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Luke Musgrave — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 3.78 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 169.9, usage worth 4.3.

25 years old · 3 seasons of experience · 2023 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 169.9
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN169.9
UNDERDOG216
FFA355

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE33

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 55 points, 3.6 per game — 22.2 catches, 232 yards, 1.6 TDs. That is TE5, 297 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.1 points per game to a ceiling of 6.9, with the median at 3.6. Boom rate 93%, bust rate 42%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 169.9 on consensus and our board has him 297. We rank him 127.1 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Green Bay Packers returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1. Jordan Love at quarterback, Matt LaFleur as head coach, Adam Stenavich calling it. The offense projects to 30.2 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 28.2 rushes.

In: Skyy Moore (wr6), Will Sheppard (wr7), MarShawn Lloyd (rb3), Pierre Strong Jr. (rb4). Out: Romeo Doubs (wr1), Emmanuel Wilson (rb2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 8.3%, with a bear case of 7.5% and a bull case of 9.5% and a full range of 6.5% to 10.1%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Christian Watson17.4%
Jayden Reed17%
Matthew Golden13.9%
Tucker Kraft13.1%
Josh Jacobs9.7%
Luke Musgrave 8.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: Drafted Jager Burton C in the 5th round, extended Jayden Reed on 3 year deal.

Key departures: Rasheed Walker starting O lineman left to Panthers. RB Emmanuel Wilson left, opening up backup and 3rd down back role for another RB to fill the gap. Romeo Doubs to New England Patriots, Wicks to Eagles. Massive opportunity for Watson, Golden, and Reed. We will have to see who plays the most on 2 WR sets.

Notes: Key departures: Romeo Doubs to New England Patriots, Wicks to Eagles. Massive opportunity for Watson, Golden, and Reed. We will have to see who plays the most on 2 WR sets. Reed landed 3 year 50m extension with packers. Golden could be primed for a breakout. Kraft should be recovered from torn ACL early in the season & Musgrave will fill in if he misses time but no true upside to him. Savion Williams will compete for WR4 but it is unlikely he holds any true value. Jordan Love needs to stay healthy but could be primed for a great 2026 season. Josh Jacobs is showing signs for concern with efficiency & managers need to think about him, however, packers have not brought in any competition so in the meantime he should be ok. The departure of Emmanuel Wilson to Seattle should not be underlooked. He was a highly productive back up RB & could open the door for a healthy Josh Jacobs to return to his peak form briefly. AND another RB will assume a very potentially productive handcuff opportunity.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jordan Love returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (28.8 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30.2 att/g.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~24, prior share 10.0%, same team, OC continuity. Distribution: median 8.1%, p25-p75 [6.2%, 10.0%], tails [4.4%, 11.2%]. Closest comps: Grant Calcaterra 2024→2025 (PHI: 9.6%→6.2%); Colby Parkinson 2022→2023 (SEA: 8.4%→7.8%); Kylen Granson 2023→2024 (IND: 9.9%→7.5%). Adjustment: -5% from td_luck_breakout (TD regression risk)

self-anchored 45% to own 10.0% role (2yr), 55% to comp median 8.1%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: GB rates 24.6 against a league average of 23, 1.6 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-1.7 · harder
Weeks 1–6+5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-4.9 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+1.1 · 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
20232Tucker Kraft+8.5

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 +11.1% 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 — blended production + pedigree. The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Luke Schoonmaker20244.883%-22.6%
Irv Smith20233.468%-41.3%
Josh Oliver20234.164%+46.2%
David Njoku20204.864%+12.4%
Luke Schoonmaker20232.263%0%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 2 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2023-03 to 2026-07. Up 3% across the series, peaking at 3,167.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2023, round 2, pick 42 by GNB
CollegeOregon St.
Age at draft23
Height6′6″
Weight253 lb
40-yard dash4.61s
Vertical36″
Broad jump125″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game4.6
Week-to-week variation0.8
Boom rate4.5%
Bust rate22.7%
Games missed per season1
Injury historykidney, Ankle

