Jaylen Waddle

WR · MIA/DEN · 2021–2026

Born November 25, 1998 · College Alabama · Drafted 2021, round 1, pick 6 (MIA) · 5-10, 185 lb

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	TD	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2021	MIA	16	2	3	1	1.50	+0.514	100.0	+1.0	+0.01
2022	MIA	17	3	26	0	8.67	+0.658	100.0	+2.0	+0.04
2022 playoffs	MIA	1	1	8	0	8.00	+1.861	100.0	+1.9	+0.04
2023	MIA	14	3	12	0	4.00	−0.230	33.3	−0.7	−0.01
2023 playoffs	MIA	1	1	9	0	9.00	+0.760	100.0	+0.8	+0.02
2024	MIA	15	4	12	0	3.00	−0.036	25.0	−0.1	−0.02
2025	MIA	16	2	28	0	14.00	+0.965	100.0	+1.9	+0.04
2026	DEN	9	2	23	0	11.50	+0.931	100.0	+1.9	+0.06
Career	DEN	87	16	104	1	6.50	+0.373	68.8	+6.0	+0.13

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2021	MIA	16	140	104	1,015	6	74.3	+0.144	+0.230+0.084 to +0.377	24.4	7.1	+20.2	+0.95
2022	MIA	17	117	75	1,356	8	64.1	+0.657	+0.407+0.256 to +0.559	20.8	12.1	+76.9	+1.83
2022 playoffs	MIA	1	7	3	44	0	42.9	−0.193		16.7	21.6	−1.4	+0.07
2023	MIA	14	104	72	1,014	4	69.2	+0.442	+0.311+0.156 to +0.466	22.7	10.1	+46.0	+0.96
2023 playoffs	MIA	1	5	2	31	0	40.0	−0.196		13.2	17.2	−1.0	−0.04
2024	MIA	15	83	58	767	2	69.9	+0.458	+0.313+0.153 to +0.474	16.2	10.0	+38.0	+0.56
2025	MIA	16	100	64	910	6	64.0	+0.345	+0.293+0.138 to +0.449	22.8	13.1	+34.5	+0.84
2026	DEN	9	52	30	337	2	57.7	+0.070	+0.228+0.057 to +0.398	20.1	10.0	+3.6	+0.33
Career	DEN	87	596	403	5,399	28	67.6	+0.368		21.3	10.3	+219.2	+5.46

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles
2021	MIA	16	4
2022	MIA	17	1
2023	MIA	14	3
2024	MIA	15	2
2025	MIA	16	5
Career	DEN	87	15

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2021	MIA	16	898	84.1	–	–
2022	MIA	17	781	75.2	–	–
2022 playoffs	MIA	1	59	84.3	–	–
2023	MIA	14	608	68.7	–	–
2023 playoffs	MIA	1	41	67.2	–	–
2024	MIA	15	785	78.6	–	–
2025	MIA	16	717	78.5	–	–

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Targets charted	Catchable %	Drops	Drop % of catchable	Contested targets	Contested catch %
2022	117	81.2	7	7.4	10	50.0
2023	104	75.0	4	5.1	14	50.0
2024	83	74.7	3	4.8	7	42.9
2025	100	68.0	4	5.9	15	53.3
2026	52	67.3	3	8.6	11	27.3

Game logs

2026 game log (9 games)

2026 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2026-09-14	@ KC	L 10–31	0	0	0.0	3	1	2	0	−4.3
2	2026-09-20	vs JAX	W 20–13	0	0	0.0	10	8	138	0	+8.7
3	2026-09-27	vs LA	W 30–26	1	14	+1.0	7	2	10	0	−4.0
4	2026-10-04	@ SF	L 14–24	0	0	0.0	6	5	35	1	+0.7
5	2026-10-11	@ LAC	W 23–17	1	9	+0.9	5	2	19	0	+0.5
6	2026-10-15	vs SEA	W 17–14 OT	0	0	0.0	7	4	24	0	−2.2
7	2026-10-25	@ ARI	W 30–16	0	0	0.0	7	4	48	0	+1.6
8	2026-11-01	vs KC	W 28–24	0	0	0.0	6	3	39	1	+1.2
9	2026-11-08	@ CAR	W 26–21	0	0	0.0	1	1	22	0	+1.5

