Jaylen Waddle may be considered a No. 2 wide receiver option across the league, but he’s one of the more popular members of the Miami Dolphins.
After all, he’s produced 1,000-yard seasons across his first three NFL seasons. He even grabbed 104 receptions during his rookie year of 2021.
With those numbers, one would believe the WR is immensely wealthy, especially living near South Beach. It’s time to dive into how much Waddle earns.
What Is Jaylen Waddle’s Net Worth?
With his current NFL contract, Waddle has gone from a $2 million net worth in 2023 to earning a new $84.75 million extension he signed in 2024.
Waddle agreed to the new contract back in May 2024. The deal also gave him $35.9 million in guaranteed money while raking in a new average annual salary of $28.25 million.
This new deal will make Waddle an official unrestricted free agent by the 2029 offseason. Yet, in 2024, Waddle is still due to make $1.055 million in base salary according to Spotrac.
Does Waddle Have Any Endorsement Deals?
As is the case for most star athletes in the league, endorsement deals will flash right in front of them.
It’s not known how much Waddle earns financially from his endorsements, but he’s got a litany of deals.
Waddle’s first major deal came in April of 2021, ahead of the NFL Draft. He agreed to join Nike and emerged as the shoe and retail giant’s newest potential future NFL star. Waddle was one of two high-profile first-round receiver prospects to join Nike — the other being then-LSU star and future Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase.
Again, Nike isn’t his lone deal. Waddle is also endorsed by fast food chain Raising Cane’s, which included doing one promotional event in his native town of Houston that benefitted First Responders in 2021.
Waddle’s other endorsements are Panini, Truist, City Furniture, and Tropical Chevy of Miami.
Waddle Once Played With Future NFL Stars
Before establishing himself in the NFL, Waddle found himself in a room filled with future stars in Tuscaloosa.
He starred for a loaded Alabama Crimson Tide roster from 2018 to 2020, catching 106 total passes, racking up 1,999 receiving yards, and scoring 17 touchdowns. He was in a receiver room featuring a future Heisman Trophy winner named DeVonta Smith — the same Smith now known as “Slim Reaper” for the Philadelphia Eagles.
But Smith wasn’t the only future NFL WR with Waddle. Cleveland Browns WR Jerry Jeudy also suited up for the Tide’s receiving room during the years Waddle was there. Former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs was another member of the Tide WR department before his imprisonment in August 2023.
And the quarterbacks feeding the football to Waddle and company? Waddle caught passes from two future top-15 picks in Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones, plus Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts before his transfer to Oklahoma. Waddle had his most success with the current Tagovailoa — as he caught a combined 78 receptions for 1,408 yards and 13 touchdowns in the final two collegiate seasons that Tagovailoa handled the QB reins.
Now he’s reunited with his former college quarterback in Miami, who’s turned him into a perennial 1,000-yard wideout and a very rich man.