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WR · #17

Jared Wayne

Houston Texans
Position
Wide Receiver
Height / Weight
6' 3", 210 lbs
Born
7/10/2000 in Peterborough, ON
Age
25
College
Pittsburgh
Draft
Undrafted
Experience
1st Season
Status
Active

Play style & archetype

Compares 2026 play-by-play and box score data against 51 qualified WRs across 3 games.

Archetype

Complementary role receiver

with vertical field stretcher traits

A secondary option who fits into the concept without commanding volume.

He does a lot of his work between the numbers (middle-of-field rate 50.0%, top 1% of WRs).

He sees light target volume (targets / game 4.0, bottom 1% of WRs).

He is not a volume focal point (target share 9.1%, bottom 1% of WRs).

Catch rate of 33.3% ranks in the bottom 1% of qualified WRs.

He also shows traits of a vertical field stretcher.

2 NFL seasons and 85 career receiving yards. Best year: 65 in 2026.

Strengths

  • Yards / reception (16.3)

Areas to watch

  • Catch rate (33.3%)
  • EPA / target (-0.59)
  • Yards / target (5.4)

Percentile vs. WRs

  • Targets / gamestyle4.0 · 0
  • Target sharestyle9.1% · 0
  • Deep target ratestyle41.7% · 92
  • Middle-of-field ratestyle50.0% · 102
  • Catch rate33.3% · 0
  • Yards / reception16.3 · 86
  • Yards / target5.4 · 20
  • Red-zone target ratestyle8.3% · 34
  • EPA / target-0.59 · 8

Colored bars are quality measures. Gray "style" bars show how often he does something, not whether it's good.

Where he's targeted

25%

left

50%

middle

25%

right

42% of targets deep (15+ air yards), 58% short

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Receiving

SeasonTeamGPRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2025HOU1222010.0017100
2026HOU34126516.3020400
Career46148514.2020500

2026 game log

Box score lines from completed games this season.

WkOppC/AttPass YdsPass TDINTCarRush YdsRush TDTgtRecRec YdsRec TDPPR
1vs BUF———————111202.2
2vs CIN———————723305.3
3@ IND———————412003.0