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Evan Engram — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 6.42 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170.2, usage worth 8.3.

31 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 170.2
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170.2
UNDERDOG211.6
FFA207

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE67

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 88.4 points, 5.8 per game — 39.1 catches, 355 yards, 2.3 TDs. That is TE5, 202 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 3.3 points per game to a ceiling of 11.7, with the median at 5.8. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 43%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170.2 on consensus and our board has him 202. We rank him 31.8 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

Denver Broncos returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, oc. Bo Nix at quarterback, Sean Payton as head coach, Davis Webb calling it. The offense projects to 35 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 26.4 rushes.

In: Jaylen Waddle (wr1), Lil'Jordan Humphrey (wr6), Dane Key (wr7), Jonah Coleman (rb3).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 8.3%, with a bear case of 5.8% and a bull case of 9.3% and a full range of 4.3% to 10.7%. That comes from 16 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Courtland Sutton19.7%
Troy Franklin10.9%
Jaylen Waddle9.8%
RJ Harvey9%
Evan Engram 8.3%
Pat Bryant7.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: The Jaylen Waddle trade is probably bad for Waddle & Suttons value. It is likely worse for Sutton than Waddle though. The RB room is also nearly impossible to predict. What we do know: if a RB is featured on this offense they are a weekly RB1, but JK Dobbins, Harvey, and now Coleman will be difficult to trust when all three are healthy. WR 3 - WR 6 on Denver all are promising young WR and could be potential trade targets for WR needy teams early in 2026.

Key additions: A key add is Broncos QB coach Davis Webb was promoted to OC & will handle play calling in 2026. Webb was a potential head coach candidate & Denver maintains a great weapon on their coaching staff. Broncos traded 1st round pick for WR Jaylen Waddle from dolphins. He will likely function as teams WR1. Broncos also drafted RB Jonah Coleman in the 4th round from washington & TE Justin Joly in the 5th round.

Key departures: No key departures on offense

Notes: Bo Nix will be 100% healthy by camp following foot injury in NFL playoffs. Broncos traded their 2026 1st round pick for Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle. This will significantly reduce Sutton's role as the alpha in the offense. Pat Bryant & Troy Franklin will likely have trade interest but if they stay on the team will have reduced roles. Broncos backfield is incredibly difficult to project & will need to be monitored all summer. Denver extended JK Dobbins & Drafted Jonah Coleman in the 5th round. Dobbins expected to be 1A and Harvey 1B, with Coleman as reserve, but Sean Payton as HC can do whatever he wants. Broncos drafted TE Justin Joly in the 5th round who has a small chance to be relevant because Evan Engram is legit trash

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Bo Nix returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (36 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 35 att/g; New OC Davis Webb — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

16 historical comps for TEs age ~30, prior share 17.1%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 14.8%, p25-p75 [6.3%, 18.6%], tails [1.2%, 23.4%]. Closest comps: Logan Thomas 2022→2023 (WAS: 17.0%→13.1%); Hunter Henry 2024→2025 (NE: 17.3%→16.6%); Zach Ertz 2022→2023 (ARI: 18.2%→19.1%). Adjustment: +2% from environmental_decline (team context recovering)

self-anchored 45% to own 17.1% role (2yr), 55% to comp median 14.8%

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: DEN rates 22.9 against a league average of 23, 0.1 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-2.6 · harder
Weeks 1–6-4.8 · harder
Weeks 12–17+0.8 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-9.2 · 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
20243Brenton Strange+6.7
20212Kaden Smith+1.3

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 -23.7% 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
Mike Gesicki20248.860%-15.8%
Austin Hooper20246.460%-14.1%
Gerald Everett20237.457%-55.8%
Hayden Hurst20234.752%+28%
Dallas Goedert202410.449%+6.7%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 55% across the series, peaking at 4,699.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 1, pick 23 by NYG
CollegeMississippi
Age at draft23
Height6′3″
Weight234 lb
40-yard dash4.42s
Vertical36″
Broad jump125″
3-cone6.92s
Shuttle4.23s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game9.8
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate20.8%
Bust rate26.4%
Games missed per season1
Injury historyCalf, Hamstring, Back
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score-0.06

