Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Alabama
Jaylen Waddle
WR • 5'10" • 182 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jaylen Waddle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina
Player Story
Jaylen Waddle built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Jaylen Waddle's career was his receiving role: 106...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 6
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Jaylen Waddle, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Alabama. Jaylen Waddle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,999
- Receptions
- 106
- Touchdowns
- 23
Featured Highlight
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Jaylen Waddle Alabama Highlights
2020 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Jaylen Waddle college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jaylen Waddle quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,999
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Western Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Episcopal · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Mediapolis · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 1 · Pick 6 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Junior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 591 receiving yards · WR 65th (top 8%) · SEC 14th (top 8%) · National 70th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 41 | 803 | 9 | 71.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 32 | 553 | 10 | 60.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 6 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 6 | 25 | 557 | 4 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Waddle played WR for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylen Waddle recorded 17 rushing yards, 1,999 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Alabama paired 591 primary output with 95.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
43.1
Efficiency
77.7
Usage
11.9
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 7. Duke: 90. New Mexico State: 52. South Carolina: 12. Southern Miss: 43. Ole Miss: 0. Texas A&M: 48. Tennessee: 13. Arkansas: 39. LSU: 22. Mississippi State: 35. Western Carolina: 101. Auburn: 98
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Duke: 5 by 100. New Mexico State: 2 by 100. South Carolina: 1 by 80. Southern Miss: 3 by 95.6. Ole Miss: 1 by 0. Texas A&M: 3 by 100. Tennessee: 1 by 86.7. Arkansas: 5 by 52. LSU: 3 by 48.9. Mississippi State: 1 by 100. Western Carolina: 3 by 100. Auburn: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40 · Games = 11 · -20 vs Losses
Losses60 · Games = 2 · +20 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs Michigan | W 35-16 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Auburn2+ TD | L 45-48 | — | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 3 | 58 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Western Carolina100 receiving yards | W 66-3 | — | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 1 | 54 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Mississippi State | W 38-7 | — | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs LSU | L 41-46 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Arkansas | W 48-7 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Tennessee | W 35-13 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas A&M | W 47-28 | — | 3 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ole Miss | W 59-31 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Southern Miss | W 49-7 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South Carolina | W 47-23 | — | 1 | 12 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs New Mexico State | W 62-10 | — | 2 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Duke | W 42-3 | — | 5 | 90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 39 |
Player Story
Jaylen Waddle story
Jaylen Waddle built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Jaylen Waddle's career was his receiving role: 106 catches, 1,999 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 17 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 17 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 947 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Waddle moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 848 | 84 | 15.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 848 | 84 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Alabama | 560 | 77.7 | 11.9 | -288 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 560 | 77.7 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 591 | 95.1 | 22.9 | 31 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 591 | 95.1 | 22.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Carolina
Week 13 · W 66-3
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 7 · W 41-24 · Conference game
161
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
161 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 4 · W 38-19 · Conference game
134
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · W 56-14
138
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 5 · W 52-24 · Conference game
142
Receiving Yards
90.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Alabama
591 primary output · 95.1 efficiency · 22.9 usage
77.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Alabama
77.5
591 primary · 95.1 efficiency · 22.9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Alabama
71.9
848 primary · 84 efficiency · 15.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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