WR#17
Jaylen Waddle
gsis_id 00-0036613
DEN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.86 yd
- Cushion
- 6.11 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.39
- Avg YAC
- 4.41
- Share of intended air yards
- 47.0%
- Catch rate
- 67.4%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 4
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 4.5%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 86.8
- Interceptions on targets
- 7
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2025 Wk 18 · Questionable · Ribs · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · MIA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
83 games with stored box-score lines (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 Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET · distance 0.32
- Separation
- 2.95
- Cushion
- 6.10
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 38.4
- Catch rate
- 68.0
DeVonta SmithWR · PHI · distance 0.43
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 6.36
- YAC over expected
- -0.12
- Share of air yards
- 32.4
- Catch rate
- 68.1
Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX · distance 0.44
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 31.8
- Catch rate
- 68.2
Michael WilsonWR · ARI · distance 0.50
- Separation
- 2.44
- Cushion
- 5.98
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 31.9
- Catch rate
- 61.9
CeeDee LambWR · DAL · distance 0.51
- Separation
- 2.78
- Cushion
- 6.14
- YAC over expected
- 0.50
- Share of air yards
- 28.3
- Catch rate
- 64.1
Jaylen Waddle baseline
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.19
- YAC over expected
- 0.15
- Share of air yards
- 38.7
- Catch rate
- 64.0