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De'Von Achane — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 20.17 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 12.8, usage worth 17.8.

24 years old · 3 seasons of experience · 2023 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 12.8
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 2, 4.6 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on cbs.
SLEEPER12
ESPN12.3
YAHOO15.8
UNDERDOG17.6
CBS11.2
FFA17

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 1, pick 13 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB6
Bye week6
ADP standard deviation2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 245.9 points, 15.4 per game — 1,067 rushing yards, 5.4 rushing TDs, 50.4 catches. That is RB2, 17 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 12.2 points per game to a ceiling of 22.7, with the median at 15.4. Boom rate 47%, bust rate 21%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 12.8 on consensus and our board has him 17. We rank him 4.2 picks worse than the room drafts him, so at ADP he is mildly overpriced. That is an objection to the price and not to the player — if he falls past his slot he can be exactly the right pick.

Our written view

Talented enough to never fully fade, but Miami is a bottom-3 team with a backloaded brutal schedule (toughest final 5 weeks), McDaniel gone, and tank risk during the fantasy playoffs. Below-weight; fade at the tail-1st price in main redraft.

fade · medium conviction · 2026-06-05

The offense he plays in, 2026

Miami Dolphins returns 1 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1, wr1, te1, hc, oc. Malik Willis at quarterback, Jeff Hafley as head coach, Bobby Slowik calling it. The offense projects to 30 pass attempts a game at low confidence and 26.1 rushes.

In: Malik Willis (qb), Caleb Douglas (wr1), Chris Bell (wr2), Jalen Tolbert (wr4), Tutu Atwell (wr5), Kevin Coleman Jr. (wr6), Terrace Marshall Jr. (wr7), Donovan Edwards (rb4), Will Kacmarek (te2). Out: Tua Tagovailoa (qb), Tyreek Hill (wr1), Jaylen Waddle (wr2), Theo Wease Jr. (wr4), Darren Waller (te1).

The projected carry split across the offense:

De'Von Achane 56.6%
Jaylen Wright27.7%
Ollie Gordon II12.9%
Donovan Edwards2.8%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: QB Malik Willis signed to 3 year deal (was with Green Bay), RG Kadyn Proctor RD 1 RG, WR Caleb Douglas 3rd round draft pick, WR Chris Bell 3rd round draft pick, signed WR Jalen Tolbert, signed WR Tutu Atwell, signed WR Terrace Marshall Jr

Key departures: Tua Tagovailoa was released, Tyreek Hill was released, WR Jaylen Waddle was traded, and TE Darren Waller remains a free agent.

Notes: Dolphins sign Malik Willis in free agency to 3 year deal. Mobile QB with high fantasy upside. Offense skill positions (other than Achance) now worst in NFL. Unsure who starting WR will be. Dolphins drafted Caleb Douglas & Chris Bell (both have very good potential). Malik Washington is not good, Tutu Atwell unlikely to be highly productive, Terrace Marshall & Turpin also signed. Both are also not good. Greg Dulcich does have potential if Willis can get the offense working De'Von Achane landed HUGE contract for 4 years 64 million keeping him in Miami through 2030.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Malik Willis, avg 8.9 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 65% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30 att/g; New OC Bobby Slowik — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jeff Hafley.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share56.6%
Projected carries per game12.1
Projected carries, full season206
Last season, carries per game14.9

That is a reduction of 2.8 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 26.1 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: MIA rates 19.5 against a league average of 23, 3.5 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

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

Full season+0.6 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+3.5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-1.3 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-3 · 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.

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 +8.5% 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 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 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
Austin Ekeler202121.559%0%
Kenneth Walker202416.556%+10.4%
D'Andre Swift202116.154%-16%
Jahmyr Gibbs202421.354%+24.2%
Rhamondre Stevenson202214.752%+1.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 1 lost it and 2 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2023-03 to 2026-07. Up 133% across the series, peaking at 7,265.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2023, round 3, pick 84 by MIA
CollegeTexas A&M
Age at draft21
Height5′9″
Weight188 lb
40-yard dash4.32s
Vertical33″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game17.5
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate17.1%
Bust rate17.1%
Games missed per season0.3
Injury historyShoulder
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.19

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 · MIA · 16 games

His best game was Week 10 against BUF — 40.5 PPR on 28 touches and a 28.6% target share, in a game that finished 30-13. His worst was Week 7 against CLE at 12.8, on 18 touches, final score 6-31. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 20.9; in the 9 decided by more, 19.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.8 points per game. He scored 20.17, 13.3% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1IND8-3316.53420755112.9%73%
2NE27-3326.2810921130131.3%93%
3BUF21-3116.179291262027.3%77%
4NYJ27-2117.1122209918%76%
5CAR24-2716.667301016120.6%87%
6LAC27-2931462216128220%85%
7CLE6-3112.835161382016.7%55%
8ATL34-1020.157241867125.9%67%
9BAL6-2816.6610391467027%91%
10BUF30-1340.5665122174228.6%89%
11WAS16-1321.5554521120025%80%
13NO21-1719.40102213415%73%
14NYJ34-1017.5111379214.8%34%
15PIT15-2818.766671260023.1%80%
16CIN21-45183391581110.3%71%
17TB20-1714.233291883013.6%75%

