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Josh Allen — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 22.79 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 21.9, usage worth 19.7.

30 years old · 8 seasons of experience · 2018 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 21.9
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 2, 4.7 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER24.2
ESPN22.6
YAHOO19.5
UNDERDOG36.5
CBS21.1
FFA26

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 2, pick 10 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankQB1
Bye week7
ADP standard deviation2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 388.6 points, 23.1 per game — 3,953 passing yards, 29.9 passing TDs, 538 rushing yards. That is QB1, 26 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 18.5 points per game to a ceiling of 31, with the median at 23.1. Boom rate 34%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 21.9 on consensus and our board has him 26. We rank him 4.1 picks worse than the room drafts him, so at ADP he is mildly overpriced. That is an objection to the price and not to the player — if he falls past his slot he can be exactly the right pick.

Our written view

Great player, but round-3 opportunity cost is high when rounds 5-7 QBs offer similar value. Fine if you want to lock the position; otherwise wait.

neutral · medium conviction · 2026-06-05

The offense he plays in, 2026

Buffalo Bills returns 3 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, hc, oc. Josh Allen at quarterback, Joe Brady as head coach, Pete Carmichael Jr. calling it. The offense projects to 31.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 29.2 rushes.

In: Kyle Allen (qb2), DJ Moore (wr1), Skyler Bell (wr4), Trent Sherfield (wr7). Out: Curtis Samuel (wr4).

The projected target split across the offense:

DJ Moore17.1%
Khalil Shakir16.8%
Dalton Kincaid14.4%
Keon Coleman11.7%
James Cook9.4%
Dawson Knox7.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: This is a high powered offense centered around Josh Allen & James Cook. Over the past few years, the Bills have struggled to surround Allen with the weapons he needs in the passsing game. Kincaid HAS NOT made the leap or returned his 1st round draft capital despite what people say. The move to get DJ Moore was very intentional & GM Brandon Beane believes Moore is a locked in WR1 for Buffalo. Shakir is going to be a strong contributor but the DJ Moore trade likely hurts his value.

Key additions: Bills traded a 2nd round pick for to Bears for WR DJ Moore & extended on 4 year deal. C Lloyd Cushenberry 1 year deal. G/C Austin Corbett from Panthers (starter). WR Trent Sherfield from Minnesota (depth).

Key departures: David Edwards (starting LG), WR Curtis Samuel was released. Back up QB Mitch Trubisky signed with the Titans.

Notes: The Bills fired Sean McDermott following their loss to Denver in the playoffs in 2025. Joe Brady (standout OC) was promoted to HCThe Keon Coleman breakout may not ever happen. Bills traded for DJ Moore from Bears & under contract for 4 years. Large opportunity to emerge as main pass catcher in offense. Shakir reliable but no true ceiling yet. Allen 30 but still elite. Bills draft Skyler Bell WR from UConn 6 foor 192 LB 4.40 second 40 yard dash. Large opportunity for Bell in long run. Kincaid health remains a question. Opted to not get PCL surgery AGAIN & new HC Joe Brady says they will manage pain throughout 2026. James Cook will continue to produce as a top 10 PPR fantasy back IF he stays healthy. Very underrated runner.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Josh Allen returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (29.1 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 31.5 att/g; New OC Pete Carmichael Jr. — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Joe Brady.

How the quarterback projection was built

Base case 318 PPR points, with a bear case of 135.6 and a bull case of 433, and a comp mean of 302.8. The model puts 15% probability on him beating this and 85% on falling short. Drawn from 20 comparable quarterback seasons.

Comparable seasonWhat he actually scoredDistance
Josh Allen 2024416.80.3
Cam Newton 2015254.30.4
Russell Wilson 2015304.60.5
Jalen Hurts 2022371.30.5
Russell Wilson 2014371.90.5

Cross-check against the dynasty market: his production ranks in the 97th percentile and his value in the 100th, which the engine reads as in line. Players with a similar production-against-value gap saw dynasty value move -13.4% over the following year, across 81 cases — a dynasty signal, not a 2026 scoring one.

Offensive environment: BUF rates 26.9 against a league average of 23, 3.9 points above 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-2.3 · harder
Weeks 1–6-4.4 · harder
Weeks 12–17-1.6 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+3.2 · 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.

