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Chris Godwin — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 9.22 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 109.2, usage worth 9.7.

30 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 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 109.2
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 25.8, 52.5 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER95.3
ESPN147.8
YAHOO98
UNDERDOG89.1
CBS95.5
FFA94

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 10, pick 1 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR41
Bye week10
ADP standard deviation25.8 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 157.1 points, 9.6 per game — 58.8 catches, 677 yards, 5.1 TDs. That is WR5, 94 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 7.6 points per game to a ceiling of 14.6, with the median at 9.6. Boom rate 52%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 109.2 on consensus and our board has him 94. We rank him 15.2 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

projected slot-only role (Jaylen McMillan the X, ~80/20 split), low-aDOT/low-YAC role needs high catch volume to hit, "Cooper Kupp comp" doesn't auto-transfer

sell · high 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).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 13%, with a bear case of 11.8% and a bull case of 17.2% and a full range of 9.5% to 19.1%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Emeka Egbuka20.2%
Jalen McMillan14.1%
Chris Godwin 13%
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 that share projection was built

25 historical comps for WRs age ~30, prior share 23.2%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 16.0%, p25-p75 [13.3%, 23.9%], tails [8.6%, 27.6%]. Closest comps: Keenan Allen 2021→2022 (LAC: 26.5%→24.0%); Keenan Allen 2022→2023 (LAC: 25.0%→31.4%); Tyler Lockett 2023→2024 (SEA: 22.7%→13.3%). Adjustment: -3% from mixed_decline (conflicting signals)

self-anchored 30% to own 23.2% role (1yr), 70% to comp median 16.0%

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: 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
20222Breshad Perriman+8.7
20204Mike Evans+6
20258Tez Johnson+4.1
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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 -16.5% 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 — 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
Amari Cooper20249.480%-35.8%
Tyler Boyd20238.571%-35.2%
Christian Kirk20248.967%-11.8%
Tyler Boyd20245.262%-37.2%
Tyler Lockett20247.161%-33.8%

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

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 64% across the series, peaking at 8,742.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 3, pick 84 by TAM
CollegePenn St.
Age at draft21
Height6′1″
Weight209 lb
40-yard dash4.42s
Vertical36″
Broad jump126″
3-cone7.01s
Shuttle4s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game15.1
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate25%
Bust rate10.7%
Games missed per season2.3
Injury historyConcussion, Hamstring, Finger, Ankle, Fibula
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.63

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 · 9 games

His best game was Week 17 against MIA — 23.8 PPR on 8 targets and a 18.2% target share, in a game that finished 17-20. His worst was Week 18 against CAR at 1.8, on 1 targets, final score 16-14. Across 9 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 4 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.7 points per game. He scored 9.22, 4.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
4PHI25-315.631026025.6%81%
5SEA38-355.63426012.5%77%
12LA7-342.9249012.9%36%
13ARI20-1710.83578019.2%66%
14NO20-2410.55855028.6%69%
15ATL28-29144520115.6%96%
16CAR20-2385630024%64%
17MIA17-2023.878108118.2%79%
18CAR16-141.811804.5%70%

Production

Receptions33
Targets51
Receiving yards360
Touchdowns2
Points per game9.22
Yards per target7.06
Catch rate64.71%

Role

Snap share70.89%
Target share17.9%
Air-yards share15.74%
WOPR0.378
RACR1.502

Efficiency

Average depth of target7
Yards after catch per reception6.2
Yards before catch per reception4.7
Total YAC206
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted90.3
Receiving EPA per game1.63

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share9.7%
End-zone target share12.5%
Expected receiving TDs2.18
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.18

Who else ate

The offense threw it 558 times. He took 9.44% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Emeka Egbuka23.52%
Cade Otton15%
Mike Evans11.48%
Sterling Shepard9.81%
Chris Godwin 9.44%
Rachaad White8.33%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 9 games were blowouts, 3.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.9 in those and 10.01 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · TB · 7 games

His best game was Week 6 against NO — 35.5 PPR on 13 targets and a 36.1% target share, in a game that finished 51-27. His worst was Week 5 against ATL at 11.6, on 6 targets, final score 30-36. Across 7 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 0 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.7 points per game. He scored 19.69, 25.4% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS37-2022.38883126.7%78%
2DET20-1624.778117142.1%79%
3DEN7-2617.36953128.1%89%
4PHI33-1612.96969019.1%86%
5ATL30-3611.65664025%98%
6NO51-2735.51113125236.1%94%
7BAL31-4113.57965020%85%

