Isaiah WilliamsNew York Jets
WR/New York Jets

Isaiah Williams

3rd season · 5'9", 182 lb · Illinois · undrafted or pre-2015
Week 6WR724.2 proj · Bench
ROS rank—Not on our board
Dynasty—No market value
01

Overview

2026 so far5 games

Points a game
5.7
WR74 of 175
Target share
10.1%
85th of 103 WRs
Targets a game
2.8
11 catches, 151 yds
Expected PPR a game
4.6
+2.1 a game vs usage
Role: low-volume receiver
  • share of NYJ's air yards up from 5% to 32% (last 2 games vs the three before)
  • 10.8 yards a target (17th of 103 WRs)
  • 79% catch rate (8th of 103 WRs)
  • 2.8 targets a game (95th of 103 WRs)
  • 10.1% target share (85th of 103 WRs)

Ranked among 103 qualified WRs this season.

02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
NYJ
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Gillette Stadium
NE
LineNE -7.25Total43.5NYJ implied18.1Rest7 days (NE 7)Forecast56°F, wind 9 mph
Our Week 6 projection
4.2pts
WR72
Bench
3.8tgt2.3rec24yds0.13TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a NYJ team total of 18. Rank is among every WR we project this week.

New England Patriots defense vs WRs
#17of 32 in fantasy points allowed to WRs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
31.4
targets
18.4
rec yds
138
TD
1.0

Allowed to WRs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (W1, 26.2 PPR, 8/11 122 yds); Keon Coleman (W4, 23.6 PPR, 6/7 116 yds); Jakobi Meyers (W3, 19.4 PPR, 7/8 64 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #16 against the pass, #21 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where NE gives up receiving fantasy points to WRs
#15
NE's average rank in the zones where Williams gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
7%1.2#13
7%3.6#29
7%0.6#7
Middle 10–19
3.3#25
3.6#24
1.8#11
Short 0–9
36%4.5#20
2.5#22
29%3.0#6
Behind line
1.0#26
0.0#1
14%0.7#18
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points NE allows a game to WRs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Isaiah Williams'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 NE beforelast 2

GameLinePts
2025 W17vs NE · L 10-424-30 on 5 tgt · 1-5 rush5.5
2025 W11@ NE · L 14-270/1 0 yds 0 TD · 1-2 on 4 tgt · 1-4 rush1.1
Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
5.6
WR68
Actual
2.4
Difference
−3.2

1-3 rush, 1-16 rec on 2 tgt

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 5.7
05101511.7210.833.1415.352.905101511.227.832.6414.352.4051010.724.832.1413.351.9

Every gametap a game for the detail

D# = the opponent's rank against WRs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at WR that week.

04

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share
0%25%50%75%100%W1W2W3W4W561%26%7%

What changedlast 3 full games vs. before

W1, W2W3, W4, W5Change
Snap share71.0%81.3%+10.3
Target share10.5%10.8%+0.3
Air-yard share42.1%28.4%−13.7
Targets a game3.52.3−1.2

Games he left injured are left out of both sides.

NYJ target treeshare of team targets, 2026

Isaiah Williams
10.7%

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 5

Red-zone tgt share
7%
1 red-zone targets
First-read share
11%
of targets as the QB’s first read
Air yards a game
25
aDOT 9.1
Snap share
77.2%
Play-action targets
21%
of his targets
Targets with motion
29%
of his targets
Screen targets
21%
of his targets
05

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat
Fantasy points a game2+ games
5.7
42
43
45
Target share2+ games
10.7%
33
Air-yard share2+ games
18.0%
45
WOPR2+ games
0.29
37
First-read target shareneeds 15+ targets
11.1%
Red-zone target share2+ games
7.1%
28
Yards per targetneeds 15+ targets
10.8
EPA per targetneeds 15+ targets
0.52
Separation (yds)needs 15+ targets
3.10
YAC over expectedneeds 15+ targets
+0.07
Catchable-target rateneeds 15+ targets
85.7%
Drop rateneeds 15+ targets
0.0%
Average depth of targetneeds 15+ targets
9.1
Expected points a game2+ games
4.6
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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

Expected PPR a game
4.6
what his targets and carries are usually worth
Actual PPR a game
6.8
Over expected
+2.1
points a game
TDs vs. expected
1/ 0.4
+0.65

1 TDs on 0.35 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›

Leaderboardstop 10 among WRs, 2026

5thYards after contact (total)5thBroken tackles (rushing + receiving)
06

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

SituationTgtRec-Yds-TDYds/tgtEPA/tgt
All targets1411-151-110.88.20.520.27
Red zone7% of targets11-8-08.04.40.140.18
Third down36% of targets54-34-06.87.10.040.14
Score within 779% of targets118-57-05.28.1-0.130.26
Trailing by 8+21% of targets33-94-131.38.22.880.28
Two-minute drill29% of targets43-16-04.07.5-0.010.17
Vs. the blitz43% of targets65-56-09.37.90.220.23
No blitz57% of targets86-95-111.98.40.740.29
Play action21% of targets32-23-07.710.40.180.41
With motion29% of targets43-21-05.38.3-0.100.32
Screens21% of targets33-13-04.34.7-0.06-0.20

Small grey number = every WR in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 12 of his 14 charted targets were catchable; 1 drop, 2 of 3 contested caught.

