Should I draft Kylen Granson in 2026?

He is not currently on our 2026 board. His full statistical record is on this page.

What were Kylen Granson's 2025 stats?

7 receptions on 9 targets for 40 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0.92 PPR points per game across 12 games.

Which players is Kylen Granson most similar to?

The five most similar production seasons on record are Ian Thomas (2023), Will Dissly (2023), John Bates (2024), Durham Smythe (2024), Harrison Bryant (2024). What matters is what happened to them the following year: Ian Thomas -1%, Will Dissly +219.4%, John Bates +6.5%, Durham Smythe +26.5%, Harrison Bryant +48.9%.

Did Kylen Granson outperform his expected points?

His 2025 usage was worth 1.4 points per game and he scored 0.92, 32.5% below it.

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Kylen Granson — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 0.92 points per game in 2025, usage worth 1.4.

28 years old · 5 seasons of experience · 2021 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.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Philadelphia Eagles returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, oc. Jalen Hurts at quarterback, Nick Sirianni as head coach, Sean Mannion calling it. The offense projects to 31 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27.4 rushes.

In: Makai Lemon (wr2), Marquise Brown (wr3), Dontayvion Wicks (wr4), Elijah Moore (wr6), Quez Watkins (wr7), Dameon Pierce (rb4), Eli Stowers (te2). Out: AJ Brown (wr1), Britain Covey (wr3), Johnny Wilson (wr4), Grant Calcaterra (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Devonta Smith	17.8%
Dallas Goedert	17.4%
Makai Lemon	17.1%
Elijah Moore	10%
Eli Stowers	8.9%
Saquon Barkley	6.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: If the Eagles can get their offense humming again, this is an offense you want to own a lot of players in. They can produce at a very high level for you. Hurts in particular regardless of play will be a top QB because of the tush push.

Key additions: Drafted WR Makai Lemon 1st round. Traded for Packers WR Dontayvion Wicks, Signed Hollywood Brown. Drafted TE Eli Stowers (great passing catching TE)

Key departures: AJ Brown. He is going to be traded to the Patriots in June 2026.

Notes: AJ Brown is going to be traded to the Patriots. He will not be on the team. Devonta Smith is primed to BREAKOUT as a WR1 IF he can maintain target share. Drafted Makai Lemon Round 1, Eli Stowers (great receiving TE who was also scouted as WR). Eagles also traded for Dontayvion Wicks from Packers who is a talented WR but hasn't put it all together yet. Signed Marquiese Brown in free agency who is expected to operate as WR3/4. There are a lot of mouths to feed on this offense and not all of them can be fantasy relevant. Saquon had a rough 2025 season but should be great in 2026 IF Jalen Hurts can improve his level of play. There are a lot of targets available with AJ Brown leaving.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jalen Hurts returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (29.2 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 31 att/g; New OC Sean Mannion — pass rate and tempo may shift.

Offensive environment: PHI rates 23.5 against a league average of 23, 0.5 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	+7.6 · easier
Weeks 1–6	+5.6 · easier
Weeks 12–17	+4.2 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)	-6.1 · 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.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

Season	Games missed	Main beneficiary	Their PPR gain
2023	2	Andrew Ogletree	+2.3
2022	3	Jelani Woods	+-0.6

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 -6.1% 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.

Player	Season	Their PPG	Similarity	Next year
Ian Thomas	2023	1.3	76%	-1%
Will Dissly	2023	3.1	74%	+219.4%
John Bates	2024	1.1	73%	+6.5%
Durham Smythe	2024	1	71%	+26.5%
Harrison Bryant	2024	2.9	69%	+48.9%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 4 gained value, 0 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

Monthly superflex value, 2021-05 to 2026-07. Up 26% across the series, peaking at 993.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted	2021, round 4, pick 127 by IND
College	SMU
Age at draft	23

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game	3
Week-to-week variation	1.1
Boom rate	5.9%
Bust rate	39.2%
Games missed per season	1
Injury history	Ankle, Concussion

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 · PHI · 12 games

His best game was Week 18 against WAS — 7 PPR on 5 targets and a 14.7% target share, in a game that finished 17-24. His worst was Week 17 against BUF at 0, on 0 targets, final score 13-12. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 1.4 points per game. He scored 0.92, 32.5% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

