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Profile
Age
27
Yrs Pro
5
Drafted
2021 · R1 · #6
High School
Bellaire Episcopal · TX
Recruit Class
★★★★ · 2018 · #5 WR
Frame & Athleticism
Combine data unavailable.
Career5 NFL seasons on active rosters
Seasons
5
Games on Roster
80
Career Production
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Contract3 yrs remaining · $62.42M in cap hits 2026-2028
Total value$84.8M
Guaranteed$36.0M
Per year$28.3M
Seasons left3 thru 2028
42% guaranteed58% not guaranteedSigned 2024
Cap hit by season
$4.9M
2026
$27.1M
2027
$30.5M
2028out
$6.2M
2029void
$3.1M
2030void
Guaranteed salaryRest of the cap hitVoid year: dead money when the deal voids
If released before June 1First season a cut saves cap: 2028
2026Dead money$31.8MCosts$27.0M
2027Dead money$27.5MCosts$453K
2028Dead money$9.2MSaves$21.2M
2026 cap hit: $1.22M base salary, $3.08M prorated bonus, $580K other bonuses.
Cap hit ranks #51 of 309 active WRs.
2026 guaranteed salary: $1.22M.
2026 dead money if released: $31.83M before June 1, $19.50M after June 1. If traded: $15.42M before June 1, $3.08M after June 1.
2026 Position Rating#27 of 92 wide receivers · through week 8
71
Receiving EPA per target+0.0824th
Target share22.7%80th
Air yards share37.2%90th
Receiving yards per game39.439th
Catch rate on catchable balls81.3%13th
Drops per target5.7%19th
Yards after catch per reception3.338th
Receptions he created per target5.7%82nd
Percentile among 92 wide receivers with enough playing time. 51 targets this season. His 2025 rating (90) counts for 44% of this one, less as he plays more. Source: NFL play-by-play via nflverse, and FTN charting.
Grades & Position RankVs active WRs
Overall
93rd
Production
68th
Size
17th
Cap Hit
84th
Tenure
77th
Transaction History3 entries
Mar 18, 2026LeftJaylen Waddle (WR) no longer on roster—
Mar 18, 2026SigningJaylen Waddle (WR) added to roster—
Mar 18, 2026TradeMIA: Traded WR Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-round pick to Denver in exchange for a first-round pick, a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick—
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