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Stefon Diggs — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 12.37 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 125.8, usage worth 9.9.

32 years old · 11 seasons of experience · 2015 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 125.8
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 9.5, 21.4 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER117
ESPN138.4
YAHOO120
UNDERDOG103.4
CBS127.6
FFA118

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 11, pick 6 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR49
ADP standard deviation9.5 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 155.8 points, 9.2 per game — 59 catches, 716 yards, 4.2 TDs. That is WR5, 117 overall.

He goes at 125.8 on consensus and our board has him 117. We rank him 8.8 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

Late-round dart contingent on landing spot; a reasonable 13th-round swing you can cut Week 1 if his role/team is bad. Upside is capped but the cost is nil.

buy · low conviction · 2026-06-14

The offense he plays in, 2026

Washington Commanders returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing te1, oc. Jayden Daniels at quarterback, Dan Quinn as head coach, David Blough calling it. The offense projects to 30.1 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27.7 rushes.

In: Antonio Williams (wr2), Brandon Aiyuk (wr3), Dyami Brown (wr5), Rachaad White (rb2), Kaytron Allen (rb4), Chig Okonkwo (te1). Out: Deebo Samuel (wr2), Austin Ekeler (rb2), Chris Rodriguez Jr (rb3), Zach Ertz (te1).

The projected target split across the offense:

Brandon Aiyuk21.8%
Terry McLaurin18.6%
Chig Okonkwo10.2%
Antonio Williams9%
Jaylin Lane7.7%
Rachaad White6.2%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Terry McLaurin has been struggling with injuries & is aging. The Commanders have young WR talent that can step up, but they are going to need it quickly. Chig Okonkwo could provide immediate help to Jayden Daniels. But Jayden has to play at a high level. I believe Jayden can be a top 5 QB in the NFL & he has not historically struggled with injuries throughout his career. There is a risk in this offense if Jayden gets hurt again, but when healthy, this is an offense that the top RB will be highly relevant, should have a productive TE, and can support fantasy relevance out of multiple WR.

Key additions: Signed RB Rachaad White from Tampa in free agency (Jayden Daniels college teammate). Signed WR Ryami Brown in free agency from Jacksonville. Signed TE Chig Okonkwo from Tennessee in free agency to 3 year deal (starter). Drafted RB Kaytron Allen in the 6th roud. Expected to sign WR Brandon Aiyuk in free agency.

Key departures: OC Kluff Kingsbury is gone afer disaster 2025 season (promoted David Blough to OC). Lost WR Deebo Samuel in free agency. Lost TE Zach Ertz due to ACL injury because Marcus Mariota got his knee exploded on a hospital ball across the middle of the field.

Notes: Williams round 3 WR could connect early with Daniels. Terry McLaurin is aging, but if he can stay healthy, he will produce over next few years. Signed TE Chig Okonkwo who could 100% produce well with Jayden Daniels but hadn't provded it with Titans yet. Jacory Croskey-Merritt is set to be 1A RB while they sign Bucs RB Rachaad White in free agency. Could function as 1B and recieving back. Very curious to see how this dynamic turns out. Brandon Aiyuk WILL SIGN with Commanders or be traded to them. Unsure if he will be good following knee surgery, but he will be in Washington next Season. Daniels top 5 SF dynasty QB. Buy him. Rookie WR Williams, WR Dyami Brown, & Treylon Burks all have a chance to operate as WR2 or 3. Only 1 can win the full time job though.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jayden Daniels returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (27.6 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30.1 att/g; New OC David Blough — pass rate and tempo may shift.

Offensive environment: WAS rates 23 against a league average of 23, exactly at 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-0.2 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+3.6 · easier
Weeks 12–17-3 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-7.5 · 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.

