Yes, you will need to file an income tax return for him. He does need to report the income as reported on his 1099-NEC.
A 1099-NEC is used to report non-employee compensation such as income from Door Dash. He is subject to self-employment taxes on his net income. He can also deduct any expenses incurred with his deliveries. I suggest contacting Door Dash to see if they maintain a log of deliveries he made. You can then use that information to compute a standard mileage deduction to offset any of the income reported on his 1099-NEC form.
Please see "What self-employed expenses can I deduct?" for more items that could be deductible to offset his income.
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