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Jeremy Ruckert — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 3.35 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170, usage worth 3.8.

26 years old · 4 seasons of experience · 2022 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
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on espn.
ESPN170
FFA542

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE48

The offense he plays in, 2026

New York Jets returns 3 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1, te1, oc. Geno Smith at quarterback, Aaron Glenn as head coach, Frank Reich calling it. The offense projects to 32.8 pass attempts a game at low confidence and 26.6 rushes.

In: Geno Smith (qb), Cade Klubnik (qb2), Omar Cooper Jr (wr2), Irvin Charles (wr5), Mac Dalena (wr7), Kenyon Sadiq (te1). Out: Justin Fields (qb), John Metchie III (wr3), Tyler Johnson (wr4), Jeremy Ruckert (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Garrett Wilson22.9%
Omar Cooper Jr16.3%
Kenyon Sadiq14%
Breece Hall10.8%
Adonai Mitchell10.1%
Mason Taylor9.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: This is a tough offense for fantasy managers to be heavily invested in. An even worse spot for a rookie to be drafted to. Kenyon Sadiq has to be upset. Not only that, but he has to share the TE room with Mason Taylor, who was looking like he could become a top 15 TE. For Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, realistically for a MASSIVE value spike, they both need to be traded. It will be tough to produce in NY.

Key additions: QB Geno Smith traded to Jets from Raiders. QB Cade Klubnik drafted 5th round, Kenyon Sadiq drafted 1st round 16th overall. WR Omar Cooper Jr. drafted 1st round 30th overall

Key departures: Justin Fields QB traded to Chiefs.

Notes: Fields traded. Jets bring in Geno Smith from Raiders who was AWFUL in Vegas last year. Could provide decent opportunity for Garrett Wilson (elite WR needs better QB play). Adonai Mitchell likely to play WR3 behind Omar Cooper Jr (round 1 pick). Will have to monitor closely to see. Drafted Kenyon Sadiq Round 1 TE (high ceiling but may take time to break out). Mason Taylor will likely be TE2 behind Sadiq but could be starter at beginning of season. Breece Hall lands HUGE extension 3 year $45 million deal. Keeping him in New York through 2028. The talent is there, but the offense has to be able to score for Breece to be productive.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Geno Smith, avg 31.9 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.8 att/g; New OC Frank Reich — pass rate and tempo may shift.

Offensive environment: NYJ rates 18.8 against a league average of 23, 4.2 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-3.2 · harder
Weeks 1–6+2.9 · easier
Weeks 12–17-5 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-7.6 · 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 +9.6% 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
Josh Oliver20234.179%+46.2%
Adam Trautman20223.778%-2.7%
Ian Thomas20223.178%+12.7%
John Bates20232.375%-19.1%
Ian Thomas20212.674%-0.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 2 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0002023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2022-03 to 2026-07. Down 0% across the series, peaking at 1,049.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2022, round 3, pick 101 by NYJ
CollegeOhio St.
Age at draft22
Height6′5″
Weight250 lb

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game2.7
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate0%
Bust rate27.6%
Games missed per season0.7
Injury historyConcussion

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 · NYJ · 14 games

His best game was Week 2 against BUF — 7.5 PPR on 1 targets and a 4.8% target share, in a game that finished 10-30. His worst was Week 7 against CAR at 0, on 1 targets, final score 6-13. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.1; in the 7 decided by more, 4.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.8 points per game. He scored 3.35, 11% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT32-343.6221609.5%45%
2BUF10-307.511514.8%36%
4MIA21-273.3112303.7%40%
5DAL22-376.8442809.1%34%
6DEN11-13000000%39%
7CAR6-13001003.2%28%
8CIN39-383.4112403.3%51%
10CLE27-20111009.1%53%
11NE14-276.34523019.2%44%
13ATL27-243.2221206.5%42%
14MIA10-343.9231909.4%53%
15JAX20-483.3221306.3%74%
16NO6-293.4231408.8%67%
17NE10-421.213209.4%61%

Production

Receptions23
Targets29
Receiving yards179
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.35
Yards per target6.17
Catch rate79.31%

Role

Snap share47.64%
Target share7.31%
Air-yards share2.94%
WOPR0.131
RACR1.911

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.6
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception3.5
Total YAC99
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted103.9
Receiving EPA per game0.32

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share5.4%
End-zone target share11.1%
Expected receiving TDs0.95
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.05

