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Jaylen Waddle
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WRs vs San Francisco 49ers

As of Week 4 · through 2 games · PPR

Jaylen Waddle
Comparing
Jaylen Waddle vs the 49ers
Projection 11.7 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

WR1 = the highest-scoring WR against 49ers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR1 avg pts
13.6
PPR per game
Rank
21
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-20%
lg avg 17.0
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1LALAPuka Nacua9574012.4
2MIAMIARyan Miller1177114.7
Average5.03.075.50.513.6
Median5.03.075.50.513.6
High9577114.7
Low1174012.4

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Jaylen Waddle should do vs the 49ersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the 49ers, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Jaylen Waddle has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of 49ers opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jaylen Waddle will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

49ers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jaylen Waddle's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jaylen Waddle usually produces.

Projected is Jaylen Waddle's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the 49ers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1KC31201.2
2JAX108138021.8
Waddle avg6.54.570.00.011.5
49ers WR1 avg5.03.075.50.513.6
Difference-1.5-1.5+5.5+0.5+2.1
Projected as WR16.04.164.40.011.4

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Waddle averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Jaylen WaddleMedium confidence · 11.7 proj ptsFlex

Jaylen Waddle usually plays as the team's WR2, so the verdict uses the WR2 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Jaylen Waddle averages 11.5 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 12.6) and has played as the team's WR2.
  • The 49ers have allowed 7.1 points to WR2s over 2 games (-14% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -5% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (12.1) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 11.7 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJaylen Waddle vs the 49ers

Prediction for Jaylen Waddle

Nobody knows which slot Jaylen Waddle will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the 49ers.

If Jaylen Waddle plays as
11.7
projected PPR points

I predict about 11.7 points for Jaylen Waddle if playing as a WR2. Jaylen Waddle has averaged 11.5 over 2 games, and the 49ers have given up 7.1 to WR2s (-14% vs the league average of 8.3).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Jaylen Waddle scored: Wk 1 1.2, Wk 2 21.8. Average 11.5; weighted toward recent games it is 12.4.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the 49ers allowed 7.1 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is -14%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -5% adjustment (x0.95).

4. Result. 12.4 x 0.95 = 11.7. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Jaylen Waddle is to reach it as a WR2.

40%
chance of 12+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (11.7) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 7.0 points, leaning on Jaylen Waddle's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 12.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • WR1s have averaged 3.0 receptions, 75.5 receiving yards and 0.5 receiving TDs against the 49ers across 2 games.
  • The 49ers allow 13.6 PPR points to WR1s, -20% versus the league average of 17.0 (ranked 21 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 12.4 to 14.7 (median 13.6).
  • Every WR1 in the sample cleared 70 receiving yards.
  • WR1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.