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

Jaylen Waddle and the Miami Dolphins will face the New England Patriots -- whose pass defense was ranked 10th in the league last year (211.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Considering Waddle for your DFS lineup, with his next game versus the Patriots? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Jaylen Waddle Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots
• Game Date: September 14, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 59.05
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.33

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Waddle 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 162nd overall and 48th at his position, Waddle accumulated 91.6 fantasy points (6.1 per game) in 2024.
• Waddle picked up 3.0 fantasy points in his one game so far this season. He had 30 yards receiving, on four catches (five targets), and zero touchdowns.
• Waddle picked up 20.4 fantasy points -- eight receptions, 144 yards and one touchdown -- in his best performance last year, in Week 12 versus the New England Patriots.
• In Week 14 versus the New York Jets, Waddle picked up 11.9 fantasy points, with this stat line: nine receptions, 99 yards. That was his second-best output of the year.
• Waddle recorded 1.1 fantasy points -- one catch, 11 yards, on two targets -- in Week 7 versus the Indianapolis Colts, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• Last year, New England allowed only two quarterbacks to register more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Patriots allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Against New England last season, eight players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Patriots allowed four players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• New England allowed six players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Patriots last season, 24 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, New England allowed only three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the ground game, six players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Patriots last season.
• Against New England last season, 14 players ran for at least one TD.
• In the ground game, the Patriots allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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