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Durham Smythe — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 0.93 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170, usage worth 1.8.

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 170
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on espn.
ESPN170
FFA563

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE51

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 4.2 points, 0.3 per game — 1.9 catches, 17 yards, 0.1 TDs. That is TE5, 359 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 0.1 points per game to a ceiling of 0.6, with the median at 0.3. Boom rate 86%, bust rate 50%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170 on consensus and our board has him 359. We rank him 189 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

Baltimore Ravens returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing hc, oc. Lamar Jackson at quarterback, Jesse Minter as head coach, Declan Doyle calling it. The offense projects to 30 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 28.1 rushes.

In: Ja'Kobi Lane (wr4), Elijah Sarratt (wr5), Cornelius Johnson (wr7), Adam Randall (rb3), Ali Rasheen (rb4), Durham Smythe (te2). Out: Devin Duvernay (wr3), Tylan Wallace (wr5), Keaton Mitchell (rb3), Rasheen Ali (rb4), Isaiah Likely (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 5.8%, with a bear case of 1.8% and a bull case of 8.3% and a full range of 1.8% to 11.5%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Zay Flowers24%
Mark Andrews14.5%
Rashod Bateman11.1%
Justice Hill8.7%
Ja'Kobi Lane8.4%
Elijah Sarratt7.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Derrick Henry is aging, but until proven otherwise, will continue to be the Ravens workhorse back. Zay Flowers had his 5th year option picked up & his long term future in Baltimore MAY hinge on his 2026 season. he has shown flashes of being a true WR1, and Baltimore hasn't brought in direct competition with him, but imagine if he doesn't establish himself this year that Ravens will address WR more adequately. Rookie WRS Lane & Sarratt. have a large opportunity to take a substantial role in this offense. Bateman and Walker by no means are locked in as WR2 and WR3.

Key additions: G John Simpson (3/$30M), TE Durham Smythe (depth), QB Tyler Huntley (Back up to Lamar), WR Ja'Kobi Lane (3rd round from USC), WR Elijah Sarratt (4th Round Indiana), TE Matthew Hibner TE (5th round SMU)

Key departures: Biggest departure is HC John Harbaugh being fired at the end of the 2025 season. C Tyler Linderbaum left to Raiders. Isaiah Likely (TE) signed 3 year deal with NY. Lost RB Keaton Mitchell to the Chargers.

Notes: Lamar expected to completely bounce back. Derrick Henry is the unicorn who never ages apparently (fall off coming but production still here as of now). Ravens draft Adam Randall RB in 5th round. Justice Hill will still operate as 3rd down back. Henry main back. Isaiah Likely left to Giants in free agency. Andrews signs extension. Durham Smythe TE & Matthew Hibner TE also drafted. Andrews should be TE1 but unsure what production will look like. Ravens picked up Flowers franchise tag and he is under contract through 2027. Lane could be a rookie breakout, opportunity is 100% there.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Lamar Jackson returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (24.8 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30 att/g; New OC Declan Doyle — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jesse Minter.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~29, prior share 10.0%, team change, OC change. Distribution: median 6.1%, p25-p75 [0.0%, 9.9%], tails [0.0%, 14.8%]. Closest comps: Anthony Firkser 2021→2022 (TEN→ATL: 10.0%→6.1%); Austin Hooper 2023→2024 (LV→NE: 10.3%→12.2%); Jordan Akins 2022→2023 (HOU→CLE: 10.4%→5.7%).

arrival self-anchored 21% to own 10.0% role (1yr)

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: BAL rates 25.7 against a league average of 23, 2.7 points above 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-0.3 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+4.7 · easier
Weeks 12–17+1.3 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+3.9 · 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.

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 +14.2% 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 1.3 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
Will Dissly20233.156%+219.4%
Ian Thomas20231.355%-1%
Austin Hooper2023350%+46.1%
Mo Alie-Cox20242.749%+6.5%
Gerald Everett20241.249%-21.9%

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

0202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. From 0 to 298, peaking at 779.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2018, round 4, pick 123 by MIA
CollegeNotre Dame
Age at draft23
Height6′5″
Weight253 lb
40-yard dash4.81s
Vertical31″
Broad jump110″
3-cone7.17s
Shuttle4.23s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game3.7
Week-to-week variation0.8
Boom rate3.4%
Bust rate25.9%
Games missed per season0.2
Injury historyKnee

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 · CHI · 7 games

His best game was Week 17 against SF — 2.1 PPR on 1 targets and a 2.6% target share, in a game that finished 38-42. His worst was Week 18 against DET at 0, on 0 targets, final score 16-19. Across 7 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 1.8 points per game. He scored 0.93, 41.1% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
9CIN47-42000000%29%
11MIN19-171.8138010.7%21%
12PIT31-281.411403.3%29%
14GB21-281.211203.6%29%
15CLE31-3000000%38%
17SF38-422.1111102.6%21%
18DET16-19000000%22%

