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WR · 2025 season

DK Metcalf vs Jaylen Waddle

Jaylen Waddle led DK Metcalf in 2025 targets, 100 to 99, and receptions, 64 to 59. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 4 of 5 measured categories.

DK Metcalf (Pittsburgh, 15 games) against Jaylen Waddle (Miami, 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

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What actually
happened.

DK Metcalf vs Jaylen Waddle, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricDK MetcalfJaylen Waddle
Targets99100
Receptions5964
Receiving yards850910
Receiving touchdowns66
Yards per reception14.4114.22
Fantasy points187.2194.1

Categories won: DK Metcalf 1, Jaylen Waddle 4, 1 with no separation.

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Who had the better 2025 season, DK Metcalf or Jaylen Waddle?

Jaylen Waddle led DK Metcalf in 2025 targets, 100 to 99, and receptions, 64 to 59. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 4 of 5 measured categories.

What separates DK Metcalf and Jaylen Waddle statistically?

Jaylen Waddle led on targets (100 to 99). Jaylen Waddle led on receptions (64 to 59). Jaylen Waddle led on receiving yards (910 to 850).

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 DK Metcalf or Jaylen Waddle?

Jaylen Waddle led DK Metcalf in 2025 targets, 100 to 99, and receptions, 64 to 59. Overall, Jaylen Waddle led 4 of 5 measured categories. Jaylen Waddle led on targets, 100 to 99. Jaylen Waddle led on receptions, 64 to 59. DK Metcalf hosts ATL 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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Source

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.