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 · DEN · 16 games

His best game was Week 13 against WAS — 13.9 PPR on 9 targets and a 20.9% target share, in a game that finished 27-26. His worst was Week 9 against HOU at 0, on 3 targets, final score 18-15. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.3; in the 4 decided by more, 6.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.3 points per game. He scored 6.42, 27.2% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TEN20-125.13421010.8%34%
2IND28-292.2121206.7%43%
4CIN28-36.94729016.7%43%
5PHI21-1713.34633116.7%41%
6NYJ13-119.95642023.1%47%
7NYG33-329.25842016.3%56%
8DAL44-247.64436014.8%43%
9HOU18-15003008.8%51%
10LV10-73.22512018.5%44%
11KC22-197.34533013.9%40%
13WAS27-2613.96979020.9%54%
14LV24-172.822805.6%36%
15GB34-262.2131209.4%28%
16JAX20-345.6243608.7%44%
17KC20-136.14421010.8%31%
18LAC19-37.53445017.4%39%

Production

Receptions50
Targets76
Receiving yards461
Carries1
Rushing yards7
Touchdowns1
Points per game6.42
Yards per target6.07
Catch rate65.79%
Yards per carry7

Role

Snap share42.13%
Target share13.69%
Air-yards share14.71%
WOPR0.309
RACR5.125

Efficiency

Average depth of target4.4
Yards after catch per reception6
Yards before catch per reception3.2
Total YAC302
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted86.6
Receiving EPA per game0.22
Rushing EPA per game0.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share12.2%
End-zone target share7.4%
Expected receiving TDs1.78
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.78

Who else ate

The offense threw it 613 times. He took 13.24% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton21.6%
Troy Franklin18.12%
Evan Engram 13.24%
RJ Harvey10.1%
Marvin Mims Jr.8.89%
Pat Bryant8.54%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 14.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.25 in those and 6.27 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · JAX · 9 games

His best game was Week 6 against CHI — 18.2 PPR on 10 targets and a 28.6% target share, in a game that finished 16-35. His worst was Week 1 against MIA at 1.5, on 4 targets, final score 17-20. Across 9 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.2; in the 3 decided by more, 11.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.6 points per game. He scored 9.94, 21% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIA17-201.5145021.1%68%
6CHI16-3518.21010102028.6%61%
7NE32-168.55535025%56%
8GB27-3013.64536116.7%82%
9PHI23-2811.551045033.3%80%
10MIN7-12106840038.1%84%
11DET6-527.85728025%75%
13HOU20-2311.17941021.4%71%
14TEN10-67.34633020%71%

Production

Receptions47
Targets64
Receiving yards365
Touchdowns1
Points per game9.94
Yards per target5.7
Catch rate73.44%

Role

Snap share72%
Target share25.47%
Air-yards share15.51%
WOPR0.49
RACR1.29

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.4
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception4.6
Total YAC150
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted92.3
Receiving EPA per game-0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share6.3%
End-zone target share2.9%
Expected receiving TDs0.56
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 546 times. He took 12.26% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Brian Thomas25.48%
Evan Engram 12.26%
Brenton Strange10.15%
Travis Etienne9.96%
Parker Washington9.77%
Christian Kirk9%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Trevor Lawrence53410.666.5624.94%
Mac Jones4309.054.7326.13%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 9 games were blowouts, 29.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13 in those and 9.17 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · JAX · 17 games

