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Baker Mayfield — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 16 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 138.8, usage worth 17.5.

31 years old · 8 seasons of experience · 2018 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 138.8
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 10.8, 22 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER146.5
ESPN149.3
YAHOO127.3
UNDERDOG121
CBS132
FFA127

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 12, pick 7 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankQB17
Bye week10
ADP standard deviation10.8 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 309.1 points, 18.4 per game — 4,036 passing yards, 28.9 passing TDs, 351 rushing yards. That is QB4, 126 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 14.8 points per game to a ceiling of 25, with the median at 18.4. Boom rate 36%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 138.8 on consensus and our board has him 126. We rank him 12.8 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

last year's numbers were dragged down by a genuinely banged-up offensive line and a receiving corps missing pieces for real stretches, not a decline in his own play. Specifically praised for a bold, downfield-throwing style that fits fantasy scoring even when the win-loss record isn't great — last year's overall ranking undersells what a full-health bounce-back could look like.

buy · medium conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Tampa Bay Buccaneers returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, oc. Baker Mayfield at quarterback, Todd Bowles as head coach, Zac Robinson calling it. The offense projects to 33.1 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27.2 rushes.

In: Ted Hurst (wr5), David Sills V (wr7), Kenneth Gainwell (rb2). Out: Mike Evans (wr1), Rachaad White (rb2), Ko Kieft (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Emeka Egbuka20.2%
Jalen McMillan14.1%
Chris Godwin13%
Cade Otton11.8%
Tez Johnson10.8%
Bucky Irving7.7%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Baker Mayfield is likely the QB of the future for Tampa & they are actively working to extend him. At its peak, it is a high powered offense that you want to own pieces of. This WR room has a void to fill with the departure of future HOF WR Mike Evans. Godwin is aging, & Egbuka COULD become a true WR1. OR McMillan, Johnson, or Hurst could break out and establish themselves as low end WR2/WR3 types. All of them can't win, but someone will. This RB room is confusing and Tampa has recently run a committee. Unclear if that is because Bucky was hurt in 2025 but he didnt have a single carry inside the 5 yard line the entire season. This makes me think Kenneth Gainwell will see significantly more playing time than many people realize. Sean Tucker MAY end up keeping the goalline role as well. We will find out.

Key additions: RB Kenneth Gainwell signed 2 year deal following IMPRESSIVE season in Pittsburgh as their RB2. Drafted WR Ted Hurst in the 3rd round. Extended TE Cade Otton. Hired new OC Zac Robinson from ATL.

Key departures: WR Mike Evans left to 49ers in free agency after entire career with Bucs. RB Rachaad White left to Commanders in free agency (RB2 and filled in when Irving was injured).

Notes: Emeka Egbuka is primed for a MASSIVE breakout if Baker Mayfield has strong 2026 season. Mike Evans left team in free agency for 49ers, opening up opportunity for Jalen McMillan & Tez Johnson & Ted Hurst 3rd round draft pick (young & productive WR). Chris Godwin aging & struggles to produce but could have decent low end WR2/WR3 role over next few years. Bucs signed Kenneth Gainwell in free agency who was HIGHLY productive in Pittsburgh. Strong concern for Bucky Irving owners. We will have to see how the RB split carries. Will get a better idea through the summer and camp. Worth note, if the Bucs do not perform well in 2026, Todd Bowles is going to get fired. Expect his best product or he's done.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Baker Mayfield returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (32.8 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.1 att/g; New OC Zac Robinson — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How the quarterback projection was built

Base case 171.8 PPR points, with a bear case of 103 and a bull case of 303.3, and a comp mean of 183.3. The model puts 30% probability on him beating this and 70% on falling short. Drawn from 20 comparable quarterback seasons.

Comparable seasonWhat he actually scoredDistance
Andy Dalton 20123020.2
Carson Wentz 2021112.80.3
Mark Sanchez 2011118.10.4
Sam Bradford 2012118.60.4
Joe Flacco 2010239.30.4

Cross-check against the dynasty market: his production ranks in the 21th percentile and his value in the 48th, which the engine reads as above production. Players with a similar production-against-value gap saw dynasty value move -19.6% over the following year, across 24 cases — a dynasty signal, not a 2026 scoring one.

Offensive environment: TB rates 23 against a league average of 23, exactly at 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-0.6 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+1.3 · neutral
Weeks 12–17-5.1 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-3.7 · 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.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20222P.J. Walker+9
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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 -15% 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 2.8 elite seasons and 3.1 startable seasons.

