2022 Receiving Stats
REC
75
YDS
1356
TD
8
AVG
18.1
TAR
117
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Waddle drew 23 more targets as a rookie than he did in his second season, yet finished his sophomore NFL campaign with 141 more yards on the strength of 11.6 YPT and a league-high 18.1 yards per catch. The trade for Tyreek Hill had a massive impact on Waddle's role, pushing him to the perimeter more often and decreasing the attention he faced from defenses while also costing him volume. Given the unlikelihood of a repeat in those efficiency stats, even from a player of Waddle's caliber, the hope for 2023 is that he can somewhat close the volume gap between himself and Hill, who finished last year with 53 more targets. Both are among the handful of fastest wide receivers in the league, if not the two fastest, and they'll again account for a massive share of the passing volume in an offense with sketchy complementary options like Braxton Berrios, Cedrick Wilson and Durham Smythe. In fact, Wilson is the only other guy on the roster with even a 450-yard receiving season on his resume, and he had 62 percent of his career yardage in 2021 with the Cowboys before falling flat last season in Miami. Read Past Outlooks
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Banged up in defeat
Waddle caught three of seven targets for 44 yards in Sunday's 34-31 loss to the Bills in the wild-card round. He also rushed once for eight yards.
ANALYSIS
Waddle dropped what would've been a long gain on Miami's first throw of the game. He later picked up a shoulder injury while failing to make a contested catch, but Waddle played on during the second half, when he nearly scored with his lone rushing attempt. Although it wasn't Waddle's most productive day, his second season was still a big success, as he finished with 75 catches on 117 targets for 1,356 yards and eight touchdowns despite Tyreek Hill joining him in Miami's receiving corps. Looking ahead to the 2023 campaign, Waddle and Hill should again be one of the league's best wideout duos, and Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is expected to return as the Dolphins' starting quarterback.
Waddle dropped what would've been a long gain on Miami's first throw of the game. He later picked up a shoulder injury while failing to make a contested catch, but Waddle played on during the second half, when he nearly scored with his lone rushing attempt. Although it wasn't Waddle's most productive day, his second season was still a big success, as he finished with 75 catches on 117 targets for 1,356 yards and eight touchdowns despite Tyreek Hill joining him in Miami's receiving corps. Looking ahead to the 2023 campaign, Waddle and Hill should again be one of the league's best wideout duos, and Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is expected to return as the Dolphins' starting quarterback.
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Air Yards Per Game
81.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.85% Team Air Yards
26.8%% Team Targets
20.8%Avg Depth of Target
11.9 YdsCatch Rate
64.1%Drop Rate
6.0%Avg Yds After Catch
7.1% Targeted On Route
22.8%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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How do Jaylen Waddle's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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Height
5' 10"Weight
182 lbsHand Length
9.13 inArm Length
30.38 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
With his 140-target rookie season marked by an especially impressive finish last year, Waddle
might have been a candidate to lead the league in targets this season. Then he became the
No. 2 wide receiver on his own team after the Dolphins gave up five draft picks to acquire
Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs. Last year, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was either injured or working
with an injury-depleted receiving corps, and without much help from one of the worst offensive
lines in the league. This year, he'll have Hill, Waddle and Cedrick Wilson at wide receiver, plus
tight end Mike Gesicki and a second massive offseason addition — LT Terron Armstead,
formerly of the Saints. Tagovailoa is positioned to succeed, and the Dolphins probably won’t
need Waddle to take on double-digit targets every week the way he did throughout the second
half of last season. Based on what we saw last year, though, it might only be a season or two
before Waddle surpasses fellow speed demon Hill as the No. 1 guy in Miami. The Alabama
product opened his career working the slot and saw steady volume from the jump, but it wasn't until later in the year — when he got more snaps outside — that Waddle really broke through for the Dolphins. He scored four of his six receiving TDs from an inside alignment, but he also had less than half his yards there despite seeing 60 percent of his routes and 57 percent of his targets in the slot. That's encouraging, to say the least, especially with new additions Hill and Wilson likely to take some of the slot work. Waddle has already proven he's comfortable on the perimeter, or inside, and the improved team around him could help with efficiency to partially offset his reduced volume projection after the Hill trade.
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Returns to Sunday's game
Waddle (shoulder) has returned to Sunday's playoff game against the Bills, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.
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Questionable to return
Waddle is questionable to return to Sunday's wild-card matchup against Buffalo due to a shoulder injury.
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All clear for playoff debut
Waddle (ankle) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's road playoff game against the Bills.
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Another limited practice
Waddle (ankle) remained limited at practice Thursday, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.
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Limited by ankle issue
Waddle (ankle) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.
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