Jaylen Waddle’s Broncos Stats: One Big Game, Then a Quiet Stretch

Six games into his first season in Denver, the Jaylen Waddle Broncos stats tell a lopsided story. Waddle’s Week 2 performance stands apart from everything else he has produced since arriving from Miami. In that game, he caught 8 passes for 138 yards — the kind of line that made the offseason trade look like a steal.

The other five games have not followed the same script. Waddle has 14 catches for 90 yards across those appearances, with 1 touchdown and a longest reception of 13 yards. Reporter Ari Meirov highlighted the gap, pointing to the 14 catches, 90 yards, 1 touchdown and 13-yard long as the sum of Waddle’s output outside Week 2.

A trade that changed Waddle’s surroundings

Waddle is in his sixth NFL season and his first with Denver. He spent his first five seasons with the Dolphins before Miami traded him to the Broncos in the 2025 offseason. The move put him in a new offense with a different quarterback and a different distribution of targets, though the brief does not specify why his production has dropped.

What is clear is the contrast: one game of 8 catches and 138 yards, then five games averaging 2.8 catches and 18 yards per contest. His longest catch in that stretch went for 13 yards, suggesting limited downfield involvement. The brief does not include target counts, snap counts or route participation, so the reasons behind the decline remain unstated.

Denver’s offense leans on defense in Seattle

Waddle’s most recent outing came in Denver’s 17-14 overtime win at Seattle. He finished with 4 catches for 24 yards. The Broncos led 14-3 at halftime, but Seattle scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. The Seahawks did not score on their overtime drive, and Wil Lutz made a 53-yard field goal to end it.

Denver’s passing offense was limited throughout. Bo Nix completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards. The running game supplied both touchdowns: JK Dobbins had 17 carries for 41 yards and a score, plus 3 catches for 5 yards, while RJ Harvey added 6 carries for 25 yards and a touchdown along with 3 receptions for 31 yards.

What comes next

Denver’s next game is on the road at Arizona in Week 7. Kickoff is Oct. 25 at 4:05 p.m. ET. For Waddle, the game offers another chance to close the gap between his Week 2 outburst and the quieter weeks that have followed. Whether that happens is unknown; the brief offers no injury updates or explanations for the statistical decline.

For now, the numbers stand on their own. One game accounts for a large share of Waddle’s production in Denver, and the other five have been defined by short catches and limited yardage.