Darren Waller - 2025 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Undervalued Draft Picks

Darren Waller is a fantasy football sleeper and undervalued draft pick for 2025. Read the fantasy football outlook and draft advice for the Miami Dolphins tight end.

RotoBaller Ranking (half-PPR): TE16

Fantasy Draft Analysis: What's old is new again. Look, the tight end position has always been a wildcard. Kyle Pitts has been a rebound candidate for the last three seasons, but that's never happened. Brenton Strange provides value on those who choose to leave the position later in their drafts. Meanwhile, Pat Freiermuth's value took a big hit when the Steelers traded for Jonnu Smith, the most significant value one year ago.

Perhaps, Waller's music career didn't go as intended, but the former Pro Bowler had previously found success producing 4,124 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns on 350 career receptions over his 86-game career. Can anyone blame Waller for retiring?

That Giant team he played for wasn't very good, and they asked him to block. What's up with that? While playing during the 2023 season, he ranked second on the team with 552 receiving yards on 52 receptions.

Dolphins finalizing a trade with the #Giants for TE Darren Waller, who is coming out of retirement to play in Miami. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/lZ0qN98YFd

— NFL (@NFL) July 1, 2025

With Miami dealing Smith to Pittsburgh, they suddenly had a massive hole at the tight end that Julian Hill wouldn't fill. Waller isn't going to come in on Day 1 and replace the 88 receptions, 111 targets, or 884 receiving yards vacated by Smith. Most of that production likely falls on the shoulders of Jaylen Waddle. However, the opportunity versus investment is too good to pass up.

- Matt Donnelly

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