Kenyon Sadiq
Overview
Board Oct 12Week 5 rest-of-season review, Oct 12, 2026. The three reads are where our backtested model, the betting market and his 2026 production each place him at TE; our board rank is the call.
Where his stats say he could finish from here: TE14 to TE23. Our rank stays the call.
2026 so far5 games
- 4.64 yards of separation (NGS) (3rd of 40 TEs)
- 45% of snaps (40th of 48 TEs)
- 7% of NYJ's red-zone targets (41st of 48 TEs)
Ranked among 48 qualified TEs this season.
80% range 3.8–11.2 half-PPR points a game. Biggest inputs: trade value now +0.5, college seasons +0.3, points so far +0.3, target share +0.2. The model informs the rank; it does not set it.
Week 6
Lines Oct 14NYJ
NEUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a NYJ team total of 18. Rank is among every TE we project this week.
Allowed to TEs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Brock Bowers (W5, 23 PPR, 8/10 110 yds); Pat Freiermuth (W2, 7.4 PPR, 4/5 32 yds); Brenton Strange (W3, 6.2 PPR, 3/5 32 yds).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #16 against the pass, #21 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: receiving fantasy points NE allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Kenyon Sadiq's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
2-3 rec on 3 tgt, 1 fum lost
Game log
2026 · through W5Every gametap a game for the detail
NYJ +1.5 (closing) · total 39.5 · 90°F, wind 2 mph · 7 days rest · Injury report: practice FP
Projected 5.6 (TE26) · NYJ +3.5 (closing) · total 44.5 · 69°F, wind 7 mph · 7 days rest
Projected 6.1 (TE23) · NYJ +7 (closing) · total 49.5 · indoors · 7 days rest
Projected 9.2 (TE11) · NYJ +3.5 (closing) · total 43.5 · 72°F, wind 3 mph · 7 days rest · Injury report: game status Q, practice LP
Projected 9.0 (TE10) · NYJ -2.5 (closing) · total 38.5 · 7 days rest
D# = the opponent's rank against TEs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at TE that week.
Usage
What changedlast 3 full games vs. before
| W1, W2 | W3, W4, W5 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap share | 39.0% | 48.7% | +9.7 |
| Target share | 10.7% | 19.7% | +9.0 |
| Air-yard share | 1.6% | 13.6% | +12.0 |
| Targets a game | 3.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
Games he left injured are left out of both sides.
NYJ target treeshare of team targets, 2026
Season to date, games each player played.
Role details2026, through Week 5
Advanced
Percentile against the TEs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.
Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play
2 TDs on 0.61 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›
Leaderboardstop 10 among TEs, 2026
Splits
As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5
| Situation | Tgt | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds/tgt | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All targets | 21 | 14-146-1 | 7.07.1 | -0.130.25 |
| Red zone5% of targets | 1 | 1-4-0 | 4.04.6 | -3.700.61 |
| Third down24% of targets | 5 | 3-22-0 | 4.46.6 | -1.340.21 |
| Score within 781% of targets | 17 | 10-86-1 | 5.17.0 | -0.310.22 |
| Trailing by 8+10% of targets | 2 | 2-46-0 | 23.06.7 | 1.210.20 |
| Leading by 8+10% of targets | 2 | 2-14-0 | 7.08.9 | 0.070.54 |
| Two-minute drill19% of targets | 4 | 2-15-0 | 3.86.4 | -0.310.23 |
| Vs. the blitz29% of targets | 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.76.8 | -0.490.20 |
| No blitz71% of targets | 15 | 12-142-1 | 9.57.2 | 0.020.27 |
| Play action14% of targets | 3 | 2-50-0 | 16.77.3 | 0.820.25 |
| With motion67% of targets | 14 | 9-72-1 | 5.17.4 | -0.060.29 |
| Screens19% of targets | 4 | 3-11-0 | 2.85.8 | -0.350.03 |
Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 15 of his 21 charted targets were catchable; 1 drop, 1 of 1 contested caught.
Team
NYJNew York Jets offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs TEN | 23-10 | 19.0 | 40%−13.5 | Smith24 att |
| W2vs GB | 17-20 | 20.5 | 62%−1.0 | Smith41 att |
| W3vs DET | 24-31 | 21.3 | 70%−1.8 | Smith37 att |
| W4vs CHI | 12-23 | 20.0 | 56%−8.4 | Smith15 att |
| W5vs CLE | 17-12 | 20.5 | 53%−7.8 | Smith30 att |
Depth chartTE, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs
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: Aaron Glenn. QB: Geno Smith (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Charts
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Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026NYJ | 5 | 14-146-121 tgt, 16.1% share | 6.4TE24 | 6.7+7.2 |
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).
Health
Questionable · concern medium · through Week 6. Concussion in the third quarter of Week 5 vs Cleveland. Aaron Glenn says he 'checked out just fine,' but he must clear protocol for Week 6 at New England.
Our note, Oct 13, 2026 · NFL.com news roundup (Mon 10/12); Forbes injury report (Tue 10/13)
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = 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
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (5,734). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. TEs about 22 valued near #51 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 31 players' worth).
140.6 overall, TE18. Yahoo 129.7 · ESPN 136.7 · Sleeper 137.5 · CBS 158.7 · Underdog 172.0
Profile
Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010
College production
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds share | Dominator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Oregon | 11 | 40-490-8 | 17.2% | 24.6 |
| 2024Oregon | 12 | 23-298-2 | 8.9% | 8.3 |
| 2023Oregon | 4 | 4-21-0 | 1.6% | 0.8 |
Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.
GWTTKB takes
Elite, top-of-scale athletic testing across nearly every measured metric for the position, but landing on a bad offense with real target competition (an established #1 WR, a featured RB, and other pass-catchers all ahead of him in the pecking order). Read is genuine long- term upside as a player, but very unlikely to produce fantasy-relevant volume specifically in year one.