WR · 2025 season
Alec Pierce vs Jaylen Waddle
Jaylen Waddle led Alec Pierce in 2025 targets, 100 to 84, and receptions, 64 to 47. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 3 of 5 measured categories.
Alec Pierce (Indianapolis, 15 games) against Jaylen Waddle (Miami, 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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Category by category
What actually
happened.
Alec Pierce vs Jaylen Waddle, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | Alec Pierce | Jaylen Waddle |
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| Targets | 84 | 100 ✓ |
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| Receptions | 47 | 64 ✓ |
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| Receiving yards | 1,003 ✓ | 910 |
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| Receiving touchdowns | 6 | 6 |
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| Yards per reception | 21.34 ✓ | 14.22 |
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| Fantasy points | 183.3 | 194.1 ✓ |
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Categories won: Alec Pierce 2, Jaylen Waddle 3, 1 with no separation.
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Who had the better 2025 season, Alec Pierce or Jaylen Waddle?
Jaylen Waddle led Alec Pierce in 2025 targets, 100 to 84, and receptions, 64 to 47. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 3 of 5 measured categories.
What separates Alec Pierce and Jaylen Waddle statistically?
Jaylen Waddle led on targets (100 to 84). Jaylen Waddle led on receptions (64 to 47). Alec Pierce led on receiving yards (1,003 to 910).
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.
Should I start Alec Pierce or Jaylen Waddle?
Jaylen Waddle led Alec Pierce in 2025 targets, 100 to 84, and receptions, 64 to 47. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 3 of 5 measured categories. Jaylen Waddle led on targets, 100 to 84. Jaylen Waddle led on receptions, 64 to 47. Alec Pierce hosts BAL in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. Jaylen Waddle plays at LV in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.