Jaylen Waddle vs Tyler Lockett: The Full Breakdown
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins) finished the 2025 season averaging 10.1 fantasy points per game in 16 games. Tyler Lockett (Seattle Seahawks) came in at 6.9 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Jaylen Waddle carries a 3.2-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Target volume is the story here. Jaylen Waddle saw 100 targets in 2025, while Tyler Lockett drew 72. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Jaylen Waddle, even in weeks where Tyler Lockett posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Jaylen Waddle has his bye in Week 6, and Tyler Lockett rests in Week 10. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