His best game was Week 14 against CLE — 32.5 PPR on 12 targets and a 24.5% target share, in a game that finished 27-31. His worst was Week 10 against SF at 5.2, on 7 targets, final score 3-34. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.8; in the 10 decided by more, 11.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.5 points per game. He scored 13.55, 6.9% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1IND31-219.95549015.6%73%
2KC9-1711.76857019.5%75%
3HOU17-3713.77867020%71%
4ATL23-712.97859026.7%73%
5BUF25-206.84828021.6%85%
6IND37-2011.17741025%75%
7NO31-249.55745023.3%82%
8PIT20-1016.8101088031.3%79%
10SF3-345.24712022.6%86%
11TEN34-146.94629019.4%63%
12HOU24-219.95849021.6%70%
13CIN31-3423.29982123.1%84%
14CLE27-3132.5111295224.5%89%
15BAL7-236.84628014.3%84%
16TB12-3017.5101595034.1%91%
17CAR26-0126660026.1%68%
18TEN20-2823.9101379131.7%89%

Production

Receptions114
Targets143
Receiving yards963
Touchdowns4
Points per game13.55
Yards per target6.73
Catch rate79.72%

Role

Snap share78.65%
Target share23.55%
Air-yards share14.51%
WOPR0.454
RACR1.839

Efficiency

Average depth of target5
Yards after catch per reception4.5
Yards before catch per reception4
Total YAC508
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted95.3
Receiving EPA per game0.6

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share14.9%
End-zone target share12.5%
Expected receiving TDs2.31
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.69

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game4 of 14
Yards per target14 of 14
Target share2 of 14
Air-yards share8 of 14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 619 times. He took 23.56% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Evan Engram 23.56%
Calvin Ridley22.41%
Christian Kirk14%
Travis Etienne12.03%
Zay Jones10.54%
Jamal Agnew3.46%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Trevor Lawrence1613713.646.5923.39%
C.J. Beathard16121026.1%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 28.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11.07 in those and 16.79 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · JAX · 17 games

His best game was Week 14 against TEN — 39.2 PPR on 15 targets and a 35.7% target share, in a game that finished 36-22. His worst was Week 12 against BAL at 1.4, on 1 targets, final score 28-27. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.2; in the 7 decided by more, 13.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.6 points per game. He scored 10.41, 3% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS22-286.84428010.5%71%
2IND24-011.67846026.7%69%
3LAC38-103.913907.9%76%
4PHI21-292.6111604.3%74%
5HOU6-1312.961069022.7%75%
6IND27-3495640027.3%78%
7NYG17-2310.74767016.3%85%
8DEN17-2115.54655121.4%93%
9LV27-201.812806.9%55%
10KC17-274.43414010.3%88%
12BAL28-271.411402.7%81%
13DET14-40145730121.2%77%
14TEN36-2239.21115162235.7%79%
15DAL40-3414.281062024.4%86%
16NYJ19-318.378113026.7%75%
17HOU31-33.9121607.1%67%
18TEN20-166.74427013.8%88%

Production

Receptions73
Targets98
Receiving yards766
Carries2
Rushing yards13
Touchdowns4
Points per game10.41
Yards per target7.82
Catch rate74.49%
Yards per carry6.5

Role

Snap share77.47%
Target share16.82%
Air-yards share14.55%
WOPR0.355
RACR1.435

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.3
Yards after catch per reception6.4
Yards before catch per reception4.1
Total YAC465
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted110.3
Receiving EPA per game1.99
Rushing EPA per game0.03

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share12.4%
End-zone target share14%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs2.42
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.58
Expected rushing TDs0.12

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game5 of 11
Yards per target4 of 11
Target share9 of 11
Air-yards share7 of 11

Who else ate

The offense threw it 596 times. He took 17.07% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Christian Kirk23.17%
Zay Jones21.08%
Evan Engram 17.07%
Marvin Jones14.11%
Travis Etienne7.84%
Jamal Agnew5.23%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 18.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8.35 in those and 8.16 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · NYG · 15 games

