3 leaps that Miami Dolphins Jaylen Waddle needs to make in 2022

Jaylen Waddle, who is one of the most dangerous players in sports with a ball in his hands, needs to actually do better when he has the ball.

When Jaylen Waddle was drafted, visions of him scorching by defenders catching bombs played in our heads. Visions of Waddle catching a short slant and bursting towards the other side of the field leaving defenders in his dust dazzled our senses. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen all that much.

We remember the catch against the Panthers and we remember the deep ball against the Ravens. Besides those, there aren’t many other instances where we actually saw Waddle use his Quicksilver-like speed.

Some of that is due to the ridiculous offensive coordinator situation. Some of it is because the offensive line was putrid. And some of it was because the quarterbacks, yes both of them, didn’t find a way to get the ball to Waddle when he was in a position to take the ball great distances.

Last year, Jaylen Waddle finished 19th in YAC with 439 yards. That needs to increase or else the comparisons to Jarvis Landry aren’t going to stop. Not saying that being Jarvis Landry is a slight but you don’t draft a Ferrari to do the work of a Honda Civic.

Waddle already put the fear into the defenses because they know what he did at Alabama and even though he didn’t show it too often last year, they know he is plenty capable of torching them at any moment. He just has to actually do it. I think he will.