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Van Jefferson — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 5 points per game in 2025, usage worth 6.3.

30 years old · 6 seasons of experience · 2020 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.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Tennessee Titans returns 2 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, te1, hc, oc. Cam Ward at quarterback, Robert Saleh as head coach, Brian Daboll calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 24.5 rushes.

In: Mitch Trubisky (qb2), Carnell Tate (wr1), Wan'Dale Robinson (wr2), Nicholas Singleton (rb3), Michael Carter (rb4), Daniel Bellinger (te2). Out: Tyler Lockett (wr4), Julius Chestnut (rb3), Chig Okonkwo (te1), Josh Whyle (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Carnell Tate18.3%
Calvin Ridley18.3%
Wan'Dale Robinson15.5%
Elic Ayomanor11.2%
Chimere Dike9.1%
Tyjae Spears8.9%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: It is an offense that could slowly be on the rise. It could QUICKLY be on the rise if Ward figures it out early in 2026 and could catch people off guard. Tate & Robinson are our primary targets. Ward is a great potential riser especially in SF. RB room is difficult to project, but Pollard it likely to be lead back in 2026 and could be a low end RB2 in fantasy.

Key additions: Titans HUGE adds to coaching staff that could turn this team aroud. HC Robert Saleh & former Giants (and QB whisperer) HC Brian Daboll head head to Tennessee and may a GREAT duo. Bring in WR Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency from NY (1000 yard slot WR last year) & draft WR Carnell Tate 4th overall. Beef up the O line with Austin Schlottmann & Volson. Drafted RB Nicholas Singleton in the 5th round (likely depth).

Key departures: HC Brian Callahan was fired after 1-5 start last season (ass) and this will be a huge help to the Titans offensive success. TE Chig Okonkwo left to Commanders in free agency

Notes: Titans draft Carnell Tate 1.04. Large potential for early breakout & Cam Ward to deliver at a high level. Calvin Ridley is trash but if Cam Ward can sling the rock could produce (we don't want to own Ridley). Ayomanor & Dike COULD be good if Ward produces but with Tate and Robinson around now will never be WR1 on the team. Could gain relevance though. Gunnar Helm entering 2nd year and should operate as TE1. Tony Pollard is aging & only has a few years left (not attractive to own). Tyjae Spears cannot stay healthy. Have to image the Titans will invest in another RB long term (Nicholas Singleton is probably not that guy either).

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Cam Ward returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (33.5 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.5 att/g; New OC Brian Daboll — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Robert Saleh.

Offensive environment: TEN rates 20.8 against a league average of 23, 2.2 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+5.1 · easier
Weeks 1–6+0.2 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+10 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+9.6 · 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.

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
20223Cooper Kupp+11.8

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 -36.3% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-crash. The base rate that applies: after a -25% crash, WRs recover only 15% of the time (keep falling 85%).

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
Michael Gallup20235.562%-68.5%
JuJu Smith-Schuster20244.860%+0.1%
Josh Reynolds20244.859%-12.7%
Tyler Boyd20238.557%-35.2%
Curtis Samuel20244.657%-22.1%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 4 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 3% across the series, peaking at 3,166.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2020, round 2, pick 57 by LAR
CollegeFlorida
Age at draft24
Height6′1″
Weight200 lb

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game5.8
Week-to-week variation0.8
Boom rate12.1%
Bust rate27.3%
Games missed per season0.7
Injury historyKnee, Forearm
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.16

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

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 · TEN · 14 games

His best game was Week 6 against LV — 11.5 PPR on 6 targets and a 17.6% target share, in a game that finished 10-20. His worst was Week 8 against IND at 1.6, on 8 targets, final score 14-38. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.5; in the 9 decided by more, 4.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.3 points per game. He scored 5, 21.2% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2LA19-333221006.5%26%
3IND20-411.811802.9%34%
4HOU0-261.611604.3%38%
6LV10-2011.54675017.6%74%
7NE13-318.14441012.5%85%
8IND14-381.6186021.6%79%
9LAC20-273.11421019%83%
11HOU13-1611.23722119.4%92%
12SEA24-302.1111102.6%91%
13JAX3-2553420011.4%75%
14CLE31-293.72417016%73%
15SF24-375.31543018.5%58%
16KC26-94.4222407.4%68%
17NO26-347.6334608.6%31%

Production

Receptions29
Targets52
Receiving yards350
Touchdowns1
Points per game5
Yards per target6.73
Catch rate55.77%

Role

Snap share64.79%
Target share12.02%
Air-yards share19.99%
WOPR0.321
RACR1.458

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.9
Yards after catch per reception2.9
Yards before catch per reception9.2
Total YAC83
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted83
Receiving EPA per game0.64

