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Daniel Bellinger — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 4.58 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170, usage worth 3.6.

25 years old · 4 seasons of experience · 2022 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 170
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170
UNDERDOG216
FFA329

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE57

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 76.4 points, 5 per game — 34.9 catches, 313 yards, 1.7 TDs. That is TE5, 285 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 3.4 points per game to a ceiling of 9.4, with the median at 5. Boom rate 88%, bust rate 33%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170 on consensus and our board has him 285. We rank him 115 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Tennessee Titans returns 2 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, te1, hc, oc. Cam Ward at quarterback, Robert Saleh as head coach, Brian Daboll calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 24.5 rushes.

In: Mitch Trubisky (qb2), Carnell Tate (wr1), Wan'Dale Robinson (wr2), Nicholas Singleton (rb3), Michael Carter (rb4), Daniel Bellinger (te2). Out: Tyler Lockett (wr4), Julius Chestnut (rb3), Chig Okonkwo (te1), Josh Whyle (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 1.3%, with a bear case of 0.5% and a bull case of 2%.

The projected target split across the offense:

Carnell Tate18.3%
Calvin Ridley18.3%
Wan'Dale Robinson15.5%
Elic Ayomanor11.2%
Chimere Dike9.1%
Tyjae Spears8.9%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: It is an offense that could slowly be on the rise. It could QUICKLY be on the rise if Ward figures it out early in 2026 and could catch people off guard. Tate & Robinson are our primary targets. Ward is a great potential riser especially in SF. RB room is difficult to project, but Pollard it likely to be lead back in 2026 and could be a low end RB2 in fantasy.

Key additions: Titans HUGE adds to coaching staff that could turn this team aroud. HC Robert Saleh & former Giants (and QB whisperer) HC Brian Daboll head head to Tennessee and may a GREAT duo. Bring in WR Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency from NY (1000 yard slot WR last year) & draft WR Carnell Tate 4th overall. Beef up the O line with Austin Schlottmann & Volson. Drafted RB Nicholas Singleton in the 5th round (likely depth).

Key departures: HC Brian Callahan was fired after 1-5 start last season (ass) and this will be a huge help to the Titans offensive success. TE Chig Okonkwo left to Commanders in free agency

Notes: Titans draft Carnell Tate 1.04. Large potential for early breakout & Cam Ward to deliver at a high level. Calvin Ridley is trash but if Cam Ward can sling the rock could produce (we don't want to own Ridley). Ayomanor & Dike COULD be good if Ward produces but with Tate and Robinson around now will never be WR1 on the team. Could gain relevance though. Gunnar Helm entering 2nd year and should operate as TE1. Tony Pollard is aging & only has a few years left (not attractive to own). Tyjae Spears cannot stay healthy. Have to image the Titans will invest in another RB long term (Nicholas Singleton is probably not that guy either).

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Cam Ward returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (33.5 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.5 att/g; New OC Brian Daboll — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Robert Saleh.

How that share projection was built

Depth/practice piece (arrival_no_qualifying_multi_year_sample) — slot prior 3.0% baseline.

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: TEN rates 20.8 against a league average of 23, 2.2 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+5.1 · easier
Weeks 1–6+0.2 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+10 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+9.6 · easier

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
20224Tanner Hudson+3.1

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 +54.4% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, TEs crash the following year 47% of the time (hold 53%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 47% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 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
Harrison Bryant20224.479%-1.9%
Colby Parkinson20234.178%+154.8%
Colby Parkinson20244.178%+69%
Kylen Granson20234.976%-17.1%
Tommy Tremble2023475%+53.6%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 3 gained value, 1 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0002023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2022-05 to 2026-07. From 0 to 1,682, peaking at 2,568.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2022, round 4, pick 112 by NYG
CollegeSan Diego St.
Age at draft21
Height6′5″
Weight253 lb
40-yard dash4.63s
Vertical34.5″
Broad jump125″
3-cone7.05s
Shuttle4.47s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game4.7
Week-to-week variation0.9
Boom rate7.9%
Bust rate31.6%
Games missed per season1.3
Injury historyEye, Neck

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 · NYG · 13 games

His best game was Week 7 against DEN — 17.8 PPR on 4 targets and a 12.1% target share, in a game that finished 32-33. His worst was Week 12 against DET at 0, on 2 targets, final score 27-34. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.1; in the 6 decided by more, 5.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.6 points per game. He scored 4.58, 26.3% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.04 expected, a gap of -1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS6-212.4111403.1%22%
2DAL37-40000000%28%
3KC9-221.611603.3%24%
4LAC21-182.3111305%32%
5NO14-269.24452010.3%52%
7DEN32-3317.83488112.1%68%
8PHI20-383.1112104.5%40%
10CHI20-241.812806.3%73%
11GB20-27001003.4%47%
12DET27-34002005.9%62%
15WAS21-296.53435011.1%26%
17LV34-103.12311010.3%97%
18DAL34-1711.8223816.3%92%

Production

Receptions19
Targets26
Receiving yards286
Touchdowns2
Points per game4.58
Yards per target11
Catch rate73.08%

Role

Snap share51%
Target share6.28%
Air-yards share6.62%
WOPR0.139
RACR1.505

Efficiency

Average depth of target9.4
Yards after catch per reception6.9
Yards before catch per reception8.1
Total YAC132
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted134.5
Receiving EPA per game1.74

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share9.2%
End-zone target share5.7%
Expected receiving TDs1.04
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.04

