Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jaylen Waddle vs Malik Nabers

Jaylen Waddle gets more of the deep throws (45% of his team's air yards vs 26%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (23%). Near the end zone, Malik Nabers has had more chances (3 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 3%). Jaylen Waddle is scoring more fantasy points a game (9.8 vs 7.2, PPR), but the chances Malik Nabers gets usually score more: 10.9 vs 10.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

WRDEN

Jaylen Waddle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.8
Expected points per gameEst.
10.8

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRNYG

Malik Nabers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
7.2
Expected points per gameEst.
10.9

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. 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.
Jaylen Waddle and Malik Nabers, season usage side by side
StatJaylen WaddleMalik Nabers
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets2019
Target share23%23%
Air-yards share45%26%
Catches1112
Receiving yards15096
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances13
Red-zone share3%13%
End-zone targets01
Touchdowns
Touchdowns00
Expected touchdownsEst.0.40.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)9.87.2
Fantasy points (PPR)29.421.6
Expected points per gameEst.10.810.9
Points vs expectedEst.−1.7−3.7

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

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

  • Jaylen Waddle
  • Malik Nabers
Target share by week
WeekJaylen WaddleMalik Nabers
111%against KC31%against DAL
234%against JAX13%against LA
323%against LA29%against TEN

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 Jaylen Waddle and Malik Nabers
LeaderboardJaylen WaddleMalik Nabers
Target share leaders#28of 74 wide receivers#27of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#8of 74 wide receivers#40of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)#19of 35 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#81of 166 wide receivers#31of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#114of 166 wide receivers#63of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#36of 166 wide receivers#34of 166 wide receivers

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