Darren Fells

TE · DET · 2016–2021 · 65 games · UC Irvine · 79 in / 281 lb · Draft: Undrafted

Season by season (regular season)

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Air Yds	YAC	Tgt Sh	Rec EPA	PPR
2016	ARI	9	18	14	154	1	106	90	5%	6.9	35.4
2017	DET	14	26	17	177	3	116	122	5%	10.1	52.7
2018	CLE	10	12	11	117	3	57	66	3%	11.3	40.7
2019	HOU	15	48	34	341	7	258	168	10%	22.1	110.1
2020	HOU	12	28	21	312	4	199	177	7%	22.8	76.2
2021	DET	3	5	4	43	0	24	27	5%	0.9	8.3
Career		63	137	101	1144	18	760	650	–	74.1	323.4

Splits (per game)

Split	G	Team SU	Team ATS	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Air Yds	YAC
All games	65	29-35-1	31-32-2	2.3	1.7	18.5	0.3	12.9	10.4
Home	31	16-14-1	15-16	2.2	1.6	17.3	0.4	14.3	8.9
Away	34	13-21	16-16-2	2.4	1.7	19.6	0.2	11.6	11.8
Team won	29	29-0	22-5-2	2.5	2.0	22.2	0.4	13.0	12.7
Team lost	35	0-35	8-27	2.1	1.4	15.6	0.2	13.3	8.3
Team favored	29	19-10	12-15-2	2.1	1.7	18.7	0.4	12.2	10.4
Team underdog	35	9-25-1	18-17	2.5	1.6	18.3	0.2	13.7	10.2
Playoffs	2	1-1	1-1	6.0	3.5	29.5	0.5	39.0	13.0
Last 5 games	5	0-5	3-2	1.6	1.2	16.0	0.2	10.0	10.4
Last 10 games	10	2-8	5-5	2.1	1.7	23.5	0.2	12.6	14.8

Vs every opponent (per game)

Opp	G	SU	ATS	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Air Yds	YAC
BAL	6	1-5	3-3	2.3	1.5	16.2	0.2	13.2	9.3
JAX	4	4-0	2-2	2.5	1.5	23.2	0.5	16.2	15.5
MIN	4	1-3	1-3	2.8	1.8	20.8	0.0	15.5	12.8
NO	4	0-4	2-2	2.0	1.2	13.5	0.2	9.8	4.5
PIT	4	0-3-1	1-3	1.8	0.8	7.5	0.0	11.5	7.2
TB	4	3-1	3-0-1	2.2	2.0	20.2	0.0	8.5	14.8
CHI	3	2-1	1-1-1	0.7	0.7	8.0	0.0	-0.7	8.7
CIN	3	2-1	1-2	2.0	1.7	15.3	1.0	10.3	9.7
IND	3	1-2	0-3	1.7	1.0	17.0	0.0	20.0	4.3
KC	3	1-2	1-2	5.3	3.7	36.7	0.3	28.3	21.7
LA	3	1-2	2-1	1.7	1.3	16.7	0.3	14.0	7.7
ATL	2	1-1	1-1	1.5	1.5	14.0	1.0	12.5	1.5
BUF	2	1-1	1-1	3.5	3.0	26.0	0.0	17.0	14.0
CAR	2	0-2	0-2	1.5	1.5	18.0	1.0	9.0	9.0
CLE	2	1-1	2-0	1.0	0.5	7.5	0.0	-1.0	7.5
GB	2	2-0	2-0	1.0	1.0	11.0	0.0	-1.5	12.5
LV	2	1-1	0-2	4.0	3.5	53.5	1.5	33.5	23.0
NE	2	2-0	2-0	2.5	2.0	26.0	0.5	17.5	12.0
TEN	2	1-1	1-1	4.5	3.5	43.5	0.5	26.5	24.0
DEN	1	0-1	0-1	4.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	0.0
HOU	1	0-1	0-1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LAC	1	1-0	1-0	6.0	5.0	49.0	1.0	32.0	21.0
MIA	1	0-1	0-1	3.0	1.0	12.0	0.0	20.0	7.0
NYG	1	1-0	1-0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
NYJ	1	1-0	1-0	1.0	1.0	8.0	0.0	3.0	5.0
SF	1	0-1	1-0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
WAS	1	1-0	1-0	1.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	6.0	3.0

