Josh CuevasBaltimore Ravens
TE/Baltimore Ravens

Josh Cuevas

Rookie · 6'3", 245 lb · Alabama · 2026 R5 #173
Week 6TE512.2 proj · Bench
ROS rank—Not on our board
Dynasty—No market value
01

Overview

2026 so far4 games

Points a game
4.5
TE40 of 104
Target share
7.2%
46th of 56 TEs
Targets a game
2.0
7 catches, 84 yds
Expected PPR a game
3.5
+1.8 a game vs usage
Role: low-volume tight end
  • target share up from 2% to 11.3% (W5–W6 vs W3–W4)
  • +1.15 EPA a target (1st of 56 TEs)
  • 10.5 yards a target (5th of 56 TEs)
  • 26% of snaps (55th of 56 TEs)
  • 2 targets a game (49th of 56 TEs)

Ranked among 56 qualified TEs this season.

02

Week 6

Lines Oct 18
BAL
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
CLE
LineBAL -3Total39.5BAL implied21.3Rest7 days (CLE 7)

Final: BAL 10, CLE 13

Our Week 6 projection
2.2pts
TE51
Bench
0.7tgt1.0rec13yds0.08TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a BAL team total of 23. Rank is among every TE we project this week.

Cleveland Browns defense vs TEs
#20of 32 in fantasy points allowed to TEs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
14.8
targets
8.5
rec yds
53
TD
0.7

Allowed to TEs per game across 6 games. Best games against them: Josh Cuevas (W6, 14.4 PPR, 4/5 44 yds); Darnell Washington (W4, 11.7 PPR, 3/5 27 yds); Pat Freiermuth (W4, 10.7 PPR, 3/5 17 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #5 against the pass, #26 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where CLE gives up receiving fantasy points to TEs
#20
CLE's average rank in the zones where Cuevas gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
1.4#31
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
13%0.0#1
13%1.9#28
13%0.9#21
Short 0–9
25%1.7#15
13%1.8#22
25%4.0#28
Behind line
0.2#14
0.0#1
0.3#11
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points CLE allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Josh Cuevas's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 6 games, through Week 6. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
0.5
TE80
Actual
3.6
Difference
+3.1

2-26 rec on 2 tgt

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W6
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 4.5
0510151—2—32.440.054.6614.405101—2—31.940.053.6612.405101—2—31.440.052.6610.4

Every gametap a game for the detail

W1
@ IND W 41-23
No catch, carry or pass recorded
—
W2
vs NO L 17-24
No catch, carry or pass recorded
—

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

04

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share
0%25%50%75%100%W3W4W5W625%16%15%

What changedlast 3 full games vs. before

W3W4, W5, W6Change
Snap share25.0%26.5%+1.5
Target share5.0%7.5%+2.5
Air-yard share1.7%5.9%+4.2
Targets a game1.02.3+1.3

Games he left injured are left out of both sides.

BAL target treeshare of team targets, 2026

Josh Cuevas
6.9%

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 6

Red-zone tgt share
6%
1 red-zone targets
First-read share
—
of targets as the QB’s first read
Air yards a game
12
aDOT 6.0
Snap share
19.2%
Play-action targets
—
of his targets
Targets with motion
—
of his targets
Screen targets
—
of his targets
05

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat
Fantasy points a game2+ games
4.5
42
42
48
Target share2+ games
6.9%
25
Air-yard share2+ games
4.8%
32
WOPR2+ games
0.14
27
Red-zone target share2+ games
5.6%
19
Yards per targetneeds 15+ targets
10.5
EPA per targetneeds 15+ targets
1.15
Drop rateneeds 15+ targets
0.0%
Average depth of targetneeds 15+ targets
6.0
Expected points a game2+ games
3.5
21

Percentile against the TEs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 6. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.

Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play

Expected PPR a game
3.5
what his targets and carries are usually worth
Actual PPR a game
5.4
Over expected
+1.8
points a game
TDs vs. expected
1/ 0.5
+0.50

1 TDs on 0.50 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›

06

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 6

SituationTgtRec-Yds-TDYds/tgtEPA/tgt
All targets87-84-110.57.01.150.22
Red zone13% of targets11-2-12.04.43.910.56
Inside the 1013% of targets11-2-12.03.03.910.65
Third down13% of targets11-11-011.06.40.510.17
Score within 788% of targets76-75-110.76.91.250.20
Trailing by 8+13% of targets11-9-09.06.70.440.18
Two-minute drill13% of targets11-9-09.06.20.440.19
No blitz38% of targets33-40-013.37.20.900.27
Play action25% of targets22-31-015.57.31.130.24
With motion25% of targets22-31-015.57.41.130.29

Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 3 of his 3 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 0 contested caught.

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

Tyler HuntleyQB · 2026
With
8.0
Without
1.0
With: 2 g, 3.5 tgt a game, 11.3% share · Without: 2 g (26·W3, 26·W4), 0.5 tgt a game, 2.5% 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? ›

07

Team

BAL
Points a game
26.0
8th of 32
Plays a game
60.2
20th of 32
EPA per play
0.112
8th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−9.6%
27th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
10.8
9th of 32
Motion rate
48%
11th of 32
Play-action rate
11%
17th of 32
No-huddle rate
4%
23rd of 32

Baltimore Ravens offense, 2026 through Week 6. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs IND41-2325.843%−11.6Jackson25 att
W2vs NO17-2427.060%−3.7Jackson31 att
W3vs DAL34-3128.335%−23.9Jackson20 att
W4vs TEN24-1827.053%−3.1Jackson20 att
W5vs ATL30-2320.551%−7.8Huntley32 att
W6vs CLE10-1021.360%−7.7Huntley31 att

Depth chartTE, Oct 18

TE3
Josh Cuevas
TE4
Nick Vannett

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs

W6
@CLE
#20
W7
CIN
#25
W8
@BUF
#15
W9
JAX
#7
W10
LAC
#9
W11
@CAR
#24
W12
@HOU
#6
W13
BYE
W14
TB
#22
W15
@PIT
#16
W16
CLE
#20
W17
@CIN
#25
W18
PIT
#16
Next 4
#17
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#20
average rank
Bye
W13

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to TEs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Jesse Minter. QB: Tyler Huntley (most pass attempts, Week 6).

08

Charts

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09

Career

Points a game by season
’265.4
’264.5
’263.6

Season by season

YearGRec-Yds-TDPts/gxFP/g
2026BAL47-84-18 tgt, 6.9% share4.5TE403.5+7.3

Under points a game: his rank at TE 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).

10

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 16 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
✓
W6
✓

✓ = 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.

Teammates on the report

questionable

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

11

Value

Market Oct 10
Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

303.0 overall, TE100. ESPN 170.0 · Sleeper 436.0

12

Profile

Draft
R5 #173
2026 · 16th TE · BAL
Size
6'3"
245 lb
College
Alabama

Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'3"
17
Weight
245 lb
24
40-yard dash
4.65s
71
Vertical
34"
54
Broad jump
118"
54
3-cone
7.37s
16
Shuttle
4.38s
50
speed
64

College production

YearGRec-Yds-TDYds shareDominator
2025Alabama1030-341-411.6%13.5
2024Alabama915-213-19.2%8.0
2023Washington64-164-17.5%6.6
2022Cal Poly1158-678-619.7%21.9

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-19. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.