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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 -24.3% 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 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
Tyler Lockett20247.160%-33.8%
Tyler Lockett202311.958%-28.6%
Amari Cooper20249.457%-35.8%
Amari Cooper202315.155%-18.9%
Tyreek Hill202412.850%-30.5%

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

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 63% across the series, peaking at 7,565.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2015, round 5, pick 146 by MIN
CollegeMaryland
Age at draft21
Height6′0″
Weight195 lb
40-yard dash4.46s
Vertical35″
Broad jump115″
3-cone7.03s
Shuttle4.32s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game16.6
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate19.2%
Bust rate16.4%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.28

The record, season by season

2025 · NE · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against BUF — 24.6 PPR on 12 targets and a 42.9% target share, in a game that finished 23-20. His worst was Week 12 against CIN at 4, on 3 targets, final score 26-20. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 11.5; in the 7 decided by more, 13.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.9 points per game. He scored 12.37, 15.8% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 3.93 expected, a gap of 1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LV13-2011.76757015.6%41%
2MIA33-277.24532021.7%52%
3PIT14-215.3332308.3%53%
4CAR42-1316.167101041.2%63%
5BUF23-2024.61012146042.9%50%
6NO25-195.83328012.5%59%
7TEN31-1313.97769029.2%54%
8CLE32-1310.43514121.7%51%
9ATL24-2312.83438114.3%60%
10TB28-2315.65846127.6%59%
11NYJ27-1419.5911105033.3%69%
12CIN26-204232009.1%48%
13NYG33-155.63426013.3%48%
15BUF31-355.63426018.2%50%
16BAL28-2422.8910138023.8%59%
17NYJ42-1022.166101124%52%
18MIA38-107.33343015%46%

Production

Receptions85
Targets102
Receiving yards1,013
Touchdowns4
Points per game12.37
Yards per target9.93
Catch rate83.33%

Role

Snap share53.76%
Target share21.86%
Air-yards share20.16%
WOPR0.468
RACR1.282

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.5
Yards after catch per reception4.2
Yards before catch per reception7.8
Total YAC354
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted112.9
Receiving EPA per game4.14

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share18.3%
End-zone target share14.3%
Expected receiving TDs3.93
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck1.07

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game21 of 44
Yards per target7 of 44
Target share24 of 44
Air-yards share40 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 502 times. He took 21.29% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs 21.29%
Hunter Henry18.16%
Mack Hollins13.57%
Kayshon Boutte9.6%
Demario Douglas9.6%
TreVeyon Henderson8.77%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 35.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.57 in those and 11.54 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · HOU · 8 games

His best game was Week 1 against IND — 21.9 PPR on 6 targets and a 19.4% target share, in a game that finished 29-27. His worst was Week 7 against GB at 7.3, on 7 targets, final score 22-24. Across 8 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 2 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.2 points per game. He scored 15.24, 7.5% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.58 expected, a gap of 1.4.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1IND29-2721.96633219.4%77%
2CHI19-137.74637017.6%81%
3MIN7-3419.92101294027.9%85%
4JAX24-2018.55969123.1%83%
5BUF23-2014.26882022.9%87%
6NE41-2119.76777122.6%79%
7GB22-247.35723036.8%81%
8IND23-2012.75981025%54%

Production

Receptions47
Targets64
Receiving yards496
Carries3
Rushing yards8
Touchdowns4
Points per game15.24
Yards per target7.75
Catch rate73.44%
Yards per carry2.67

Role

Snap share78.38%
Target share24.41%
Air-yards share27.85%
WOPR0.56
RACR1.206

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.7
Yards after catch per reception3.9
Yards before catch per reception6.6
Total YAC185
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted104.7
Receiving EPA per game2.26
Rushing EPA per game0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share6.8%
End-zone target share6.5%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs1.58
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.42
Expected rushing TDs0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 570 times. He took 11.74% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Nico Collins18.17%
Dalton Schultz15.6%
Tank Dell14.86%
Stefon Diggs 11.74%
Joe Mixon9.54%
John Metchie III6.79%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 8 games were blowouts, 32.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19.81 in those and 13.72 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · BUF · 17 games

