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Jauan Jennings — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 11.55 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 157.5, usage worth 9.8.

29 years old · 6 seasons of experience · 2020 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 157.5
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 20.6, 45.8 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER174.5
ESPN170.1
YAHOO128.7
UNDERDOG159.5
CBS156.6
FFA163

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 14, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR63
Bye week6
ADP standard deviation20.6 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 125.1 points, 7.4 per game — 46 catches, 563 yards, 3.8 TDs. That is WR6, 160 overall.

He goes at 157.5 on consensus and our board has him 160. Those agree, so there is no market disagreement to exploit. The question is whether you want the profile, not whether it is mispriced.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Minnesota Vikings returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1. Kyler Murray at quarterback, Kevin O'Connell as head coach, Wes Phillips calling it. The offense projects to 32.6 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 25 rushes.

In: Kyler Murray (qb), Dontae Fleming (wr5), Dillon Bell (wr7), Desmond Claiborne (rb3). Out: Carson Wentz (qb), Jalen Nailor (wr3), Adam Thielen (wr4).

The projected target split across the offense:

Justin Jefferson26.5%
Jordan Addison18.3%
TJ Hockenson16.6%
Aaron Jones9.8%
Tai Felton7.7%
Jordan Mason5.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Jefferson and Addison have all the talent in the world they & KOC is an elite coach, but this team needs to feed them. This RB room struggled last year. Difficult to say if Aaron Jones & Jordan mason regressed or if teams just focused on stopping the run to force JJ McCarthy to throw them another Pick 6. Either way, running game has to get established in 2026. Likely a committee as Aaron Jones was expected to be cut but took a pay cut to come back.

Key additions: Kyler Murray QB from Cardinals (former 1st overall pick).

Key departures: Jalen Nailor WR3 left to Raiders in free agency. Pretty solid loss that opens up a decent target

Notes: Jefferson dynasty cornerstone regardless of QB. Vikings sign Kyler Murray from Cardinals who is looking to turn around career. Kyler will compete with McCarthy for QB1 spot but JJ Nine McCarthy is BOOTY CHEEKS, so Kyler will start & could elevate offense a lot. Jefferson long term value there regardless of QB, Addison is great WR but volume still isnt there, interesting buy if can get him for cheap. Aaron Jones may phase out and took a pay cut to stay. Mason is mid. Rookie RB Claiborne COULD build out a role if he can beat out Mason. Hockenson should be better than last year but his play has declined a lot.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Kyler Murray, avg 32 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.6 att/g.

Offensive environment: MIN rates 22.2 against a league average of 23, 0.8 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+2.7 · easier
Weeks 1–6+3.1 · easier
Weeks 12–17+3.6 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+12.3 · 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.

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
20233Brandon Aiyuk+5.7
20242Jacob Cowing+3.1
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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 -20.9% 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 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 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
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine20249.763%-27.8%
Jakobi Meyers202414.557%+27.2%
Allen Lazard202410.555%-21.1%
Gabe Davis202310.155%-22%
Gabe Davis20245.454%-18.4%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 1 gained value, 4 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. From 0 to 2,550, peaking at 3,222.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2020, round 7, pick 217 by SFO
CollegeTennessee
Age at draft23
Height6′3″
Weight215 lb
40-yard dash4.72s
Vertical29″
Broad jump119″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game8.2
Week-to-week variation0.8
Boom rate17.5%
Bust rate24.6%
Games missed per season1.2
Injury historyShin, Concussion, Hip, Ankle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.27

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 · SF · 15 games

His best game was Week 2 against NO — 19.9 PPR on 10 targets and a 26.3% target share, in a game that finished 26-21. His worst was Week 6 against TB at 1.7, on 3 targets, final score 19-30. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.5; in the 11 decided by more, 11.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.8 points per game. He scored 11.55, 12.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 7 against 5.55 expected, a gap of 1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA17-133.62516014.7%66%
2NO26-2119.951089126.3%87%
4JAX21-266.42424010.8%73%
6TB19-301.713708.1%77%
7ATL20-107.14731029.2%85%
8HOU15-268.54745022.6%85%
9NYG34-2414.14541121.7%79%
10LA26-4217.16971123.1%92%
11ARI41-229.44654024%75%
12CAR20-915.15741121.9%90%
13CLE26-813.94639126.1%81%
15TEN37-2418.73537217.9%81%
16IND48-2718.15671118.2%82%
17CHI42-3812.22442112.1%90%
18SEA3-137.54635022.2%88%

