The Denver Broncos were having a monotonous offseason. Then, they acquired Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle earlier this week, and the newcomer is thrilled to be playing in the Rockies.
“I think I just bring another playmaker to the team. Someone that can help out and try to make plays to the best of my ability. I think it’s going to be a fun group,” Waddle said on Wednesday, according to NFL.com. “They have a lot of talent with Court [Coutland Sutton], Marv [Marvin Mims Jr.], Troy [Franklin], Pat [Bryant], Lil’Jordan [Humphrey]. I am right here to assist in each style, making performs and studying. I am excited to study from them and [for] them to study from me. It needs to be enjoyable; it needs to be nice.”
As for the offense that Waddle is becoming a member of, Denver, which earned the No. 1 seed within the AFC final season at 14-3 earlier than shedding to the New England Patriots within the AFC Championship — granted, the Broncos did not have beginning quarterback Bo Nix, who suffered a fracture in his proper ankle within the AFC divisional around the week prior — was tenth within the NFL in complete yards (342.6 per sport), eleventh in passing yards (223.9 per sport), 14th in factors (23.6 per sport) and sixteenth in speeding yards (118.7 per sport). In the meantime, Nix led the NFL with 612 passing makes an attempt.
Concerning Denver’s wide receiver room — and a number of the gamers that Waddle referenced — Sutton totaled 1,000-plus receiving yards for a second consecutive yr in 2025, whereas incomes his second profession Professional Bowl nod; in what was his second yr within the sport, Franklin totaled 65 receptions for 709 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2025; Bryant logged 31 receptions for 378 yards and one landing in his 2025 rookie marketing campaign; Mims, a 2024 All-Professional and two-time Professional Bowler primarily attributable to his work within the return sport, is a yr faraway from reeling in six touchdowns.
“I do not suppose there are No. 1s. Everyone seems to be right here to make performs and attempt to win,” Waddle mentioned in regards to the Broncos’ passing assault. “That is in the end the purpose for the workforce and for the group.”
To acquire Waddle, the Broncos despatched the No. 30, 94 and 130 picks within the 2026 NFL Draft to the Dolphins for Waddle and the No. 111 decide. Waddle is coming into the primary season of a three-year, $84.8 million contract.
Final season, Waddle totaled 64 receptions for 910 yards (14.2 yards per reception) and 6 touchdowns. Furthermore, Waddle had 21 receptions on vertical routes, which was tied for second within the sport, according to Next Gen Stats.
Over his first three seasons within the NFL (2021-23), Waddle averaged 83.7 receptions for 1,128.3 yards and 6 touchdowns per season, whereas racking up 104 receptions in his 2021 rookie marketing campaign and main the game with 18.1 yards per reception in 2022.