2025 game log (16 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2025-09-07	@ IND	L 8–33	0	0	0.0	5	4	30	0	−0.5	0
2	2025-09-14	vs NE	L 27–33	0	0	0.0	6	5	68	1	+5.5	0
3	2025-09-18	@ BUF	L 21–31	0	0	0.0	6	5	39	1	+2.5	1
4	2025-09-29	vs NYJ	W 27–21	0	0	0.0	6	3	48	0	+0.5	0
5	2025-10-05	@ CAR	L 24–27	0	0	0.0	9	6	110	1	+10.4	0
6	2025-10-12	vs LAC	L 27–29	0	0	0.0	8	6	95	0	+1.7	1
7	2025-10-19	@ CLE	L 6–31	0	0	0.0	4	1	15	0	−0.5	0
8	2025-10-26	@ ATL	W 34–10	0	0	0.0	6	5	99	1	+8.0	0
9	2025-10-30	vs BAL	L 6–28	0	0	0.0	9	6	82	0	+7.3	0
10	2025-11-09	vs BUF	W 30–13	0	0	0.0	7	5	84	1	+4.5	1
11	2025-11-16	vs WAS	W 16–13 OT	0	0	0.0	7	3	52	0	−0.2	0
13	2025-11-30	vs NO	W 21–17	0	0	0.0	6	3	40	0	−2.3	0
14	2025-12-07	@ NYJ	W 34–10	1	21	+1.5	7	5	50	1	+3.6	0
15	2025-12-15	@ PIT	L 15–28	0	0	0.0	4	2	26	0	−3.2	1
16	2025-12-21	vs CIN	L 21–45	0	0	0.0	9	5	72	0	−1.8	1
17	2025-12-28	vs TB	W 20–17	1	7	+0.4	1	0	0	0	−0.9	0

2024 game log (15 games)

2024 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2024-09-08	vs JAX	W 20–17	1	3	−0.0	5	5	109	0	+7.7	0
2	2024-09-12	vs BUF	L 10–31	1	4	−0.2	4	4	41	0	+3.9	0
3	2024-09-22	@ SEA	L 3–24	0	0	0.0	5	4	26	0	+1.4	0
4	2024-09-30	vs TEN	L 12–31	0	0	0.0	6	4	36	0	+1.1	0
5	2024-10-06	@ NE	W 15–10	0	0	0.0	8	4	46	0	+0.3	0
7	2024-10-20	@ IND	L 10–16	0	0	0.0	2	1	11	0	+0.9	1
8	2024-10-27	vs ARI	L 27–28	0	0	0.0	6	4	45	0	+2.8	0
9	2024-11-03	@ BUF	L 27–30	0	0	0.0	2	2	19	1	+4.4	0
10	2024-11-11	@ LA	W 23–15	1	-1	−0.6	6	3	57	0	−1.1	0
11	2024-11-17	vs LV	W 34–19	0	0	0.0	3	2	37	0	+2.0	0
12	2024-11-24	vs NE	W 34–15	0	0	0.0	9	8	144	1	+11.3	0
13	2024-11-28	@ GB	L 17–30	0	0	0.0	4	4	53	0	+5.5	0
14	2024-12-08	vs NYJ	W 32–26 OT	0	0	0.0	12	9	99	0	+7.9	0
15	2024-12-15	@ HOU	L 12–20	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−1.4	0
18	2025-01-05	@ NYJ	L 20–32	1	6	+0.7	9	4	44	0	−8.8	1

2023 game log (15 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2023-09-10	@ LAC	W 36–34	0	0	0.0	5	4	78	0	+3.9	1
2	2023-09-17	@ NE	W 24–17	1	-2	−0.9	6	4	86	0	+6.0	0
4	2023-10-01	@ BUF	L 20–48	0	0	0.0	5	4	46	0	+2.5	0
5	2023-10-08	vs NYG	W 31–16	0	0	0.0	10	5	35	1	−17.7	1
6	2023-10-15	vs CAR	W 42–21	0	0	0.0	9	7	51	1	+3.7	0
7	2023-10-22	@ PHI	L 17–31	0	0	0.0	6	6	63	0	+6.8	0
8	2023-10-29	vs NE	W 31–17	0	0	0.0	12	7	121	1	+10.2	0
9	2023-11-05	@ KC	L 14–21	1	12	+1.0	6	3	42	0	+1.0	0
11	2023-11-19	vs LV	W 20–13	0	0	0.0	8	4	55	0	−1.3	1
12	2023-11-24	@ NYJ	W 34–13	0	0	0.0	8	8	114	0	+8.9	0
13	2023-12-03	@ WAS	W 45–15	0	0	0.0	8	5	52	0	+3.1	0
14	2023-12-11	vs TEN	L 27–28	0	0	0.0	8	6	79	0	+3.8	0
15	2023-12-17	vs NYJ	W 30–0	0	0	0.0	9	8	142	1	+13.7	0
16	2023-12-24	vs DAL	W 22–20	1	2	−0.9	4	1	50	0	+1.3	0
P19	2024-01-13	@ KC	L 7–26	1	9	+0.8	5	2	31	0	−1.0	0

