Efton Chism III
Overview
2026 so far4 games
- target share up from 5.9% to 14.9% (last 2 games vs the two before)
- share of NE's air yards up from 0% to 16% (last 2 games vs the two before)
- snap share up from 22% to 61% (last 2 games vs the two before)
- 9% of NE's air yards (97th of 103 WRs)
- 41% of snaps (97th of 103 WRs)
Ranked among 103 qualified WRs this season.
Week 6
Lines Oct 14NE
NYJUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a NE team total of 25.5. Rank is among every WR we project this week.
Allowed to WRs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Rome Odunze (W4, 15.4 PPR, 6/7 94 yds); Christian Watson (W2, 14.1 PPR, 4/11 41 yds); Denzel Boston (W5, 13.6 PPR, 3/7 46 yds).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #10 against the pass, #5 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: receiving fantasy points NYJ allows a game to WRs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Efton Chism III's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
Against NYJ beforelast 2
| Game | Line | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 W17@ NYJ · W 42-10 | 2-40-1 on 2 tgt | 11.0 |
| 2025 W11vs NYJ · W 27-14 | no stats | 0.0 |
1-2 rush, 5-57 rec on 6 tgt
Game log
2026 · through W5Every gametap a game for the detail
Projected 0.8 (WR130) · NE -4.5 (closing) · total 41.5 · 63°F, wind 7 mph · 11 days rest
Projected 0.4 (WR148) · NE +3 (closing) · total 46.5 · 80°F, wind 7 mph · 7 days rest
Projected 0.5 (WR139) · NE +7 (closing) · total 49.5 · 69°F, wind 11 mph · 7 days rest · division game
Projected 4.5 (WR74) · NE -3.5 (closing) · total 45.5 · 7 days rest
D# = the opponent's rank against WRs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at WR that week.
Usage
What changedlast 3 full games vs. before
| W2 | W3, W4, W5 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap share | 18.0% | 48.7% | +30.7 |
| Target share | 4.8% | 12.4% | +7.6 |
| Air-yard share | -100.0% | 37.7% | +137.7 |
| Targets a game | 1.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
Games he left injured are left out of both sides.
NE target treeshare of team targets, 2026
Season to date, games each player played.
Role details2026, through Week 5
Advanced
Percentile against the WRs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.
Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play
1 TDs on 0.61 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›
Splits
As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5
| Situation | Tgt | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds/tgt | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All targets | 13 | 9-98-1 | 7.58.2 | 0.230.27 |
| Red zone8% of targets | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0.04.4 | -4.470.18 |
| Inside the 108% of targets | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0.02.4 | -4.47-0.01 |
| Third down38% of targets | 5 | 4-33-1 | 6.67.1 | 0.070.14 |
| Score within 769% of targets | 9 | 6-76-1 | 8.48.1 | 0.640.26 |
| Trailing by 8+15% of targets | 2 | 1-1-0 | 0.58.2 | -2.350.28 |
| Leading by 8+15% of targets | 2 | 2-21-0 | 10.59.3 | 0.940.37 |
| Two-minute drill23% of targets | 3 | 1-23-1 | 7.77.5 | -0.370.17 |
| Vs. the blitz69% of targets | 9 | 5-72-1 | 8.07.9 | 0.330.23 |
| No blitz31% of targets | 4 | 4-26-0 | 6.58.4 | 0.000.29 |
| Play action46% of targets | 6 | 3-29-0 | 4.810.4 | 0.030.41 |
| With motion69% of targets | 9 | 5-49-1 | 5.48.3 | -0.240.32 |
| Screens8% of targets | 1 | 1--2-0 | -2.04.7 | -2.38-0.20 |
Small grey number = every WR in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 9 of his 13 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 4 of 5 contested caught.
With and withoutfantasy points a game, NE, 2025–2026
"Without" = games he played and the teammate did not (a QB counts as playing with 10+ attempts). Games either of them left injured are left out. Small samples swing hard. Who benefits when a player gets hurt? ›
Team
NENew England Patriots offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs SEA | 10-13 | 20.8 | 54%−11.5 | Maye33 att |
| W2vs PIT | 20-3 | 23.0 | 49%+0.7 | Maye22 att |
| W3vs JAX | 6-35 | 21.8 | 57%−12.6 | Maye25 att |
| W4vs BUF | 29-26 | 21.3 | 54%−1.7 | Maye37 att |
| W5vs LV | 45-17 | 24.5 | 56%−1.5 | Maye34 att |
Depth chartWR, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs WRs
Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to WRs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›
Head coach: Mike Vrabel. QB: Drake Maye (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Charts
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Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026NE | 4 | 9-98-113 tgt, 10.5% share | 5.3WR78 | 5.8+1.9 |
| 2025NE | 2 | 3-75-13 tgt, 5.6% share, routes 14% | 7.5 | 0.7+12.7 |
Under points a game: his rank at WR in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).
Red zone and touchdowns
| 2025 | 1 RZ tgt (1%), 1 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.3 exp |
Floor and ceilingPPR
0 of his last 8 games reached 20 PPR; 7 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›
Every game since 2025
2025 game log 8 games · NE · 2.1 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W6@ NO · D11 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W7@ TEN · D19 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W9vs ATL · D6 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W10@ TB · D16 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W11vs NYJ · D11 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W13vs NYG · D27 | no stats | — | 0.0 |
| W17@ NYJ · D15 | 2-40-1 on 2 tgt | — | 11.0 |
| W18vs MIA · D15 | 1-35 on 1 tgt | — | 4.0 |
Health
No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.
Historyofficial injury reports since 2020
| Year | Weeks listed | Ruled out | Listed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Knee |
1 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Knee. Risk label: low.
Teammates on the report
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (1,457). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. WRs about 25 valued near #361 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 125 players' worth).
2017 Josh Reynolds (54% match). He went from 3.4 to 8.8 PPR a game the next year (WR5+→WR5+). His dynasty value moved 0.0% over the next 12 months.
169.9 overall, WR72. ESPN 169.9 · Underdog 216.0