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Adonai Mitchell — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 5.49 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 193, usage worth 7.9.

23 years old · 2 seasons of experience · 2024 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 193
Consensus across 2 books, standard deviation 33.2, 46.9 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER216.4
ESPN169.5
UNDERDOG172
FFA164

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 17, pick 1 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR150
Bye week13
ADP standard deviation33.2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 124.5 points, 7.6 per game — 46.1 catches, 586 yards, 3.3 TDs. That is WR6, 161 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.7 points per game to a ceiling of 20.5, with the median at 7.6. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 63%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 193 on consensus and our board has him 161. We rank him 32 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

buried behind Garrett Wilson + Omar Cooper Jr. on a bad offense (Jets); "one injury away" doesn't matter on a bad offense

sell · high conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

New York Jets returns 3 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1, te1, oc. Geno Smith at quarterback, Aaron Glenn as head coach, Frank Reich calling it. The offense projects to 32.8 pass attempts a game at low confidence and 26.6 rushes.

In: Geno Smith (qb), Cade Klubnik (qb2), Omar Cooper Jr (wr2), Irvin Charles (wr5), Mac Dalena (wr7), Kenyon Sadiq (te1). Out: Justin Fields (qb), John Metchie III (wr3), Tyler Johnson (wr4), Jeremy Ruckert (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 10.1%, with a bear case of 8.7% and a bull case of 11.3% and a full range of 8.5% to 12.6%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Garrett Wilson22.9%
Omar Cooper Jr16.3%
Kenyon Sadiq14%
Breece Hall10.8%
Adonai Mitchell 10.1%
Mason Taylor9.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: This is a tough offense for fantasy managers to be heavily invested in. An even worse spot for a rookie to be drafted to. Kenyon Sadiq has to be upset. Not only that, but he has to share the TE room with Mason Taylor, who was looking like he could become a top 15 TE. For Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, realistically for a MASSIVE value spike, they both need to be traded. It will be tough to produce in NY.

Key additions: QB Geno Smith traded to Jets from Raiders. QB Cade Klubnik drafted 5th round, Kenyon Sadiq drafted 1st round 16th overall. WR Omar Cooper Jr. drafted 1st round 30th overall

Key departures: Justin Fields QB traded to Chiefs.

Notes: Fields traded. Jets bring in Geno Smith from Raiders who was AWFUL in Vegas last year. Could provide decent opportunity for Garrett Wilson (elite WR needs better QB play). Adonai Mitchell likely to play WR3 behind Omar Cooper Jr (round 1 pick). Will have to monitor closely to see. Drafted Kenyon Sadiq Round 1 TE (high ceiling but may take time to break out). Mason Taylor will likely be TE2 behind Sadiq but could be starter at beginning of season. Breece Hall lands HUGE extension 3 year $45 million deal. Keeping him in New York through 2028. The talent is there, but the offense has to be able to score for Breece to be productive.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Geno Smith, avg 31.9 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.8 att/g; New OC Frank Reich — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for WRs age ~23, prior share 13.8%, same team, OC change, QB change. Distribution: median 11.5%, p25-p75 [8.2%, 14.1%], tails [7.8%, 16.9%]. Closest comps: Van Jefferson 2022→2023 (LA: 14.7%→9.5%); Jonathan Mingo 2023→2024 (CAR: 18.5%→8.8%); Terrace Marshall 2022→2023 (CAR: 12.2%→11.8%).

self-anchored 45% to own 13.8% role (2yr), 55% to comp median 11.5%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: NYJ rates 18.8 against a league average of 23, 4.2 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-3.2 · harder
Weeks 1–6+2.9 · easier
Weeks 12–17-5 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-7.6 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

Read the full Adonai Mitchell study →

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +2.1% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — blended production + pedigree. The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Terrace Marshall20226.489%-15.6%
John Metchie III20245.574%+13.2%
Terrace Marshall20234.169%-11.3%
Nico Collins2021669%+19.6%
Alec Pierce2022768%-5.2%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,00020252026
Monthly superflex value, 2024-03 to 2026-07. Down 20% across the series, peaking at 3,550.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2024, round 2, pick 52 by IND
CollegeTexas
Age at draft21
Height6′2″
Weight205 lb
40-yard dash4.34s
Vertical39.5″
Broad jump136″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game4.8
Week-to-week variation1.2
Boom rate14.8%
Bust rate37%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.16

