Darren Waller Week 7 Outlook - Giants at Eagles

Through five weeks, he led all tight ends in targets (47). It certainly helped that Ruggs and Edwards missed time, but he's seen a steady stream of targets in almost every game, as evidenced by the seven-plus targets in 4-of-5 games. He's also caught at least five passes in 4-of-5 games, highlighting a floor that not many wide receivers have, let alone tight ends. The Bucs have been a team that's improved considerably against tight ends, though they're still not a matchup you have to avoid, as they've allowed four different tight ends finish as top-15 options through six weeks. There have been two tight ends who've seen more than five targets against them, and their totals were 5/80/0 (Jared Cook) and 5/46/0 (Noah Fant), two tight ends who move like receivers, just like Waller. With the lack of success the Raiders will have on the ground, it should lead to them targeting Waller a lot, similar to the Saints game back in Week 2. Start him as a high-end TE1 and he should deliver.