Production

Receptions4
Targets6
Receiving yards25
Touchdowns0
Points per game0.93
Yards per target4.17
Catch rate66.67%

Role

Snap share27%
Target share2.89%
Air-yards share0.93%
WOPR0.05
RACR0.599

Efficiency

Average depth of target4
Yards after catch per reception3.8
Yards before catch per reception2.5
Total YAC15
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.2%
Passer rating when targeted75
Receiving EPA per game-0.04

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Rome Odunze16.98%
D.J. Moore16.04%
Colston Loveland15.47%
Olamide Zaccheaus12.26%
Luther Burden III11.32%
D'Andre Swift9.06%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 7 games were blowouts, 0% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 0 in those and 1.08 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · MIA · 14 games

His best game was Week 2 against BUF — 1.8 PPR on 1 targets and a 2.7% target share, in a game that finished 10-31. His worst was Week 18 against NYJ at 0, on 1 targets, final score 20-32. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 0.7; in the 7 decided by more, 1.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.3 points per game. He scored 1.02, 52.5% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.11 expected, a gap of -1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1JAX20-17003008.3%42%
2BUF10-311.811802.7%43%
3SEA3-241.312306.5%30%
5NE15-10001003.2%35%
7IND10-16000000%25%
9BUF27-301.411403.7%43%
10LA23-151.611603.6%47%
11LV34-191.311302.9%34%
12NE34-151.811802.5%37%
13GB17-301.811802.2%20%
14NYJ32-26001002.2%19%
15HOU12-201.811802.6%24%
16SF29-171.512506.5%36%
18NYJ20-32001002.7%26%

Production

Receptions9
Targets17
Receiving yards53
Touchdowns0
Points per game1.02
Yards per target3.12
Catch rate52.94%

Role

Snap share32.93%
Target share3.54%
Air-yards share2.94%
WOPR0.074
RACR0.731

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.5
Yards after catch per reception1.8
Yards before catch per reception4.1
Total YAC16
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted59.2
Receiving EPA per game-0.26

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share3.5%
End-zone target share6.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.11
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.11

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill21.94%
Jonnu Smith19.96%
De'Von Achane15.65%
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 Tagovailoa10131.33.853.72%
Tyler Huntley22002.95%
Skylar Thompson121.31.56.5%
Tim Boyle1000%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 14 games were blowouts, 34.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.63 in those and 0.69 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · MIA · 13 games

His best game was Week 16 against DAL — 10.6 PPR on 5 targets and a 13.9% target share, in a game that finished 22-20. His worst was Week 6 against CAR at 0, on 1 targets, final score 42-21. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.3; in the 7 decided by more, 4.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.8 points per game. He scored 5.51, 6.8% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.48 expected, a gap of -1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LAC36-347.43744015.9%100%
2NE24-175.33323010.3%97%
3DEN70-202.5111503.6%36%
4BUF20-488.14441011.8%85%
6CAR42-21001003.3%66%
8NE31-175.8332806.8%66%
9KC14-214.7331709.1%84%
12NYJ34-1321310010.7%77%
14TEN27-283.6231609.1%78%
15NYJ30-07.24432015.4%70%
16DAL22-2010.65556013.9%85%
17BAL19-568.4335408.3%74%
18BUF14-2163330011.1%75%

Production

Receptions35
Targets43
Receiving yards366
Touchdowns0
Points per game5.51
Yards per target8.51
Catch rate81.4%

Role

Snap share76.38%
Target share9.95%
Air-yards share8.61%
WOPR0.209
RACR1.476

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.6
Yards after catch per reception4
Yards before catch per reception6.5
Total YAC139
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted102.1
Receiving EPA per game1.69

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share6.9%
End-zone target share6.7%
Expected receiving TDs1.48
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 566 times. He took 8.07% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill32.08%
Jaylen Waddle19.51%
Durham Smythe 8.07%
Cedrick Wilson7.13%
De'Von Achane6.94%
Braxton Berrios6.19%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 13 games were blowouts, 39.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.7 in those and 6.27 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · MIA · 13 games

His best game was Week 5 against NYJ — 7.9 PPR on 1 targets and a 3.1% target share, in a game that finished 17-40. His worst was Week 10 against CLE at 0, on 0 targets, final score 39-17. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.6; in the 6 decided by more, 3.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.8 points per game. He scored 3.08, 16.8% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NE20-72.4121406.5%63%
2BAL42-381.511502%49%
3BUF21-195.33323015%74%
4CIN15-27000000%63%
5NYJ17-407.911813.1%49%
9CHI35-32002006.9%58%
10CLE39-17000000%54%
12HOU30-157.411412.6%49%
13SF17-334.1222105.9%59%
15BUF29-320.811-203.3%64%
16GB20-261.811804.2%64%
17NE21-231.911902.5%59%
18NYJ11-66.93539018.5%71%

