Jaylen Waddle
WR
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- Teammate RJ Harvey (a top target) is on IR, so Waddle may see more targets.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how WRs have played against the Panthers in the 2026 season.
WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Panthers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CHI | Luther Burden III | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2 |  ATL | Zachariah Branch | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 3 |  CLE | KC Concepcion | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 4 |  DET | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 11 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 6 |  PHI | Makai Lemon | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 7 |  TB | Chris Godwin Jr. | 5 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 8 |  GB | Christian Watson | 10 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 17.3 |
| Average | 6.9 | 4.6 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 8.6 | ||
| Median | 6.0 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | ||
| High | 11 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 17.3 | ||
| Low | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Jaylen Waddle should do vs the PanthersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Panthers, 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 Panthers 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.
Panthers 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 Panthers 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.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2 | JAX | 10 | 8 | 138 | 0 | 21.8 |
| 3 | LA | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 4 | SF | 6 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 5 | LAC | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 6 | SEA | 7 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 7 | ARI | 7 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 8 | KC | 6 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 14.9 |
| Waddle avg | 6.4 | 3.6 | 39.4 | 0.3 | 9.8 | |
| Panthers WR2 avg | 6.9 | 4.6 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 8.6 | |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.9 | +6.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | |
| Projected as WR2 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 38.9 | 0.2 | 10.5 | |
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 WaddleGood confidence · 11.7 proj pts5/10 start
- Jaylen Waddle averages 9.8 PPR points over 8 games (recent-weighted 10.2) and has played as the team's WR2.
- The Panthers have allowed 8.6 points to WR2s over 7 games (-2% vs league). The model applies 70% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -1% adjustment.
- Last season's average (12.1) is blended in at 20% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Game environment +2%: Vegas total 44.5, implied 23.5 points for DEN (league avg 22.6); Mild weather (64F, 5 mph wind): no weather adjustment.
- Opposing-defense injuries (+5%): Opposing starter Will Lee III (CB) is questionable, which helps the passing game. Opposing starter Bobby Okereke (LB) is questionable, which helps the passing game.
- Teammate injuries (+4%): Teammate RJ Harvey (a top target) is on IR, which can mean extra looks for Waddle.
- Projection: 11.7 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.9.
- 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 Panthers
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 Panthers.
I predict about 10.5 points for Jaylen Waddle if playing as a WR2. Jaylen Waddle has averaged 9.8 over 8 games, and the Panthers have given up 8.6 to WR2s (-2% vs the league average of 8.8).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Jaylen Waddle scored: Wk 1 1.2, Wk 2 21.8, Wk 3 6.4, Wk 4 14.5, Wk 5 4.8, Wk 6 6.4, Wk 7 8.8, Wk 8 14.9. Average 9.8; weighted toward recent games it is 10.6.
2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Panthers allowed 8.6 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.8, so that is -2%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -1% adjustment (x0.99).
4. Result. 10.6 x 0.99 = 10.5. 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.
Why this percentage?
The projection (10.5) 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 6.7 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 10.
With only 8 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
- WR2s have averaged 4.6 receptions, 45.7 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Panthers across 7 games.
- The Panthers allow 8.6 PPR points to WR2s, -2% versus the league average of 8.8 (ranked 18 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 8, Christian Watson (17.3 pts, 8 rec, 113 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 8.6 vs 7.2; rec 4.6 vs 4.0; yds 45.7 vs 34.5. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 2, Zachariah Branch (3.4 pts, 2 rec, 14 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 8.6 vs 9.5; rec 4.6 vs 5.0; yds 45.7 vs 51.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 7 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.9 to 17.3 (median 6.7).
- WR2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 7 games (0%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.