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Olamide Zaccheaus — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 6.06 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170, usage worth 7.4.

29 years old · 7 seasons of experience · 2019 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 170
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170
UNDERDOG216
FFA289

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR121

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 59.7 points, 3.6 per game — 24.6 catches, 279 yards, 1.2 TDs. That is WR6, 271 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.6 points per game to a ceiling of 10.9, with the median at 3.6. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 29%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170 on consensus and our board has him 271. We rank him 101 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

Atlanta Falcons returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing hc, oc. Michael Penix Jr at quarterback, Kevin Stefanski as head coach, Tommy Rees calling it. The offense projects to 32.8 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27.2 rushes.

In: Tua Tagovailoa (qb2), Olamide Zaccheaus (wr2), Zachariah Branch (wr3), Jahan Dotson (wr4), Brian Robinson Jr (rb2), Tyler Goodson (rb3), Carter Nathan (rb4), Austin Hooper (te2). Out: Kirk Cousins (qb2), Darnell Mooney (wr2), David Sills V (wr4), Ray-Ray McCloud III (wr5), Dylan Drummond (wr6), Khadarel Hodge (wr7), Tyler Allgeier (rb2), Nathan Carter (rb3), Charlie Woerner (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 7.4%, with a bear case of 5.8% and a bull case of 9.8% and a full range of 3.6% to 11.6%. That comes from 29 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Drake London24.2%
Kyle Pitts16.9%
Bijan Robinson14.5%
Austin Hooper10.3%
Zachariah Branch8.4%
Olamide Zaccheaus 7.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Bijan Robinson has been able to produce redardless of poor QB play in ATL. Drake London has had flashes & the talent is clearly there, but needs better QB play. Perhaps Penix Jr fully recovers from 2nd ACL tear & proves he is the franchise QB. OR there is a SMALL chance Tua turns his career around and can elevate this offense. Unlikely. Despite what most fans think, the falcons have not committed to a starting QB, there is a decent chance their franchise QB is neither Penix or Tua.

Key additions: Tua Tagovailoa signed on 1 year veteran minumum deal. WR Jahan Dotson 2 year $15M deal. TE Austin Hooper 1 year deal to back up Pitts. WR Olamide Zaccheaus returns to ATL. OL Jawaan Taylor signed 1 year deal. Zachariah Branch WR Georgia 3rd Round draft pick.

Key departures: Drew Dalman (starting Center) left to Chicago Bears & RT Kaleb McGary retired aftr missing entire 2025 season. Elijah Wilkinson Starting RT left in free agency. Kirk Cousins left to Las Vegas. Tyler Allgeier left to Arizona. WR Darnell Mooney released after regression & heads to NY Giants.

Notes: Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa after release from Dolphins. Penix may be ready week 1 but possible he is no longer the starter. This will be determined in camp. New HC: Kevin Stefanski from Browns. Tommy Rees is new OC. Followed Stefanski from Cleveland. Bijan & London are core offensive players. Pitts wants long term exension, but was franchise tagged (could be traded). Branch round 3 Georgia WR adds speed & could produce early. Brian Robinson Jr is a valuable handcuff for Bijan Robinson but shouldn't have stand alone value. London clear WR1, Zaccheaus returns in free agency. Jahan Dotson (former 1st round pick) added in free agency. Zachariah Branch could see large volume as a rookie if develops quickly. QB play may still hold team back. Olamide Zaccheaus is a player that should be rostered in all leagues as a real sleeper. Highly productive player in Chicago that COULD pop early if Branch is a slow bloomer & Dotson is a nothing burger.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Michael Penix Jr returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (32.1 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.8 att/g; New OC Tommy Rees — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Kevin Stefanski.

