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Keenan Allen — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 10.75 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 201.6, usage worth 12.3.

33 years old · 13 seasons of experience · 2013 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 201.6
Consensus across 2 books, standard deviation 44.8, 63.3 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER233.2
ESPN169.9
UNDERDOG206.3
FFA230

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 17, pick 10 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR160
ADP standard deviation44.8 picks

The offense he plays in, 2026

Los Angeles Chargers returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing oc. Justin Herbert at quarterback, Jim Harbaugh as head coach, Mike McDaniel calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27 rushes.

In: Brenen Thompson (wr4), Luke Grimm (wr7), Keaton Mitchell (rb2), Charlie Kolar (te2). Out: Keenan Allen (wr3), Tyler Conklin (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Ladd McConkey24.2%
Quentin Johnston18.9%
Tre' Harris13.3%
Oronde Gadsden10.6%
Omarion Hampton10%
Brenen Thompson8.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: The top targets and back in this offense will be STELLAR fantasy assets in 2026 and beyond. Herbert SHOULD have a killer season in 2026.

Key additions: Joe Alt & Slater are back. This offense should do a complete 180. Joe Alt & Slater return in 2026 from injury & Chargers add Jake Slaughter LG in the 2nd round of 2026 draft. Sign Tyler Biadasz C, and RG Cole Strange. Entire different O ine from later year. Signed RB Keaton Mitchell to 2 year deal. Signed FB Alex Ingold from Miami. Biggest change is teh offensive Genius Mike McDaniel is the new OC.

Key departures: Keenan Allen remains a free agent and is not currently expected back with the Chargers

Notes: Chargers bring in Mike McDaniel as offensvie coordinator who could SUPERCHARGE offense. Herbert ascending as top 7 dynasty QB. Keenan Allen remains a free agent. Ladd & QJ should operate as 1A & 1B with Ladd having more potential. Tre' Harris should operate as WR3 if no one else is brought in. TE Oronde Gadsden could be very good. RB room is complex. Hampton is the presumed starter week 1 with massive potential but Vidal has been very capable as a back up & chargers also signed Keaton Mitchell to 2 year deal in free agency. Question mark people should think about in usage. Thompson round 4.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Justin Herbert returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (33.5 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.5 att/g; New OC Mike McDaniel — pass rate and tempo may shift.

Offensive environment: LAC rates 24.3 against a league average of 23, 1.3 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-2.5 · harder
Weeks 1–6-7.8 · harder
Weeks 12–17+1.1 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+0.6 · neutral

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
20234Alex Erickson+6.3
20226Mike Williams+5.8

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 -15.6% 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 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
Michael Pittman202410.473%+14.8%
Terry McLaurin202415.866%-16.4%
Diontae Johnson20248.165%-53.6%
Mike Evans202417.264%-16.5%
DK Metcalf202412.762%-4.3%

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

02,0004,0006,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 80% across the series, peaking at 6,487.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Height6′2″
Weight206 lb
40-yard dash4.58s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game15.1
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate19.4%
Bust rate20.9%
Games missed per season1.8
Injury historyHamstring, Heel
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.23

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 · LAC · 17 games

His best game was Week 7 against IND — 28.9 PPR on 14 targets and a 25.9% target share, in a game that finished 24-38. His worst was Week 17 against HOU at 2.7, on 3 targets, final score 16-20. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.7; in the 9 decided by more, 11.7. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.3 points per game. He scored 10.75, 15.2% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1KC27-2119.871068129.4%62%
2LV20-917.15761125.9%55%
3DEN23-2019.571165124.4%65%
4NYG18-218.75737018.4%78%
5WAS10-2710.85958028.1%58%
6MIA29-276.74727018.4%56%
7IND24-3828.91114119125.9%64%
8MIN37-108.44544020.8%25%
9TEN27-206.12541017.9%37%
10PIT25-103.92519015.2%51%
11JAX6-359.34653025%75%
13LV31-1474530023.8%60%
14PHI22-195.23322013%57%
15KC16-138.65736026.9%42%
16DAL34-179.45544017.9%47%
17HOU16-202.7131709.7%57%
18DEN3-1910.671336034.2%54%

Production

Receptions81
Targets122
Receiving yards777
Touchdowns4
Points per game10.75
Yards per target6.37
Catch rate66.39%

Role

Snap share55.47%
Target share22.05%
Air-yards share22.78%
WOPR0.491
RACR0.836

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.4
Yards after catch per reception2.9
Yards before catch per reception6.7
Total YAC231
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted88
Receiving EPA per game2.05

Scoring position

Red-zone targets17
Red-zone target share21%
End-zone target share31.4%
Expected receiving TDs4.53
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck-0.53

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game34 of 44
Yards per target42 of 44
Target share23 of 44
Air-yards share37 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 569 times. He took 22.63% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen 22.63%
Ladd McConkey19.67%
Quentin Johnston15.58%
Oronde Gadsden II12.8%
Tre Harris7.98%
Omarion Hampton6.49%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Justin Herbert1610910.766.821.29%
Trey Lance11310.62.7734.2%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 24.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8.98 in those and 9.66 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · CHI · 15 games