Wk	Opp	Score	PPR	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt%	Snap%
1	DAL	24-20	1.1	1	1	1	5%	27%
2	KC	20-17	1.5	1	1	5	4.8%	57%
3	LA	33-26	0	0	0	0	0%	3%
4	TB	31-25	0	0	0	0	0%	7%
5	DEN	17-21	0	0	0	0	0%	36%
10	GB	10-7	0	0	0	0	0%	27%
11	DET	16-9	1.4	1	2	4	7.4%	21%
14	LAC	19-22	0	0	0	0	0%	3%
15	LV	31-0	0	0	0	0	0%	26%
16	WAS	29-18	0	0	0	0	0%	11%
17	BUF	13-12	0	0	0	0	0%	19%
18	WAS	17-24	7	4	5	30	14.7%	77%

Production

Receptions	7
Targets	9
Receiving yards	40
Touchdowns	0
Points per game	0.92
Yards per target	4.44
Catch rate	77.78%

Role

Snap share	26.17%
Target share	2.66%
Air-yards share	1.61%
WOPR	0.052
RACR	0.23

Efficiency

Average depth of target	7.4
Yards after catch per reception	1.9
Yards before catch per reception	3.9
Total YAC	13
Broken tackles	0
Drop rate	0.1%
Passer rating when targeted	85.2
Receiving EPA per game	-0.15

Scoring position

Red-zone targets	1
Red-zone target share	1.6%
End-zone target share	0%
Expected receiving TDs	0.15
Actual receiving TDs	0
Receiving TD luck	-0.15

Who else ate

The offense threw it 497 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

A.J. Brown	26.08%
DeVonta Smith	24.35%
Dallas Goedert	17.67%
Saquon Barkley	10.78%
Jahan Dotson	7.76%
Grant Calcaterra	2.8%

By quarterback

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

QB	Games	Targets	PPG	Y/T	Tgt%
Jalen Hurts	11	4	0.36	2.5	1.56%
Tanner McKee	1	5	7	6	14.7%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 12 games were blowouts, 0% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 0 in those and 1.1 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · IND · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against DEN — 7.7 PPR on 4 targets and a 11.1% target share, in a game that finished 13-31. His worst was Week 13 against NE at 0, on 3 targets, final score 25-24. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 16 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 1.2; in the 4 decided by more, 4.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.9 points per game. He scored 2.01, 41.3% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.2 expected, a gap of -1.2.

Wk	Opp	Score	PPR	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt%	Snap%
1	HOU	27-29	0	0	1	0	5.3%	56%
2	GB	10-16	1.9	1	2	9	6.5%	59%
3	CHI	21-16	5	1	1	40	5.6%	48%
4	PIT	27-24	0	0	0	0	0%	30%
5	JAX	34-37	0	0	0	0	0%	26%
6	TEN	20-17	0	0	1	0	2.8%	24%
7	MIA	16-10	0	0	2	0	9.1%	23%
8	HOU	20-23	1.4	1	2	4	6.5%	31%
9	MIN	13-21	3.2	1	1	22	3.7%	44%
10	BUF	20-30	3.5	2	2	15	5.7%	38%
11	NYJ	28-27	1.4	1	2	4	7.1%	46%
12	DET	6-24	0	0	2	0	8%	64%
13	NE	25-24	0	0	3	0	12.5%	52%
15	DEN	13-31	7.7	3	4	47	11.1%	36%
17	NYG	33-45	6.4	3	4	34	10.8%	40%
18	JAX	26-23	1.7	1	4	7	10.3%	41%

Production

Receptions	14
Targets	31
Receiving yards	182
Touchdowns	0
Points per game	2.01
Yards per target	5.87
Catch rate	45.16%

Role

Snap share	41.13%
Target share	6.56%
Air-yards share	6.63%
WOPR	0.145
RACR	0.759

Efficiency

Average depth of target	11.3
Yards after catch per reception	7.8
Yards before catch per reception	5.2
Total YAC	109
Broken tackles	0
Drop rate	0%
Passer rating when targeted	37.3
Receiving EPA per game	-0.53