How that share projection was built

29 historical comps for WRs age ~?, prior share 13.4%, team change, OC change. Distribution: median 6.6%, p25-p75 [3.8%, 10.6%], tails [0.0%, 13.7%]. Closest comps: Hunter Renfrow 2023→2024 (LV: 13.1%→0.0%); Demarcus Robinson 2022→2023 (BAL→LA: 12.4%→14.7%); DeAndre Carter 2022→2023 (LAC→LV: 10.0%→3.6%).

arrival self-anchored 32% to own 13.4% role (2yr)

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: ATL rates 21.5 against a league average of 23, 1.5 below 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 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+2.1 · easier
Weeks 12–17-1.4 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+5.6 · easier

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.

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 +38.9% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, WRs crash the following year 40% of the time (hold 60%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 40% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

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
Gabe Davis20245.467%-18.4%
Josh Reynolds20238.160%-23.8%
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine20249.760%-27.8%
Demarcus Robinson20226.557%+42.7%
Diontae Johnson20248.157%-53.6%

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

02,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-10 to 2026-07. Up 101% across the series, peaking at 1,569.

The player

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game5.9
Week-to-week variation1
Boom rate15.6%
Bust rate35.9%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.2

The record, season by season

2025 · CHI · 14 games

His best game was Week 9 against CIN — 17.8 PPR on 8 targets and a 23.5% target share, in a game that finished 47-42. His worst was Week 15 against CLE at 0, on 3 targets, final score 31-3. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.1; in the 6 decided by more, 4.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.4 points per game. He scored 6.06, 19.8% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN24-278.24742020.6%45%
2DET21-524.12512015.2%44%
3DAL31-146.63424014.3%58%
4LV25-249.15641016.7%60%
6WAS25-244.82624020.7%84%
7NO26-142.9239012%52%
8BAL16-3010.37733020%60%
9CIN47-4217.86858123.5%64%
10NYG24-201.5145011.1%57%
12PIT31-281.611603.3%35%
13PHI24-153.9231909.4%28%
14GB21-288.7237110.7%79%
15CLE31-30030011.1%82%
16GB22-165.32533017.2%86%

Production

Receptions39
Targets65
Receiving yards313
Carries4
Rushing yards25
Touchdowns2
Points per game6.06
Yards per target4.82
Catch rate60%
Yards per carry6.25

Role

Snap share59.57%
Target share14.7%
Air-yards share11.52%
WOPR0.301
RACR0.837

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.7
Yards after catch per reception3.5
Yards before catch per reception4.5
Total YAC138
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted76
Receiving EPA per game-0.27
Rushing EPA per game0.04

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share16.3%
End-zone target share8.6%
Expected receiving TDs2.72
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.28

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 12.26% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Rome Odunze16.98%
D.J. Moore16.04%
Colston Loveland15.47%
Olamide Zaccheaus 12.26%
Luther Burden III11.32%
D'Andre Swift9.06%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 14 games were blowouts, 12.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.57 in those and 7.13 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · WAS · 16 games

His best game was Week 16 against PHI — 24 PPR on 8 targets and a 22.2% target share, in a game that finished 36-33. His worst was Week 8 against CHI at 0, on 0 targets, final score 18-15. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 11 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.7; in the 5 decided by more, 6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.3 points per game. He scored 7.15, 2.4% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TB20-372.51315012.5%44%
2NYG21-184.43314010.3%33%
4ARI42-1414.56685020%25%
5CLE34-1321310011.1%51%
6BAL23-306.74627018.2%39%
7CAR40-76.54625024%42%
8CHI18-15000000%35%
9NYG27-226.82248010.5%39%
10PIT27-281.813809.4%25%
11PHI18-262121006.3%42%
12DAL26-341.811802.9%34%
13TEN42-194.43314010%35%
15NO20-196.63436012.9%49%
16PHI36-33245870222.2%69%
17ATL30-2423.38985125.7%76%
18DAL23-197.12551016.7%69%

Production

Receptions45
Targets64
Receiving yards506
Carries1
Rushing yards8
Touchdowns3
Points per game7.15
Yards per target7.91
Catch rate70.31%
Yards per carry8