His best game was Week 16 against DET — 29.1 PPR on 13 targets and a 35.1% target share, in a game that finished 17-34. His worst was Week 18 against GB at 3.5, on 3 targets, final score 24-22. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.6; in the 7 decided by more, 14.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.3 points per game. He scored 12.29, 14% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TEN24-176.941129037.9%68%
4LA24-184.93319013.6%68%
5CAR36-106.33633021.4%81%
6JAX35-1621.15541219.2%80%
8WAS15-185.92739033.3%97%
9ARI9-297.641036027.8%93%
10NE3-199.45644023.1%93%
11GB19-208.14841025.8%92%
12MIN27-3023.691586131.9%89%
13DET20-2324.35873222.2%96%
14SF13-3863530020.8%89%
15MIN12-3020.261382141.9%82%
16DET17-3429.1913141135.1%92%
17SEA3-67.55825030.8%95%
18GB24-223.53325012.5%87%

Production

Receptions70
Targets121
Receiving yards744
Touchdowns7
Points per game12.29
Yards per target6.15
Catch rate57.85%

Role

Snap share86.8%
Target share26.49%
Air-yards share29.01%
WOPR0.6
RACR0.875

Efficiency

Average depth of target9
Yards after catch per reception3.4
Yards before catch per reception7.2
Total YAC240
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted95.2
Receiving EPA per game1.42

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share22.1%
End-zone target share30.3%
Expected receiving TDs4.02
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck0.98

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game31 of 51
Yards per target48 of 51
Target share13 of 51
Air-yards share32 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 566 times. He took 23% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

D.J. Moore26.62%
Keenan Allen 23%
Rome Odunze19.2%
Cole Kmet10.46%
D'Andre Swift9.89%
Roschon Johnson3.8%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 15 games were blowouts, 49% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 15.05 in those and 10.59 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · LAC · 13 games

His best game was Week 3 against MIN — 45.46 PPR on 20 targets and a 41.7% target share, in a game that finished 28-24. His worst was Week 7 against KC at 9.5, on 9 targets, final score 17-31. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 25.4; in the 5 decided by more, 15.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.8 points per game. He scored 21.45, 8.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIA34-3614.26976029%91%
2TEN24-2731.1810111225.6%94%
3MIN28-2445.461820215141.7%89%
4LV24-1712.23532120.8%75%
6DAL17-2021.571185129.7%96%
7KC17-319.54955030%94%
8CHI30-1314.981069026.3%80%
9NYJ27-615.78977032.1%86%
10DET38-4140.51114175235%75%
11GB20-2327.61016116144.4%94%
12BAL10-2022.61416106039%98%
13NE6-010.85958025%89%
14DEN7-2412.861268029.3%96%

Production

Receptions108
Targets150
Receiving yards1,243
Carries2
Rushing yards6
Touchdowns8
Points per game21.45
Yards per target8.29
Catch rate72%
Yards per carry3

Role

Snap share89%
Target share31.38%
Air-yards share40.63%
WOPR0.755
RACR0.847

Efficiency

Average depth of target9.6
Yards after catch per reception3.7
Yards before catch per reception7.8
Total YAC396
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted106.6
Receiving EPA per game4.68
Rushing EPA per game0.01

Scoring position

Red-zone targets14
Red-zone target share17.9%
End-zone target share22.2%
Red-zone carry share1.4%
Expected receiving TDs4.02
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck0.98
Expected rushing TDs0.12

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game3 of 51
Yards per target25 of 51
Target share3 of 51
Air-yards share6 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 632 times. He took 24.47% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen 24.47%
Austin Ekeler12.07%
Gerald Everett11.42%
Quentin Johnston10.93%
Josh Palmer9.95%
Donald Parham6.69%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Justin Herbert1213822.178.5131.55%
Easton Stick11212.85.6729.3%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 15.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 14.47 in those and 25.42 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · LAC · 10 games

His best game was Week 18 against DEN — 30.2 PPR on 11 targets and a 25% target share, in a game that finished 28-31. His worst was Week 7 against SEA at 3.1, on 2 targets, final score 23-37. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.2; in the 3 decided by more, 12.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.8 points per game. He scored 16.4, 1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 5.03 expected, a gap of -2.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LV24-1910.64466011.8%33%
7SEA23-373.1221103.9%32%
11KC27-3012.45894027.6%68%
12ARI25-2415.95749114.9%89%
13LV20-2720.861488131.1%96%
14MIA23-1721.2121492029.2%86%
15TEN17-1416.68986023.7%89%
16IND20-321.41114104046.7%84%
17LA31-1011.85660019.4%84%
18DEN28-3130.2811102225%76%