Defenders who have made plays on him

From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →

Player	Games met	Pass def	Solo tkl	Years
Kenny Vaccaro H2H	2	2	2	2019–2020
Tyrann Mathieu H2H	2	2	0	2019–2019
Bradley McDougald H2H	1	1	0	2016–2016
Harrison Smith H2H	1	1	0	2017–2017
Shaquille Leonard H2H	1	1	0	2020–2020
Tyeler Davison H2H	1	1	0	2017–2017
Sean Davis H2H	1	1	0	2017–2017
Brandon Carr H2H	1	1	0	2019–2019
Devin Bush H2H	1	1	0	2020–2020
Tramaine Brock H2H	1	1	0	2017–2017
Jordan Phillips H2H	1	1	0	2016–2016
Justin Hollins H2H	1	1	0	2019–2019
Ronnie Harrison H2H	1	1	0	2019–2019
Tony Jefferson H2H	2	0	2	2017–2018
Tremaine Edmunds H2H	1	0	2	2019–2019
Jon Bostic H2H	2	0	2	2018–2018
Darron Lee H2H	1	0	2	2019–2019
Vernon Hargreaves III H2H	1	0	2	2016–2016
Roderic Teamer H2H	1	0	2	2019–2019
Isaac Yiadom H2H	1	0	1	2019–2019
Mark Barron H2H	1	0	1	2016–2016
Gerald McCoy H2H	1	0	1	2016–2016
Jayon Brown H2H	1	0	1	2020–2020
Daniel Sorensen H2H	1	0	1	2019–2019
Casey Hayward H2H	1	0	1	2019–2019

Lineups he wins with

Team record when both players played ≥50% of offensive snaps.

Teammate	Team	G	W-L	ATS	PPG	Margin	Years
Deshaun Watson QB	HOU	26	14-12	11-14	24.2	-1.4	2019–2020
Will Fuller WR	HOU	18	10-8	9-9	26.1	+0.8	2019–2020
DeAndre Hopkins WR	HOU	17	11-6	8-8	24.5	-0.2	2019–2019
Jordan Akins TE	HOU	14	8-6	6-7	23.9	-1.9	2019–2020
Kenny Stills WR	HOU	12	8-4	5-6	23.5	-2.0	2019–2019
Carlos Hyde RB	HOU	12	10-2	6-5	26.8	+3.3	2019–2019
Duke Johnson RB	HOU	11	4-7	4-7	22.4	-5.4	2019–2020
Brandin Cooks WR	HOU	8	3-5	3-5	25.6	-0.6	2020–2020
Marvin Jones WR	DET	8	5-3	5-3	27.2	+6.2	2017–2017
Golden Tate WR	DET	8	5-3	5-3	27.2	+6.2	2017–2017
Matthew Stafford QB	DET	8	5-3	5-3	27.2	+6.2	2017–2017
Randall Cobb WR	HOU	7	2-5	2-5	23.4	-3.0	2020–2020
T.J. Jones WR	DET	6	3-3	3-3	26.5	+2.0	2017–2017

QB ↔ receiver connections

With	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	INT	EPA/tgt	Years
D.Watson	87	62	712	12	0	+0.57	2019–2020
M.Stafford	26	17	177	3	0	+0.39	2017–2017

Injury history

Season	Wk	Team	Game status	Injury	Practice
2021.0	1.0	DET	–	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice
2019.0	19.0	HOU	Questionable	Hip	Limited Participation in Practice
2019.0	16.0	HOU	–	Hand	Full Participation in Practice
2018.0	8.0	CLE	–	Knee	Full Participation in Practice
2016.0	10.0	ARI	–	Ankle	Full Participation in Practice
2016.0	8.0	ARI	Out	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice
2016.0	6.0	ARI	–	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice
2016.0	5.0	ARI	Out	Shoulder	Did Not Participate In Practice
2016.0	4.0	ARI	–	Back	Full Participation in Practice

