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WR · 2025 season

Jaylen Waddle or Quentin Johnston?

Jaylen Waddle led Quentin Johnston in 8 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 0.

Jaylen Waddle (Miami, 16 games) against Quentin Johnston (Los Angeles (AFC), 13 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

Jaylen Waddle vs Quentin Johnston, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricJaylen WaddleQuentin Johnston
Target Share21.6%15.4%
Snap Share77.6%76.9%
Air Yards Share38.8%21.8%
Average Depth of Target13.0611.77
Yards Per Target9.108.75
Receiving Yards910735
WOPR0.600.38
Receiving EPA+34.5+23.9

Categories won: Jaylen Waddle 8, Quentin Johnston 0.

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Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who had the better 2025 season, Jaylen Waddle or Quentin Johnston?

Jaylen Waddle led Quentin Johnston in 8 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 0.

What separates Jaylen Waddle and Quentin Johnston statistically?

Jaylen Waddle led on target share (21.6% to 15.4%). Jaylen Waddle led on snap share (77.6% to 76.9%). Jaylen Waddle led on air yards share (38.8% to 21.8%).

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.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.