Scoring position

Red-zone targets	6
Red-zone target share	9.4%
End-zone target share	0%
Expected receiving TDs	1.2
Actual receiving TDs	0
Receiving TD luck	-1.2

Who else ate

The offense threw it 513 times. He took 6.31% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Michael Pittman	22.61%
Josh Downs	21.79%
Alec Pierce	14.05%
Adonai Mitchell	11.2%
Jonathan Taylor	6.31%
Kylen Granson ←	6.31%

By quarterback

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

QB	Games	Targets	PPG	Y/T	Tgt%
Anthony Richardson	9	19	1.93	5.47	7.97%
Joe Flacco	7	12	2.11	6.5	4.76%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 23.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.85 in those and 1.22 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · IND · 15 games

His best game was Week 16 against ATL — 11.2 PPR on 7 targets and a 20% target share, in a game that finished 10-29. His worst was Week 12 against TB at 0, on 1 targets, final score 27-20. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.5; in the 7 decided by more, 6.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.8 points per game. He scored 4.87, 15.6% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

Wk	Opp	Score	PPR	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt%	Snap%
1	JAX	21-31	7.9	4	6	39	0	15.4%	61%
2	HOU	31-20	10.6	3	4	16	1	12.9%	65%
3	BAL	22-19	2.9	2	4	9	0	9.5%	52%
4	LA	23-29	4.4	2	5	24	0	20.8%	55%
5	TEN	23-16	3.5	2	3	15	0	12.5%	39%
6	JAX	20-37	9.7	3	4	67	0	7.7%	58%
9	CAR	27-13	0	0	2	0	0	8.3%	49%
10	NE	10-6	1.5	1	2	5	0	7.7%	56%
12	TB	27-20	0	0	1	0	0	2.5%	42%
13	TEN	31-28	10.4	3	3	72	0	7.3%	34%
14	CIN	14-34	3.7	2	4	17	0	10.5%	38%
15	PIT	30-13	1.6	1	1	6	0	3.7%	30%
16	ATL	10-29	11.2	5	7	62	0	20%	39%
17	LV	23-20	2.3	1	3	13	0	15%	63%
18	HOU	19-23	3.3	1	1	23	0	4.3%	62%

Production

Receptions	30
Targets	50
Receiving yards	368
Carries	1
Rushing yards	2
Touchdowns	1
Points per game	4.87
Yards per target	7.36
Catch rate	60%
Yards per carry	2

Role

Snap share	49.53%
Target share	10.54%
Air-yards share	10.74%
WOPR	0.234
RACR	1.145

Efficiency

Average depth of target	8
Yards after catch per reception	4.3
Yards before catch per reception	8
Total YAC	128
Broken tackles	0
Drop rate	0.1%
Passer rating when targeted	89.4
Receiving EPA per game	0.76
Rushing EPA per game	0.19

Scoring position

Red-zone targets	6
Red-zone target share	9.2%
End-zone target share	5.9%
Expected receiving TDs	1.95
Actual receiving TDs	1
Receiving TD luck	-0.95

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 9.16% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Michael Pittman	28.57%
Josh Downs	17.95%
Alec Pierce	11.9%
Kylen Granson ←	9.16%
Zack Moss	6.78%
Will Mallory	4.76%

By quarterback

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

QB	Games	Targets	PPG	Y/T	Tgt%
Gardner Minshew	13	39	4.67	7.82	9.38%
Anthony Richardson	2	11	6.15	5.73	18.1%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 15 games were blowouts, 35.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.55 in those and 3.54 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · IND · 13 games

His best game was Week 4 against TEN — 10.2 PPR on 4 targets and a 11.1% target share, in a game that finished 17-24. His worst was Week 9 against NE at 0, on 1 targets, final score 3-26. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.6; in the 4 decided by more, 2.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.4 points per game. He scored 4.71, 12.6% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