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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 0% 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 2.8 elite seasons and 3.1 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
Lamar Jackson202425.353%-11.8%
Jalen Hurts20242147%-8.3%
Lamar Jackson202320.745%+30.7%
Kyler Murray202318.339%+4%
Kyler Murray202417.538%-24.4%

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

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-06 to 2026-07. Up 39% across the series, peaking at 9,999.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2018, round 1, pick 7 by BUF
CollegeWyoming
Age at draft22
Height6′5″
Weight237 lb
40-yard dash4.75s
Vertical33.5″
Broad jump119″
3-cone6.9s
Shuttle4.4s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game23.5
Week-to-week variation0.4
Boom rate11.3%
Bust rate6.3%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score-0.12

The record, season by season

2025 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 11 against TB — 42.68 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 44-32. His worst was Week 16 against CLE at 6.9, on 0 targets, final score 23-20. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 23.4; in the 8 decided by more, 22.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.7 points per game. He scored 22.79, 17.7% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BAL41-4038.760143040%100%
2NYJ30-1011.82065900%87%
3MIA31-2123.02042530%100%
4NO31-1924.86074530%100%
5NE20-2319.42095320%100%
6ATL14-2415.4064220%100%
8CAR40-923.2203730%83%
9KC28-2128.82061930%100%
10MIA13-3019.34043120%96%
11TB44-3242.68064060%100%
12HOU19-238.12052000%100%
13PIT26-716.72083820%100%
14CIN39-3437.84097840%100%
15NE35-3124.520114830%100%
16CLE23-206.9071700%100%
17PHI12-1323.18072720%100%

Production

Carries112
Rushing yards579
Touchdowns39
Points per game22.79
Yards per carry5.17

Role

Snap share97.88%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game2.42

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share27.2%
Goal-line carry share41.7%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs8.97

Who else ate

The offense threw it 495 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Khalil Shakir19.83%
Keon Coleman12.32%
Dawson Knox10.23%
Dalton Kincaid10.23%
James Cook8.35%
Josh Palmer7.72%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 19.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.77 in those and 23.45 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 14 against LA — 51.88 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 42-44. His worst was Week 4 against BAL at 7.3, on 0 targets, final score 10-35. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 10 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 28.1; in the 9 decided by more, 20.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.6 points per game. He scored 23.69, 23.7% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ARI34-2831.18093940%100%
2MIA31-109.7602210%91%
3JAX47-1030.92064440%88%
4BAL10-357.3052100%86%
5HOU20-2314.64045410%98%
6NYJ23-2024.4091830%100%
7TEN34-1021.0203120%100%
8SEA31-1019.82072520%91%
9MIA30-2722.102730%100%
10IND30-2018.2085010%99%
11KC30-2123.980125520%100%
13SF35-1028.42731840%74%
14LA42-4451.880108260%100%
15DET48-4241.280116840%100%
16NE24-2111.16063010%100%
17NYJ40-1422.98051730%86%

Production

Receiving yards7
Carries102
Rushing yards531
Touchdowns41
Points per game23.69
Yards per carry5.21

Role

Snap share94.56%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Average depth of target0
Yards after catch per reception0
Yards before catch per reception0
Total YAC7
Broken tackles0
Passer rating when targeted0
Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game3.56

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share29.5%
Goal-line carry share36.6%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs8.25

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Khalil Shakir20.2%
Dalton Kincaid15.15%
Keon Coleman11.52%
Mack Hollins10.1%
Curtis Samuel9.29%
James Cook7.68%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 16 games were blowouts, 37% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 20.03 in those and 28.09 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · BUF · 17 games

His best game was Week 12 against PHI — 39.66 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 34-37. His worst was Week 1 against NYJ at 9.04, on 0 targets, final score 16-22. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 13 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 22.7; in the 5 decided by more, 24. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.6 points per game. He scored 23.1, 23.1% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ16-229.04063610%100%
2LV38-1023.6603730%95%
3WAS37-321.32034620%84%
4MIA48-2036.5041750%86%
5JAX20-2527.76041430%100%
6NYG14-913.86021120%97%
7NE25-2924.3071730%100%
8TB24-1829.06074130%100%
9CIN18-2424.72084420%100%
10DEN22-2414.38041320%100%
11NYJ32-622.5051530%95%
12PHI34-3739.66098140%100%
14KC20-1720.520103220%100%
15DAL31-1016.16082420%90%
16LAC24-2224.98051530%100%
17NE27-2121.160114420%97%
18MIA21-1423.060156720%100%

Production

Carries111
Rushing yards524
Touchdowns44
Points per game23.1
Yards per carry4.72

Role

Snap share96.71%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game3.2

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share31.4%
Goal-line carry share43.2%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs8.4