Role

Snap share44.19%
Target share13.29%
Air-yards share11.17%
WOPR0.278
RACR2.158

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.3
Yards after catch per reception6.3
Yards before catch per reception4.9
Total YAC284
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted109.2
Receiving EPA per game1.57
Rushing EPA per game0.04

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share11.1%
End-zone target share8.1%
Expected receiving TDs2.28
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.28

Who else ate

The offense threw it 525 times. He took 12.72% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Terry McLaurin23.26%
Zach Ertz18.09%
Olamide Zaccheaus 12.72%
Noah Brown11.13%
Austin Ekeler8.15%
Dyami Brown7.95%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jayden Daniels14537.28.1112.29%
Marcus Mariota2116.86.9120.35%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 26.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.98 in those and 7.68 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · PHI · 11 games

His best game was Week 3 against TB — 13.8 PPR on 3 targets and a 8.6% target share, in a game that finished 25-11. His worst was Week 16 against NYG at 0, on 1 targets, final score 33-25. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.4; in the 4 decided by more, 5.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3 points per game. He scored 3.49, 10.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
3TB25-1113.8235818.6%55%
4WAS34-312.1121105.9%86%
6NYJ14-201.512504.7%81%
7MIA31-17001003.3%57%
8WAS38-311.512505.7%48%
9DAL28-231.812809.5%42%
11KC21-17001004.8%39%
12BUF37-349.9112913.6%27%
14DAL13-333.8112803.6%27%
16NYG33-25001002.8%24%
18NYG10-2742420012.1%82%

Production

Receptions10
Targets20
Receiving yards164
Touchdowns2
Points per game3.49
Yards per target8.2
Catch rate50%

Role

Snap share51.64%
Target share5.87%
Air-yards share5.99%
WOPR0.131
RACR0.655

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.4
Yards after catch per reception5.2
Yards before catch per reception11.2
Total YAC52
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted111.2
Receiving EPA per game1.01

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share5.5%
End-zone target share8%
Expected receiving TDs0.55
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.55

Who else ate

The offense threw it 562 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

A.J. Brown30.1%
DeVonta Smith21.33%
Dallas Goedert15.81%
D'Andre Swift9.33%
Kenneth Gainwell7.05%
Quez Watkins4%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jalen Hurts10163.4495.25%
Marcus Mariota144512.1%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 11 games were blowouts, 20.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.9 in those and 2.4 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · ATL · 16 games

His best game was Week 12 against WAS — 14.1 PPR on 8 targets and a 33.3% target share, in a game that finished 13-19. His worst was Week 15 against NO at 0, on 3 targets, final score 18-21. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.2; in the 4 decided by more, 8.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.5 points per game. He scored 6.88, 5.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.43 expected, a gap of 1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NO26-276.94449012.5%60%
2LA27-3110.1222118%43%
3SEA27-236.92249010.5%67%
4CLE23-207.52255011.1%56%
5TB15-2111.92439116.7%67%
6SF28-149.84458028.6%74%
7CIN17-356.13431033.3%62%
8CAR37-341.4111003.6%81%
9LAC17-203.9221908.7%70%
10CAR15-255.42434013.8%76%
11CHI27-243.2129011.1%76%
12WAS13-1914.15891033.3%74%
13PIT16-193.32513020.8%87%
15NO18-210030011.5%81%
16BAL9-175.84718022.6%92%
18TB30-1713.74737125%62%

Production

Receptions40
Targets61
Receiving yards533
Carries2
Rushing yards7
Touchdowns3
Points per game6.88
Yards per target8.74
Catch rate65.57%
Yards per carry3.5

Role

Snap share70.5%
Target share16.94%
Air-yards share21.57%
WOPR0.405
RACR0.832

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.5
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception8.6
Total YAC189
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted109.5
Receiving EPA per game1.48
Rushing EPA per game-0.03