Who else ate

The offense threw it 493 times. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mason Taylor14.1%
Garrett Wilson12.8%
Adonai Mitchell12.58%
Breece Hall10.41%
John Metchie III9.54%
Isaiah Williams7.81%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Justin Fields7143.498.147.7%
Brady Cook4112.954.368.47%
Tyrod Taylor343.574.254.83%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 14 games were blowouts, 41.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.86 in those and 2.07 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · NYJ · 14 games

His best game was Week 8 against NE — 4.4 PPR on 3 targets and a 12% target share, in a game that finished 22-25. His worst was Week 17 against BUF at 0, on 0 targets, final score 14-40. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 1.8; in the 5 decided by more, 2.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.8 points per game. He scored 2.04, 42.5% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2TEN24-170030010.3%37%
3NE24-33.5221505.9%45%
4DEN9-103221004.9%32%
6BUF20-232.723708.8%48%
8NE22-254.43314012%37%
9HOU21-131.411403.1%36%
10ARI6-313.7221706.1%34%
11IND27-281.612606.9%29%
13SEA21-261.312305.3%25%
14MIA26-32001002.6%29%
15JAX32-252.21312010.7%67%
16LA9-193.2221204.8%29%
17BUF14-40000000%33%
18MIA32-201.512505.7%48%

Production

Receptions18
Targets28
Receiving yards105
Touchdowns0
Points per game2.04
Yards per target3.75
Catch rate64.29%

Role

Snap share37.79%
Target share6.22%
Air-yards share2.71%
WOPR0.113
RACR1.701

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.4
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception1.2
Total YAC84
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted71.3
Receiving EPA per game-0.11

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share3.3%
End-zone target share2.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.42
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.42

Who else ate

The offense threw it 607 times. He took 4.75% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Garrett Wilson25.98%
Davante Adams19.35%
Breece Hall12.9%
Tyler Conklin12.22%
Allen Lazard10.36%
Jeremy Ruckert 4.75%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 14 games were blowouts, 25.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.4 in those and 1.84 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · NYJ · 10 games

His best game was Week 14 against HOU — 6.7 PPR on 3 targets and a 8.6% target share, in a game that finished 30-6. His worst was Week 8 against NYG at 0, on 1 targets, final score 13-10. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.2; in the 6 decided by more, 3.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.8 points per game. He scored 3.11, 18.4% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
4KC20-234.6222605.1%42%
5DEN31-211.211203.8%29%
6PHI20-141.811803%35%
8NYG13-10001002.9%42%
9LAC6-271.711702.1%28%
11BUF6-325.53425014.3%42%
12MIA13-343.82418011.1%45%
13ATL8-132.2131208.3%41%
14HOU30-66.7333708.6%49%
15MIA0-303.6221606.1%38%

Production

Receptions16
Targets22
Receiving yards151
Touchdowns0
Points per game3.11
Yards per target6.86
Catch rate72.73%

Role

Snap share39.1%
Target share6.53%
Air-yards share6.03%
WOPR0.142
RACR0.888

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.3
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception6.3
Total YAC51
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted91.3
Receiving EPA per game0.45

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.8%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 600 times. He took 3.94% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Garrett Wilson30.05%
Breece Hall16.99%
Tyler Conklin15.56%
Allen Lazard8.77%
Xavier Gipson6.8%
Jeremy Ruckert 3.94%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Zach Wilson7133.078.085.69%
Tim Boyle2734.299.7%
Trevor Siemian123.686.1%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 10 games were blowouts, 68.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.26 in those and 2.15 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · NYJ · 2 games

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 1.8 points per game. He scored 0.9, 48.6% below it. The engine classified the season as low_volume.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2CLE31-30001002.3%26%
18MIA6-111.811803.1%34%

Production

Receptions1
Targets2
Receiving yards8
Touchdowns0
Points per game0.9
Yards per target4
Catch rate50%

Role

Snap share30%
Target share2.7%
Air-yards share1.25%
WOPR0.045
RACR0.57

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.5
Yards after catch per reception1
Yards before catch per reception7
Total YAC1
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.5%
Passer rating when targeted60.4
Receiving EPA per game0.03

Who else ate

The offense threw it 625 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Garrett Wilson25.04%
Tyler Conklin14.82%
Elijah Moore11.07%
Corey Davis10.9%
Michael Carter9.2%
Braxton Berrios5.45%
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