Jaylen Waddle
25-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
72
YDS
1014
TD
4
AVG
14.1
TAR
104
2024 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Waddle drew 23 more targets as a rookie than he did in his second season, yet finished his sophomore NFL campaign with 141 more yards on the strength of 11.6 YPT and a league-high 18.1 yards per catch. The trade for Tyreek Hill had a massive impact on Waddle's role, pushing him to the perimeter more often and decreasing the attention he faced from defenses while also costing him volume. Given the unlikelihood of a repeat in those efficiency stats, even from a player of Waddle's caliber, the hope for 2023 is that he can somewhat close the volume gap between himself and Hill, who finished last year with 53 more targets. Both are among the handful of fastest wide receivers in the league, if not the two fastest, and they'll again account for a massive share of the passing volume in an offense with sketchy complementary options like Braxton Berrios, Cedrick Wilson and Durham Smythe. In fact, Wilson is the only other guy on the roster with even a 450-yard receiving season on his resume, and he had 62 percent of his career yardage in 2021 with the Cowboys before falling flat last season in Miami. Read Past Outlooks
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Wanted long term in Miami
General manager Chris Grier said Wednesday that the Dolphins have "no thoughts of trading [Waddle]," Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Grier dismissed recent rumors of Waddle being a trade candidate, saying "he'll be around here for a long time." Teammate Tyreek Hill recently weighed in on social media to dispel talk about such a trade, as did Waddle himself, so it's unsurprising to see the Dolphins' brass take a similar stance. The third-year pro recently became the first wideout in Miami's history to record three straight 1,000-yard seasons, posting a 72-1,014-4 receiving line across 14 regular-season games in 2023. Waddle has one more year on his rookie deal, plus a potential fifth-year option, giving the Dolphins plenty of time to negotiate a long-term contract.
Grier dismissed recent rumors of Waddle being a trade candidate, saying "he'll be around here for a long time." Teammate Tyreek Hill recently weighed in on social media to dispel talk about such a trade, as did Waddle himself, so it's unsurprising to see the Dolphins' brass take a similar stance. The third-year pro recently became the first wideout in Miami's history to record three straight 1,000-yard seasons, posting a 72-1,014-4 receiving line across 14 regular-season games in 2023. Waddle has one more year on his rookie deal, plus a potential fifth-year option, giving the Dolphins plenty of time to negotiate a long-term contract.
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Air Yards Per Game
73.6Air Yards Per Snap
1.75% Team Air Yards
24.5%% Team Targets
18.9%Avg Depth of Target
9.9 YdsCatch Rate
69.2%Drop Rate
5.8%Avg Yds After Catch
6.1% Targeted On Route
29.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2023 Jaylen Waddle Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Jaylen Waddle's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
5' 10"Weight
182 lbsHand Length
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Optimism for wild-card availability
Head coach Mike McDaniel said Thursday that he was optimistic about Waddle, who missed the last two regular-season games with an ankle injury, being able to play through his questionable tag in Saturday night's wild-card matchup against the Chiefs, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Waddle was able to put in limited practices throughout the week, supporting McDaniel's hope he'll have his star No. 2 receiver back on the field this week. Waddle finished the regular season with 72 receptions for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns across 14 games, and his presence would be critical to Miami given the steep drop-off in talent behind him on the depth chart.
Waddle was able to put in limited practices throughout the week, supporting McDaniel's hope he'll have his star No. 2 receiver back on the field this week. Waddle finished the regular season with 72 receptions for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns across 14 games, and his presence would be critical to Miami given the steep drop-off in talent behind him on the depth chart.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
With his 140-target rookie season marked by an especially impressive finish last year, Waddle
might have been a candidate to lead the league in targets this season. Then he became the
No. 2 wide receiver on his own team after the Dolphins gave up five draft picks to acquire
Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs. Last year, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was either injured or working
with an injury-depleted receiving corps, and without much help from one of the worst offensive
lines in the league. This year, he'll have Hill, Waddle and Cedrick Wilson at wide receiver, plus
tight end Mike Gesicki and a second massive offseason addition — LT Terron Armstead,
formerly of the Saints. Tagovailoa is positioned to succeed, and the Dolphins probably won’t
need Waddle to take on double-digit targets every week the way he did throughout the second
half of last season. Based on what we saw last year, though, it might only be a season or two
before Waddle surpasses fellow speed demon Hill as the No. 1 guy in Miami. The Alabama
product opened his career working the slot and saw steady volume from the jump, but it wasn't until later in the year — when he got more snaps outside — that Waddle really broke through for the Dolphins. He scored four of his six receiving TDs from an inside alignment, but he also had less than half his yards there despite seeing 60 percent of his routes and 57 percent of his targets in the slot. That's encouraging, to say the least, especially with new additions Hill and Wilson likely to take some of the slot work. Waddle has already proven he's comfortable on the perimeter, or inside, and the improved team around him could help with efficiency to partially offset his reduced volume projection after the Hill trade.
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Quiet finish to season
Waddle (ankle) brought in two of five targets for 31 yards and rushed once for nine yards in the Dolphins' 26-7 wild-card loss to the Chiefs on Saturday night.
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Back in action Saturday
Waddle (ankle) is listed as active for Saturday's wild-card game against the Chiefs.
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Questionable for playoff opener
Waddle (ankle) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card game against the Chiefs.
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Still listed as limited
Waddle (ankle) was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's walkthrough, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Gauged as limited participant
Waddle (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's estimated practice report, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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