Production

Receptions67
Targets85
Receiving yards488
Carries238
Rushing yards1,350
Touchdowns12
Points per game20.17
Yards per target5.74
Catch rate78.82%
Yards per carry5.67

Role

Snap share75.38%
Target share18.76%
Air-yards share1.07%
WOPR0.289
RACR-4.113

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.4
Yards after catch per reception8.2
Yards before catch per reception-1
Total YAC552
Broken tackles9
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted96.5
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.64
Rushing EPA per game0.88

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share17.2%
End-zone target share8.7%
Red-zone carry share46.4%
Goal-line carry share31.3%
Expected receiving TDs2.57
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.43
Expected rushing TDs3.73

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game5 of 49
Yards per target26 of 49
Target share3 of 49
Air-yards share9 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 479 times. He took 18.89% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jaylen Waddle22.22%
De'Von Achane 18.89%
Malik Washington14.44%
Darren Waller7.56%
Greg Dulcich7.33%
Tyreek Hill6.44%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa147920.765.719.73%
Quinn Ewers2616.16.3311.95%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 16 games were blowouts, 44% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 20.29 in those and 20.86 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · MIA · 17 games

His best game was Week 9 against BUF — 32.1 PPR on 20 touches and a 29.6% target share, in a game that finished 27-30. His worst was Week 5 against NE at 2.7, on 4 touches, final score 15-10. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.3; in the 9 decided by more, 17.9. 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 17.64, 12.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 3.51 expected, a gap of 2.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1JAX20-172377761024119.4%52%
2BUF10-3129.577692296118.9%62%
3SEA3-248.835281130016.1%74%
4TEN12-315.933141015014.3%73%
5NE15-102.711-131803.2%14%
7IND10-1610.52381577013.6%58%
8ARI27-2826.768501097121.1%58%
9BUF27-3032.188581263229.6%69%
10LA23-1510.255151237017.9%70%
11LV34-1920.544321773111.4%62%
12NE34-1520.634241032210%53%
13GB17-30218956714119.6%69%
14NYJ32-2618.967451424115.6%83%
15HOU12-2014.677351241017.9%66%
16SF29-1731677017120122.6%75%
17CLE20-35.82213102508.3%53%
18NYJ20-3218.10001112110%70%

Production

Receptions78
Targets87
Receiving yards592
Carries203
Rushing yards907
Touchdowns12
Points per game17.64
Yards per target6.8
Catch rate89.66%
Yards per carry4.47

Role

Snap share62.41%
Target share15.26%
Air-yards share-1.47%
WOPR0.219
RACR-0.576

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.4
Yards after catch per reception8.5
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC665
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted118
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game1.4
Rushing EPA per game-0.66

Scoring position

Red-zone targets14
Red-zone target share16.5%
End-zone target share3.2%
Red-zone carry share53.5%
Goal-line carry share70%
Expected receiving TDs3.51
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck2.49
Expected rushing TDs7.75

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game6 of 46
Yards per target11 of 46
Target share2 of 46
Air-yards share33 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. He took 15.65% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill21.94%
Jonnu Smith19.96%
De'Von Achane 15.65%
Jaylen Waddle14.93%
Malik Washington6.47%
Raheem Mostert4.14%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa117322.557.2618.55%
Tyler Huntley468.134.336.45%
Skylar Thompson158.85.616.1%
Tim Boyle1310.52.6713.6%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 23.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 14.12 in those and 17.34 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · MIA · 11 games

His best game was Week 3 against DEN — 51.3 PPR on 22 touches and a 14.3% target share, in a game that finished 70-20. His worst was Week 11 against LV at 1.5, on 2 touches, final score 20-13. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.5; in the 6 decided by more, 26.3. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.8 points per game. He scored 17.34, 52% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.9 expected, a gap of 1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
2NE24-171.91141503.4%10%
3DEN70-2051.3443018203414.3%41%
4BUF20-482735198101214.7%60%
5NYG31-1621.511141115113.6%48%
11LV20-131.51141102.8%4%
13WAS45-1525.334301773216%61%
14TEN27-2812.15924747027.3%46%
15NYJ30-09.23330932011.5%39%
16DAL22-204.113772408.3%55%
17BAL19-5623.7453014107113.9%48%
18BUF14-2113.1115105613.7%63%

Production

Receptions27
Targets37
Receiving yards197
Carries103
Rushing yards800
Touchdowns11
Points per game17.34
Yards per target5.32
Catch rate72.97%
Yards per carry7.77

Role

Snap share43.18%
Target share10.86%
Air-yards share-0.19%
WOPR0.161
RACR-0.797

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.7
Yards after catch per reception9.7
Yards before catch per reception-2.4
Total YAC262
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted112.1
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.14
Rushing EPA per game3.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share8.3%
End-zone target share6.7%
Red-zone carry share24.7%
Goal-line carry share17.2%
Expected receiving TDs1.9
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.1
Expected rushing TDs3.43

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game5 of 49
Yards per target23 of 49
Target share20 of 49
Air-yards share20 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 566 times. He took 6.94% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill32.08%
Jaylen Waddle19.51%
Durham Smythe8.07%
Cedrick Wilson7.13%
De'Von Achane 6.94%
Braxton Berrios6.19%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 11 games were blowouts, 71.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 27.3 in those and 6.54 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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