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share5.9%
End-zone target share5.3%
Expected receiving TDs0.8
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.2

Who else ate

The offense threw it 570 times. He took 9.83% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Elic Ayomanor16.82%
Chigoziem Okonkwo14.93%
Chimere Dike13.99%
Gunnar Helm10.4%
Van Jefferson 9.83%
Tyjae Spears9.45%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 14 games were blowouts, 32.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.75 in those and 5.54 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · PIT · 15 games

His best game was Week 8 against NYG — 10.2 PPR on 5 targets and a 18.5% target share, in a game that finished 26-18. His worst was Week 17 against KC at 0, on 1 targets, final score 10-29. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4; in the 5 decided by more, 4.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.7 points per game. He scored 4.24, 1.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1ATL18-101.112109.1%72%
2DEN13-63.42314016.7%82%
4IND24-274.1232109.4%86%
5DAL17-205.63526019.2%81%
7NYJ37-159.52315111.1%62%
8NYG26-1810.24562018.5%80%
10WAS28-27002007.7%71%
11BAL18-16001003.1%55%
12CLE19-245.9223908%26%
13CIN44-385.3134308.3%62%
14CLE27-148111014.2%74%
15PHI13-27112009.5%81%
16BAL17-344.72327011.5%78%
17KC10-29001002.9%43%
18CIN17-194.83418013.8%67%

Production

Receptions24
Targets40
Receiving yards276
Touchdowns2
Points per game4.24
Yards per target6.9
Catch rate60%

Role

Snap share68%
Target share10.2%
Air-yards share13.02%
WOPR0.245
RACR0.648

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.6
Yards after catch per reception3.3
Yards before catch per reception8.3
Total YAC78
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted97.5
Receiving EPA per game0.14

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share13.1%
End-zone target share16%
Expected receiving TDs2.7
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.7

Who else ate

The offense threw it 498 times. He took 8.71% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

George Pickens22.44%
Pat Freiermuth16.99%
Calvin Austin III12.64%
Najee Harris10.46%
Jaylen Warren10.24%
Van Jefferson 8.71%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Russell Wilson11274.497.938.96%
Justin Fields4133.554.7713.6%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 15 games were blowouts, 22.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.73 in those and 4.04 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · LA · 14 games

His best game was Week 1 against SEA — 6.4 PPR on 5 targets and a 13.5% target share, in a game that finished 30-13. His worst was Week 15 against CAR at 0, on 1 targets, final score 7-9. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.5; in the 5 decided by more, 3.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.3 points per game. He scored 2.95, 44.1% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA30-136.44524013.5%93%
2SF23-301.914907.7%83%
3CIN16-196134609.4%93%
4IND29-234.9232907.7%87%
6WAS16-24002004.5%27%
7TB16-131.512508.7%49%
8TEN23-285.43524015.2%71%
9MIN28-312.41414011.8%65%
10ARI23-25001005.3%37%
12NO24-152.31213010%35%
15CAR7-9001005.3%25%
16IND29-102.3131309.4%41%
17CHI17-374.93519015.6%41%
18NO17-483.3231308.8%49%

Production

Receptions20
Targets43
Receiving yards209
Carries1
Rushing yards4
Touchdowns0
Points per game2.95
Yards per target4.86
Catch rate46.51%
Yards per carry4

Role

Snap share56.86%
Target share9.49%
Air-yards share18.16%
WOPR0.27
RACR0.304

Efficiency

Average depth of target16
Yards after catch per reception1.1
Yards before catch per reception9.4
Total YAC22
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted22.3
Receiving EPA per game-1.26
Rushing EPA per game-0.01

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.8%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 583 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Puka Nacua28.83%
Cooper Kupp17.12%
Tyler Higbee12.61%
Tutu Atwell12.07%
Kyren Williams8.65%
Demarcus Robinson7.03%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Matthew Stafford11353.245.29.73%
Brett Rypien142.43.511.8%
unknown11005.3%
Carson Wentz133.34.338.8%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 14 games were blowouts, 40.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.22 in those and 2.46 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · LA · 10 games

His best game was Week 14 against LV — 12.4 PPR on 4 targets and a 11.8% target share, in a game that finished 17-16. His worst was Week 9 against TB at 0, on 5 targets, final score 13-16. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.9; in the 5 decided by more, 8.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.5 points per game. He scored 7.89, 4.9% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
9TB13-160050019.2%35%
10ARI17-2711.7332718.1%28%
11NO20-277.13541018.5%73%
12KC10-2611.93629125%87%
13SEA23-275.92439016%100%
14LV17-1612.42444111.8%97%
15GB12-245.22232010%98%
16DEN51-144.93519017.9%94%
17LAC10-3110.73377016.7%94%
18SEA16-199.13761029.2%97%

