WR#17
Jaylen Waddle
gsis_id 00-0036613
DEN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.61 yd
- Cushion
- 6.61 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.08
- Avg YAC
- 3.26
- Share of intended air yards
- 39.4%
- Catch rate
- 56.6%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 7.6%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 75.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 18
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 315 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.231 | 0.60 | 23 | 78.8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 100 | 64 | 910 | 6 | 34.5 | 0.233 | 0.65 | 28 | 194.1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 83 | 58 | 744 | 2 | 40.2 | 0.163 | 0.42 | 12 | 149.6 |
| 2023 | 15 | 109 | 74 | 1045 | 4 | 45.0 | 0.228 | 0.58 | 21 | 204.6 |
| 2022 | 18 | 124 | 78 | 1400 | 8 | 74.6 | 0.204 | 0.50 | 34 | 267.4 |
| 2021 | 16 | 140 | 104 | 1015 | 6 | 20.2 | 0.249 | 0.55 | 3 | 247.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- College
- Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2021 · Rd 1 · Pk 6 · MIA
- Rookie season
- 2021
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 9 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · MIA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
86 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Emeka EgbukaWR · TB · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 7.36
- YAC over expected
- 0.11
- Share of air yards
- 32.9
- Catch rate
- 57.1
Xavier WorthyWR · KC · distance 0.88
- Separation
- 3.59
- Cushion
- 6.17
- YAC over expected
- -0.43
- Share of air yards
- 27.0
- Catch rate
- 65.9
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.97
- Separation
- 2.97
- Cushion
- 6.62
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 28.5
- Catch rate
- 58.8
Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · distance 1.02
- Separation
- 2.84
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 34.6
- Catch rate
- 61.4
CeeDee LambWR · DAL · distance 1.05
- Separation
- 2.86
- Cushion
- 6.39
- YAC over expected
- 0.20
- Share of air yards
- 40.1
- Catch rate
- 65.2
Jaylen Waddle baseline
- Separation
- 3.56
- Cushion
- 6.81
- YAC over expected
- -0.22
- Share of air yards
- 37.5
- Catch rate
- 56.9