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Jared Wayne Houston Texans · #17

Wide Receiver · 6' 3", 210 lbs · Peterborough, ON, Canada · Age 26

Jared Wayne is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 65 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Houston Texans · #17 · Wide Receiver

Jared Wayne

Season avg4 rec · 65 yds · 0 td

Career avg6 rec · 85 yds · 0 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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65yds

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Scouting report

Jared Wayne — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jared Wayne is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 65 yards and 0 touchdowns.

C+

Receiving

A-

Big-play

C-

Scoring

C+

Receiving yards

Strong · offense

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C+

Volume

Solid · offense

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A-

Big-play

Excellent · offense

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C-

Scoring

Solid · offense

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Target share

Strong · offense

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Act II

Where Jared Wayne stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #524 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

13Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jared Wayne — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

65 YDS

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A-

Volume

4 REC

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A-

Big-play

16.3 Y/R

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Jared Wayne

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rec

3–4

rec yds

33–69

0–0

targets

5–13

games

2–3

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 4 → projected 3 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season-0.6 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 26 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 1 / 3

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jared Wayne career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	Tgt	Y/R
2025	1	2	20	2	10.0
2026 in progress · 3 games	3	4	65	12	16.3
Career	4	6	85	14

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Xavier Legette 99%Brycen Tremayne 99%Alec Pierce 98%Quentin Johnston 98%Mitchell Tinsley 98%Darnell Mooney 98%

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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

83off index

99def index

+48net

95%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jared Wayne

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-10-07

The beginning

Jared Wayne is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 1st NFL season.

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Jared Wayne is a Houston Texans wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 6 passes for 85 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 4 passes for 65 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Wayne goes from here.

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Wayne's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Jared Wayne climbs the ladder on strong TD catch

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
Born: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Age: 26
Jersey: #17

Background

Jared Wayne is from Peterborough, ON, Canada and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 3", 210 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 6 passes for 85 yards and 0 touchdowns. Wayne is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Jared Wayne is a depth receiver who has caught 6 passes for 85 yards and 0 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Receiving6 career catches, 85 yards, 0 touchdowns.

Best season4 catches for 65 yards in 2026.

Yards per catch14.2 yards per reception over his career.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jared Wayne — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jared Wayne, answered.

What position does Jared Wayne play?

Jared Wayne is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.

When was Jared Wayne drafted?

Jared Wayne entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Jared Wayne played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Jared Wayne's career stats?

He has caught 6 passes for 85 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Jared Wayne career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Jared Wayne Houston Texans · #17

Jared Wayne — the report card

Where Jared Wayne stands

Jared Wayne — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jared Wayne

Jared Wayne career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

The Ballad of Jared Wayne

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Jared Wayne — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

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Jared Wayne head-to-head

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