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Jaylen Waddle Fantasy Football Rankings & Outlook

Updated October 17, 2026
WR · 5-10 · 185 · 6 yrs experience
PFM Fantasy RankWR25Week 6 · Half-PPR
PFM ViewWaddle's two-catch Week 5 left him at 204 yards this season. Denver's deep targets need to become completions.

Fantasy Snapshot

Weekly · Week 6WR25vs. vs SEA
Rest of SeasonWR23
Final DraftWR22
DynastyWR29
Dynasty SuperflexWR29

2026 Fantasy Stats

Week 6
G6
Rec22
Rec Yds228
Rec TD1
Half-PPR Pts42.1
Half-PPR PPG7.0
Usage & production

Advanced Fantasy Profile

Through Week 6 View full WR stats
Opportunity Heavy Workload Share of team pass targets
22.2%Target Share
18th among WRs · 85th percentile
Role Top Air-Yards Share Share of team air yards
37.6%Air-Yards Share
11th among WRs · 91st percentile
Efficiency Below Average Receiving yards per target
6.0Yards / Target
90th among WRs · 21st percentile
Production Elite Season-to-date Half-PPR points
44.1Half-PPR Points
27th among WRs · 93rd percentile

Bars show positional percentiles. Opportunity and Role measure usage, not player quality.

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Opportunity

Target Share
22.2% 18th among WRs

Role

Air-Yards Share
37.6% 11th among WRs
aDOT
9.2 84th among WRs
WOPR
0.60 17th among WRs

Efficiency

Yards / Target
6.0 90th among WRs

Production

Half-PPR Points
44.1 27th among WRs
Latest 3 games

Recent Fantasy Usage

Week 6vs SEA
4.4Fantasy pts
Usage7 targets · 4 catches
Production24 rec yds · 49 air yds
Week 5vs LAC
3.8Fantasy pts
Usage5 targets · 2 catches
Production19 rec yds · 23 air yds
Week 4vs SF
12.0Fantasy pts
Usage6 targets · 5 catches
Production35 rec yds · 30 air yds
Show earlier games (3)
Week 3vs LAR
5.4Fantasy pts
Usage7 targets · 2 catches
Production10 rec yds · 81 air yds
Week 2vs JAX
17.8Fantasy pts
Usage10 targets · 8 catches
Production138 rec yds · 153 air yds
Week 1vs KC
0.7Fantasy pts
Usage3 targets · 1 catches
Production2 rec yds · 13 air yds

PFM Fantasy Outlook

Jaylen Waddle's early Denver season is a story of missed opportunities rather than a lack of interest from the offense. He has drawn a meaningful share of the Broncos' downfield throws, but only 18 of his chances have become catches through five games. Week 5 against the Chargers brought two receptions for 19 yards, his second game with 19 or fewer receiving yards in three weeks. His season total is only 204 yards and one score.

PFM ranks Waddle WR25 for Week 6 against Seattle and WR23 for the rest of the season. That keeps faith in his ability to create bigger plays without ignoring what has actually happened. Denver still has to connect more reliably when he gets behind coverage, and the offense has other receiving options demanding attention. The 138-yard Week 2 performance showed the ceiling, but it cannot be the only substantial receiving result. More accurate downfield throws would make the current role far more useful to fantasy managers.

PFM Team Context

Denver Broncos

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Offense76.9No. 21
QB Stability82.2No. 11
Roster Strength80.4No. 8