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

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

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Russell Wilson202415.755%-68.2%
Jared Goff20231754%+22.3%
Dak Prescott202414.653%+21.1%
Patrick Mahomes202317.552%-12.8%
Derek Carr202415.152%-53.1%

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

02,0004,0006,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-06 to 2026-07. Down 28% across the series, peaking at 6,508.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2018, round 1, pick 1 by CLE
CollegeOklahoma
Age at draft23
Height6′1″
Weight215 lb
40-yard dash4.84s
Vertical29″
Broad jump111″
3-cone7s
Shuttle4.28s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game15.6
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate16%
Bust rate17.3%
Games missed per season0.5
Injury historyleft Shoulder, Ankle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score-0.04

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · TB · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against SEA — 26.66 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 38-35. His worst was Week 12 against LA at 3.54, on 0 targets, final score 7-34. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.1; in the 5 decided by more, 11. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.5 points per game. He scored 16, 8.8% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ATL23-2022.58053930%100%
2HOU20-1919.9033320%100%
3NYJ29-2717.72044410%100%
4PHI25-3118.86021320%100%
5SEA38-3526.66051520%100%
6SF30-1919.64031420%100%
7DET9-2411.1200010%99%
8NO23-34.0800000%97%
10NE23-2822.9200030%100%
11BUF32-4416.82053920%99%
12LA7-343.54041910%56%
13ARI20-1714.46062710%100%
14NO20-2411.08064210%100%
15ATL28-2919.1801120%100%
16CAR20-2312.7044910%100%
17MIA17-2017.44031620%100%
18CAR16-1413.22043110%100%

Production

Carries55
Rushing yards382
Touchdowns27
Points per game16
Yards per carry6.95

Role

Snap share97.12%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game2.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share6.3%
Goal-line carry share5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs0.53

Who else ate

The offense threw it 558 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Emeka Egbuka23.52%
Cade Otton15%
Mike Evans11.48%
Sterling Shepard9.81%
Chris Godwin9.44%
Rachaad White8.33%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 17 games were blowouts, 2.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.81 in those and 18.06 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · TB · 17 games

His best game was Week 17 against CAR — 34.56 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 48-14. His worst was Week 3 against DEN at 8.52, on 0 targets, final score 7-26. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 10 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.2; in the 9 decided by more, 24.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.5 points per game. He scored 21.52, 21% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS37-2029.66032140%97%
2DET20-1618.8053420%100%
3DEN7-268.5200010%100%
4PHI33-1628.88041030%100%
5ATL30-3623.4064230%100%
6NO51-2725.9032940%100%
7BAL31-4127052230%100%
8ATL26-3122.3031130%100%
9KC24-3018042020%100%
10SF20-238.9403310%100%
12NYG30-718.66042910%100%
13CAR26-2310.203810%98%
14LV28-1319021230%100%
15LAC40-1728.02022540%94%
16DAL24-2622.32034220%100%
17CAR48-1434.5601250%86%
18NO27-1921.64096820%100%

Production

Carries60
Rushing yards378
Touchdowns44
Points per game21.52
Yards per carry6.3

Role

Snap share98.53%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.4

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share8.8%
Goal-line carry share3.8%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs0.86

Who else ate

The offense threw it 571 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mike Evans19.54%
Cade Otton15.45%
Chris Godwin11.01%
Jalen McMillan10.3%
Rachaad White10.12%
Bucky Irving9.24%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 17 games were blowouts, 47.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 24.89 in those and 18.2 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · TB · 17 games

His best game was Week 15 against GB — 29.04 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 34-20. His worst was Week 18 against CAR at 6.18, on 0 targets, final score 9-0. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.6; in the 10 decided by more, 15.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17 points per game. He scored 16.12, 0.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN20-1716.02081120%100%
2CHI27-1718.38061710%100%
3PHI11-2510.0401210%100%
4NO26-922.94083130%100%
6DET6-206.8402600%100%
7ATL13-1616.2033210%100%
8BUF18-2421.38031920%100%
9HOU37-391904420%100%
10TEN20-618.32031220%98%
11SF14-2710.3403510%100%
12IND20-2713.36031420%97%
13CAR21-189.8802-210%100%
14ATL29-2520.0603330%100%
15GB34-2029.0402-240%100%
16JAX30-1219.8205520%100%
17NO13-2316.2601-120%100%
18CAR9-06.1805700%100%

Production

Carries62
Rushing yards163
Touchdowns29
Points per game16.12
Yards per carry2.63

Role

Snap share99.71%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game-0.85

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share14.3%
Goal-line carry share20%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.67

