Jaylen Waddle ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Waddle in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Waddle a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jaylen Waddle
Top 5% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone🏆 Clutch · +11% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2022Two-Way Profile
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
BornNov 25, 1998
Age27
CollegeAlabamaSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 6 · MIA
A top 5% all-time wide receiver with excellent availability over their career and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 123 · #840 · High-ValueWorth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+24.6
Avg surplus
peak +33
5 seasons × ~24.6 surplus ≈ VORP 123
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2021 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 140 | 104 | 1,015 | 6 | 74.3% | 9.8 | 7.3 | — | 59 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 903 | 83.4% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 18.6% |
| 2021 | — | NYJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | MIA | 17 | — | 117 | 75 | 1,356 | 8 | 64.1% | 18.1 | 11.6 | — | 60 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 785 | 73.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | — | BAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | MIA | 14 | — | 104 | 72 | 1,014 | 4 | 69.2% | 14.1 | 9.8 | — | 47 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 611 | 67.0% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | — | LV | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 83 | 58 | 744 | 2 | 69.9% | 12.8 | 9.0 | — | 38 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 793 | 78.7% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2024 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 100 | 64 | 910 | 6 | 64.0% | 14.2 | 9.1 | — | 48 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 722 | 77.6% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4.3% |
| Career | — | 87 | — | 544 | 373 | 5,039 | 26 | 68.6% | 13.5 | 9.3 | — | 252 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,814 | 76.1% | — | 0.0% | 68 | 7.1% | |
Career EPA183.3·2 rushing · 181 receiving·45.8/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 16 | 13* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 17 | 13* | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 14 | 9* | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 15 | 12* | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 14.1 |
| Career | 78 | 59* | 14 | 81 | 1 | 5.8 | — | 4 | — | 0 | 69 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 16 | 13* | 140 | 104 | 1,015 | 6 | 74.3% | 9.8 | 7.3 | — | 59 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 17 | 13* | 117 | 75 | 1,356 | 8 | 64.1% | 18.1 | 11.6 | — | 60 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 14 | 9* | 104 | 72 | 1,014 | 4 | 69.2% | 14.1 | 9.8 | — | 47 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 15 | 12* | 83 | 58 | 744 | 2 | 69.9% | 12.8 | 9.0 | — | 38 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 100 | 64 | 910 | 6 | 64.0% | 14.2 | 9.1 | — | 48 |
| Career | 78 | 59* | 544 | 373 | 5,039 | 26 | 68.6% | 13.5 | 9.3 | — | 252 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYJ | 4 | 4* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | BAL | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | LV | 3 | 3* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | NYJ | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 5 | 5* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 14* | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 16 | 13* | 903 | 83.4% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 18.6% |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 17 | 13* | 785 | 73.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 14 | 9* | 611 | 67.0% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 15 | 12* | 793 | 78.7% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 722 | 77.6% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4.3% |
| Career | 78 | 59* | 3,814 | — | — | — | 68 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 13* | — | 1.0 | 20.2 | 0 | 993 |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 13* | — | 2.0 | 76.9 | 0 | 1,415 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 9* | — | -0.7 | 46.0 | 0 | 1,051 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 12* | — | -0.1 | 38.0 | 0 | 827 |
| Career | 47* | — | — | — | 0 | 4,286 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 100.0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 12* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | — | — | 100.0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | — | 12* | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12* | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 16 | 13* | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 17 | 13* | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 14 | 9* | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 15 | 12* | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 25 | 12.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 78 | 59* | 63 | — | 18 | — | 0 | — | 4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 16 | 13* | 7.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4 | 8 | 0.1 | 59 | 87.6 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 17 | 13* | 11.8 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 | 60 | 119.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 14 | 9* | 10.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 47 | 101.2 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 15 | 12* | 10.0 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 38 | 90.6 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 12* | 13.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 48 | 84.2 |
| Career | 78 | 59* | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | — | 252 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 74 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
73
Sustained
career value
×.6
76
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 74.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 73
On-field 54.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2021bestavg 73elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position26
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Receptions leader24
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
45.83 EPA/season over 4 seasons65
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+81
Excellent
SIS
Yards/snap1.342Touch rate0.146EPA/snap0.048Snap share76.1%Off snaps3,814ReliableCV 0.23
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 13.5 regular season → 15.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+11%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesRushing
Att2Yds17Y/A8.51D11D%50.0
Receiving
Tgt12Rec5Yds75Ctch%41.7%Y/R15.0Y/Tgt6.31D3
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA2.6Rec EPA-2.3Rec AirYd237
College Receiving
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Zach SielerDE5yJaelan PhillipsLB5yTua TagovailoaQB5yElijah CampbellDB5yAustin JacksonOT5yTyreek HillWR4yEmmanuel OgbahDE4yDurham SmytheTE4yAlec IngoldFB4yKendall LammOT4yJason SandersK4yDuke RileyMLB4yJeff WilsonRB4yJevon HollandSAF4yBlake FergusonLS4yNik NeedhamDB4yLiam EichenbergOT4yTanner ConnerTE4yTerron ArmsteadOT3yJerome BakerOLB3yJake BaileyP3yRaheem MostertRB3yBradley ChubbOLB3yXavien HowardCB3y
2021 Draft Class· this player went #6
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJaylen inherited the Miami Dolphins WR room from Albert Wilson (2018–2021), and handed it to Tyreek Hill (2022–2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2021draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 6
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 185 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIA | 0 | W16Doubtful· KneeW17Questionable· KneeW18Questionable· Knee |
| 2023 | MIA | 1 | W3Questionable· ConcussionW17Out· AnkleW18Questionable· AnkleW19Questionable· Ankle |
| 2022 | MIA | 0 | W4Questionable· GroinW5Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· Shoulder |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
74
peak 76
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2021
A2022
B+2023
B2024
B+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
92%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,015 | 63.4 | 1,014-1 | 59.6 |
| 2022 | 1,356 | 79.8 | 1,295-61 | 76.2 |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 72.4 | 1,198+184 | 70.5 |
| 2024 | 744 | 49.6 | 826+82 | 48.6 |
| 2025 | 910 | 56.9 | 967+57 | 56.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #840 all-time of 4,642. 24.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #6 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2021 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H
74actual
61.8 expected · Δ+12.2
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