Against coverage2024-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)

CoverageTgtYds/tgtCaughtEPA/tgt
Zone335.276%−0.03
Cover 2154.067%−0.43

Do some receivers really beat man coverage? ›

With and withoutfantasy points a game, NYJ, 2025–2026

Tyrod TaylorQB · 2025
With
0.0
Without
4.8
With: 5 g, 0.2 tgt a game, 0.6% share · Without: 10 g (25·W4, 25·W6, 25·W8, 25·W10, 25·W11, 25·W14, 25·W15, 25·W16, 25·W17, 25·W18), 3.5 tgt a game, 12.8% share
Justin FieldsQB · 2025
With
2.2
Without
4.1
With: 7 g, 1.3 tgt a game, 5.4% share · Without: 8 g (25·W3, 25·W12, 25·W13, 25·W14, 25·W15, 25·W16, 25·W17, 25·W18), 3.4 tgt a game, 11.7% share
Brady CookQB · 2025
With
6.5
Without
1.5
With: 5 g, 5.2 tgt a game, 18.1% share · Without: 10 g (25·W2, 25·W3, 25·W4, 25·W6, 25·W7, 25·W8, 25·W10, 25·W11, 25·W12, 25·W13), 1.0 tgt a game, 4.1% share
Garrett WilsonWR · 2025–2026
With
3.1
Without
4.1
With: 9 g, 1.6 tgt a game, 5.9% share · Without: 10 g (25·W7, 25·W8, 25·W11, 25·W12, 25·W13, 25·W14, 25·W15, 25·W16, 25·W17, 25·W18), 3.5 tgt a game, 12.2% share

"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? ›

07

Team

NYJ
Points a game
18.6
28th of 32
Plays a game
58.0
25th of 32
EPA per play
-0.025
20th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−6.1%
19th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
6.6
32nd of 32
Motion rate
35%
32nd of 32
Play-action rate
9%
30th of 32
No-huddle rate
4%
18th of 32

New York Jets 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

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs TEN23-1019.040%−13.5Smith24 att
W2vs GB17-2020.562%−1.0Smith41 att
W3vs DET24-3121.370%−1.8Smith37 att
W4vs CHI12-2320.056%−8.4Smith15 att
W5vs CLE17-1220.553%−7.8Smith30 att

Depth chartWR, Oct 14

WR4
Isaiah Williams
WR5
Malik McClain

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs WRs

W6
@NE
#17
W7
MIA
#2
W8
LV
#20
W9
@KC
#1
W10
BUF
#32
W11
@LAC
#16
W12
@MIA
#2
W13
BYE
W14
DEN
#3
W15
@ARI
#26
W16
NE
#17
W17
MIN
#5
W18
@BUF
#32
Next 4
#10
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#16
average rank
Bye
W13

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: Aaron Glenn. QB: Geno Smith (most pass attempts, Week 5).

08

Charts

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09

Career

Points a game by season
’240.4’255.5’266.8
’240.2’254.3’265.7
’240.1’253.2’264.6

Season by season

YearGRec-Yds-TDPts/gxFP/g
2026NYJ511-151-114 tgt, 10.7% share5.7WR744.6+10.7
2025NYJ1126-193-036 tgt, 14.6% share, routes 56%4.3WR904.1−0.8
2024CIN72-6-03 tgt, 16.7% share, routes 4%0.25.3−2.7

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

20251 RZ att, 0 pass TD vs 0.1 exp · 1 RZ tgt (2%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.2 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Middle half of games
0.0–6.5
PPR, 23 games 2023–25

0 of his last 23 games reached 20 PPR; 21 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2024

2025 game log 15 games · NYJ · 4.0 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W2vs BUF · D18no stats0%0.0
W3@ TB · D27no stats0%0.0
W4@ MIA · D11no stats2%0.0
W6vs DEN · D6no stats0%0.0
W7vs CAR · D3no stats0%0.0
W8@ CIN · D113-31 on 4 tgt · 1-25 rush42%7.1
W10vs CLE · D201-4 on 1 tgt43%6.9
W11@ NE · D190/1 0 yds 0 TD · 1-2 on 4 tgt · 1-4 rush74%1.1
W12@ BAL · D26no stats27%0.0
W13vs ATL · D190-0 on 1 tgt39%0.0
W14vs MIA · D92-24 on 3 tgt57%9.4
W15@ JAX · D196-53 on 7 tgt60%8.3
W16@ NO · D114-25 on 4 tgt77%4.5
W17vs NE · D164-30 on 5 tgt · 1-5 rush69%5.5
W18@ BUF · D55-24 on 7 tgt52%4.9
2024 game log 8 games · DET · 0.3 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W8vs TEN · D62-6 on 3 tgt10%1.6
W9@ GB · D12no stats5%0.0
W13vs PIT · D6no stats5%0.0
W14@ DAL · D20no stats6%0.0
W15@ TEN · D4no stats0%0.0
W16vs CLE · D24no stats5%0.0
W17vs DEN · D7no stats4%0.0
W18@ PIT · D12no stats7%0.0
10

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

W1
✓
W2
✓
W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
✓
W6
•

✓ = 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

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202421Abdomen (2)

2 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Abdomen. Risk label: low.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable
questionable
questionable
IR (Groin)
IR (Knee)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

11

Value

Market Oct 10

Risk profilepreseason, from comparable players

Keeps an alpha role for 3 years
15%
Falls off a cliff next year
67%
Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

170.0 overall, WR94. ESPN 170.0 · Underdog 216.0

12

Profile

Size
5'9"
182 lb
College
Illinois

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