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share12.2%
End-zone target share4.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.43
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.57

Who else ate

The offense threw it 415 times. He took 15.33% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Drake London29.4%
Olamide Zaccheaus 15.33%
Kyle Pitts14.82%
Cordarrelle Patterson7.79%
Damiere Byrd5.78%
MyCole Pruitt5.28%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Marcus Mariota13446.9610.8616.31%
Desmond Ridder3176.53.2419.7%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 16 games were blowouts, 5.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.1 in those and 6.25 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · ATL · 15 games

His best game was Week 9 against NO — 20.8 PPR on 3 targets and a 10% target share, in a game that finished 27-25. His worst was Week 12 against JAX at 1.5, on 2 targets, final score 21-14. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.3; in the 7 decided by more, 5.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.1 points per game. He scored 5.99, 2.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2TB25-484.2242208.3%58%
3NYG17-1412.23632116.7%69%
4WAS30-342.5131507.5%80%
5NYJ27-204242008.9%85%
7MIA30-282.3111302.6%19%
8CAR13-192.2111203.7%40%
9NO27-2520.83358210%49%
10DAL3-434.22722025.9%43%
11NE0-255.33523016.1%46%
12JAX21-141.512507.1%50%
13TB17-307.63544012.5%61%
15SF13-317.3225306.7%62%
16DET20-165.22432018.2%87%
17BUF15-292.8238015%96%
18NO20-307.7334709.7%78%

Production

Receptions31
Targets53
Receiving yards406
Carries1
Rushing yards2
Touchdowns3
Points per game5.99
Yards per target7.66
Catch rate58.49%
Yards per carry2

Role

Snap share61.53%
Target share11.26%
Air-yards share13.53%
WOPR0.264
RACR0.835

Efficiency

Average depth of target9
Yards after catch per reception3
Yards before catch per reception10.1
Total YAC94
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted85.9
Receiving EPA per game0.77
Rushing EPA per game0.03

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share9.6%
End-zone target share15.6%
Expected receiving TDs2.23
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.77

Who else ate

The offense threw it 573 times. He took 9.74% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Kyle Pitts20.22%
Russell Gage17.28%
Cordarrelle Patterson12.68%
Mike Davis10.66%
Olamide Zaccheaus 9.74%
Calvin Ridley9.56%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 15 games were blowouts, 23.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.25 in those and 6.34 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · ATL · 10 games

His best game was Week 9 against DEN — 20.3 PPR on 6 targets and a 17.1% target share, in a game that finished 34-27. His worst was Week 7 against DET at 0, on 0 targets, final score 22-23. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.5; in the 5 decided by more, 4.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.4 points per game. He scored 5.34, 7.5% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA25-38000000%14%
2DAL39-402111002.8%21%
3CHI26-308.14641015.8%79%
4GB16-3016.68986023.1%76%
5CAR16-232.31413011.4%97%
6MIN40-23002005.4%18%
7DET22-23000000%15%
9DEN34-2720.346103117.1%73%
11NO9-242111002.9%21%
12LV43-62.1131108.1%15%

Production

Receptions20
Targets32
Receiving yards274
Carries1
Touchdowns1
Points per game5.34
Yards per target8.56
Catch rate62.5%

Role

Snap share42.9%
Target share8.66%
Air-yards share13.31%
WOPR0.224
RACR0.513

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.8
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception10.6
Total YAC63
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted87.2
Receiving EPA per game1.24
Rushing EPA per game-0.18

Scoring position

Red-zone targets2
Red-zone target share2.3%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.45
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.45

Who else ate

The offense threw it 628 times. He took 5.42% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Calvin Ridley24.24%
Russell Gage18.47%
Hayden Hurst14.92%
Julio Jones11.53%
Todd Gurley5.93%
Olamide Zaccheaus 5.42%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 10 games were blowouts, 3.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.05 in those and 6.54 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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