Production

Receptions50
Targets62
Receiving yards576
Carries1
Rushing yards2
Touchdowns5
Points per game19.69
Yards per target9.29
Catch rate80.65%
Yards per carry2

Role

Snap share87%
Target share28.16%
Air-yards share28.8%
WOPR0.624
RACR1.72

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.7
Yards after catch per reception7
Yards before catch per reception4.5
Total YAC350
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted125.5
Receiving EPA per game5.07
Rushing EPA per game0.22

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share8.2%
End-zone target share4.9%
Expected receiving TDs2.37
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.63

Who else ate

The offense threw it 571 times. He took 11.01% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mike Evans19.54%
Cade Otton15.45%
Chris Godwin 11.01%
Jalen McMillan10.3%
Rachaad White10.12%
Bucky Irving9.24%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 7 games were blowouts, 63.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 22 in those and 18.15 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 — 25.5 PPR on 12 targets and a 44.4% target share, in a game that finished 34-20. His worst was Week 9 against HOU at 3.6, on 6 targets, final score 37-39. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10; in the 10 decided by more, 13.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.9 points per game. He scored 12.31, 5.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 4.62 expected, a gap of -3.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN20-1710.15651018.8%85%
2CHI27-1710.85858025%75%
3PHI11-258.23532020%87%
4NO26-919.4811114036.7%75%
6DET6-2013.76777018.9%84%
7ATL13-1612.661266029.3%70%
8BUF18-2417.85754117.9%85%
9HOU37-393.62616020%88%
10TEN20-69.44654020.7%77%
11SF14-279.96739016.3%80%
12IND20-277.53745023.3%83%
13CAR21-187.9030111.1%84%
14ATL29-2510.351153037.9%84%
15GB34-2025.51012155044.4%81%
16JAX30-1213.961078028.6%80%
17NO13-2317.13581115.2%86%
18CAR9-011.56751022.6%77%

Production

Receptions83
Targets130
Receiving yards1,024
Carries4
Rushing yards38
Touchdowns3
Points per game12.31
Yards per target7.88
Catch rate63.85%
Yards per carry9.5

Role

Snap share81.24%
Target share23.92%
Air-yards share25.47%
WOPR0.538
RACR0.897

Efficiency

Average depth of target9
Yards after catch per reception4.6
Yards before catch per reception7.7
Total YAC385
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted83.6
Receiving EPA per game2.65
Rushing EPA per game0.19

Scoring position

Red-zone targets17
Red-zone target share23.6%
End-zone target share23.5%
Red-zone carry share1.8%
Expected receiving TDs4.62
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-3.62
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game33 of 51
Yards per target31 of 51
Target share21 of 51
Air-yards share37 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 568 times. He took 23.64% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mike Evans24.73%
Chris Godwin 23.64%
Rachaad White12.73%
Trey Palmer12.36%
Cade Otton12.18%
Deven Thompkins4.55%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 17 games were blowouts, 15.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.65 in those and 9.97 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · TB · 15 games

His best game was Week 12 against CLE — 29 PPR on 13 targets and a 31% target share, in a game that finished 17-23. His worst was Week 1 against DAL at 6.5, on 3 targets, final score 19-3. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.6; in the 6 decided by more, 12.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 16.6 points per game. He scored 14.85, 8.9% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 4.04 expected, a gap of -1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL19-36.53335011.1%31%
4KC31-4112.971059019.2%83%
5ATL21-1512.36661012%52%
6PIT18-2015.561295032.4%89%
7CAR3-2111.571343027.1%94%
8BAL22-2713.561175026.2%90%
9LA16-1310.771036018.2%92%
10SEA21-1619.16871127.6%89%
12CLE17-23291213110131%96%
13NO17-1614.381363024.5%86%
14SF7-3510.45954017.6%91%
15CIN23-3422.38883119%89%
16ARI19-1614.381063020.8%90%
17CAR30-242199120021.4%85%
18ATL17-309.56755021.2%47%

Production

Receptions104
Targets142
Receiving yards1,023
Carries3
Rushing yards5
Touchdowns3
Points per game14.85
Yards per target7.2
Catch rate73.24%
Yards per carry1.67