Game log

Date	Szn	Wk	Opp	Score	SU	Line	ATS	O/U	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Air Yds	YAC	Tgt Sh	Rec EPA	PPR
2021-10-24	2021	7	@LA	19-28	L	+17.0	W	U	1	1	6	0	2	4	3%	0.2	1.6
2021-09-26	2021	3	BAL	17-19	L	+7.5	W	U	3	2	35	0	22	21	11%	1.2	5.5
2021-09-12	2021	1	SF	33-41	L	+9.5	W	O	1	1	2	0	0	2	2%	-0.5	1.2
2020-12-27	2020	16	CIN	31-37	L	-7.5	L	O	2	1	22	1	25	11	6%	2.3	9.2
2020-12-13	2020	14	@CHI	7-36	L	-1.0	L	U	1	1	15	0	1	14	4%	3.2	2.5
2020-12-06	2020	13	IND	20-26	L	+3.5	L	U	1	0	0	0	5	0	3%	-0.6	0
2020-11-22	2020	11	NE	27-20	W	+2.5	W	U	2	2	29	0	19	10	5%	3.1	4.9
2020-11-15	2020	10	@CLE	7-10	L	+4.5	W	U	1	1	15	0	0	15	4%	1.1	2.5
2020-11-08	2020	9	@JAX	27-25	W	-7.0	L	O	2	2	26	0	1	25	7%	1.7	4.6
2020-10-18	2020	6	@TEN	36-42	L	+4.0	L	O	7	6	85	1	51	46	19%	6.3	20.5
2020-10-11	2020	5	JAX	30-14	W	-6.5	W	U	2	2	57	1	28	29	6%	5.3	13.7
2020-10-04	2020	4	MIN	23-31	L	-3.5	L	O	2	2	21	0	16	5	6%	1.3	4.1
2020-09-27	2020	3	@PIT	21-28	L	+4.0	L	O	2	0	0	0	16	0	7%	-1.7	0
2020-09-20	2020	2	BAL	16-33	L	+7.5	L	U	4	2	23	1	31	9	12%	-0.4	10.3
2020-09-10	2020	1	@KC	20-34	L	+9.5	L	O	2	2	19	0	6	13	6%	0.9	3.9
2020-01-12	2019	19P	@KC	31-51	L	+10.0	L	O	7	3	22	1	46	11	14%	0.0	11.2
2020-01-04	2019	18P	BUF	22-19	W	-2.5	W	U	5	4	37	0	32	15	20%	3.6	7.7
2019-12-21	2019	16	@TB	23-20	W	-3.0	P	U	3	3	27	0	10	17	9%	2.7	5.7
2019-12-15	2019	15	@TEN	24-21	W	+3.0	W	U	2	1	2	0	2	2	8%	-1.3	1.2
2019-12-08	2019	14	DEN	24-38	L	-8.0	L	O	4	2	2	0	6	0	9%	-2.0	2.2
2019-12-01	2019	13	NE	28-22	W	+3.5	W	O	3	2	23	1	16	14	12%	1.6	10.3
2019-11-21	2019	12	IND	20-17	W	-3.5	L	U	2	1	24	0	38	3	7%	1.9	3.4
2019-11-17	2019	11	@BAL	7-41	L	+4.0	L	U	3	1	18	0	13	18	10%	-0.9	2.8
2019-11-03	2019	9	@JAX	26-3	W	+1.0	W	U	3	1	1	1	6	1	11%	-1.0	7.1
2019-10-27	2019	8	LV	27-24	W	-5.0	L	U	6	6	58	2	35	23	16%	6.1	23.8
2019-10-20	2019	7	@IND	23-30	L	+1.5	L	O	2	2	27	0	17	10	6%	2.9	4.7
2019-10-13	2019	6	@KC	31-24	W	+3.5	W	O	7	6	69	0	33	41	17%	4.2	12.9
2019-10-06	2019	5	ATL	53-32	W	-4.0	W	O	2	2	20	2	20	0	6%	4.5	16
2019-09-29	2019	4	CAR	10-16	L	-5.5	L	U	1	1	12	0	1	11	3%	-0.7	2.2
2019-09-22	2019	3	@LAC	27-20	W	+3.0	W	U	6	5	49	1	32	21	18%	4.6	15.9
2019-09-15	2019	2	JAX	13-12	W	-7.5	L	U	3	1	9	0	30	7	10%	0.2	1.9
2019-09-09	2019	1	@NO	28-30	L	+6.5	W	O	1	0	0	0	-1	0	3%	-0.7	0
