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Darren Waller or Kenneth Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Darren Waller

Darren Waller

TE • Carolina Panthers CAR
Kenneth Gainwell

Kenneth Gainwell

• n/a
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Waller over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Waller ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.9
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.5 26.8 0.3 6.9
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Outlook Darren Waller

Darren Waller at Philadelphia — Toe injury clouds streaming viability

Waller is listed as questionable for Sunday’s road matchup against the Eagles after logging limited practice time with a toe injury. Carolina's tight end corps is nicked up with Tommy Tremble also nursing a rib issue, while wideout Xavier Legette is sidelined on injured reserve. Fantasy managers should check back often for the latest news on Waller's official game-day availability.

If cleared, Waller profiles as a touchdown-dependent play in an outdoor matchup projected for low scoring. Fantasy managers have grown cautious, dropping his start rate down near 5%, which aligns with our weekly projection of 2.5 catches for 27 yards (6.9 fantasy points). Without guaranteed volume, he is difficult to trust outside of deep formats.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 17 hrs ago
Latest News Darren Waller
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Waller

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gainwell ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS:
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Latest News Kenneth Gainwell
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Darren Waller
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33612.0160
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kenneth Gainwell
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Redzone Touches Darren Waller
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kenneth Gainwell
REDZONE
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Darren Waller
OWN
22%
-7.37 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+4.16 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenneth Gainwell
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Darren Waller
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenneth Gainwell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Darren Waller

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 26.80 total points (6.70 avg).
  • Currently 25.6 points behind the leader: Isaiah Likely
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 23rd among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among TE.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 148 and 11.38 YPC and is currently ranked 22nd among TE.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 17th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +43 Rec TDs: -1,
Breakdown Kenneth Gainwell

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Darren Waller

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenneth Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Darren Waller

Week 6
Carolina Panthers @ Philadelphia Eagles

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.40366.4033603.25
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 14.00 total points (2.80 avg).
  • Currently 45 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 590 (118.00 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 1242 (248.40 per game).
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.40 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +192.8, Turnovers: -19 Sacks: -19, INTs: -9, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +2.8,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 37, INT: 15, TDS: 5, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 333.8
Matchups Kenneth Gainwell

Week 6
n/a VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Darren Waller
9.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenneth Gainwell
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Darren Waller
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2015 BAL 3 6 2 18 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 BAL 8 17 10 85 8.5 2 0 0 0 0
2018 OAK 3 6 6 75 12.5 0 1 21 21 0
2019 OAK 16 117 90 1146 12.7 3 2 5 2.5 0
2020 LV 16 145 107 1196 11.2 9 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 11 93 55 665 12.1 2 0 0 0 0
2022 LV 8 43 28 388 13.9 3 0 0 0 0
2023 NYG 12 74 52 552 10.6 1 0 0 0 0
2025 MIA 8 34 24 283 11.8 6 1 4 4 0
2026 CAR 4 19 13 148 11.4 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 86 59 666 11.4 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 7 36 25 278 11 2 0 1 4 0
Totals 89 554 387 4556 11.8 28 4 30 7.5 0
Career Kenneth Gainwell

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ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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BOS @LA 9:00 PM EST
BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST