Darren Waller or Greg Dulcich: Who Should You Start?

Two touchdown-less floors: Waller's plus game script cancels Dulcich's plus matchup

Nobody is starting either of these guys expecting a spike week — both are low-volume seam options projected for the same modest PPR return. Waller's edge is where he plays: a 21-point implied Carolina total gives him more paths to garbage-time targets than Dulcich gets from a offense expected to score under 20. But Dulcich's matchup argument cuts the other way — he draws one of the softest defenses against tight ends on the board, while Waller's Chicago matchup is middle-of-the-pack. Those two factors roughly offset, and with identical 7.1 projections and both players fully healthy, there's no real separation to lean on here.

What flips it: A camp report signaling Waller's role expanding in Carolina's offense would tip this his way.

Sources: ESPN · Aug 26, 2026

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Signal breakdown

• 7.1 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsGreg Dulcich +
• Rank 26 vs 24Greg Dulcich +
• Opponent DvP rank 13 vs 5 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 21.0 vs 19.3 team pointsDarren Waller +
• No injury designationseven
• 47% vs 44% snap shareDarren Waller +

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