Jared Wayne

Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins.

Player facts

Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Wide Receiver
Born: Oct 7, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Pittsburgh
Experience: 1 season
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	FD
Regular Season	4	12	65	16.3	20	4
Last 5 Games	4	12	65	16.2	20	4
Career	6	14	85	14.2	20	5

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	12 targets	-0.30	33%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs DAL	L 34-30	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ IND	L 19-17	1	4	20	20.0	0	20	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CIN	L 20-6	2	7	33	16.5	0	18	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BUF	L 36-31	1	1	12	12.0	0	12	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jared Emmanuel Wayne (born October 7, 2000) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jared Wayne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Wayne grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, where he attended Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute and spent his Grade 9 year playing quarterback for the Lions. Wayne then chose to play summer football with the Peterborough Wolverines of the Ontario Football Conference. He then transferred to Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. Wayne attended Clearwater Academy International in Florida for his senior year. In his senior year, Wayne brought in 61 receptions for 1,157 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also threw for eight passes and completed five of them going for 55 yards and three touchdowns. Wayne also had one interception on defense. Wayne committed to play college football at the University of Pittsburgh over other school such as Bowling Green, Old Dominion, and South Florida.

College career

In Wayne's first season with the Panthers in 2019 he caught 18 passes for 261 yards and one touchdown. In Wayne's second season he recorded 21 receptions for 326 yards and a touchdown. However, in Wayne's third season he took a huge step up making 47 catches for 658 yards and six touchdowns. In Wayne's final season in 2022 he had a breakout season. On October 29 Wayne had a great performance against North Carolina bringing in seven receptions and 160 yards. In Pittsburgh's season finale Wayne had the best game of his career after catching 11 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns all career highs in a win against Miami. For his performance, he was named the ACC wide receiver of the week. On the season Wayne brought in 60 receptions for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns. For his performance on the year he was named Second Team All-ACC. He was also named one of the five finalists for the Jon Cornish trophy which is awarded to the best Canadian player. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Wayne declared for the NFL draft. Wayne was also invited to play in the 2023 Hula Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jared Wayne, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