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Jaylen Waddle

WR • DEN

Jaylen Waddle

Active

Photo: nflverse / NFL.com
General Value5,100#43 consensus • 60% 2026 league-scored Sleeper projection + 40% active Dynasty ECR • athlete profile +3.4% (NFL draft pick 6, career explosive index 84.4 (position #21))
Age27.0
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
CollegeAlabama
Experience5 years
Depth chart#2

Current Sleeper availability

Injury & Availability

No active Sleeper designation
No active Sleeper designationSleeper currently lists no active injury designation for this player.
NFL roster statusActive
Current designationNone
Body areaNot specified
Practice participationNot reported
Designation since—
Sleeper record updatedJuly 15, 2026 8:45 pm
FLIQ checkedJuly 28, 2026 7:24 pm

Current availability is supplied by Sleeper’s player directory and is not a complete medical history. Sleeper’s documented player feed supplies status and practice context, not article headlines. No active designation does not mean the player has no prior injuries.

CURRENT NFL CONTRACT

NFL Contract

3 years • $84.8M

Active
TeamDEN
Term3 years
Total value$84.8M
Guaranteed$36M
Average / year$28.3M
Signed—

Source: User-provided contract data. Contract facts provide roster and dynasty context; they are not included in league-adjusted fantasy value yet.

Position: WR; Avg. guarantee/year: 11992849; Guaranteed: 42.5%

DEN offense

Team Depth Chart

See the selected athlete’s path to touches alongside every fantasy-relevant teammate.

Sleeper directory
Quarterbacks 3
QB1Bo NixQuestionableQB2Jarrett StidhamActiveQB3Sam EhlingerActive
Running backs 8
RB1J.K. DobbinsActiveRB2RJ HarveyActiveRB3Jonah ColemanActiveRB4Tyler BadieActiveRB5Jaleel McLaughlinActiveRB7Cody SchraderActiveRB7AKAdrian KillinsInactiveRB8RHRodney HammondActive
Fullbacks 1
FB6Adam PrenticeActive

Wide receivers 13

WR1Courtland SuttonActiveWR2Jaylen WaddleActiveViewingWR3Troy FranklinActiveWR4Pat BryantActiveWR5MMMarvin MimsActiveWR6Lil'Jordan HumphreyActiveWR7Dane KeyActiveWR8Michael BandyActiveWR9Cameron RossActiveWR10Joseph ManjackActiveWR11Kolbe KatsisActiveWR12MWMichael WoodsQuestionableWR13NWNick WilliamsActive
Tight ends 8
TE1Evan EngramActiveTE2Adam TrautmanActiveTE3Nate AdkinsActiveTE4Justin JolyActiveTE5Dallen BentleyActiveTE6Lucas KrullActiveTE7Caleb LohnerQuestionableTE8Hakeem ButlerActive

Depth order and current team assignments come from the synchronized Sleeper player directory. Re-run “Sync My League” to refresh the selected league and its relevant player records; use the full directory sync in admin for every NFL depth chart.

Complete athlete profile

Evaluation Evidence

Open and authorized data, normalized by position and kept separate from league scoring.

56%profile coverage
Athletic profileNot enough dataCompared only with historical WR testing records
Dynasty value effect+3.4% value effectSmall supporting adjustment from athleticism, draft capital, breakout age, and explosive history; it fades with NFL experience
Weekly outlook inputsProjection + roleLeague scoring, expected usage, availability, and matchup drive weekly value—not workout testing

NFL Draft Capital

Draft year2,021
Draft round1
Overall pick6
Draft teamMIA
Draft Age22
Draft CollegeAlabama

Source: nflverse. Draft capital affects dynasty only through a bounded, experience-decaying modifier.

Big-play ability + league scoring

Explosive Play Profile

Long-play efficiency, volume, repeatability, and the selected league’s bonus opportunities in one view.

84.4NFL Explosive IndexWR #21
Peak season83.1
Recent three-season form83.1
Latest season2025 • WR #23
Selected league bonus overlayNo explicit big-play bonuses
Long gains still earn normal yardage and touchdown points.
Plays behind the ratingHighest-impact imported nflverse evidence
2025 • Week 5 • vs CARTD
46-yard reception

(4:50) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep left to 17-J.Waddle for 46 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

4.5 impact credits
2025 • Week 8 • vs ATLTD
43-yard reception

(4:26) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short middle to 17-J.Waddle for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

4.5 impact credits
2025 • Week 10 • vs BUFTD
38-yard reception

(15:00) 64-D.Brunskill reported in as eligible. 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep right to 17-J.Waddle for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on BUF-31-M.Hairston, Defensive Pass Interference,…

3.5 impact credits
2025 • Week 6 • vs LAC
45-yard reception

(:54) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep left to 17-J.Waddle to LAC 17 for 45 yards.

2.5 impact credits
How the explosive profile and league overlay work

The NFL Explosive Index compares a player only with the same position. Its season model blends impact per opportunity, impact per game, positional share, long-touchdown rate, and longest gain; the career index blends 50% peak season, 30% recent three-season form, and 20% career share percentile. The league overlay reads synchronized Sleeper scoring for long-play and yardage-threshold bonuses. Those rules affect league-scored projections and fantasy value without rewriting the player’s league-neutral NFL explosiveness. Source: nflverse play-by-play and Sleeper league settings.

