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Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
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Draft: 2021 Round 1 (6)
College: Alabama
Ht: 5’10” Wt: 182 DOB: 1998-11-25 Age: 25 |
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Receiving | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Season |
Team |
G |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
FPts/G |
| 2021 |
MIA |
16 |
140 |
104 |
1,015 |
9.8 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
1 |
247.8 |
15.5 |
| 2022 |
MIA |
17 |
117 |
75 |
1,356 |
18.1 |
8 |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
261.2 |
15.4 |
| 2023 |
MIA |
14 |
104 |
72 |
1,014 |
14.1 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
198.6 |
14.2 |
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He might not have quite the speed of his teammate Tyreek Hill, but Jaylen Waddle is still absurdly quick and is really proving himself to be one of the league's most dynamic weapons as he heads into his third professional season. Waddle improved on his breakout rookie season in just about every conceivable way this past season, but the way he was utilized in the McDaniel offense was night and day from what we saw from him as a rookie under the previous regime.
The Dolphins used more pre-snap motion than any team in the league and that helped fuel Waddle to one of the most ridiculous yards-per-reception improvements in recent memory. Many were comparing Waddle's 2021 rookie season in which he caught 104 passes for 1,015 yards to that of players like Jarvis Landry, who are primarily underneath possession receivers who don't offer much explosiveness. That completely shifted when McDaniel came to town, as he started scheming Waddle in a totally different way, allowing him to utilize his speed and shiftiness to get open down the field. This meant fewer total receptions as he caught just 75 balls, but the receptions he did make were enormously more valuable as he went for an impressive 1,356 yards. That's an improvement of over 350 yards despite catching 29 fewer passes. This meant that Waddle's yards per reception total nearly doubled from 9.8 as a rookie in 2021 to a league-leading 18.1 in 2022.
Certainly, some of this improved efficiency was due to factors other than Waddle himself getting better, but so what? Even if Mike McDaniel and Tyreek Hill are to thank for much of it, they're still going to be here in Miami this season, so there's really no reason to think that things will change substantially for Waddle in 2023. Of course, an 18.1 yards per reception number is unlikely to continue no matter the situation given that it's such a high number, but even a bit of a regression in YPR could be completely negated by Waddle simply seeing a bit more volume.
Waddle finished as the WR7 in 2022 and with the Dolphins failing to bring in any notable competition for him in the offense, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic that he can again finish as a WR1 for fantasy this season. It's tough to project that two wide receivers in the same offense can do that in back-to-back seasons, but this duo, in this offense, seems like the strongest bet to do it that we've seen in recent history.
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Jonnu Smith finds a home in Miami, two-year deal
Former Falcon now a Dolphin
By: Mike Krueger | Thu Mar 7, 1:33 pm
|  | Former Falcons tight end Jonnu Smith and the Miami Dolphins reached agreement on a two-year deal with the do worth up to $10 million, per source. (Adam Schefter on X)
FFToday's Take: Smith was released last week by the Falcons and quickly found a landing spot with the Dolphins. Miami's offense hasn't featured the tight end in recent years as targets have flowed at a high rate towards Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and the running backs. Smith gives them a decent receiving option at the position but he will likely be capped at TE2 value.
