Jaylen Waddle for Puka Nacua (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 2	# 23	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. SF	at KC	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs SF	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs KC	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	246.0	130.1	-
Avg Game	15.4	8.1	-
Avg Projection	222.8	135.1	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	32	28	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Puka Nacua	Jaylen Waddle	Add Player

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/30	#1	#20	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/30	#2	#20	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/30	#2	#16	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/30	#1	#25	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#2	#28	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/30	#1	#24	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#2	#23	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 07/30	#1	#27	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 07/30	#3	#24	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/29	#2	#22	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#2	#20	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#2	#29	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#2	#21	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#7	#25	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#2	#12	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#2	#20	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/28	#2	#18	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/29	#2	#19	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#2	#22	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#3	#24	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#2	#27	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#3	#21	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#1	#25	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#1	#14	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#2	#25	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#1	#27	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#3	#16	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/28	#1	#27	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#2	#26	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#2	#18	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#2	#22	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#2	#32	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#2	#21	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#1	#23	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#1	#20	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#4	#22	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#2	#20	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#2	#25	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#2	#27	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#2	#12	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#22	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#3	#20	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#2	#15	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#2	#24	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#2	#24	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#22	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#1	#31	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#2	#16	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#26	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#2	#18	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#2	#27	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#2	#25	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#1	#26	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#23	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#2	#22	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#2	#21	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#24	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#2	#18	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#2	#28	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#22	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#4	#12	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#2	#29	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#2	#14	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#2	#20	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#2	#12	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#4	#26	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#22	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#3	#28	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#2	#22	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#5	#20	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#4	#19	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#1	#10	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#3	#24	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#2	#25	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#2	#20	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/29	#2	#19	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#5	#19	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#2	#31	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#2	#25	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#1	#26	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#2	#26	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#1	#24	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#4	#29	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#24	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#21	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#25	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#3	#28	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#2	#17	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#2	#22	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#2	#28	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#1	#25	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#2	#29	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#2	#27	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#3	#27	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 06/07	#2	#31	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#3	#26	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#1	#25	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/30	#2	#27	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#2	#23	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#2	#26	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#1	#28	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#2	#20	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#3	#22	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#3	#20	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#1	#26	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#1	#20	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#3	#17	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#1	#25	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#1	#28	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#1	#20	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#1	#19	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#1	#27	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#20	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#21	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. SF	at KC
Week 2	vs. NYG	vs. JAC
Week 3	at DEN	vs. LAR
Week 4	at PHI	at SF
Week 5	vs. BUF	at LAC
Week 6	vs. ARI	vs. SEA
Week 7	at LV	at ARI
Week 8	vs. LAC	vs. KC
Week 9	at WAS	at CAR
Week 10	at ARI	BYE WEEK
Week 11	BYE WEEK	vs. LV
Week 12	vs. GB	at PIT
Week 13	vs. KC	vs. MIA
Week 14	at SF	at NYJ
Week 15	vs. DAL	at LV
Week 16	at SEA	vs. BUF
Week 17	at TB	at NE
Week 18	vs. SEA	vs. LAC

Player Projections Comparison
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
Receiving

Receptions	117.0	74.6
Rec Yards	1,539.0	983.8
Rec TDs	9.0	6.0

Rushing

Rush Attempts	13.6	1.7
Rush Yards	85.0	12.4
Rush TDs	1.4	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	222.8	135.1

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2025 Points
Week 1	13.1	3.0
Week 2	19.6	12.8
Week 3	11.8	9.9
Week 4	23.0	4.8
Week 5	14.5	17.0
Week 6	2.8	9.8
Week 7	‐	1.5
Week 8	‐	15.9
Week 9	15.8	8.2
Week 10	12.4	14.4
Week 11	7.3	5.2
Week 12	9.7	‐
Week 13	7.2	4.0
Week 14	28.7	13.1
Week 15	18.9	2.6
Week 16	34.5	7.2
Week 17	10.7	0.7
Week 18	16.0	‐
Total	246.0	130.1
Average	15.4	8.1

Player Targets Comparison
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2025 Targets
Week 1	11	5
Week 2	9	6
Week 3	15	6
Week 4	15	6
Week 5	12	9
Week 6	3	8
Week 7	‐	4
Week 8	‐	6
Week 9	8	9
Week 10	6	7
Week 11	8	7
Week 12	11	‐
Week 13	9	6
Week 14	11	7
Week 15	11	4
Week 16	16	9
Week 17	10	1
Week 18	11	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Last year, Puka Nacua took Ja'Marr Chase's throne as the WR1 in fantasy points per game, and he could repeat as the top dog this year among wide receivers. Last year, Nacua was third in raw target volume, first in receptions, second in receiving yards, 23rd in deep targets, and 12th in red zone targets (tied). Nacua was fourth in target share (28.8%), first in receiving yards per game (107.2), first in yards per route run (3.85), and fourth in first-read share (37.5%, per Fantasy Points Data). If all of that wasn't enough, he was also sixth-best in separation and route win rate. Nacua is a volume-gobbling stud who could easily repeat as the WR1 overall if Matthew Stafford keeps dealing at an MVP (or near) level in 2026.	It's Jaylen Waddle SZN! I can't wait to see him ball out in the Denver passing attack. Waddle should get a wonderful infusion of volume this season, moving from an offense that was 29th in neutral passing rate to one that was fourth in that metric last season. Overall, Denver was fourth in passing attempts behind only Arizona, Cincy, and Dallas last year. Waddle is a stud no matter what metric you look at. Last year, among 109 qualifying wide receivers (per Fantasy Points Data), he was 12th in target per route run rate, 12th in yards per route run, seventh in first downs per route run, 12th in separation score, and 11th in route win rate. He also bested Courtland Sutton in each of those metrics with the exception of route win rate (15.3% vs. 15.5%). Waddle is a flag plant player for me this year. You can easily draft him as a WR2 for your teams this season that has WR1 upside.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Puka Nacua further cemented himself as one of the NFL's premier receivers in 2025, finishing as fantasy football's overall WR1 after averaging more than 107 receiving yards per game. The Rams star dominated targets and efficiency alike, leading all wide receivers in yards per route run while setting career-high counting stats across the board. Even with Davante Adams siphoning red-zone opportunities, Nacua still delivered elite touchdown production and week-winning consistency. At just 25 years old in pursuit of a new contract, Nacua belongs firmly in the conversation for the WR1 overall again in 2026 (injuries and off-field issues aside).	Jaylen Waddle's 2025 season looked disappointing on the surface, but Miami's run-heavy approach masked another highly efficient campaign from the former first-round pick (13th in yards per route run). Now in Denver after a blockbuster trade, Waddle steps into a pass-heavy offense where he projects as the featured receiver. His explosiveness and efficiency have consistently kept him on the WR1 fringe despite frequent nagging injuries and inconsistent volume in Miami alongside Tyreek Hill. But if Bo Nix and the Broncos offense continue ascending, 2026 could finally be the season Waddle delivers a true top-tier fantasy breakout.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	- #6 in Target Share at 30.3%	- Den 4th in pass attempts in 2025 -