Production

Receptions55
Targets90
Receiving yards643
Touchdowns9
Points per game11.55
Yards per target7.14
Catch rate61.11%

Role

Snap share82.07%
Target share19.93%
Air-yards share25.57%
WOPR0.478
RACR0.733

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.1
Yards after catch per reception3.3
Yards before catch per reception8.4
Total YAC181
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted83.7
Receiving EPA per game-0.15

Scoring position

Red-zone targets20
Red-zone target share22%
End-zone target share29.4%
Expected receiving TDs5.55
Actual receiving TDs7
Receiving TD luck1.45

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game29 of 44
Yards per target37 of 44
Target share31 of 44
Air-yards share35 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 17.27% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Christian McCaffrey24.76%
Jauan Jennings 17.27%
George Kittle13.24%
Kendrick Bourne10.17%
Ricky Pearsall10.17%
Jake Tonges8.83%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Brock Purdy94911.667.3318.66%
Mac Jones64111.46.9321.83%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 15 games were blowouts, 23.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.8 in those and 10.52 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · SF · 15 games

His best game was Week 3 against LA — 46.5 PPR on 12 targets and a 40% target share, in a game that finished 24-27. His worst was Week 5 against ARI at 2.3, on 4 targets, final score 23-24. Across 15 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 16.4; in the 8 decided by more, 12. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.3 points per game. He scored 14.03, 5.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ32-1911.45564017.2%49%
2MIN17-235.72437011.1%54%
3LA24-2746.51112175340%85%
4NE30-1311.83688023.1%57%
5ARI23-242.31413012.5%56%
6SEA36-245.73527018.5%52%
10TB23-2016.371193032.4%91%
11SEA17-2025.1101191139.3%95%
12GB10-3895740026.9%92%
13BUF10-358.63556029.4%96%
14CHI38-13287890230.8%74%
15LA6-125.12931029%94%
16MIA17-299.14651016.2%94%
17DET34-4013.771067027.8%94%
18ARI24-4712.271052023.8%33%

Production

Receptions77
Targets113
Receiving yards975
Touchdowns6
Points per game14.03
Yards per target8.63
Catch rate68.14%

Role

Snap share74.4%
Target share25.2%
Air-yards share30.33%
WOPR0.59
RACR0.87

Efficiency

Average depth of target9.9
Yards after catch per reception3.1
Yards before catch per reception9.6
Total YAC238
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted101.5
Receiving EPA per game2.88

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share18.3%
End-zone target share30%
Expected receiving TDs4.18
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck0.82

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game25 of 51
Yards per target19 of 51
Target share21 of 51
Air-yards share25 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 533 times. He took 23.44% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jauan Jennings 23.44%
George Kittle19.5%
Deebo Samuel16.8%
Brandon Aiyuk9.75%
Ricky Pearsall9.54%
Christian McCaffrey3.94%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Brock Purdy139614.569.225.18%
Brandon Allen1795.7126.9%
Joshua Dobbs11012.25.223.8%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 15 games were blowouts, 33.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.92 in those and 16.39 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · SF · 13 games

His best game was Week 13 against PHI — 13.4 PPR on 4 targets and a 16% target share, in a game that finished 42-19. His worst was Week 14 against SEA at 0, on 1 targets, final score 28-16. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.4; in the 10 decided by more, 2.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.3 points per game. He scored 3.96, 5.5% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 2 against 0.69 expected, a gap of 1.3.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT30-7001003.6%32%
2LA30-237.12351012.5%47%
3NYG30-125.1233108.8%37%
5DAL42-102.9111904%38%
6CLE17-194.62426016.7%53%
7MIN17-2210.45954031%74%
8CIN17-31000000%85%
10JAX34-31.812807.4%29%
11TB27-14001004%33%
12SEA31-131.712706.7%36%
13PHI42-1913.43444116%49%
14SEA28-16001003.7%33%
15ARI45-294.5222507.7%41%

Production

Receptions19
Targets33
Receiving yards265
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.96
Yards per target8.03
Catch rate57.58%