His best game was Week 4 against MIA — 36 PPR on 7 targets and a 28% target share, in a game that finished 48-20. His worst was Week 14 against KC at 6.4, on 11 targets, final score 20-17. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 15.8; in the 5 decided by more, 16.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 16 points per game. He scored 16.11, 4.1% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 3.08 expected, a gap of 2.9.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ16-2226.21013102133.3%84%
2LV38-1013.67766019.4%87%
3WAS37-319.1812111037.5%66%
4MIA48-203667120328%76%
5JAX20-2524.1811121130.6%87%
6NYG14-9201016100055.2%93%
7NE25-2917.861258130.8%87%
8TB24-181691270030.8%99%
9CIN18-2422.66786121.9%95%
10DEN22-246.43534020%98%
11NYJ32-66.74827027.6%80%
12PHI34-3719.461174122.4%92%
14KC20-176.441124030.6%79%
15DAL31-108.84548038.5%46%
16LAC24-227.95829038.1%60%
17NE27-217.14726025%65%
18MIA21-1415.77887021.6%88%

Production

Receptions107
Targets160
Receiving yards1,183
Carries1
Rushing yards5
Touchdowns8
Points per game16.11
Yards per target7.39
Catch rate66.88%
Yards per carry5

Role

Snap share81.29%
Target share30.08%
Air-yards share31.85%
WOPR0.674
RACR0.89

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.3
Yards after catch per reception3.7
Yards before catch per reception7.3
Total YAC399
Broken tackles11
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted94.9
Receiving EPA per game2.31
Rushing EPA per game0.05

Scoring position

Red-zone targets16
Red-zone target share21.6%
End-zone target share23.3%
Red-zone carry share0.8%
Expected receiving TDs3.08
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck2.92
Expected rushing TDs0.12

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game13 of 51
Yards per target39 of 51
Target share6 of 51
Air-yards share26 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 579 times. He took 29.36% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs 29.36%
Dalton Kincaid16.7%
Gabe Davis14.86%
James Cook9.91%
Khalil Shakir8.26%
Dawson Knox6.61%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 30.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.84 in those and 15.8 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 2 against TEN — 44.8 PPR on 15 targets and a 38.5% target share, in a game that finished 41-7. His worst was Week 16 against CHI at 4.6, on 2 targets, final score 35-13. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.5; in the 7 decided by more, 24. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 16.4 points per game. He scored 19.79, 15.9% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LA31-1026.289122129%64%
2TEN41-744.81215148338.5%66%
3MIA19-2114.471174019.3%70%
4BAL23-2010.24662017.6%95%
5PIT38-324.2811102130.6%77%
6KC24-2030.81013148134.2%88%
8GB27-1722.868108132%80%
9NYJ17-2014.351093030.3%74%
10MIN30-3324.81216128039%92%
11CLE31-2314.84548120.8%66%
12DET28-2521.781577138.5%78%
13NE24-1022.27992127.3%73%
14NYJ20-126.73537018.5%78%
15MIA32-2910.75960023.7%86%
16CHI35-134.6222608%67%
18NE35-2323.4710104132.3%76%

Production

Receptions108
Targets154
Receiving yards1,429
Carries1
Rushing yards-3
Touchdowns11
Points per game19.79
Yards per target9.28
Catch rate70.13%
Yards per carry-3

Role

Snap share76.88%
Target share27.48%
Air-yards share32.61%
WOPR0.641
RACR0.884

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.2
Yards after catch per reception3.9
Yards before catch per reception9.4
Total YAC419
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted120.3
Receiving EPA per game4.69
Rushing EPA per game-0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets26
Red-zone target share26.5%
End-zone target share38.5%
Expected receiving TDs6.6
Actual receiving TDs7
Receiving TD luck0.4

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game5 of 51
Yards per target11 of 51
Target share13 of 51
Air-yards share18 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 27.95% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs 27.95%
Gabe Davis16.88%
Isaiah McKenzie11.8%
Dawson Knox11.8%
Devin Singletary9.44%
James Cook5.81%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 31.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 24.95 in those and 16.49 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · BUF · 17 games

