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Offense2026 Pre-Season Outlook · Underdog Rankings + 5yr History
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2026 Pre-Season Outlook · Underdog Rankings + 5yr History
New OC·Nick CaleyRBs & WRs
QBs & TEs
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Pts/G | 56.7 | 57.2 | 60.6 | 48.9 | 49.4 |
| Rush Pts/G | 13.7 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Rec Pts/G | 42.9 | 41.3 | 47.4 | 37.4 | 37.9 |
| QB Rush/G | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| RB Pts/G | 16.2 | 19.9 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 15.2 |
| WR Pts/G | 29.5 | 28.7 | 33.1 | 20.8 | 24.4 |
| TE Pts/G | 9.1 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 7.5 |
| NFL Pts/G | 22.9 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 16.1 | 15.9 |
| Metric | Wk1 BUF Home | Wk2 CIN Home | Wk3 IND Away | Wk4 DAL Home | Wk5 TEN Away | Wk6 JAX Away | Wk7 NYG Home | Wk8 BYE — | Wk9 LAC Away | Wk10 CLV Away | Wk11 IND Home | Wk12 BLT Home | Wk13 PIT Away | Wk14 WAS Away | Wk15 JAX Home | Wk16 PHI Away | Wk17 GB Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impl. Total | 21.5 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 20.5 | 24.5 | — | 20.5 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| Fnt Pts | 55.8 | 69.5 | 62.7 | 71.4 | 64.4 | 58.0 | 65.3 | — | 51.4 | 52.3 | 62.7 | 62.2 | 63.3 | 69.0 | 58.0 | 54.1 | 56.9 |
| Rush Pts | 23.0 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 21.7 | — | 16.5 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 20.9 | 13.1 | 19.1 | 16.9 |
| Rec Pts | 32.8 | 47.9 | 47.1 | 50.4 | 45.1 | 44.9 | 43.6 | — | 35.0 | 35.6 | 47.1 | 45.5 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 44.9 | 35.0 | 40.0 |
| QB Rush Pts | 3.76 | 2.61 | 1.94 | 5.29 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 4.22 | — | 3.16 | 1.51 | 1.94 | 3.68 | 3.44 | 2.43 | 3.20 | 4.47 | 2.24 |
| RB Pts | 23.2 | 26.7 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 21.1 | 16.7 | 23.7 | — | 17.2 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 23.9 | 16.7 | 21.4 | 19.4 |
| WR Pts | 22.4 | 21.7 | 29.9 | 33.9 | 29.5 | 25.8 | 28.3 | — | 22.5 | 20.7 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 25.8 | 22.0 | 25.9 |
| TE Pts | 6.5 | 18.6 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 9.0 | — | 8.5 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 9.5 |
| Rush Eff | 0.863 | 0.761 | 0.601 | 0.798 | 0.718 | 0.599 | 0.797 | — | 0.684 | 0.593 | 0.601 | 0.652 | 0.563 | 0.690 | 0.599 | 0.675 | 0.608 |
| Rec Eff | 1.192 | 1.506 | 1.267 | 1.542 | 1.498 | 1.194 | 1.329 | — | 1.164 | 1.278 | 1.267 | 1.258 | 1.302 | 1.539 | 1.194 | 1.075 | 1.238 |
Defense metrics = 2025 season averages · Higher = more exploitable matchup · Implied total from Underdog pre-season lines
| Player | Age Sep 9, 2026 | UD Rank | ESPN$ | HST Offense Share | Career PPG by Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| C.J. Stroud ADP 142.2 | 24.9 | QB24 | — | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.8% | — | — | 16.9 | 16.2 | 21.4 | — | — |
| Davis Mills ADP — | 27.9 | — | — | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 0.8% | — | — | 2.9 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| Graham Mertz ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| David Montgomery ADP 47.7 | 29.3 | RB20 | $8 | New acquisition from DET | 9.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 14.1 | ||||
| Woody Marks ADP 143.7 | 25.7 | RB45 | $1 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Jawhar Jordan ADP 216.0 | 27.1 | RB97 | — | 15.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Whittington ADP — | 24.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Hull ADP — | 25.9 | — | — | New acquisition from NO | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Nick Chubb ADP — | 30.7 | — | — | 9.7% | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 7.8 | — | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| WR | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Nico Collins ADP 22.3 | 27.5 | WR9 | $31 | 22.9% | 26.5% | 22.0% | 16.4% | 8.5% | 12.7 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 4.5 |
| Jayden Higgins ADP 123.7 | 23.7 | WR53 | $1 | 10.7% | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tank Dell ADP 198.0 | 26.9 | WR78 | — | — | 14.1% | 18.0% | — | — | — | 8.2 | 12.8 | — | — |
| Jaylin Noel ADP 208.3 | 24.0 | WR84 | — | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | — | — | — | — |
| Treyvhon Saunders ADP 216.0 | — | WR136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Hutchinson ADP 216.0 | 26.3 | WR155 | — | 7.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | — | — | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Daniel Sobkowicz ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jared Wayne ADP — | 25.9 | — | — | 4.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Bond ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Watson ADP — | 30.4 | — | — | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.7 | — |
| Josh Kelly ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jha'Quan Jackson ADP — | — | — | — | New acquisition from TEN | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| TE | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Dalton Schultz ADP 168.7 | 30.2 | TE23 | — | 14.4% | 9.7% | 13.1% | — | — | 8.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| Marlin Klein ADP 216.0 | 24.0 | TE61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cade Stover ADP — | 26.2 | — | — | 3.1% | 3.5% | — | — | — | 1.6 | 1.9 | — | — | — |
| Foster Moreau ADP — | 29.3 | — | — | New acquisition from NO | 0.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| Brevin Jordan ADP — | 26.1 | — | — | — | 1.4% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 10.4% | — | — | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
Roster from Underdog July 17, 2026 snapshot · Hit rates = % of weeks at or above tier threshold · Team history = flex scoring only (no QB passing)