Production

Receptions66
Targets89
Receiving yards752
Carries1
Rushing yards8
Touchdowns4
Points per game16.4
Yards per target8.45
Catch rate74.16%
Yards per carry8

Role

Snap share73.7%
Target share23.33%
Air-yards share28.81%
WOPR0.55
RACR1.191

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.6
Yards after catch per reception4
Yards before catch per reception7.4
Total YAC263
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted104.7
Receiving EPA per game2.72
Rushing EPA per game0.06

Scoring position

Red-zone targets20
Red-zone target share17.9%
End-zone target share21.6%
Expected receiving TDs5.03
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-2.03

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game11 of 51
Yards per target23 of 51
Target share24 of 51
Air-yards share29 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 711 times. He took 12.99% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Austin Ekeler18.54%
Josh Palmer15.62%
Mike Williams13.58%
Keenan Allen 12.99%
Gerald Everett12.7%
DeAndre Carter9.49%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 10 games were blowouts, 20.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.6 in those and 18.24 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · LAC · 16 games

His best game was Week 9 against PHI — 22.4 PPR on 13 targets and a 35.1% target share, in a game that finished 27-24. His worst was Week 16 against HOU at 7.5, on 6 targets, final score 29-41. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.7; in the 6 decided by more, 13.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17 points per game. He scored 16.11, 5.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS20-1619913100028.3%83%
2DAL17-2014.848108020%92%
3KC30-241981250134.3%83%
4LV28-1410.671136028.9%88%
5CLE47-4213.56975021.4%91%
6BAL6-34105550012.8%91%
8NE24-2719.761177132.4%98%
9PHI27-2422.41213104035.1%90%
10MIN20-2717.881198033.3%93%
11PIT41-3720.2913112031.7%82%
12DEN13-2815.571085022.7%86%
13CIN41-2222.45834222.9%83%
15KC28-3419.861078127%78%
16HOU29-417.54635017.6%89%
17DEN34-1314.44944130%73%
18LV32-3511.26852012.5%88%

Production

Receptions106
Targets157
Receiving yards1,138
Touchdowns6
Points per game16.11
Yards per target7.25
Catch rate67.52%

Role

Snap share86.75%
Target share25.68%
Air-yards share29.76%
WOPR0.593
RACR0.932

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.4
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception7.6
Total YAC337
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted88
Receiving EPA per game1.92

Scoring position

Red-zone targets25
Red-zone target share23.4%
End-zone target share25.7%
Expected receiving TDs6.41
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck-0.41

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game11 of 48
Yards per target38 of 48
Target share14 of 48
Air-yards share21 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 673 times. He took 23.97% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen 23.97%
Mike Williams19.69%
Austin Ekeler14.35%
Jared Cook12.67%
Josh Palmer7.48%
Jalen Guyton7.33%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 16 games were blowouts, 18.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 15.6 in those and 17.74 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · LAC · 14 games

His best game was Week 11 against NYJ — 34.5 PPR on 19 targets and a 39.6% target share, in a game that finished 34-28. His worst was Week 15 against LV at 2.6, on 3 targets, final score 30-27. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 11 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.9; in the 3 decided by more, 16.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.9 points per game. He scored 17.51, 7.5% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 7 against 3.84 expected, a gap of 3.2.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CIN16-137.74837027.6%95%
2KC20-2316.671096033.3%98%
3CAR16-2130.21319132139.6%96%
4TB31-3814.281162044%94%
5NO27-3010.9222916.3%17%
7JAX39-2922.51013125031%85%
8DEN30-3121.791267128.6%98%
9LV26-3125.3911103126.8%99%
10MIA21-2912.93739121.9%86%
11NYJ34-2834.51619145139.6%95%
12BUF17-271641040119.6%94%
13NE0-459.851148021.2%86%
14ATL20-1720.291152125%78%
15LV30-272.6131709.4%36%

Production

Receptions100
Targets147
Receiving yards992
Carries1
Rushing yards-1
Touchdowns8
Points per game17.51
Yards per target6.75
Catch rate68.03%
Yards per carry-1

Role

Snap share82.64%
Target share26.71%
Air-yards share25.63%
WOPR0.58
RACR1.013

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.2
Yards after catch per reception4.4
Yards before catch per reception5.6
Total YAC437
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted90.9
Receiving EPA per game2.14
Rushing EPA per game-0.07

Scoring position

Red-zone targets17
Red-zone target share21%
End-zone target share25%
Expected receiving TDs3.84
Actual receiving TDs7
Receiving TD luck3.16

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game7 of 51
Yards per target47 of 51
Target share8 of 51
Air-yards share32 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 627 times. He took 24.34% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen 24.34%
Hunter Henry15.4%
Mike Williams14.07%
Austin Ekeler10.76%
Jalen Guyton9.11%
Kalen Ballage4.47%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Justin Herbert1313918.266.8726.64%
Tyrod Taylor187.74.6327.6%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 14 games were blowouts, 4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 9.8 in those and 17.89 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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