Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Denzel Boston vs Jaylen Waddle

Jaylen Waddle gets more of his team's passes (22% vs 20%), while Denzel Boston gets more of the deep throws (45% of his team's air yards vs 38%). Near the end zone, Denzel Boston has had more chances (4 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 6%). Denzel Boston is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.9 vs 9.2, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.4 vs 10.2 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRCLERookie

Denzel Boston
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.9
Expected points per gameEst.
10.4

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRDEN

Jaylen Waddle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.2
Expected points per gameEst.
10.2

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Denzel Boston and Jaylen Waddle, season usage side by side
StatDenzel BostonJaylen Waddle
Games66
Passes thrown to him
Targets3438
Target share20%22%
Air-yards share45%38%
Catches1722
Receiving yards345228
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances43
Red-zone share12%6%
End-zone targets60
Touchdowns
Touchdowns31
Expected touchdownsEst.2.10.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)11.99.2
Fantasy points (PPR)71.555.1
Expected points per gameEst.10.410.2
Points vs expectedEst.+1.2−1.3

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Denzel Boston
  • Jaylen Waddle
Target share by week
WeekDenzel BostonJaylen Waddle
118%against JAX11%against KC
223%against TB34%against JAX
313%against CAR23%against LA
421%against PIT16%against SF
522%against NYJ23%against LAC
620%against BAL29%against SEA

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Denzel Boston and Jaylen Waddle
LeaderboardDenzel BostonJaylen Waddle
Target share leaders#41of 109 wide receivers#30of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#5of 109 wide receivers#13of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#24of 74 wide receivers#61of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#39of 187 wide receivers#62of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#9of 187 wide receivers#140of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#40of 187 wide receivers#43of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Denzel Boston

Rookie role

Rookie Denzel Boston has a 20% target share through 6 games.

Target share
20%
Targets
34

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

Jaylen Waddle

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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