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Jaylen Wright — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 5.36 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 209.2, usage worth 6.5.

23 years old · 2 seasons of experience · 2024 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 209.2
Consensus across 2 books, standard deviation 54.9, 77.7 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER248
ESPN170.3
UNDERDOG215.5
FFA225

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 18, pick 5 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB125
ADP standard deviation54.9 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 58.1 points, 3.6 per game — 314 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 7.2 catches. That is RB6, 220 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 1.8 points per game to a ceiling of 8.6, with the median at 3.6. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 51%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 209.2 on consensus and our board has him 220. We rank him 10.8 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

Miami Dolphins returns 1 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1, wr1, te1, hc, oc. Malik Willis at quarterback, Jeff Hafley as head coach, Bobby Slowik calling it. The offense projects to 30 pass attempts a game at low confidence and 26.1 rushes.

In: Malik Willis (qb), Caleb Douglas (wr1), Chris Bell (wr2), Jalen Tolbert (wr4), Tutu Atwell (wr5), Kevin Coleman Jr. (wr6), Terrace Marshall Jr. (wr7), Donovan Edwards (rb4), Will Kacmarek (te2). Out: Tua Tagovailoa (qb), Tyreek Hill (wr1), Jaylen Waddle (wr2), Theo Wease Jr. (wr4), Darren Waller (te1).

The projected carry split across the offense:

De'Von Achane56.6%
Jaylen Wright 27.7%
Ollie Gordon II12.9%
Donovan Edwards2.8%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: QB Malik Willis signed to 3 year deal (was with Green Bay), RG Kadyn Proctor RD 1 RG, WR Caleb Douglas 3rd round draft pick, WR Chris Bell 3rd round draft pick, signed WR Jalen Tolbert, signed WR Tutu Atwell, signed WR Terrace Marshall Jr

Key departures: Tua Tagovailoa was released, Tyreek Hill was released, WR Jaylen Waddle was traded, and TE Darren Waller remains a free agent.

Notes: Dolphins sign Malik Willis in free agency to 3 year deal. Mobile QB with high fantasy upside. Offense skill positions (other than Achance) now worst in NFL. Unsure who starting WR will be. Dolphins drafted Caleb Douglas & Chris Bell (both have very good potential). Malik Washington is not good, Tutu Atwell unlikely to be highly productive, Terrace Marshall & Turpin also signed. Both are also not good. Greg Dulcich does have potential if Willis can get the offense working De'Von Achane landed HUGE contract for 4 years 64 million keeping him in Miami through 2030.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Malik Willis, avg 8.9 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 65% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30 att/g; New OC Bobby Slowik — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jeff Hafley.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share27.7%
Projected carries per game5.9
Projected carries, full season101
Last season, carries per game7.8

That is a reduction of 1.9 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 26.1 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: MIA rates 19.5 against a league average of 23, 3.5 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+0.6 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+3.5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-1.3 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-3 · 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.

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 -19% 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 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — blended production + pedigree. The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Zamir White20235.778%-34.3%
Alexander Mattison20206.774%+23.4%
Chuba Hubbard20226.473%+43.4%
Joshua Kelley20206.272%-2.4%
Zamir White20243.772%-27%

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

02,0004,00020252026
Monthly superflex value, 2024-03 to 2026-07. Up 67% across the series, peaking at 3,017.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2024, round 4, pick 120 by MIA
CollegeTennessee
Age at draft21
Height5′11″
Weight210 lb
40-yard dash4.38s
Vertical38″
Broad jump134″

The record, season by season

2025 · MIA · 9 games

His best game was Week 14 against NYJ — 16.7 PPR on 27 touches and a 14.3% target share, in a game that finished 34-10. His worst was Week 11 against WAS at 0.4, on 1 touches, final score 16-13. Across 9 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.5; in the 6 decided by more, 6.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.5 points per game. He scored 5.36, 17.5% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
8ATL34-103.811092803.7%16%
10BUF30-131.700051700%19%
11WAS16-130.40001400%2%
13NO21-171.600031600%10%
14NYJ34-1016.703024107114.3%52%
15PIT15-282.11191203.8%8%
16CIN21-4512.3121893516.9%31%
17TB20-175.600055600%15%
18NE10-3842217132308.3%46%

Production

Receptions5
Targets9
Receiving yards44
Carries70
Rushing yards288
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.36
Yards per target4.89
Catch rate55.56%
Yards per carry4.11

Role

Snap share22.11%
Target share4.11%
Air-yards share-3.06%
WOPR0.04
RACR-0.521

Efficiency

Average depth of target-3.1
Yards after catch per reception12
Yards before catch per reception-3.2
Total YAC60
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted68.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.19
Rushing EPA per game-0.63

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share17.4%
Goal-line carry share25%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.12

Who else ate

The offense threw it 479 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jaylen Waddle22.22%
De'Von Achane18.89%
Malik Washington14.44%
Darren Waller7.56%
Greg Dulcich7.33%
Tyreek Hill6.44%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa654.381.83.63%
Quinn Ewers347.38.755.07%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 9 games were blowouts, 79.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.7 in those and 2.53 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · MIA · 13 games

His best game was Week 5 against NE — 8.6 PPR on 13 touches and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 15-10. His worst was Week 18 against NYJ at -0.4, on 6 touches, final score 20-32. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.8; in the 6 decided by more, 1.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.1 points per game. He scored 2.05, 49.5% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
2BUF10-310.40005400%24%
3SEA3-241.700021700%21%
4TEN12-313.201093204.8%47%
5NE15-108.6000138600%32%
7IND10-163.300053300%9%
8ARI27-281.800021800%5%
9BUF27-301.800061800%15%
10LA23-150.30005300%17%
11LV34-191.61125402.9%26%
12NE34-150.801072802.5%19%
14NYJ32-263.32362706.7%19%
15HOU12-200.30001300%4%
18NYJ20-32-0.40006-400%13%

Production

Receptions3
Targets6
Receiving yards8
Carries68
Rushing yards249
Touchdowns0
Points per game2.05
Yards per target1.33
Catch rate50%
Yards per carry3.66

Role

Snap share19.31%
Target share1.3%
Air-yards share-0.15%
WOPR0.018
RACR0.011

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1
Yards after catch per reception2.7
Yards before catch per reception0
Total YAC8
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.2%
Passer rating when targeted56.2
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.22
Rushing EPA per game-1.56

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.2%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share7%
Expected receiving TDs0.32
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.32
Expected rushing TDs0.2

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill21.94%
Jonnu Smith19.96%
De'Von Achane15.65%
Jaylen Waddle14.93%
Malik Washington6.47%
Raheem Mostert4.14%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tua Tagovailoa851.291.61.51%
Tyler Huntley313.801.6%
Skylar Thompson101.70%
Tim Boyle103.30%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 13 games were blowouts, 22.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.53 in those and 2.77 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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