Who else ate

The offense threw it 526 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Wan'Dale Robinson27.89%
Theo Johnson14.74%
Darius Slayton12.55%
Tyrone Tracy9.56%
Malik Nabers6.97%
Cam Skattebo6.37%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jaxson Dart8216.9512.678.24%
Russell Wilson321.33102.13%
Jameis Winston23004.65%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 30.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6 in those and 4.06 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · NYG · 12 games

His best game was Week 14 against NO — 9.5 PPR on 7 targets and a 15.2% target share, in a game that finished 11-14. His worst was Week 17 against IND at 0, on 0 targets, final score 45-33. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3; in the 7 decided by more, 1.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.3 points per game. He scored 2.21, 12% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN6-281.311302.6%23%
3CLE21-152.7111703%36%
4DAL15-20000000%19%
6CIN7-17000000%18%
7PHI3-282.1111103.7%12%
12TB7-30000000%29%
13DAL20-27000000%6%
14NO11-149.55745015.2%78%
15BAL14-356.5333508.8%68%
16ATL7-341.512505.4%66%
17IND45-33000000%89%
18PHI13-202.922907.1%58%

Production

Receptions14
Targets17
Receiving yards125
Touchdowns0
Points per game2.21
Yards per target7.35
Catch rate82.35%

Role

Snap share41.83%
Target share3.82%
Air-yards share2.4%
WOPR0.075
RACR1.672

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.1
Yards after catch per reception3.8
Yards before catch per reception5.1
Total YAC53
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted97.3
Receiving EPA per game0.44

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share2.1%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Malik Nabers30.69%
Wan'Dale Robinson25.27%
Darius Slayton12.82%
Tyrone Tracy9.57%
Theo Johnson7.76%
Devin Singletary4.33%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones531.2210.331.86%
Drew Lock5112.785.365.54%
Tommy DeVito1000%
Tim Boyle136.511.678.8%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 12 games were blowouts, 43% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.28 in those and 3.02 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · NYG · 14 games

His best game was Week 16 against PHI — 8.3 PPR on 5 targets and a 18.5% target share, in a game that finished 25-33. His worst was Week 8 against NYJ at 0, on 1 targets, final score 10-13. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.6; in the 8 decided by more, 3.6. Game state made no difference to his scoring.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.7 points per game. He scored 3.61, 4.3% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL0-401.111103.4%63%
2ARI31-28000000%41%
3SF12-301.811803.1%60%
4SEA3-241.611603.1%8%
5MIA16-311.711703.3%38%
8NYJ10-13001008.3%89%
9LV6-307.33343010.3%86%
10DAL17-495.42334011.5%81%
11WAS31-196.83338011.5%93%
12NE10-71.811804.2%90%
14GB24-223.52215010%89%
15NO6-243.3221305.9%56%
16PHI25-338.34543018.5%63%
17LA25-267.94439010.3%43%

Production

Receptions25
Targets28
Receiving yards255
Touchdowns0
Points per game3.61
Yards per target9.11
Catch rate89.29%

Role

Snap share64.29%
Target share7.39%
Air-yards share4.54%
WOPR0.143
RACR2.436

Efficiency

Average depth of target4.6
Yards after catch per reception5.4
Yards before catch per reception4.8
Total YAC134
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted104.6
Receiving EPA per game0.61

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share2.9%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 518 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Darius Slayton16.32%
Wan'Dale Robinson16.12%
Darren Waller15.29%
Saquon Barkley12.4%
Jalin Hyatt8.26%
Isaiah Hodgins6.82%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tommy DeVito6144.6810.798.9%
Daniel Jones541.245.52.58%
Tyrod Taylor3105.48.212.37%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 14 games were blowouts, 40.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.42 in those and 3.58 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · NYG · 11 games

His best game was Week 6 against BAL — 14.8 PPR on 5 targets and a 20% target share, in a game that finished 24-20. His worst was Week 15 against WAS at 1.4, on 4 targets, final score 20-12. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.4 points per game. He scored 6.82, 23% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.24 expected, a gap of 1.8.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2CAR19-168.6111613.1%58%
3DAL16-2384540015.6%60%
4CHI20-125.33323020%60%
5GB27-2210.42322111.5%74%
6BAL24-2014.85538120%94%
7JAX23-172.3111303.4%34%
13WAS20-207.45524017.9%97%
14PHI22-484.9331909.4%61%
15WAS20-121.4144013.3%98%
16MIN24-274.7222704.9%99%
17IND38-107.23342013%89%

Production

Receptions30
Targets35
Receiving yards268
Carries1
Rushing yards2
Touchdowns3
Points per game6.82
Yards per target7.66
Catch rate85.71%
Yards per carry2

Role

Snap share74.91%
Target share12.01%
Air-yards share7.65%
WOPR0.235
RACR2.885

Efficiency

Average depth of target4
Yards after catch per reception4.8
Yards before catch per reception4.1
Total YAC144
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted117.6
Receiving EPA per game0.98
Rushing EPA per game0.12

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share14.6%
End-zone target share8.3%
Red-zone carry share1.2%
Goal-line carry share3.8%
Expected receiving TDs1.24
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.76
Expected rushing TDs0.43

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. He took 7.16% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Saquon Barkley15.54%
Darius Slayton14.52%
Richie James14.31%
Isaiah Hodgins8.59%
Daniel Bellinger 7.16%
Wan'Dale Robinson6.34%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 11 games were blowouts, 16.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.05 in those and 6.99 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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