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Jaylen Waddle

Jaylen Waddle

WRDenver Broncos DEN
Nico Collins

Nico Collins

WRHouston Texans HOU
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Waddle over Collins

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Jaylen Waddle

Fresh Start in Denver Positions Dynamic Playmaker for a Big Bounce-Back Season

Jaylen Waddle lands in Denver after an offseason trade from Miami, instantly stepping in as a primary outside receiver opposite Courtland Sutton. Head coach Sean Payton has already praised Waddle's quick mastery of the offense, planning to deploy him as a true home-run hitter for young quarterback Bo Nix.

Fantasy managers are reacting aggressively to this new opportunity. While Waddle’s PPR ADP hovered around the late fourth round (pick 48-50) for much of May, it has skyrocketed to pick 26 as draft season heats up. Our models project Waddle to bounce back with 72 receptions, 927 yards, and five touchdowns, making him a highly competitive WR2 choice at his rising cost.

Operating as a locked-in starter on the perimeter, Waddle should see high-priority targets. Although his draft cost is climbing fast, he offers true WR1 ceiling potential if Nix can reliably feed him deep.


Updated 9 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Collins over Waddle

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Nico Collins

Secured Contract and Elite Status Cement Him as a High-End Fantasy Pillar

Our projections are heavily backed by Houston's commitment to Nico Collins, who recently secured a lucrative adjusted contract ensuring his future with the franchise. Operating as the primary outside threat for C.J. Stroud, Collins has put together three consecutive stellar seasons, averaging over 14 yards per catch. He enters 2026 with unquestioned role security and will pace this passing attack alongside Tank Dell.

Our models project another highly efficient season for Collins, forecasting 79 receptions for 1,186 yards and six touchdowns on 119 targets. With a near-universal starting rate across fantasy leagues, managers can confidently treat him as a reliable anchor in their wide receiver groups.

Analyzing his draft trends, his ADP has seen a massive surge lately, climbing from the late second round all the way into the early second-round range. This rising draft cost reflects growing market hype, making him less of a bargain but still a premier target to build your roster around in 1.0 PPR formats.


Updated 9 hrs ago

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Performance Jaylen Waddle
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jaylen Waddle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Nico Collins
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jaylen Waddle
OWN
98%
-0.09 compared to last week
START
67%
-5.67 compared to last week
OWN/START Nico Collins
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jaylen Waddle
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nico Collins
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jaylen Waddle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 130.12 total points (7.65 avg).
  • Currently 179.18 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.7.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 30th among WR.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 910 and 14.22 YPC and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 6 and is currently ranked 29th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 28 (1.65 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among WR.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +210 Rec TDs: +4,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 72, REC YDS: 927, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Nico Collins

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 160.70 total points (8.46 avg).
  • Currently 148.6 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.5.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 19th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Top 10 in reception yards with 1172 and 15.84 YPC and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 6 and is currently ranked 30th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 15 (0.83 per game) and is currently ranked 40th among WR.
  • Top 6 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +9 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 79, REC YDS: 1186, REC TDS: 6
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jaylen Waddle

No Injury Reported

Injury Nico Collins

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jaylen Waddle

Week 1
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.29325.8214103503.33
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 90.00 total points (5.29 avg).
  • Currently 137 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 325.82 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1871 (110.06 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3668 (215.76 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.29 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.09, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -20, INTs: -6, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Matchups Nico Collins

Week 1
Houston Texans VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.21287.8923163733.15
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 114.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 113 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 321.76 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2423 (142.53 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3047 (179.24 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 13 (0.76 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.47 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -10.01, Turnovers: -17 Sacks: -6, INTs: -7, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.51,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 28, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jaylen Waddle
18.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nico Collins
22.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jaylen Waddle
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 MIA 16 142 104 1015 9.8 6 2 3 1.5 1
2022 MIA 16 116 75 1356 18.1 8 3 26 8.7 0
2023 MIA 14 104 72 1014 14.1 4 3 12 4 0
2024 MIA 15 83 58 744 12.8 2 4 12 3 0
2025 MIA 16 100 64 910 14.2 6 2 28 14 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 97 65 900 13.8 4 3 20 6.1 0
Totals 80 557 378 5114 13.5 26 16 98 6.1 1
Career Nico Collins
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 HOU 14 61 33 446 13.5 1 0 0 0 0
2022 HOU 10 66 37 481 13.0 2 0 0 0 0
2023 HOU 15 109 80 1297 16.2 8 1 7 7 0
2024 HOU 12 99 68 1006 14.8 7 0 0 0 0
2025 HOU 16 123 74 1172 15.8 6 2 15 7.5 1
3-YEAR AVG 16 121 82 1281 15.7 8 1 9 6.5 0
Totals 71 491 315 4769 15.1 26 4 26 6.5 1
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ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATH @HOU 04:10 EDT EST
ATL vs PIT 04:10 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 03:07 EDT EST
BOS @NYY 07:35 EDT EST
CHC vs SF 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 04:05 EDT EST
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CLE @TEX 07:35 EDT EST
COL vs MIL 09:10 EDT EST
DET vs SEA 01:10 EDT EST
KC @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
MIA vs TB 04:10 EDT EST
NYM @SD 10:10 EDT EST
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