Should I start Jahdae Walker in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Jahdae Walker at 0.2 half-PPR points (0.4 PPR), WR122 at his position, tier Bench, on the road at Atlanta Falcons.

How has Jahdae Walker played in 2026?

2 games, 3.3 half-PPR points a game (3.6 PPR), WR108 in points per game among 175 WRs with 2+ games: 1-1-1 on 2 tgt.

What is Jahdae Walker's dynasty value?

1,570 in 1QB PPR (#345 overall, WR142) as of Oct 10, 2026.

WR/Chicago Bears

Jahdae Walker

Age 24.3 · 2nd season · undrafted or pre-2015

HealthyW6 @ ATL · Sun 1:00 PMBye W10

Week 6WR1220.2 proj · Bench

ROS rank—Not on our board

DynastyWR1421,570 · #345

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Overview

2026 so far2 games

Points a game

3.3

WR108 of 175

Target share

2 targets

Targets a game

1.0

1 catches, 1 yds

Week 6

Lines Oct 14

CHI

Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

ATL

LineCHI -3Total49.5CHI implied26.3Rest7 days (ATL 7)Forecast64°F, wind 12 mph

Our Week 6 projection

0.2pts

WR122

Bench

0.5tgt0.3rec2yds0.00TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a CHI team total of 26.25. Rank is among every WR we project this week.

Atlanta Falcons defense vs WRs

#27of 32 in fantasy points allowed to WRs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

37.7

targets

23.6

rec yds

181

0.8

Allowed to WRs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Christian Watson (W3, 22.6 PPR, 7/10 96 yds); Matthew Golden (W3, 21 PPR, 5/12 100 yds); Chris Olave (W4, 19.6 PPR, 8/12 116 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #17 against the pass, #10 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where ATL gives up receiving fantasy points to WRs

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

2.8#24

1.2#13

2.2#15

Middle 10–19

3.0#23

1.4#5

4.9#32

Short 0–9

7.1#32

2.7#23

3.3#8

Behind line

1.2#31

0.0#1

0.3#6

StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points ATL allows a game to WRs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

1.3

WR112

Actual

0.0

Difference

−1.3

0-0 rec on 1 tgt

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

Game log

2026 · through W5

Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 3.3

Every gametap a game for the detail

vs MIN L 3-9

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

vs PHI W 27-7

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

vs NYJ W 23-12

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

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

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share

CHI target treeshare of team targets, 2026

21.9%

17.7%

17.5%

14.2%

9.7%

6.9%

5.9%

Season to date, games each player played.

Splits

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

Olamide ZaccheausWR · 2025

With

2.3

Without

7.3

With: 4 g, 0.8 tgt a game, 2.6% share · Without: 2 g (25·W17, 25·W18), 3.5 tgt a game, 10.3% share

Rome OdunzeWR · 2025–2026

With

1.3

Without

7.9

With: 5 g, 0.4 tgt a game, 1.3% share · Without: 3 g (25·W16, 25·W17, 25·W18), 3.3 tgt a game, 10.3% 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? ›

Team

CHI

Points a game

23.8

14th of 32

Plays a game

72.0

1st of 32

EPA per play

0.023

12th of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−6.9%

21st of 32

Red-zone plays a game

16.8

1st of 32

Motion rate

43%

22nd of 32

Play-action rate

14%

5th of 32

No-huddle rate

12th of 32

Chicago Bears 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 CAR	59-37	25.3	44%−11.5	Williams29 att
W2vs MIN	3-9	25.5	55%−14.5	Williams26 att
W3vs PHI	27-7	19.5	51%+4.2	Keenum34 att
W4vs NYJ	23-12	23.5	41%−9.2	Bagent34 att
W5vs GB	7-31	24.0	65%−2.4	Bagent21 att

Depth chartWR, Oct 14

WR1

WR2

WR3

WR4

WR5

Jahdae Walker

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs WRs

@ATL

#27

#17

@SEA

#14

W10

BYE

W11

#12

W12

@DET

#30

W13

JAX

#25

W14

@MIA

W15

@BUF

#32

W16

#13

W17

DET

#30

W18

@MIN

Next 4

#16

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#25

average rank

Bye

W10

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: Ben Johnson. QB: Tyson Bagent (most pass attempts, Week 5).

Career

Points a game by season

Season by season

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Pts/g	xFP/g
2026CHI	2	1-1-12 tgt, 3.2% share	3.3WR108	—
2025CHI	6	6-87-210 tgt, 10.3% share, routes 22%	4.0	2.9+9.6

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	2 RZ tgt (3%), 2 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.8 exp

Every game since 2025

2025 game log 6 games · CHI · 4.5 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W4@ LV · D30	no stats	1%	0.0
W8@ BAL · D27	no stats	3%	0.0
W9@ CIN · D10	no stats	4%	0.0
W16vs GB · D19	2-21-1 on 3 tgt	27%	9.1
W17@ SF · D19	2-30 on 4 tgt	62%	4.0
W18vs DET · D30	2-36-1 on 3 tgt	36%	10.6

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

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✓ = 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	4	2	Ankle (2), Concussion (2)

5 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Ankle, Concussion, Illness. Risk label: moderate.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

Kyle Monangai

questionable

Caleb Williams

questionable

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

Value

Market Oct 10

1QB value

1,570

#345 overall · WR142 · tier 13

Superflex

1,375

#325 overall · WR133

30 days

Peak

1,570

Oct 10, 2026 · 0% off

1QB dynasty value, last two years

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year

567

1,400

2,489

Teal dot = today (1,570). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. WRs about 24 valued near #345 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 127 players' worth).

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

169.9 overall, WR77. ESPN 169.9 · Underdog 215.9

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Age

24.3

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