Should I start Nate Adkins in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Nate Adkins at 1.1 half-PPR points (1.5 PPR), TE62 at his position, tier Bench, at home against Seattle Seahawks.

How has Nate Adkins played in 2026?

3 games, 6.2 half-PPR points a game (6.9 PPR), TE26 in points per game among 102 TEs with 2+ games: 4-40-2 on 5 tgt · 1-6 rush.

TE/Denver Broncos

Nate Adkins

4th season · undrafted or pre-2015

HealthyW6 vs SEA · Thu 8:15 PMBye W10

Week 6TE621.1 proj · Bench

ROS rank—Not on our board

Dynasty—No market value

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Overview

2026 so far3 games

Points a game

6.2

TE26 of 102

Target share

5.7%

5 targets

Targets a game

1.7

4 catches, 40 yds

Week 6

Lines Oct 14

DEN

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:15 PM ET

Empower Field at Mile High

SEA

LineSEA -2.5Total40.5DEN implied19Rest4 days (SEA 4)Forecast45°F, wind 4 mph, 31% rain

Our Week 6 projection

1.1pts

TE62

Bench

1.0tgt0.7rec5yds0.04TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a DEN team total of 18.75. Rank is among every TE we project this week.

Seattle Seahawks defense vs TEs

#13of 32 in fantasy points allowed to TEs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

10.0

targets

6.6

rec yds

0.4

Allowed to TEs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Trey McBride (W2, 18.1 PPR, 8/10 41 yds); Oronde Gadsden II (W4, 8.8 PPR, 5/8 36 yds); George Kittle (W5, 7.4 PPR, 5/6 24 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #2 against the pass, #3 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where SEA gives up receiving fantasy points to TEs

SEA's average rank in the zones where Adkins gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

0.0#1

Middle 10–19

20%0.4#10

0.0#1

0.4#9

Short 0–9

3.9#29

1.0#13

80%1.0#3

Behind line

0.2#12

0.2#26

0.7#28

StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points SEA allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Nate Adkins'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.

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

2.1

TE47

Actual

0.0

Difference

−2.1

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

Game log

2026 · through W5

Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 6.2

Every gametap a game for the detail

@ SF L 14-24

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

@ LAC W 23-17

No catch, carry or pass recorded

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

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share

DEN target treeshare of team targets, 2026

21.3%

17.1%

16.9%

12.0%

10.0%

5.8%

5.7%

Season to date, games each player played.

Advanced

Leaderboardstop 10 among TEs, 2026

3rdBroken tackles (rushing + receiving)

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

Situation	Tgt	Rec-Yds-TD	Yds/tgt	EPA/tgt
All targets	5	4-40-2	8.07.1	1.060.25
Red zone60% of targets	3	2-15-2	5.04.6	1.190.61
Inside the 1060% of targets	3	2-15-2	5.03.1	1.190.68
Score within 780% of targets	4	3-32-1	8.07.0	0.810.22
Trailing by 8+20% of targets	1	1-8-1	8.06.7	2.020.20
Two-minute drill20% of targets	1	0-0-0	0.06.4	-0.460.23
Vs. the blitz20% of targets	1	1-18-0	18.06.8	0.990.20
No blitz80% of targets	4	3-22-2	5.57.2	1.070.27
Play action80% of targets	4	3-32-1	8.07.3	0.810.25
With motion80% of targets	4	3-32-1	8.07.4	0.810.29

Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 4 of his 5 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 1 contested caught.

Against coverage2023-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)

Coverage	Tgt	Yds/tgt	Caught	EPA/tgt
Man	12	5.3	75%	+0.21
Zone	20	6.1	80%	+0.35

Do some receivers really beat man coverage? ›

Team

DEN

Points a game

19.4

26th of 32

Plays a game

57.2

29th of 32

EPA per play

-0.066

24th of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−4.7%

15th of 32

Red-zone plays a game

9.0

19th of 32

Motion rate

46%

17th of 32

Play-action rate

11%

16th of 32

No-huddle rate

20th of 32

Denver Broncos 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 KC	10-31	20.0	70%−0.3	Nix28 att
W2vs JAX	20-13	24.0	55%−1.4	Nix31 att
W3vs LA	30-26	22.5	60%−4.3	Nix34 att
W4vs SF	14-24	22.8	65%−7.6	Nix42 att
W5vs LAC	23-17	23.0	49%−8.8	Nix27 att

