WR · Denver Broncos · #17

Jaylen Waddle

WR1

College: Alabama
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185 lb
Experience: 6th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.02▼ 0.32 vs '25

37th of 44 WRs

Catch rate

57.8%▼ 6.2 vs '25

36th of 44 WRs

Yards / target

6.1▼ 3.0 vs '25

38th of 44 WRs

Target share

23.4%▲ 0.1 vs '25

18th of 44 WRs

Receiving

276 yds+0.02 EPA/TGT

26 rec · 45 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+2.1

Rushing+1.9

Net+3.9

Best game · Wk 2 vs JAX

8/10

Rec/Tgt

138

Rec yds

+8.7

Rec EPA

+0.87

EPA/target

17.3

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ KCL	3	1	2	2.0	0	33.3	4.3	−4.3	−1.43	0	0	0
Wk 2 vs JAXW	10	8	138	17.3	0	80.0	15.3	+8.7	+0.87	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs LAW	7	2	10	5.0	0	28.6	11.6	−2.9	−0.57	1	14	0
Wk 4 @ SFL	6	5	35	7.0	1	83.3	5.0	+0.7	+0.12	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ LACW	5	2	19	9.5	0	40.0	4.6	+0.5	+0.09	1	9	0
Wk 6 vs SEAW	7	4	24	6.0	0	57.1	7.0	−2.2	−0.31	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ ARIW	7	4	48	12.0	0	57.1	14.9	+1.6	+0.22	0	0	0
Season	45	26	276	10.6	1	57.8	10.1	+2.1	+0.02	2	23	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2024 with MIA/DEN

$84.8Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $28.3M
Guaranteed: $36M 42%
2026 cap hit: $4.9M 1.6% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2026

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 3 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+3.9	45	26	276	1	57.8	10.6	6.1	23.4	+0.02	2	23	0
2025	16	+35.8	100	64	910	6	64.0	14.2	9.1	23.3	+0.34	2	28	0
2024	15	+40.0	83	58	744	2	69.9	12.8	9.0	16.3	+0.46	4	12	0
2023	14	+45.3	104	72	1,014	4	69.2	14.1	9.8	23.5	+0.44	3	12	0
2022	17	+77.9	117	75	1,356	8	64.1	18.1	11.6	20.6	+0.66	3	26	0
2021	16	+21.3	140	104	1,015	6	74.3	9.8	7.3	24.9	+0.14	2	3	1
Career	85	+224.2	589	399	5,315	27	67.7	13.3	9.0	21.9	+0.37	16	104	1