Wk	Opp	Score	PPR	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt%	Snap%
1	HOU	20-20	5.2	3	7	22	14.3%	55%
2	JAX	0-24	3.4	2	2	14	6.9%	54%
3	KC	20-17	2.7	2	2	7	5.6%	42%
4	TEN	17-24	10.2	4	4	62	11.1%	45%
5	DEN	12-9	2.6	1	3	16	8.3%	48%
6	JAX	34-27	7.8	4	4	38	7.1%	38%
7	TEN	10-19	1.6	1	1	6	2.4%	33%
8	WAS	16-17	4.1	3	3	11	13%	55%
9	NE	3-26	0	0	1	0	3.6%	42%
10	LV	25-20	9.7	4	4	57	14.8%	46%
11	PHI	16-17	2.6	1	1	16	3.2%	38%
13	DAL	19-54	5.9	4	6	19	17.1%	57%
15	MIN	36-39	5.4	2	2	34	6.5%	33%

Production

Receptions	31
Targets	40
Receiving yards	302
Carries	1
Touchdowns	0
Points per game	4.71
Yards per target	7.55
Catch rate	77.5%

Role

Snap share	45.08%
Target share	8.76%
Air-yards share	8.61%
WOPR	0.193
RACR	1.164

Efficiency

Average depth of target	6.5
Yards after catch per reception	4
Yards before catch per reception	5.7
Total YAC	124
Broken tackles	0
Drop rate	0.1%
Passer rating when targeted	66.9
Receiving EPA per game	-0.06
Rushing EPA per game	-0.13

Scoring position

Red-zone targets	3
Red-zone target share	4.8%
End-zone target share	3.6%
Expected receiving TDs	0.39
Actual receiving TDs	0
Receiving TD luck	-0.39

Who else ate

The offense threw it 604 times. He took 6.91% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Michael Pittman	24.35%
Parris Campbell	15.72%
Alec Pierce	13.47%
Jonathan Taylor	6.91%
Kylen Granson ←	6.91%
Jelani Woods	6.91%

By quarterback

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

QB	Games	Targets	PPG	Y/T	Tgt%
Matt Ryan	11	36	5.19	8.08	8.85%
Sam Ehlinger	2	4	2.05	2.75	8.3%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 15.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.1 in those and 5.59 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · IND · 10 games

His best game was Week 12 against TB — 4.2 PPR on 2 targets and a 4.7% target share, in a game that finished 31-38. His worst was Week 7 against SF at 0, on 1 targets, final score 30-18. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.6; in the 5 decided by more, 1.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.6 points per game. He scored 2.16, 17.6% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.19 expected, a gap of -1.2.

Wk	Opp	Score	PPR	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt%	Snap%
4	MIA	27-17	1.3	1	2	3	6.3%	42%
5	BAL	25-31	3.9	2	2	19	5.9%	12%
7	SF	30-18	0	0	1	0	3.8%	7%
8	TEN	31-34	1	1	1	0	2.1%	13%
9	NYJ	45-30	3.7	1	1	27	3.4%	6%
10	JAX	23-17	2.5	1	1	15	3%	19%
11	BUF	41-15	1.8	1	2	8	10%	35%
12	TB	31-38	4.2	2	2	22	4.7%	13%
13	HOU	31-0	1.6	1	2	6	9.1%	42%
16	ARI	22-16	1.6	1	1	6	3.6%	46%

Production

Receptions	11
Targets	15
Receiving yards	106
Touchdowns	0
Points per game	2.16
Yards per target	7.07
Catch rate	73.33%

Role

Snap share	23.5%
Target share	5.19%
Air-yards share	3.14%
WOPR	0.102
RACR	3.309

Efficiency

Average depth of target	3.9
Yards after catch per reception	6.9
Yards before catch per reception	2.7
Total YAC	76
Broken tackles	0
Drop rate	0%
Passer rating when targeted	92.6
Receiving EPA per game	0.43

Scoring position

Red-zone targets	4
Red-zone target share	5.9%
End-zone target share	0%
Expected receiving TDs	1.19
Actual receiving TDs	0
Receiving TD luck	-1.19

Who else ate

The offense threw it 521 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Michael Pittman	25.75%
Zach Pascal	13.77%
Nyheim Miller-Hines	11.38%
Jonathan Taylor	10.18%
Mo Alie-Cox	8.98%
Jack Doyle	8.58%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 10 games were blowouts, 15.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.7 in those and 2.64 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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