His best game was Week 9 against LV — 12.8 PPR on 3 targets and a 16.7% target share, in a game that finished 23-16. His worst was Week 18 against WAS at 1.4, on 5 targets, final score 7-22. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.9; in the 10 decided by more, 6.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.5 points per game. He scored 6.83, 19.5% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
3ATL14-172.12621017.1%56%
4NO27-217.45627016.7%68%
5DAL20-449.54455010.8%74%
6LA11-385.43524010.4%73%
7CAR25-310.46844024.2%61%
8KC17-2010.53415112.1%78%
9LV23-1612.83338116.7%82%
11TB10-303.22512013.5%90%
12PHI13-76.73637020.7%90%
13MIA9-2010.14561013.2%82%
14LAC21-371.8148011.8%74%
15DAL6-217.34533013.9%87%
16PHI10-3411.74517112.2%78%
17CHI3-292.21212018.2%64%
18WAS7-221.4154016.7%63%

Production

Receptions46
Targets73
Receiving yards408
Carries1
Rushing yards-3
Touchdowns3
Points per game6.83
Yards per target5.59
Catch rate63.01%
Yards per carry-3

Role

Snap share74.67%
Target share15.21%
Air-yards share9.78%
WOPR0.297
RACR2.547

Efficiency

Average depth of target5
Yards after catch per reception4
Yards before catch per reception4.9
Total YAC183
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted80.2
Receiving EPA per game-0.72
Rushing EPA per game-0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share8.9%
End-zone target share7.7%
Red-zone carry share2.2%
Goal-line carry share7.7%
Expected receiving TDs1.66
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.34
Expected rushing TDs0.43

Who else ate

The offense threw it 592 times. He took 13.01% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Kenny Golladay13.55%
Evan Engram 13.01%
Darius Slayton10.34%
Saquon Barkley10.16%
Kadarius Toney10.16%
Sterling Shepard9.45%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones8437.315.0716.42%
Mike Glennon6257.17.4413.35%
Jake Fromm151.40.816.7%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 15 games were blowouts, 41.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.07 in those and 7.9 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · NYG · 16 games

His best game was Week 12 against CIN — 16.9 PPR on 9 targets and a 24.3% target share, in a game that finished 19-17. His worst was Week 1 against PIT at 2.9, on 7 targets, final score 16-26. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.3; in the 6 decided by more, 6.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12 points per game. He scored 8.81, 26.8% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.57 expected, a gap of -1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT16-262.9279017.9%94%
2CHI13-1712.56865022.2%97%
3SF9-365.23522016.1%85%
4LA9-179.561035027.8%84%
5DAL34-379.5121616.9%81%
6WAS20-1952330016.7%81%
7PHI21-2210.96946032.1%83%
8TB23-251251061024.4%82%
9WAS23-2015.851048130.3%75%
10PHI27-173.52315010.7%69%
12CIN19-1716.969129024.3%96%
13SEA17-127.24832036.4%71%
14ARI7-263.82418016.7%86%
15CLE6-208.64746021.9%80%
16BAL13-271471065024.4%78%
17DAL23-193.72417016%76%

Production

Receptions63
Targets109
Receiving yards654
Carries6
Rushing yards26
Touchdowns2
Points per game8.81
Yards per target6
Catch rate57.8%
Yards per carry4.33

Role

Snap share82.38%
Target share21.55%
Air-yards share20.01%
WOPR0.464
RACR0.87

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.2
Yards after catch per reception4.6
Yards before catch per reception5.8
Total YAC287
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted55.4
Receiving EPA per game-1.35
Rushing EPA per game0.07

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share19.1%
End-zone target share19%
Red-zone carry share6%
Goal-line carry share5.6%
Expected receiving TDs2.57
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.57
Expected rushing TDs0.53

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game12 of 12
Yards per target12 of 12
Target share4 of 12
Air-yards share6 of 12

Who else ate

The offense threw it 516 times. He took 21.84% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Evan Engram 21.84%
Darius Slayton19.24%
Sterling Shepard18.04%
Golden Tate10.42%
Dion Lewis6.01%
Wayne Gallman5.41%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones14948.946.1320.46%
Colt McCoy2157.95.229.15%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 6.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.5 in those and 10.3 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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