Jaylen Waddle could chase Miami Dolphins rookie receiver records

Jaylen Waddle was the Miami Dolphins’ top choice in the NFL Draft taking him with the sixth overall pick. What can he do as a rookie?

History can be fun and the question is can Waddle, in his rookie season, make a dent in the Dolphins history books and where might he make that impact?

Throughout the Dolphins’ history, Miami has drafted only six WRs in the first round of the draft, including Waddle. The others, O.J. McDuffie, 25th overall, Randall Hill, 23rd overall, Yatil Green, 15th overall, DeVante Parker, 14th overall, and Ted Ginn, Jr. taken 9th overall.

The team has only drafted 65 total WRs in their history in any round. Waddle doesn’t have to do a lot to make the rookie record books but he won’t be chasing his fellow first-rounders. He will mostly be chasing Chris Chambers, a 2nd round pick.

Here is who holds records that Waddle could chase this season.

• TDs in a season – 18 held by Mark Clayton 1984
• TDs in a game – 4 by 3 players

Rookie records

• Rookie points: 116 Fuad Revez (Waddle would need to score 16 TDs or a combination of 2 point conversions)
• TDs by a rookie – 13 – Ron Davenport 1985, 2 receiving 11 rushing
• Receiving yards by a rookie: 883 Chris Chambers 48 receptions
• REceiving TDS by a rookie: 7 Chambers 2001,
• REceiving average by a rookie: DeVante Parker 2015 19 yards per catch 26/494
• 100-yard receiving games by a rookie: 3 Jack Clancy 1967 and Chambers 2001

Fellow 1st round WRs

• Ted Ginn, Jr.: 34 receptions, 420 yards, 2 touchdowns, 12.4 YPR
• DeVante Parker: 26 receptions, 494 yards, 3 touchdowns, 19 YPR
• Yatil Green: 18 receptions, 234 yards, 0 touchdowns, 13 YPR
• Randal Hill: Traded after week one
• O.J. McDuffie: 19 receptions, 197 yards, 0 touchdowns, 10.4 YPR