Production

Receptions24
Targets44
Receiving yards369
Touchdowns3
Points per game7.89
Yards per target8.39
Catch rate54.55%

Role

Snap share80.3%
Target share17.24%
Air-yards share33.64%
WOPR0.493
RACR0.653

Efficiency

Average depth of target15.8
Yards after catch per reception1.6
Yards before catch per reception13.8
Total YAC38
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted76.8
Receiving EPA per game1.18

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share7.4%
End-zone target share10.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.3
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.7

Who else ate

The offense threw it 529 times. He took 8.53% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyler Higbee20.93%
Cooper Kupp18.99%
Ben Skowronek11.82%
Allen Robinson10.08%
Van Jefferson 8.53%
Tutu Atwell6.78%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Baker Mayfield5218.4611.117.12%
Matthew Stafford2103.554.118.85%
John Wolford278.89.4312.05%
Bryce Perkins1611.94.8325%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 10 games were blowouts, 19.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.8 in those and 6.9 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · LA · 17 games

His best game was Week 4 against ARI — 21 PPR on 6 targets and a 14.6% target share, in a game that finished 20-37. His worst was Week 16 against MIN at 1.6, on 6 targets, final score 30-23. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.8; in the 11 decided by more, 10.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.7 points per game. He scored 9.89, 2.8% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 4.6 expected, a gap of -1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI34-14162380111.5%69%
2IND27-242.41314010.3%92%
3TB34-248.24642015.8%77%
4ARI20-37216690114.6%68%
5SEA26-172.61416011.4%58%
6NYG38-114.93419013.3%64%
7DET28-1914.34743117.1%94%
8HOU38-2211.83688017.6%84%
9TEN16-287.13741014.9%96%
10SF10-318.43754016.7%95%
12GB28-3618.33993123.1%98%
13JAX37-716.16841121.6%78%
14ARI30-2314.82358110%79%
15SEA20-105.3222306.9%92%
16MIN30-231.6166016.2%96%
17BAL20-1910.34563014.3%53%
18SF24-275.1233109.4%69%

Production

Receptions50
Targets89
Receiving yards802
Carries2
Rushing yards20
Touchdowns6
Points per game9.89
Yards per target9.01
Catch rate56.18%
Yards per carry10

Role

Snap share80.12%
Target share14.39%
Air-yards share23.16%
WOPR0.379
RACR0.772

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.5
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception11.7
Total YAC216
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted104.2
Receiving EPA per game1.96
Rushing EPA per game0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets18
Red-zone target share13.2%
End-zone target share19%
Expected receiving TDs4.6
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-1.6

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game39 of 48
Yards per target13 of 48
Target share46 of 48
Air-yards share39 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 606 times. He took 14.78% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Cooper Kupp31.73%
Van Jefferson 14.78%
Tyler Higbee14.12%
Robert Woods11.46%
Odell Beckham7.97%
Darrell Henderson6.64%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 39.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.28 in those and 8.75 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · LA · 14 games

His best game was Week 17 against ARI — 9 PPR on 8 targets and a 21.6% target share, in a game that finished 18-7. His worst was Week 16 against SEA at 0, on 1 targets, final score 9-20. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.3; in the 7 decided by more, 4.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.9 points per game. He scored 3.35, 7.3% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL20-174.11331010.7%45%
2PHI37-198.44545019.2%38%
3BUF32-35001003.2%12%
4NYG17-9001003.1%5%
6SF16-241.811802.7%5%
7CHI24-102.4111403.2%4%
8MIA17-284.3222303.5%15%
10SEA23-162.5111502.8%19%
11TB27-247.711712%6%
13ARI38-286.74527011.4%49%
14NE24-3000000%30%
15NYJ20-23001003.3%24%
16SEA9-20001002.4%19%
17ARI18-794850021.6%60%

Production

Receptions19
Targets31
Receiving yards220
Carries1
Rushing yards-1
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.35
Yards per target7.1
Catch rate61.29%
Yards per carry-1

Role

Snap share23.64%
Target share6.36%
Air-yards share10.99%
WOPR0.173
RACR0.719

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.3
Yards after catch per reception2.4
Yards before catch per reception9.2
Total YAC46
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted66.6
Receiving EPA per game0.13
Rushing EPA per game-0.06

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share6.8%
End-zone target share10.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.27
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.73

Who else ate

The offense threw it 590 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Robert Woods22.95%
Cooper Kupp22.06%
Josh Reynolds14.41%
Gerald Everett11.03%
Tyler Higbee10.68%
Malcolm Brown5.87%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jared Goff13232.927.395.19%
John Wolford1896.2521.6%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 14 games were blowouts, 17.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.2 in those and 2.3 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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