Sam RoushChicago Bears
TE/Chicago Bears

Sam Roush

Age 23.1 · Rookie · 6'6", 267 lb · Stanford · 2026 R3 #69
01

Overview

2026 so far4 games

Points a game
1.2
TE71 of 102
Target share
3.7%
5 targets
Targets a game
1.3
3 catches, 33 yds
02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
CHI
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
ATL
LineCHI -3Total49.5CHI implied26.3Rest7 days (ATL 7)Forecast64°F, wind 12 mph
Our Week 6 projection
1.6pts
TE54
Bench
1.4tgt1.0rec9yds0.04TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a CHI team total of 26.25. Rank is among every TE we project this week.

Atlanta Falcons defense vs TEs
#19of 32 in fantasy points allowed to TEs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
14.6
targets
8.2
rec yds
54
TD
0.6

Allowed to TEs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Darren Waller (W2, 18.3 PPR, 3/3 33 yds); Pat Freiermuth (W1, 15.6 PPR, 5/5 46 yds); Juwan Johnson (W4, 11.9 PPR, 6/8 59 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #17 against the pass, #10 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where ATL gives up receiving fantasy points to TEs
#17
ATL's average rank in the zones where Roush gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.5#18
20%0.0#1
2.6#31
Short 0–9
20%2.1#21
20%2.6#26
3.3#22
Behind line
0.4#21
20%0.4#31
20%0.1#6
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points ATL allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Sam Roush'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
1.8
TE51
Actual
0.0
Difference
−1.8

did not record a stat

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 1.2
05101—21.932.641.850.005101—21.432.141.350.005101—20.931.640.850.0

Every gametap a game for the detail

W1
@ CAR W 59-37
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.

04

Usage

Snap shareTarget shareAir-yard share
0%25%50%75%100%W2W3W4W57%0%0%

What changedlast 3 full games vs. before

W2W3, W4, W5Change
Snap share27.0%18.0%−9.0
Target share10.0%2.0%−8.0
Air-yard share8.5%-62.9%−71.4
Targets a game3.00.7−2.3

Games he left injured are left out of both sides.

CHI target treeshare of team targets, 2026

Season to date, games each player played.

05

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

SituationTgtRec-Yds-TDYds/tgtEPA/tgt
All targets53-33-06.67.10.610.25
Red zone20% of targets10-0-00.04.6-0.450.61
Score within 7100% of targets53-33-06.67.00.610.22
Vs. the blitz80% of targets42-25-06.36.80.620.20
No blitz20% of targets11-8-08.07.20.580.27
Play action80% of targets42-17-04.37.30.100.25
With motion80% of targets43-33-08.37.40.890.29
Screens20% of targets11-8-08.05.80.580.03

Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 5 of his 5 charted targets were catchable; 2 drops, 0 of 0 contested caught.

06

Team

CHI
Points a game
23.8
14th of 32
Plays a game
72.0
1st of 32
EPA per play
0.023
12th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−6.9%
21st of 32
Red-zone plays a game
16.8
1st of 32
Motion rate
43%
22nd of 32
Play-action rate
14%
5th of 32
No-huddle rate
5%
12th of 32

Chicago Bears 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

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs CAR59-3725.344%−11.5Williams29 att
W2vs MIN3-925.555%−14.5Williams26 att
W3vs PHI27-719.551%+4.2Keenum34 att
W4vs NYJ23-1223.541%−9.2Bagent34 att
W5vs GB7-3124.065%−2.4Bagent21 att

Depth chartTE, Oct 14

TE3
Sam Roush
TE4
Nikola Kalinic
TE5
Hayden Large

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs

W6
@ATL
#19
W7
NE
#11
W8
@SEA
#13
W9
TB
#22
W10
BYE
W11
NO
#26
W12
@DET
#32
W13
JAX
#7
W14
@MIA
#29
W15
@BUF
#15
W16
GB
#8
W17
DET
#32
W18
@MIN
#2
Next 4
#16
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: Ben Johnson. QB: Tyson Bagent (most pass attempts, Week 5).

07

Career

Points a game by season
’261.6
’261.2
’260.8

Season by season

YearGRec-Yds-TDPts/gxFP/g
2026CHI43-33-05 tgt, 4.0% share1.2TE71—

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).

08

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

W2
✓
W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
✓
W6
•

✓ = 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

questionable
questionable

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

09

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
1,678
#329 overall · TE64 · tier 13
Superflex
1,518
#303 overall · TE46
30 days
+30
90 days +256
Peak
1,678
Oct 10, 2026 · 0% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
1.5KJul ’261,678

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
1,012
1,796
3,513

Teal dot = today (1,678). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. TEs about 23 valued near #329 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 42 players' worth).

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

170.0 overall, TE43. ESPN 170.0 · Underdog 216.0

10

Profile

Draft
R3 #69
2026 · 6th TE · CHI
Age
23.1
23 at the draft
Size
6'6"
267 lb
College
Stanford

Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'6"
88
Weight
267 lb
96
40-yard dash
4.7s
58
Vertical
38.5"
94
Broad jump
126"
92
3-cone
7.08s
65
Shuttle
4.37s
54
speed
80

College production

YearGRec-Yds-TDYds shareDominator
2025Stanford1149-545-222.9%19.8
2024Stanford1140-334-215.4%14.0
2023Stanford928-288-013.1%6.6
2022Stanford52-34-02.7%1.4

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.