Depth chartTE, Oct 14

TE1

Evan Engram

TE2

Adam Trautman

TE3

Nate Adkins

TE4

Dallen Bentley

TE5

Caleb Lohner

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs

SEA

#13

@ARI

#28

#31

@CAR

#24

W10

BYE

W11

#27

W12

@PIT

#16

W13

MIA

#29

W14

@NYJ

W15

@LV

#27

W16

BUF

#15

W17

@NE

#11

W18

LAC

Next 4

#24

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#18

average rank

Bye

W10

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: Sean Payton. QB: Bo Nix (most pass attempts, Week 5).

Career

Points a game by season

Season by season

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Pts/g	xFP/g
2026DEN	3	4-40-25 tgt, 5.6% share	6.2TE26	—
2025DEN	6	6-48-111 tgt, 4.6% share, routes 22%	2.3	3.1−3.9
2024DEN	15	14-115-315 tgt, 4.0% share, routes 27%	2.4TE56	2.2+17.0
2023DEN	5	4-22-05 tgt, 4.6% share, routes 9%	0.8	2.2−2.4

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).

Red zone and touchdowns

2025	2 RZ tgt (2%), 1 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.4 exp
2024	4 RZ tgt (5%), 1 end-zone, 3 rec TD vs 0.9 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Middle half of games

0.0–2.8

PPR, 26 games 2023–25

0 of his last 26 games reached 20 PPR; 25 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2023

2025 game log 6 games · DEN · 2.8 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W4vs CIN · D29	2-5 on 3 tgt	42%	1.5
W5@ PHI · D3	0-0 on 1 tgt	36%	0.0
W6@ NYJ · D24	2-23-1 on 2 tgt	38%	9.3
W7vs NYG · D12	2-20 on 3 tgt	32%	3.0
W8vs DAL · D16	0-0 on 1 tgt	25%	0.0
W16vs JAX · D26	0-0 on 1 tgt	11%	0.0

2024 game log 15 games · DEN · 2.9 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W2vs PIT · D22	0-0 on 1 tgt	20%	0.0
W3@ TB · D31	1-6 on 1 tgt	37%	1.1
W4@ NYJ · D11	1-0 on 1 tgt	46%	0.5
W5vs LV · D21	1-8 on 1 tgt	51%	1.3
W6vs LAC · D28	1-5 on 1 tgt	27%	1.0
W7@ NO · D21	no stats	29%	0.0
W8vs CAR · D28	1-3-1 on 1 tgt	48%	6.8
W9@ BAL · D28	no stats	38%	0.0
W11vs ATL · D22	1-12-1 on 1 tgt	48%	7.7
W12@ LV · D32	no stats	29%	0.0
W13vs CLE · D25	1-16 on 1 tgt	39%	2.1
W15vs IND · D28	1-15-1 on 1 tgt	46%	8.0
W16@ LAC · D7	2-18 on 2 tgt	33%	2.8
W17@ CIN · D32	1-7 on 1 tgt	37%	1.2
W18vs KC · D29	3-25 on 3 tgt	59%	4.0

2023 game log 5 games · DEN · 1.2 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W3@ MIA · D30	1-11 on 1 tgt	10%	1.6
W4@ CHI · D24	2-8 on 2 tgt	13%	1.8
W5vs NYJ · D32	0-0 on 1 tgt	11%	0.0
W7vs GB · D14	1-3 on 1 tgt	10%	0.8
W11vs MIN · D17	no stats	15%	0.0

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

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✓ = 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.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

Year	Weeks listed	Ruled out	Listed for
2025	13	8	Knee (8), Ankle (3), Foot, Concussion
2024	1	0	Shoulder

15 report weeks over 2 seasons; recurring: Shoulder, Abdomen, Ankle, Foot, Concussion. Risk label: moderate.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

Jonah Coleman

out

Pat Bryant

out

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

Value

Market Oct 10

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

289.5 overall, TE98. ESPN 170.0 · Sleeper 409.0

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