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Jaylen Waddle
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Jaylen Waddle

WRposition#17jersey27age5' 10"height185lbs6 yrsexperienceAlabamacollege

Questionable · Concussion · Waddle (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Panthers, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.

At a glance

Jaylen Waddle is a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos (No. 17). In 9 games of the 2026 season: 2 carries for 23 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 30 catches on 52 targets for 337 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Jaylen Waddle has produced +0.11 EPA per target on 54 targets. Snap share in Week 9: 19% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Questionable (concussion).

Is Jaylen Waddle playing this week?

Jaylen Waddle is listed as questionable with a concussion injury on the latest injury report: Waddle (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Panthers, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports. The Denver Broncos play next at home against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ET (Week 11), on CBS.

What are Jaylen Waddle's stats this season?

In 9 games of the 2026 season, Jaylen Waddle has 2 carries for 23 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 30 catches on 52 targets for 337 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.

What is Jaylen Waddle's EPA per play?

+0.106 EPA per target on 54 targets (total +5.7), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Jaylen Waddle play for?

Jaylen Waddle plays wide receiver for the Denver Broncos, wearing No. 17. Jaylen Waddle is 27 years old, 5' 10", 185 lbs. College: Alabama. League experience: 6 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jaylen Waddle 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jaylen-waddle (updated 2026-11-10).

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Jaylen WaddleDenver Broncos · #17
Depth65th of 89 wide receivers
2026 percentile card · vs 89 qualified wide receivers

How he stacks up

Tgt/g56Yds/g33Yds/tgt22Catch %30EPA/tgt23TD47

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs wide receivers with 23+ targets. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method9 games54 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 13 min agoGlossary →
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Receptions403 / 500
97to 500

About 30 games at 3.3 a game · next season

#139 since 1999 · #41 among active · 4 to pass Brandon LaFell

Receiving yards5,376 / 7,500
2,124to 7,500

About 57 games at 37 a game · next season

#117 since 1999 · #30 among active · 9 to pass Sammy Watkins

Receiving TD28 / 50
22to 50

About 99 games at 0.2 a game · next season

#157 since 1999 · #40 among active · 2 to pass Jermaine Gresham

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 54+0.106EPA / target · total +5.739%success10.0air yds/tgt3.0YAC141st downs6explosive

Total EPA by week

-4.3Wk 1
+8.7Wk 2
-1.9Wk 3
+0.7Wk 4
+1.3Wk 5
-2.2Wk 6
+1.6Wk 7
+2.2Wk 8
+1.5Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
75%38 snapsWk 1 · KC
61%38 snapsWk 2 · JAX
73%49 snapsWk 3 · LA
68%45 snapsWk 4 · SF
65%40 snapsWk 5 · LAC
65%39 snapsWk 6 · SEA
56%34 snapsWk 7 · ARI
45%28 snapsWk 8 · KC
19%14 snapsWk 9 · CAR

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
MIA/DEN · signed 2024 · 3 years, through 2026$28.3M a year
Total
$84.8M
Guaranteed
$36.0M
Share of cap at signing
11.1%
42% of the value guaranteed
80th paid77th in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026
  1. 2024Dolphins · Extension3 yrs · $84.8M · $28.3M/yrTraded
  2. 2024Broncos · Extension3 yrs · $84.8M · $28.3M/yrActive
  3. 2021Dolphins · Drafted4 yrs · $27.1M · $6.8M/yrExtended

Game log

ReceivingRushing
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLongCarRush ydsTDLong
1 Sep 14@ Chiefs logoKCL 10-3113202––––
2 Sep 20vs Jaguars logoJAXW 20-13810138049––––
3 Sep 27vs Rams logoLARW 30-26271009114014
4 Oct 4@ 49ers logoSFL 14-245635113––––
5 Oct 11@ Chargers logoLACW 23-1725190101909
6 Oct 15vs Seahawks logoSEAW 17-14472408––––
7 Oct 25@ Cardinals logoARIW 30-164748027––––
8 Nov 1vs Chiefs logoKCW 28-243639135––––
9 Nov 8@ Panthers logoCARW 26-211122022––––
Season3052337249223014

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