2022 game log (18 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2022-09-11	vs NE	W 20–7	1	8	+0.6	5	4	69	1	+8.5	0
2	2022-09-18	@ BAL	W 42–38	0	0	0.0	19	11	171	2	+8.8	1
3	2022-09-25	vs BUF	W 21–19	1	9	+0.7	6	4	102	0	+7.3	0
4	2022-09-29	@ CIN	L 15–27	0	0	0.0	5	2	39	0	+0.8	0
5	2022-10-09	@ NYJ	L 17–40	0	0	0.0	4	3	23	0	+1.1	0
6	2022-10-16	vs MIN	L 16–24	0	0	0.0	10	6	129	0	−2.9	0
7	2022-10-23	vs PIT	W 16–10	0	0	0.0	5	4	88	0	+7.0	0
8	2022-10-30	@ DET	W 31–27	0	0	0.0	9	8	106	2	+13.0	0
9	2022-11-06	@ CHI	W 35–32	0	0	0.0	7	5	85	1	+6.7	0
10	2022-11-13	vs CLE	W 39–17	0	0	0.0	5	4	66	0	+6.8	0
12	2022-11-27	vs HOU	W 30–15	0	0	0.0	10	5	85	0	+2.5	0
13	2022-12-04	@ SF	L 17–33	0	0	0.0	5	1	9	0	−2.6	0
14	2022-12-11	@ LAC	L 17–23	0	0	0.0	4	2	31	0	−0.3	0
15	2022-12-17	@ BUF	L 29–32	0	0	0.0	7	3	114	1	+5.8	0
16	2022-12-25	vs GB	L 20–26	0	0	0.0	6	5	143	1	+9.7	0
17	2023-01-01	@ NE	L 21–23	0	0	0.0	5	3	52	0	+1.3	0
18	2023-01-08	vs NYJ	W 11–6	1	9	+0.7	5	5	44	0	+3.2	0
P19	2023-01-15	@ BUF	L 31–34	1	8	+1.9	7	3	44	0	−1.4	0

2021 game log (16 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2021-09-12	@ NE	W 17–16	0	0	0	0.0	5	4	61	1	+2.7	0
2	2021-09-19	vs BUF	L 0–35	0	0	0	0.0	8	6	48	0	−2.3	0
3	2021-09-26	@ LV	L 28–31 OT	0	0	0	0.0	13	12	58	0	−0.7	0
4	2021-10-03	vs IND	L 17–27	0	0	0	0.0	4	3	33	0	+2.7	0
5	2021-10-10	@ TB	L 17–45	1	2	0	+0.1	6	2	31	0	−6.0	1
6	2021-10-17	@ JAX	L 20–23	0	0	0	0.0	13	10	70	2	+0.3	0
7	2021-10-24	vs ATL	L 28–30	0	0	0	0.0	8	7	83	0	−1.5	1
8	2021-10-31	@ BUF	L 11–26	0	0	0	0.0	11	4	29	0	−5.9	0
9	2021-11-07	vs HOU	W 17–9	0	0	0	0.0	10	8	83	0	+0.3	1
10	2021-11-11	vs BAL	W 22–10	0	0	0	0.0	6	4	61	0	+3.8	0
11	2021-11-21	@ NYJ	W 24–17	1	1	1	+0.9	9	8	65	0	+1.5	1
12	2021-11-28	vs CAR	W 33–10	0	0	0	0.0	10	9	137	1	+12.7	0
13	2021-12-05	vs NYG	W 20–9	0	0	0	0.0	11	9	90	0	+5.0	0
16	2021-12-27	@ NO	W 20–3	0	0	0	0.0	12	10	92	1	+7.0	0
17	2022-01-02	@ TEN	L 3–34	0	0	0	0.0	7	3	47	0	−0.6	0
18	2022-01-09	vs NE	W 33–24	0	0	0	0.0	7	5	27	1	+1.2	0