Jaylen Waddle Week 2 Outlook - Bills at Dolphins

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Last Week, Waddle made the most of his target volume as he posted 109 receiving yards and 3.89 YPRR while only drawing a 13.5% target share and a 32.1% air-yard share. This didn't stop Waddle from finishing with 16.2 fantasy points. Waddle should see some of the target volume move back in his direction this week. In Week 1, Buffalo utilized two-high on 68.4% of their defensive snaps (the fifth-highest rate in the NFL). This lines up with their usage of two-high last year (59%, third-highest). Last year against two-high, Waddle had a 22.9% target share, 3.14 YPRR, and a 24.5% first-read share. Starting Waddle is a bet on talent against a tough opponent. Last year, Buffalo allowed the seventh-lowest PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers. Waddle will run about 82% of his routes against Christian Benford (2023: 68.9% catch rate and 87.7 passer rating) and Rasul Douglas (2023: 61.3% catch rate and 73.1 passer rating).