2018-12-30	2018	17	@BAL	24-26	L	+7.0	W	O	1	1	3	0	0	3	2%	-0.5	1.3
2018-12-23	2018	16	CIN	26-18	W	-10.0	L	P	3	3	18	1	0	18	8%	2.8	10.8
2018-12-02	2018	13	@HOU	13-29	L	+5.0	L	U	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–	0
2018-11-25	2018	12	@CIN	35-20	W	-1.0	W	O	1	1	6	1	6	0	4%	1.9	7.6
2018-10-28	2018	8	@PIT	18-33	L	+8.5	L	O	1	1	6	0	6	0	3%	0.2	1.6
2018-10-21	2018	7	@TB	23-26	L	+3.5	W	U	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–	0
2018-10-07	2018	5	BAL	12-9	W	+3.0	W	U	1	1	8	0	6	2	2%	0.9	1.8
2018-09-30	2018	4	@LV	42-45	L	+2.5	L	O	2	1	49	1	32	23	5%	3.9	11.9
2018-09-16	2018	2	@NO	18-21	L	+10.0	W	U	2	2	15	0	11	4	7%	1.0	3.5
2018-09-09	2018	1	PIT	21-21	T	+3.5	W	O	1	1	12	0	-4	16	3%	1.0	2.2
2017-12-31	2017	17	GB	35-11	W	-7.5	W	O	1	1	12	0	-4	16	3%	0.6	2.2
2017-12-16	2017	15	CHI	20-10	W	-5.0	W	U	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	–	0
2017-12-10	2017	14	@TB	24-21	W	-0.0	W	U	1	1	23	0	6	17	2%	2.1	3.3
2017-12-03	2017	13	@BAL	20-44	L	+2.5	L	O	2	2	10	0	7	3	6%	1.1	3
2017-11-23	2017	12	MIN	23-30	L	+2.5	L	O	3	0	0	0	35	0	9%	-3.3	0
2017-11-19	2017	11	@CHI	27-24	W	-3.0	P	O	1	1	9	0	-3	12	3%	0.7	1.9
2017-11-12	2017	10	CLE	38-24	W	-10.5	W	O	1	0	0	0	-2	0	4%	-0.7	0
2017-11-06	2017	9	@GB	30-17	W	-2.5	W	O	1	1	10	0	1	9	3%	0.7	2
2017-10-29	2017	8	PIT	15-20	L	+3.0	L	U	3	1	12	0	28	13	7%	-0.3	2.2
2017-10-15	2017	6	@NO	38-52	L	+6.0	L	O	4	2	26	1	23	7	8%	0.2	10.6
2017-10-08	2017	5	CAR	24-27	L	-2.0	L	O	2	2	24	2	17	7	6%	4.8	16.4
2017-10-01	2017	4	@MIN	14-7	W	+2.5	W	U	5	4	40	0	0	35	16%	5.0	8
2017-09-24	2017	3	ATL	26-30	L	+3.0	L	O	1	1	8	0	5	3	2%	0.5	1.8
2017-09-18	2017	2	@NYG	24-10	W	+3.0	W	U	1	1	3	0	3	0	5%	-1.3	1.3
2017-01-01	2016	17	@LA	44-6	W	-7.0	W	O	2	1	37	1	34	18	5%	2.8	10.7
2016-12-18	2016	15	NO	41-48	L	-3.0	L	O	1	1	13	0	6	7	2%	0.6	2.3
2016-12-11	2016	14	@MIA	23-26	L	-2.0	L	O	3	1	12	0	20	7	9%	0.3	2.2
2016-12-04	2016	13	WAS	31-23	W	-2.5	W	O	1	1	9	0	6	3	2%	0.3	1.9
2016-11-20	2016	11	@MIN	24-30	L	+2.0	L	O	1	1	22	0	11	11	3%	1.4	3.2
2016-10-17	2016	6	NYJ	28-3	W	-7.5	W	U	1	1	8	0	3	5	3%	0.5	1.8
2016-10-02	2016	4	LA	13-17	L	-10.0	L	U	2	2	7	0	6	1	4%	-0.4	2.7
2016-09-25	2016	3	@BUF	18-33	L	-5.0	L	O	2	2	15	0	2	13	4%	2.2	3.5
2016-09-18	2016	2	TB	40-7	W	-7.5	W	U	5	4	31	0	18	25	15%	-0.8	7.1