Role

Snap share45.15%
Target share9.39%
Air-yards share11.52%
WOPR0.222
RACR0.833

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.3
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception9.3
Total YAC89
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted81
Receiving EPA per game0.61

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share3.7%
End-zone target share4%
Expected receiving TDs0.69
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck1.31

Who else ate

The offense threw it 491 times. He took 7.27% of the targets. 4 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Brandon Aiyuk23.13%
George Kittle19.82%
Deebo Samuel19.6%
Christian McCaffrey18.28%
Jauan Jennings 7.27%
Ray-Ray McCloud3.3%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 13 games were blowouts, 48.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.15 in those and 7.37 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · SF · 16 games

His best game was Week 12 against NO — 16.9 PPR on 7 targets and a 18.9% target share, in a game that finished 13-0. His worst was Week 11 against ARI at 0, on 2 targets, final score 38-10. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.6; in the 12 decided by more, 5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6 points per game. He scored 5.16, 13.3% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI10-1910.24662023.1%60%
2SEA27-71.412408.3%46%
3DEN10-111.5135010.3%46%
4LA24-94.22422016%36%
5CAR37-156.5224506.7%22%
6ATL14-283.8231807.3%32%
7KC23-444.4242408.7%41%
10LAC22-1684440014.3%32%
11ARI38-10002006.9%38%
12NO13-016.96749118.9%41%
13MIA33-175.42434010%26%
14TB35-71.512509.1%35%
15SEA21-136.13531019.2%84%
16WAS37-204.12321014.3%88%
17LV37-346.6234608.8%88%
18ARI38-1321210010%42%

Production

Receptions35
Targets56
Receiving yards416
Touchdowns1
Points per game5.16
Yards per target7.43
Catch rate62.5%

Role

Snap share47.31%
Target share11.99%
Air-yards share14.69%
WOPR0.283
RACR1.26

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.4
Yards after catch per reception5
Yards before catch per reception6.9
Total YAC176
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted68.7
Receiving EPA per game0.87

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share5.5%
End-zone target share8.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.16
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.16

Who else ate

The offense threw it 512 times. He took 11.64% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Brandon Aiyuk23.7%
Deebo Samuel19.54%
George Kittle17.88%
Christian McCaffrey13.51%
Jauan Jennings 11.64%
Ray-Ray McCloud5.2%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jimmy Garoppolo9315.196.6810.82%
Brock Purdy6194.287.7411.9%
Trey Lance1610.210.3323.1%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 16 games were blowouts, 24.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.84 in those and 5.55 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · SF · 13 games

His best game was Week 18 against LA — 27.4 PPR on 7 targets and a 21.9% target share, in a game that finished 27-24. His worst was Week 8 against CHI at 0, on 1 targets, final score 33-22. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9; in the 6 decided by more, 3.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.1 points per game. He scored 6.32, 13.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 1.99 expected, a gap of 2.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2PHI17-119.7221716.7%9%
4SEA21-282.4111402.6%11%
7IND18-30002007.4%16%
8CHI33-22001003.7%13%
10LA31-101.3123010.5%47%
11JAX30-101.411405%48%
12MIN34-2610.42324111.5%37%
13SEA23-301.811803.3%50%
14CIN26-237.63546013.5%66%
15ATL31-1311.83628125%44%
16TEN17-203.92519014.3%46%
17HOU23-74.5222508.7%48%
18LA27-2427.46794221.9%63%

Production

Receptions24
Targets38
Receiving yards282
Touchdowns5
Points per game6.32
Yards per target7.42
Catch rate63.16%

Role

Snap share38.31%
Target share10.32%
Air-yards share12.02%
WOPR0.238
RACR1.28

Efficiency

Average depth of target9.1
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception7.5
Total YAC103
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted114.3
Receiving EPA per game1.4

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share11.3%
End-zone target share9.1%
Expected receiving TDs1.99
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck2.01

Who else ate

The offense threw it 514 times. He took 8.3% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Deebo Samuel26.42%
George Kittle20.52%
Brandon Aiyuk18.34%
Jauan Jennings 8.3%
Jamycal Hasty6.33%
Mohamed Sanu5.24%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jimmy Garoppolo12366.487.1410.45%
Trey Lance124.512.58.7%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 17.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.83 in those and 9.03 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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