Overview
- Denver acquired Jaylen Waddle from Miami in a high-cost offseason trade that included multiple 2026 draft picks and signed him to a three-year, $84.7 million deal.
- Waddle has turned heads in the Broncos’ offseason program and drew public attention from the NFL on social platform X for his first season with Denver.
- Coaches and analysts project Waddle as the new No. 1 receiver with Courtland Sutton moving to a complementary No. 2 role.
- Media and fantasy analysts are bullish and some forecast top-10 fantasy finishes for Waddle, but his catches and yards dipped over the past two seasons, which tempers expectations.
- Training camp and the preseason, along with Nix’s recovery timeline, will be the key tests for whether the trade and contract produce on-field returns and how the team’s reduced draft flexibility affects long-term roster construction.