The record, season by season

2025 · IND · 16 games

His best game was Week 13 against ATL — 24.2 PPR on 12 targets and a 38.7% target share, in a game that finished 27-24. His worst was Week 18 against BUF at 0, on 3 targets, final score 8-35. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.1; in the 12 decided by more, 4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.9 points per game. He scored 5.49, 30.5% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIA33-84.1222106.9%21%
2DEN29-2842420012.1%10%
3TEN41-20002008%42%
4LA20-2710.63496012.5%89%
5LV40-6001003.2%9%
7LAC38-241.811803.1%8%
8TEN38-14001003.6%17%
9PIT20-271.711702.1%5%
11NE14-2721610023.1%49%
12BAL10-236.22742025.9%85%
13ATL27-2424.2812102138.7%86%
14MIA10-343.41624018.8%91%
15JAX20-4817.46958128.1%79%
16NO6-297.33643017.6%86%
17NE10-425.23922028.1%81%
18BUF8-350030013.6%52%

Production

Receptions33
Targets74
Receiving yards453
Carries1
Rushing yards-4
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.49
Yards per target6.12
Catch rate44.59%
Yards per carry-4

Role

Snap share50.63%
Target share15.34%
Air-yards share30.29%
WOPR0.441
RACR0.498

Efficiency

Average depth of target14.6
Yards after catch per reception1.2
Yards before catch per reception11.3
Total YAC29
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted40.9
Receiving EPA per game-1.01
Rushing EPA per game-0.07

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share14.3%
End-zone target share16.7%
Expected receiving TDs1.48
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 546 times. 4 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyler Warren21.21%
Michael Pittman21.02%
Josh Downs16.67%
Alec Pierce15.91%
Jonathan Taylor10.42%
Mo Alie-Cox3.79%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones10355.268.4611.61%
Philip Rivers3249.975.1324.6%
Riley Leonard291.72.6716.2%
unknown1621.6723.1%

Blowouts against close games

9 of his 16 games were blowouts, 42.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.16 in those and 10.13 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · IND · 17 games

His best game was Week 10 against BUF — 13.1 PPR on 6 targets and a 17.1% target share, in a game that finished 20-30. His worst was Week 15 against DEN at -3, on 4 targets, final score 13-31. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 15 times. In the 13 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.9; in the 4 decided by more, 4.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.7 points per game. He scored 3.16, 44.9% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.34 expected, a gap of -1.3.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1HOU27-291.2152026.3%64%
2GB10-1641430012.9%59%
3CHI21-16001005.6%13%
4PIT27-241030010.7%20%
5JAX34-379.164738015.6%27%
6TEN20-172.9249011.1%21%
7MIA16-1052330013.6%23%
8HOU20-231.9149012.9%20%
9MIN13-213.2112203.7%9%
10BUF20-3013.16671017.1%94%
11NYJ28-274.5123307.1%17%
12DET6-2421310012%22%
13NE25-24002008.3%58%
15DEN13-31-3040011.1%49%
16TEN38-304.6113609.1%89%
17NYG33-454.22422010.8%9%
18JAX26-23001002.6%21%

Production

Receptions23
Targets55
Receiving yards312
Carries4
Rushing yards6
Touchdowns0
Points per game3.16
Yards per target5.67
Catch rate41.82%
Yards per carry1.5

Role

Snap share36.18%
Target share11.21%
Air-yards share15.49%
WOPR0.277
RACR0.724

Efficiency

Average depth of target14.1
Yards after catch per reception4.4
Yards before catch per reception9.2
Total YAC101
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted60.6
Receiving EPA per game-0.29
Rushing EPA per game-0.52

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share10.9%
End-zone target share19.2%
Red-zone carry share2%
Expected receiving TDs1.34
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.34
Expected rushing TDs0.08

Who else ate

The offense threw it 513 times. He took 11.2% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Michael Pittman22.61%
Josh Downs21.79%
Alec Pierce14.05%
Adonai Mitchell 11.2%
Jonathan Taylor6.31%
Kylen Granson6.31%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Anthony Richardson10292.025.1711.89%
Joe Flacco7264.796.2310.23%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 17 games were blowouts, -1.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged -0.5 in those and 2.88 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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