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Receiving | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
at LAC |
W 36-34 |
5 |
4 |
78 |
19.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
11.8 |
| 2 |
at NE |
W 24-17 |
6 |
4 |
86 |
21.5 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
12.4 |
| 4 |
at BUF |
L 20-48 |
5 |
4 |
46 |
11.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
8.6 |
| 5 |
NYG |
W 31-16 |
10 |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
14.5 |
| 6 |
CAR |
W 42-21 |
9 |
7 |
51 |
7.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
18.1 |
| 7 |
at PHI |
L 17-31 |
6 |
6 |
63 |
10.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
12.3 |
| 8 |
NE |
W 31-17 |
12 |
7 |
121 |
17.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
25.1 |
| 9 |
at KC |
L 14-21 |
6 |
3 |
42 |
14.0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
8.4 |
| 11 |
LV |
W 20-13 |
8 |
4 |
55 |
13.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
9.5 |
| 12 |
at NYJ |
W 34-13 |
8 |
8 |
114 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
19.4 |
| 13 |
at WAS |
W 45-15 |
8 |
5 |
52 |
10.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
10.2 |
| 14 |
TEN |
L 27-28 |
8 |
6 |
79 |
13.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
13.9 |
| 15 |
NYJ |
W 30-0 |
9 |
8 |
142 |
17.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
28.2 |
| 16 |
DAL |
W 22-20 |
4 |
1 |
50 |
50.0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
6.2 |
| WC |
at KC |
L 7-26 |
5 |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
6.0 |
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WC = Wild-Card
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Receiving | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
NE |
W 20-7 |
5 |
4 |
69 |
17.3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
17.7 |
| 2 |
at BAL |
W 42-38 |
19 |
11 |
171 |
15.5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
40.1 |
| 3 |
BUF |
W 21-19 |
6 |
4 |
102 |
25.5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
15.1 |
| 4 |
at CIN |
L 15-27 |
5 |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
5.9 |
| 5 |
at NYJ |
L 17-40 |
4 |
3 |
23 |
7.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
5.3 |
| 6 |
MIN |
L 16-24 |
10 |
6 |
129 |
21.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
18.9 |
| 7 |
PIT |
W 16-10 |
5 |
4 |
88 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
12.8 |
| 8 |
at DET |
W 31-27 |
9 |
8 |
106 |
13.3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
30.6 |
| 9 |
at CHI |
W 35-32 |
7 |
5 |
85 |
17.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
19.5 |
| 10 |
CLE |
W 39-17 |
5 |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
10.6 |
| 12 |
HOU |
W 30-15 |
10 |
5 |
85 |
17.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
13.5 |
| 13 |
at SF |
L 17-33 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
1.9 |
| 14 |
at LAC |
L 17-23 |
4 |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
5.1 |
| 15 |
at BUF |
L 29-32 |
7 |
3 |
114 |
38.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
20.4 |
| 16 |
GB |
L 20-26 |
6 |
5 |
143 |
28.6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
25.3 |
| 17 |
at NE |
L 21-23 |
5 |
3 |
52 |
17.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
8.2 |
| 18 |
NYJ |
W 11-6 |
5 |
5 |
44 |
8.8 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
10.3 |
| WC |
at BUF |
L 31-34 |
7 |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
8.2 |
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WC = Wild-Card
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Receiving | Rushing |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
at NE |
W 17-16 |
6 |
4 |
61 |
15.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
16.1 |
| 2 |
BUF |
L 0-35 |
8 |
6 |
48 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
10.8 |
| 3 |
at LV |
L 28-31 |
13 |
12 |
58 |
4.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
17.8 |
| 4 |
IND |
L 17-27 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
6.3 |
| 5 |
at TB |
L 17-45 |
6 |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
5.3 |
| 6 |
at JAC |
L 20-23 |
13 |
10 |
70 |
7.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
29.0 |
| 7 |
ATL |
L 28-30 |
8 |
7 |
83 |
11.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
15.3 |
| 8 |
at BUF |
L 11-26 |
12 |
4 |
29 |
7.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
6.9 |
| 9 |
HOU |
W 17-9 |
10 |
8 |
83 |
10.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
16.3 |
| 10 |
BAL |
W 22-10 |
6 |
4 |
61 |
15.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
10.1 |
| 11 |
at NYJ |
W 24-17 |
9 |
8 |
65 |
8.1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
20.6 |
| 12 |
CAR |
W 33-10 |
10 |
9 |
137 |
15.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
28.7 |
| 13 |
NYG |
W 20-9 |
11 |
9 |
90 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
18.0 |
| 16 |
at NO |
W 20-3 |
12 |
10 |
92 |
9.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
25.2 |
| 17 |
at TEN |
L 3-34 |
7 |
3 |
47 |
15.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
7.7 |
| 18 |
NE |
W 33-24 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
5.4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
13.7 |
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