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 · GB · 13 games

His best game was Week 15 against DEN — 9.2 PPR on 6 targets and a 16.7% target share, in a game that finished 26-34. His worst was Week 11 against NYG at 0.9, on 2 targets, final score 27-20. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.7; in the 5 decided by more, 2.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.3 points per game. He scored 3.78, 14.7% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DET27-131.411404.5%35%
2WAS27-185.2223207.4%31%
4DAL40-401.611602.8%30%
6CIN27-181.712707.7%34%
8PIT35-251.511502.9%19%
9CAR13-166.4333408.6%46%
10PHI7-105.3332309.1%76%
11NYG27-200.912-108%35%
12MIN23-61.712709.5%38%
13DET31-243.3112303.4%59%
14CHI28-214.22422017.4%40%
15DEN26-349.24652016.7%52%
16CHI16-226.83338012.5%76%

Production

Receptions24
Targets31
Receiving yards252
Touchdowns0
Points per game3.78
Yards per target8.13
Catch rate77.42%

Role

Snap share43.92%
Target share8.5%
Air-yards share7.05%
WOPR0.177
RACR1.235

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.6
Yards after catch per reception2.9
Yards before catch per reception7.6
Total YAC69
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted100.5
Receiving EPA per game0.78

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.4%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.15
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.15

Who else ate

The offense threw it 489 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Romeo Doubs18.48%
Christian Watson11.96%
Dontayvion Wicks10%
Josh Jacobs9.57%
Tucker Kraft9.57%
Matthew Golden9.57%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 13 games were blowouts, 3.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.7 in those and 4.71 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · GB · 7 games

His best game was Week 4 against MIN — 4.3 PPR on 3 targets and a 5.6% target share, in a game that finished 29-31. His worst was Week 16 against NO at 0, on 1 targets, final score 34-0. Across 7 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.5 points per game. He scored 1.64, 35% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PHI29-34002006.3%25%
2IND16-101.611607.7%44%
3TEN30-141.311305.3%56%
4MIN29-314.3331305.6%33%
16NO34-0001003.7%12%
17MIN25-271.411403.4%19%
18CHI22-242.9111904%26%

Production

Receptions7
Targets10
Receiving yards45
Touchdowns0
Points per game1.64
Yards per target4.5
Catch rate70%

Role

Snap share30.71%
Target share5.14%
Air-yards share3.36%
WOPR0.099
RACR1.409

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.6
Yards after catch per reception2.6
Yards before catch per reception3.9
Total YAC18
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted39.6
Receiving EPA per game-0.68

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.3%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.32
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.32

Who else ate

The offense threw it 479 times. 4 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Dontayvion Wicks16.41%
Jayden Reed16.2%
Romeo Doubs15.55%
Tucker Kraft15.12%
Christian Watson11.45%
Josh Jacobs9.29%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jordan Love471.422.434.75%
Malik Willis331.939.335.67%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 7 games were blowouts, 0% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 0 in those and 2.04 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · GB · 11 games

His best game was Week 9 against LA — 14.1 PPR on 4 targets and a 16% target share, in a game that finished 20-3. His worst was Week 4 against DET at 1.1, on 1 targets, final score 20-34. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7; in the 4 decided by more, 6.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.1 points per game. He scored 6.84, 2.3% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI38-2083450014.8%75%
2ATL24-254.52325012%88%
3NO18-1710.96849018.6%86%
4DET20-341.111102.9%25%
5LV13-179.46734024.1%69%
7DEN17-1974530015.6%67%
8MIN10-242.923907.5%72%
9LA20-314.13451116%83%
10PIT19-238.42464010.8%74%
11LAC23-206.84628015.8%64%
18CHI17-92.1111103.1%15%

Production

Receptions34
Targets46
Receiving yards352
Touchdowns1
Points per game6.84
Yards per target7.65
Catch rate73.91%

Role

Snap share65.27%
Target share12.84%
Air-yards share10.51%
WOPR0.268
RACR1.261

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.5
Yards after catch per reception5
Yards before catch per reception5.4
Total YAC169
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted102.8
Receiving EPA per game1.09

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share6.3%
End-zone target share2.2%
Expected receiving TDs1.1
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.1

Who else ate

The offense threw it 581 times. He took 8.2% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Romeo Doubs17.11%
Jayden Reed16.76%
Dontayvion Wicks10.34%
Christian Watson9.45%
Luke Musgrave 8.2%
Aaron Jones7.66%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 11 games were blowouts, 29.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11.05 in those and 7.01 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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