Recent form

Jaylen Waddle Performance Trends

Last 8 recorded games, viewed through PPR scoring.

Recent form change+1.9 PPG16.1 recent vs 14.2 season average
League fantasy points6.2 pts
Week 16
28.26.2Week 8: 25.1 ptsWeek 9: 8.4 ptsWeek 11: 9.5 ptsWeek 12: 19.4 ptsWeek 13: 10.2 ptsWeek 14: 13.9 ptsWeek 15: 28.2 ptsWeek 16: 6.2 pts811131516WEEK
Carries + targets5.0 opp
Week 16
12.05.0Week 8: 12.0 oppWeek 9: 7.0 oppWeek 11: 8.0 oppWeek 12: 8.0 oppWeek 13: 8.0 oppWeek 14: 8.0 oppWeek 15: 9.0 oppWeek 16: 5.0 opp811131516WEEK
Yards per touch26.0 yd/tch
Week 16
26.010.4Week 8: 17.3 yd/tchWeek 9: 13.5 yd/tchWeek 11: 13.8 yd/tchWeek 12: 14.3 yd/tchWeek 13: 10.4 yd/tchWeek 14: 13.2 yd/tchWeek 15: 17.8 yd/tchWeek 16: 26.0 yd/tch811131516WEEK
What these charts show

Fantasy points use the selected league’s scoring rules. Opportunity is attempts plus carries for quarterbacks and carries plus targets for running backs, receivers, and tight ends. Efficiency is completion percentage for quarterbacks and scrimmage yards per touch for other offensive positions.

Availability + repeatability

Dependability Index

Two lenses, because weekly trust and dynasty durability are different questions.

Weekly dependability
84B+

93% scoring-floor hit rate • 74% workload stability

Dynasty dependability
92A

88% three-year game availability • 3 seasons of evidence

How dependability is calculated

Weekly dependability blends recorded-game availability, how often the player clears 60% of his median fantasy output, and stability of attempts, carries, and targets. Dynasty dependability emphasizes three-year game availability and repeat seasons, with a small age-context adjustment. Scores use PPR scoring and do not treat ceiling as reliability.

2023 Production & Efficiency

Carries3
Targets104#28 of 127 WRs
Receptions72#23 of 127 WRs
Scrimmage yards1,026#21 of 104 WRs
Yards / touch13.68#14 of 49 WRs
Total TD4#38 of 104 WRs

NFL production supplied by nflverse. Same-position ranks include qualified players from the selected season. Volume ranks require 20 touches; yards per touch requires 50. Fantasy output elsewhere on this page is recalculated with standard PPR scoring.

How this affects value

60% 2026 league-scored Sleeper projection + 40% active Dynasty ECR • athlete profile +3.4% (NFL draft pick 6, career explosive index 84.4 (position #21)). Athletic and draft inputs are supporting evidence—not a replacement for current projections, ECR, production, availability, or the selected league’s rules.

2026 Sleeper projection

Season Projection

Projected points198.70
Dynasty ADP71.9
Projected pass/rush yards16
Projected TDs6
Standard PPR points198.60
Points per game14.19
Games14
Position rank#29

Standard PPR

Game Logs

WkOppLeague PtsPassingRushingReceivingFum
1LAC11.80——5 tar • 4 rec • 78 yd • 0 TD0
2NE12.40—1 att • -2 yd • 0 TD6 tar • 4 rec • 86 yd • 0 TD0
4BUF8.60——5 tar • 4 rec • 46 yd • 0 TD0
5NYG14.50——10 tar • 5 rec • 35 yd • 1 TD0
6CAR18.10——9 tar • 7 rec • 51 yd • 1 TD0
7PHI12.30——6 tar • 6 rec • 63 yd • 0 TD0
8NE25.10——12 tar • 7 rec • 121 yd • 1 TD0
9KC8.40—1 att • 12 yd • 0 TD6 tar • 3 rec • 42 yd • 0 TD0
11LV9.50——8 tar • 4 rec • 55 yd • 0 TD0
12NYJ19.40——8 tar • 8 rec • 114 yd • 0 TD0
13WAS10.20——8 tar • 5 rec • 52 yd • 0 TD0
14TEN13.90——8 tar • 6 rec • 79 yd • 0 TD0
15NYJ28.20——9 tar • 8 rec • 142 yd • 1 TD0
16DAL6.20—1 att • 2 yd • 0 TD4 tar • 1 rec • 50 yd • 0 TD0

Fallback statistics supplied by nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Standard PPR points calculated by FantasyLeagueIQ.

Standard PPR

Career by Season

YearGPointsPPGPassingRushingReceiving
202516194.1212.138 yd • 0 TD28 yd • 0 TD64 rec • 910 yd • 6 TD
202415149.609.97—12 yd • 0 TD58 rec • 744 yd • 2 TD
202314198.6014.19—12 yd • 0 TD72 rec • 1,014 yd • 4 TD
202217259.2015.25—26 yd • 0 TD75 rec • 1,356 yd • 8 TD
202116245.8015.36—3 yd • 1 TD104 rec • 1,015 yd • 6 TD

Imported Player Data

Every metric retains its source and effective context.

2021
Draft Age
22
Draft College
Alabama
Draft Pick
6
Draft Round
1
Draft Team
MIA
Draft Year
2021