Who else ate

The offense threw it 568 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mike Evans24.73%
Chris Godwin23.64%
Rachaad White12.73%
Trey Palmer12.36%
Cade Otton12.18%
Deven Thompkins4.55%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 17 games were blowouts, 15.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 21.38 in those and 16.56 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · CAR · 12 games

His best game was Week 1 against CLE — 18 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 24-26. His worst was Week 17 against LAC at 4.08, on 0 targets, final score 10-31. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.3; in the 7 decided by more, 8.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.9 points per game. He scored 10.12, 27.3% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CLE24-261805620%100%
2NYG16-1913.3063510%100%
3NO22-1410.701-110%100%
4ARI16-265.8802010%100%
5SF15-376.600000%87%
9CIN21-4214.200020%63%
11BAL3-135.04021200%100%
14LV17-1614.2041010%95%
15GB12-246.5401110%100%
16DEN51-1417.402220%94%
17LAC10-314.0803800%100%
18SEA16-195.48051600%100%

Production

Carries31
Rushing yards89
Touchdowns11
Points per game10.12
Yards per carry2.87

Role

Snap share94.92%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game-0.59

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share7.9%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs0.41

Who else ate

The offense threw it 457 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

D.J. Moore27.63%
Terrace Marshall11.01%
Christian McCaffrey10.07%
Shi Smith9.6%
Laviska Shenault Jr.7.49%
Tommy Tremble7.49%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Baker Mayfield7010.530%
Sam Darnold509.540%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 12 games were blowouts, 34.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 10.57 in those and 12.34 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · CLE · 14 games

His best game was Week 5 against LAC — 23 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 42-47. His worst was Week 10 against NE at 4.92, on 0 targets, final score 7-45. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.5; in the 6 decided by more, 13.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.3 points per game. He scored 12.92, 15.9% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1KC29-3312.64111700%100%
2HOU31-2117.52081020%100%
3CHI26-616.94043110%94%
4MIN14-79.3021100%100%
5LAC42-472302820%100%
6ARI14-3712.1603820%93%
8PIT10-159.501500%100%
9CIN41-1616.7200020%94%
10NE7-454.9200010%61%
11DET13-107.9404910%100%
12BAL10-1612.2802410%100%
14BAL24-2215061420%97%
16GB22-249.98021120%100%
17PIT14-2613021620%100%

Production

Receiving yards11
Carries37
Rushing yards134
Touchdowns18
Points per game12.92
Yards per carry3.62

Role

Snap share95.64%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.44

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share4.4%
Goal-line carry share4.8%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs0.58

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jarvis Landry17.65%
Austin Hooper12.37%
Donovan Peoples-Jones11.76%
David Njoku10.75%
Rashard Higgins9.53%
Odell Beckham6.9%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 14 games were blowouts, 28.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.69 in those and 12.46 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · CLE · 16 games

His best game was Week 14 against BAL — 30.02 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 42-47. His worst was Week 6 against PIT at 5.26, on 0 targets, final score 7-38. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.7; in the 7 decided by more, 12.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.2 points per game. He scored 15.54, 8.6% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BAL6-389.8602310%100%
2CIN35-3015.2603520%100%
3WAS34-2014.3401120%100%
4DAL49-3815.203620%99%
5IND32-2315.58021720%100%
6PIT7-385.2601510%74%
7CIN37-3429.7801-150%100%
8LV6-167.78062900%100%
10HOU10-75.3803100%100%
11PHI22-177.0606900%100%
12JAX27-2518.4204120%100%
13TEN41-3529.4664543.1%99%
14BAL42-4730.02052330%99%
15NYG20-620.98041120%100%
16NYJ16-23803600%100%
17PIT24-2216.24064410%100%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards6
Carries54
Rushing yards165
Touchdowns27
Points per game15.54
Yards per target6
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry3.06

Role

Snap share98.19%
Target share0.19%
Air-yards share0.15%
WOPR0.004
RACR0.075

Efficiency

Average depth of target5
Yards after catch per reception1
Yards before catch per reception5
Total YAC1
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted91.7
Receiving EPA per game0.11
Rushing EPA per game-0.44

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share9.8%
Goal-line carry share3.6%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.42

Who else ate

The offense threw it 501 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jarvis Landry21.96%
Austin Hooper15.22%
Rashard Higgins11.3%
Kareem Hunt11.09%
Odell Beckham9.35%
Harrison Bryant8.26%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 6.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.56 in those and 17.74 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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