His best game was Week 10 against NYJ — 30.2 PPR on 13 targets and a 46.4% target share, in a game that finished 45-17. His worst was Week 5 against KC at 8.9, on 5 targets, final score 38-20. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 15.6; in the 12 decided by more, 17.3. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.9 points per game. He scored 16.79, 0.4% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 10 against 8.26 expected, a gap of 1.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT16-2315.991369027.1%93%
2MIA35-0164860127.6%78%
3WAS43-2112.261062023.3%75%
4HOU40-018.4711114035.5%74%
5KC38-208.92569020.8%74%
6TEN31-3423.991189124.4%81%
8MIA26-11155740117.1%75%
9JAX6-914.56885017.8%88%
10NYJ45-1730.2813162146.4%79%
11IND15-4118.34623215.4%77%
12NO31-620.47974134.6%82%
13NE10-149.14751023.3%95%
14TB27-3314.471374025.5%88%
15CAR31-1413.54735122.6%83%
16NE33-2121.571385130.2%82%
17ATL29-1510.25952037.5%79%
18NYJ27-1023.191481131.1%82%

Production

Receptions103
Targets164
Receiving yards1,225
Touchdowns10
Points per game16.79
Yards per target7.47
Catch rate62.8%

Role

Snap share81.47%
Target share27.07%
Air-yards share34.81%
WOPR0.649
RACR0.702

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.1
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception8.7
Total YAC326
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted90.6
Receiving EPA per game1.88

Scoring position

Red-zone targets35
Red-zone target share27.3%
End-zone target share31.1%
Expected receiving TDs8.26
Actual receiving TDs10
Receiving TD luck1.74

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game9 of 48
Yards per target36 of 48
Target share10 of 48
Air-yards share11 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 655 times. He took 26.37% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs 26.37%
Cole Beasley18.01%
Emmanuel Sanders11.58%
Dawson Knox11.41%
Gabe Davis10.13%
Devin Singletary8.04%

Blowouts against close games

9 of his 17 games were blowouts, 56.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.89 in those and 15.56 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 16 against NE — 41.5 PPR on 11 targets and a 28.9% target share, in a game that finished 38-9. His worst was Week 7 against NYJ at 10.8, on 11 targets, final score 18-10. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.8; in the 10 decided by more, 21.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.7 points per game. He scored 20.54, 10.3% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ27-1716.68986020%94%
2MIA31-2829.3813153137.1%79%
3LA35-3214.94649118.8%98%
4LV30-2317.567115021.9%92%
5TEN16-4220.61016106035.6%83%
6KC17-2616.66846132%96%
7NYJ18-1010.861148026.8%97%
8NE24-2115.26992050%91%
9SEA44-3420.8912118031.6%88%
10ARI30-3225.3101093122.2%95%
12LAC27-1710.97939037.5%97%
13SF34-2419.2101092027%95%
14PIT26-1529.11014130133.3%93%
15DEN48-1925.71113147034.2%92%
16NE38-941.5911145328.9%78%
17MIA56-2614.67876021.6%48%

Production

Receptions127
Targets166
Receiving yards1,535
Carries1
Rushing yards1
Touchdowns8
Points per game20.54
Yards per target9.25
Catch rate76.51%
Yards per carry1

Role

Snap share88.5%
Target share29.91%
Air-yards share33.91%
WOPR0.686
RACR0.974

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.1
Yards after catch per reception3.7
Yards before catch per reception8.4
Total YAC464
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted115.4
Receiving EPA per game5.3
Rushing EPA per game-0.05

Scoring position

Red-zone targets19
Red-zone target share18.3%
End-zone target share15.8%
Expected receiving TDs5.21
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck0.79

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game3 of 51
Yards per target11 of 51
Target share2 of 51
Air-yards share10 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 595 times. He took 29.12% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs 29.12%
Cole Beasley18.77%
Gabe Davis10.88%
John Brown9.12%
Devin Singletary8.77%
Dawson Knox7.72%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 31.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 25.6 in those and 18.83 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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