Production

Receptions15
Targets20
Receiving yards129
Carries2
Rushing yards1
Touchdowns2
Points per game3.08
Yards per target6.45
Catch rate75%
Yards per carry0.5

Role

Snap share59.69%
Target share5.42%
Air-yards share2.4%
WOPR0.099
RACR1.008

Efficiency

Average depth of target4
Yards after catch per reception3.1
Yards before catch per reception5.5
Total YAC47
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted108.1
Receiving EPA per game-0.06
Rushing EPA per game0.11

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share4.4%
End-zone target share3.6%
Red-zone carry share3.6%
Goal-line carry share6.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.71
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.29
Expected rushing TDs0.48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 584 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill31.54%
Jaylen Waddle21.71%
Mike Gesicki9.65%
Trent Sherfield9.46%
Raheem Mostert7.79%
Jeffery Wilson4.45%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa9132.595.625.16%
Skylar Thompson375.5788.03%
Teddy Bridgewater1000%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 13 games were blowouts, 19.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.95 in those and 2.6 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · MIA · 16 games

His best game was Week 6 against JAX — 10.9 PPR on 6 targets and a 12.8% target share, in a game that finished 20-23. His worst was Week 13 against NYG at 0, on 1 targets, final score 20-9. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.8; in the 9 decided by more, 4.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.8 points per game. He scored 4.38, 2.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.95 expected, a gap of -1.9.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NE17-161.912907.4%70%
2BUF0-35000000%30%
3LV28-31001002.1%41%
4IND17-272.622606.7%40%
5TB17-454.3232307.7%67%
6JAX20-2310.95659012.8%83%
7ATL28-306.73437010%40%
9HOU17-94.7222705%60%
10BAL22-103.3112302.9%59%
11NYJ24-177.74537014.7%71%
12CAR33-108.55532016.1%89%
13NYG20-9001002.4%61%
15NYJ31-241.411403.8%92%
16NO20-36.13331011.5%78%
17TEN3-346.7333707.9%66%
18NE33-245.2223209.5%69%

Production

Receptions34
Targets41
Receiving yards357
Carries2
Rushing yards3
Touchdowns0
Points per game4.38
Yards per target8.71
Catch rate82.93%
Yards per carry1.5

Role

Snap share63.5%
Target share7.53%
Air-yards share6.47%
WOPR0.158
RACR1.934

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.4
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception5.8
Total YAC160
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted92.8
Receiving EPA per game0.94
Rushing EPA per game0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share8.9%
End-zone target share7.1%
Red-zone carry share1.4%
Expected receiving TDs1.95
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.95
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Who else ate

The offense threw it 615 times. He took 6.86% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jaylen Waddle23.41%
Mike Gesicki18.73%
DeVante Parker12.21%
Myles Gaskin10.54%
Durham Smythe 6.86%
Albert Wilson6.52%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa10325.518.699.61%
Jacoby Brissett692.488.784.07%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 36.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.12 in those and 4.76 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · MIA · 13 games

His best game was Week 15 against NE — 9 PPR on 5 targets and a 20% target share, in a game that finished 22-12. His worst was Week 11 against DEN at 0, on 1 targets, final score 13-20. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.9; in the 7 decided by more, 5.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.9 points per game. He scored 4.52, 14.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
3JAX31-131.711705%69%
4SEA23-315223004.4%41%
6NYJ24-07.412416.9%34%
8LA28-173.6221609.1%65%
9ARI34-312.9111903.8%41%
10LAC29-218.922918.3%67%
11DEN13-20001002.7%20%
12NYJ20-34.9331907.7%42%
13CIN19-73.6221605.3%59%
14KC27-333.9231906.5%43%
15NE22-1295540020%57%
16LV26-252.622605.9%48%
17BUF26-565.3332305.1%28%

Production

Receptions26
Targets29
Receiving yards208
Touchdowns2
Points per game4.52
Yards per target7.17
Catch rate89.66%

Role

Snap share47.23%
Target share6.98%
Air-yards share3.75%
WOPR0.13
RACR1.974

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.9
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception3.3
Total YAC122
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted119.5
Receiving EPA per game1.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share8.6%
End-zone target share5.4%
Expected receiving TDs2.12
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.12

Who else ate

The offense threw it 559 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

DeVante Parker18.93%
Mike Gesicki15.63%
Jakeem Grant9.93%
Myles Gaskin8.64%
Isaiah Ford8.09%
Lynn Bowden6.8%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa9214.427.057.41%
Ryan Fitzpatrick484.757.56%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 13 games were blowouts, 32.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.83 in those and 3.88 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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