Who else ate

The offense threw it 579 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs29.36%
Dalton Kincaid16.7%
Gabe Davis14.86%
James Cook9.91%
Khalil Shakir8.26%
Dawson Knox6.61%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 30.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 24.03 in those and 22.71 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against MIA — 35.86 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 32-29. His worst was Week 11 against CLE at 12.58, on 0 targets, final score 31-23. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 12 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24.4; in the 7 decided by more, 25.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 21 points per game. He scored 24.72, 14.8% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LA31-1031.480105640%100%
2TEN41-729.68011040%76%
3MIA19-2126.7084720%100%
4BAL23-2023.520117020%100%
5PIT38-335.16054240%86%
6KC24-2026.360123230%100%
8GB27-1717.62064920%100%
9NYJ17-2024.8098620%100%
10MIN30-3319.6068410%100%
11CLE31-2312.5803710%100%
12DET28-2529.920107830%100%
13NE24-1016.92082020%100%
14NYJ20-1220.580104720%100%
15MIA32-2935.860107740%100%
16CHI35-1322.98064130%100%
18NE35-2321.76091630%100%

Production

Carries124
Rushing yards762
Touchdowns42
Points per game24.72
Yards per carry6.15

Role

Snap share97.63%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game2.52

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share28.6%
Goal-line carry share45.5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs5.27

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs27.95%
Gabe Davis16.88%
Isaiah McKenzie11.8%
Dawson Knox11.8%
Devin Singletary9.44%
James Cook5.81%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 30.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 29.82 in those and 24.44 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · BUF · 17 games

His best game was Week 3 against WAS — 37.22 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 43-21. His worst was Week 9 against JAX at 9.56, on 0 targets, final score 6-9. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 12 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 20.5; in the 12 decided by more, 25. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 22.1 points per game. He scored 23.68, 14.4% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT16-2317.2094410%100%
2MIA35-016.66053520%97%
3WAS43-2137.2204950%90%
4HOU40-020.02064120%88%
5KC38-2036.50115940%100%
6TEN31-3428.72092630%100%
8MIA26-1129.46085530%100%
9JAX6-99.56055000%100%
10NYJ45-1720.9402320%93%
11IND15-4116.16021820%89%
12NO31-626.7084340%95%
13NE10-1411.7063910%100%
14TB27-3335.2201210930%100%
15CAR31-1420.8032430%100%
16NE33-2130.960126430%100%
17ATL29-1520.90158120%100%
18NYJ27-1023.86056320%94%

Production

Carries122
Rushing yards763
Touchdowns42
Points per game23.68
Yards per carry6.25

Role

Snap share96.82%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0.06
Rushing EPA per game3.27

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share28.3%
Goal-line carry share32.1%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs5.94

Who else ate

The offense threw it 655 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs26.37%
Cole Beasley18.01%
Emmanuel Sanders11.58%
Dawson Knox11.41%
Gabe Davis10.13%
Devin Singletary8.04%

Blowouts against close games

9 of his 17 games were blowouts, 54.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 24.32 in those and 20.48 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against DEN — 37.66 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 48-19. His worst was Week 8 against NE at 12.46, on 0 targets, final score 24-21. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24.6; in the 10 decided by more, 24.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 22.4 points per game. He scored 24.75, 10% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ27-1728.180145730%100%
2MIA31-2834.5041940%100%
3LA35-3231.2404850%100%
4LV30-2325.4203-130%100%
5TEN16-4216.32041820%90%
6KC17-2615.08084220%100%
7NYJ18-1016.380116100%100%
8NE24-2112.460102310%100%
9SEA44-3436071440%100%
10ARI30-3227.361273832.2%100%
12LAC27-1715.48093220%98%
13SF34-2430.1061140%100%
14PIT26-1518.32062820%100%
15DEN48-1937.66033340%99%
16NE38-932.3043540%79%
17MIA56-2619.2602330%55%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards12
Carries102
Rushing yards421
Touchdowns46
Points per game24.75
Yards per target12
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry4.13

Role

Snap share95.06%
Target share0.14%
Air-yards share-0.09%
WOPR0.001

Efficiency

Average depth of target-5
Yards after catch per reception17
Yards before catch per reception-5
Total YAC17
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted156.2
Receiving EPA per game0.14
Rushing EPA per game0.01

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share26.7%
Goal-line carry share37.5%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.86
Expected rushing TDs5.93

Who else ate

The offense threw it 595 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs29.12%
Cole Beasley18.77%
Gabe Davis10.88%
John Brown9.12%
Devin Singletary8.77%
Dawson Knox7.72%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 26.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 26.39 in those and 24.56 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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