Jaylen Waddle: WR · Alabama · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Waddle
Beats you over the top. Third year in the same receiving corps at Alabama. First career honor, 2019: All-America (USA Today). A game that shows it: 161 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Georgia — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 38-19@ Missouri | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 2 | 46 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 5 | W 52-24vs No. 13 Texas A&M | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 1 | 87 | 142-yard receiving day |
| Wk 6 | W 63-48@ Ole Miss | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-24vs No. 3 Georgia | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 1 | 90 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 48-17@ Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 25 | 557 | 22.3 | 4 | 90 |
Week 7 · 2020
W 41-24
vs Georgia
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 38-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 152 | 27.6 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 84.7 | 18.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.2 | 139 | 23.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
47.6%
424 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
80.9
11 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
More catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Career, closed
Gone at #6 overall.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 1,999 receiving yards — drafted at #6 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 6th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 6th NFL season
