Jaylen Waddle Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chiefs

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will be up against the team with last year's 12th-ranked pass defense, the Kansas City Chiefs (195.8 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Thinking about Waddle for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game versus the Chiefs? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Jaylen Waddle Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Date: September 14, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.1
• Projected Receiving Yards: 64.84
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.31

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Waddle 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 19th at his position and 91st overall, Waddle picked up 130.1 fantasy points (8.1 per game) last season.
• In his best game last year, Waddle picked up 17.0 fantasy points -- via six receptions, 110 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers.
• Waddle accumulated 15.9 fantasy points in Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons -- five catches, 99 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• Waddle picked up 0.7 fantasy points -- zero catches, zero yards, on one target -- in Week 17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was his poorest game of the season.
• Waddle recorded 1.5 fantasy points -- one catch, 15 yards, on four targets -- in Week 7 versus the Cleveland Browns, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Kansas City gave up more than 300 passing yards to just two QBs last season.
• The Chiefs surrendered at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Kansas City last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Chiefs allowed only one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Kansas City allowed only three players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Chiefs allowed 17 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Kansas City allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Chiefs allowed only two players to pick up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Kansas City last season, 12 players ran for at least one TD.
• The Chiefs allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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