Jaylen Waddle Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Jaguars

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will take on the team with last year's 21st-ranked passing defense, the Jacksonville Jaguars (218.1 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Jaylen Waddle Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.3
• Projected Receiving Yards: 58.61
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.35

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Waddle 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 91st overall and 19th at his position, Waddle accumulated 130.1 fantasy points (8.1 per game) in 2025.
• In his one game this season, Waddle picked up 0.2 fantasy points. He had two receiving yards on one catch (three targets) and zero touchdowns.
• Waddle picked up 17.0 fantasy points -- six catches, 110 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 5 versus the Carolina Panthers, which was his best game last year.
• In his second-best performance last year, Waddle picked up 15.9 fantasy points -- via five receptions, 99 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 8 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
• In what was his worst game of the season, Waddle finished with 0.7 fantasy points -- zero receptions, zero yards, on one target. That was in Week 17 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Waddle accumulated 1.5 fantasy points -- one reception, 15 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 7 versus the Cleveland Browns).

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Jaguars Defensive Performance

• Last season, Jacksonville allowed four quarterbacks to rack up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Jaguars allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Jacksonville allowed six players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Jaguars allowed only two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Jacksonville let six players pile up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Jaguars allowed 21 players to secure a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Jacksonville allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Versus the Jaguars last year, zero players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game.
• In terms of run defense, Jacksonville gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 12 players last season.
• The Jaguars gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last year.

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