Kelce. Here is what one NFL coach had to say about Waller:
