2026 SEASON · WEEK 3

ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE

Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · Active

Age 27College AlabamaDepth WR #1

Cumulative season CFI41.6#46 of 88 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 287.6#4 of 103 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs LA43.6Week 3 · experimental projection

Core Fantasy Index (CFX)65.8#24 of 85 · same-position rank

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 8:20 PMDEN vs LAEmpower Field at Mile High · 75°F · 8 mph wind · Mostly Cloudy

Matchup rank#24#1 is the easiest opposing defense by EPA allowed/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

202157.8

202281.8

202374.1

202456.2

202562.4

202641.6

Jaylen WaddleEmeka Egbuka · comparableRashod Bateman · comparableJa'Marr Chase · comparable

Emeka EgbukaTB · 49.3 CFI Rashod BatemanBAL · 42.1 CFI Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · 39.9 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	4.2	#96	100	27
2	87.6	#4	103	22

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Fantasy Performance · 2026

PPR points23

Expected points22.09

Actual points23

Points over expected0.91

Advanced efficiency

receiving

plays: 13
epa per play: 0.34
Catch rate: 69.23%
Yards / target: 10.77
Yards / reception: 15.56
First downs / target: 46.15%
TDs / target: 0%
Average depth of target: 12.77
YAC / reception: 3.89
Target share: 22.8%
Air yards share: 35.61%
Weighted opportunity rating: 0.59
Routes run: 54
Yards / route run: 3.24
Targets / route: 25.93%
First downs / route: 12.96%
Contested catch rate: 100%
Drop rate: 9.09%
Average separation (yards): 4.12
Average cushion (yards): 9.19
YAC above expected / reception: -0.59

Weekly fantasy opportunity

● Actual● Expectedffopportunity · PPR

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #46 of 8841.6

Cumulative CFI uses the same qualified weekly grades shown in the leaderboard and weekly history, weighted by grading volume. A qualified season BTT signal can contribute for QBs after four graded games.

CoreFantasy Index (CFX) #24 of 8565.8

Same-position rank: #24 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

CoreOpportunity Score (OS) #28 of 8567.6

Same-position rank: #28 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

CoreEfficiency Score (ES) #39 of 8554.8

Same-position rank: #39 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
1	1.2	1.2	3	1	2	0
2	21.8	21.8	10	8	138	0

Next Gen Stats · receiving

Average cushion (yards): 9.19
Average separation (yards): 4.12
avg intended air yards: 12.56
percent share of intended air yards: 41.92
Receptions: 9
Targets: 13
catch percentage: 69.23
yards: 140
rec touchdowns: 0
avg yac: 4.27
avg expected yac: 4.86
YAC above expected / reception: -0.59

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
HomeSmall sample	1	21.8	21.8	10	8	138	0
AwaySmall sample	1	1.2	1.2	3	1	2	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
OutdoorSmall sample	2	23	11.5	13	9	140	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
70°F and aboveSmall sample	2	23	11.5	13	9	140	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
10 mph and aboveSmall sample	2	23	11.5	13	9	140	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs	Last meeting
NE	9	148	16.4	63	44	674	6	2025-09-14
BUF	9	112.2	12.5	56	37	499	4	2025-11-09
LV	3	33	11	24	18	150	0	2024-11-17
IND	3	15.4	5.1	11	8	74	0	2025-09-07
TBSmall sample	2	6	3	7	2	31	0	2025-12-28
JAX	3	67	22.3	28	23	317	2	2026-09-20
ATLSmall sample	2	36.2	18.1	14	12	182	1	2025-10-26
HOU	3	29.8	9.9	22	13	168	0	2024-12-15
BAL	3	64.4	21.5	34	21	314	2	2025-10-30
NYJ	9	139.6	15.5	69	53	629	2	2025-12-07
CAR	3	69.8	23.3	28	22	298	3	2025-10-05
NYGSmall sample	2	32.5	16.3	21	14	125	1	2023-10-08
NOSmall sample	2	32.2	16.1	18	13	132	1	2025-11-30
TEN	3	29.2	9.7	21	13	162	0	2024-09-30
CINSmall sample	2	18.1	9.1	14	7	111	0	2025-12-21
MINSmall sample	1	16.9	16.9	10	6	129	0	2022-10-16
PITSmall sample	2	17.4	8.7	9	6	114	0	2025-12-15
DETSmall sample	1	30.6	30.6	9	8	106	2	2022-10-30
CHISmall sample	1	19.5	19.5	7	5	85	1	2022-11-06
CLESmall sample	2	13.1	6.6	9	5	81	0	2025-10-19
SFSmall sample	1	1.9	1.9	5	1	9	0	2022-12-04
LAC	3	32.7	10.9	17	12	204	0	2025-10-12
GBSmall sample	2	36.6	18.3	10	9	196	1	2024-11-28
PHISmall sample	1	12.3	12.3	6	6	63	0	2023-10-22
KCSmall sample	2	9.6	4.8	9	4	44	0	2026-09-14
WASSmall sample	2	18.4	9.2	15	8	104	0	2025-11-16
DALSmall sample	1	6.2	6.2	4	1	50	0	2023-12-24
SEASmall sample	1	6.6	6.6	5	4	26	0	2024-09-22
ARISmall sample	1	8.5	8.5	6	4	45	0	2024-10-27
LASmall sample	1	8.6	8.6	6	3	57	0	2024-11-11

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2026	1	KC	Away	Outdoor · 91°	1.2	1.2	3	1	2	0
2026	2	JAX	Home	Outdoor · 73°	21.8	21.8	10	8	138	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2021	MIA	16	247.8	15.5	140	104	1,015	6
2022	MIA	17	259.2	15.2	117	75	1,356	8
2023	MIA	14	198.6	14.2	104	72	1,014	4
2024	MIA	15	149.6	10	83	58	744	2
2025	MIA	16	194.1	12.1	100	64	910	6
2026	DEN	2	23	11.5	13	9	140	0
Career	All teams	80	1,072.3	13.4	557	382	5,179	26

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.