Role

Snap share80.27%
Target share21.95%
Air-yards share17.87%
WOPR0.455
RACR1.345

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.7
Yards after catch per reception5.1
Yards before catch per reception4.8
Total YAC527
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted97.2
Receiving EPA per game1.99
Rushing EPA per game-0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets16
Red-zone target share13.9%
End-zone target share5.3%
Red-zone carry share4.3%
Expected receiving TDs4.04
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-1.04
Expected rushing TDs0.25

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game17 of 51
Yards per target40 of 51
Target share29 of 51
Air-yards share45 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 751 times. He took 19.64% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Godwin 19.64%
Mike Evans17.57%
Leonard Fournette11.48%
Russell Gage9.68%
Cade Otton8.99%
Rachaad White8.02%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 15 games were blowouts, 9.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 10.95 in those and 16.63 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · TB · 14 games

His best game was Week 13 against ATL — 30.2 PPR on 17 targets and a 33.3% target share, in a game that finished 30-17. His worst was Week 12 against IND at 4.7, on 5 targets, final score 38-31. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.3; in the 9 decided by more, 19.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.7 points per game. He scored 17.31, 10.1% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL31-2923.5913105128.9%98%
2ATL48-2516.24562114.3%89%
3LA24-3419.66774113%96%
4NE19-178.53555011.6%94%
5MIA45-171471170026.2%69%
6PHI28-229.35543011.9%91%
7CHI38-325.1811111128.2%84%
8NO27-3628812140129.3%97%
10WAS19-2912.77857024.2%96%
11NYG30-1019.26665112.8%79%
12IND38-314.74524014.7%97%
13ATL30-1730.21517143033.3%91%
14BUF33-2720.51015105032.6%94%
15NO0-910.96749014.6%22%

Production

Receptions98
Targets127
Receiving yards1,103
Carries4
Rushing yards21
Touchdowns6
Points per game17.31
Yards per target8.69
Catch rate77.17%
Yards per carry5.25

Role

Snap share85.5%
Target share21.11%
Air-yards share19.3%
WOPR0.451
RACR1.332

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.3
Yards after catch per reception6
Yards before catch per reception5.3
Total YAC586
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted109.1
Receiving EPA per game2.58
Rushing EPA per game0.15

Scoring position

Red-zone targets26
Red-zone target share18.8%
End-zone target share15.2%
Red-zone carry share1.2%
Goal-line carry share3.4%
Expected receiving TDs5.6
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck-0.6
Expected rushing TDs0.43

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game7 of 48
Yards per target17 of 48
Target share26 of 48
Air-yards share42 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 731 times. He took 17.74% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Godwin 17.74%
Mike Evans15.92%
Rob Gronkowski12.43%
Leonard Fournette11.73%
Antonio Brown8.66%
Cameron Brate7.96%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 14 games were blowouts, 30.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.63 in those and 13.3 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · TB · 12 games

His best game was Week 17 against ATL — 30.3 PPR on 7 targets and a 18.4% target share, in a game that finished 44-27. His worst was Week 14 against MIN at 4.5, on 3 targets, final score 26-14. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.5; in the 9 decided by more, 15.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.1 points per game. He scored 15.92, 13.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 3.89 expected, a gap of 2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NO23-3413.96779020.6%94%
3DEN28-1017.45664116.7%81%
6GB38-109.85748025.9%63%
7LV45-2023.89988122%82%
9NO3-387.13641016.2%94%
10CAR46-2315.26692015.8%90%
11LA24-2718.371053121.3%99%
12KC24-2717.78997022%92%
14MIN26-144.52325013.6%86%
15ATL31-2713.64536111.6%88%
16DET47-719.45984122%66%
17ATL44-2730.357133218.4%88%

Production

Receptions65
Targets84
Receiving yards840
Touchdowns7
Points per game15.92
Yards per target10
Catch rate77.38%

Role

Snap share85.25%
Target share18.84%
Air-yards share19.57%
WOPR0.419
RACR1.085

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.2
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception8.6
Total YAC280
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted131.1
Receiving EPA per game4.6

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share10.2%
End-zone target share9.6%
Expected receiving TDs3.89
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck2.11

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game13 of 51
Yards per target7 of 51
Target share39 of 51
Air-yards share45 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 626 times. He took 13.86% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mike Evans17.99%
Chris Godwin 13.86%
Rob Gronkowski12.71%
Antonio Brown10.23%
Scott Miller8.75%
Leonard Fournette7.76%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 12 games were blowouts, 64.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.57 in those and 16.53 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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