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Jalen Nailor

Age 27 · 5'11" · 191 lb · Michigan State · Pick 191 overall (2022). Snap share 65% across 17 games.

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Targets

3.1 per game

T-71st of 146

Receptions

55% catch rate

T-84th of 146

Yards

444

26 per game

63rd of 146

Touchdowns

23 first downs

T-40th of 146

Target share

12%

17% of air yards

88th of 146

aDOT

12.4

air yards per target

55th of 146

EPA / target

+0.22

+11.6 total

74th of 146

YAC / catch

3.9

112 after the catch

69th of 146

The short version

How goodNailor's +11.6 EPA is 73rd of 146 wide receivers.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+31.1, 87th percentile per target).
Fantasy4.2 standard points a game, WR64 of 170.5.1 half-PPR points a game, WR67 of 170.5.9 PPR points a game, WR69 of 170.
How he's usedHe lives outside the numbers: only 11% of his targets come over the middle (league 20%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 2 a game over his last three against 3.1 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 146 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	12%	88th of 146	40th
Depth of targetair yards per target	12.4	55th of 146	63rd
After the catchyards per reception	3.9	69th of 146	53rd
Catch ratereceptions per target	55%	109th of 146	26th
EPA per target	+0.22	74th of 146	50th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	43%	32nd of 146	78th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	2%	33rd of 146	78th
Yards per game	26.1	79th of 146	46th
Success rate	51%	66th of 146	55th
Total EPA	+11.6	73rd of 146	50th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Nailor scores 4.2 standard points a game, WR64 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 4.8; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 14 busts (under 5).

Points a game4.2WR64 of 170

Season71.7WR55 · 17 games

Most weeks0.0–4.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts2 · 1412+ · under 5

WR24 · 7.91471013161922

Nailor scores 5.1 half-PPR points a game, WR67 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 6.3; 2 boom weeks (16+) and 14 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game5.1WR67 of 170

Season86.2WR60 · 17 games

Most weeks0.0–6.3his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts2 · 1416+ · under 6.5

WR24 · 10.11471013161922

Nailor scores 5.9 PPR points a game, WR69 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 7.8; 1 boom week (20+) and 14 busts (under 8).

Points a game5.9WR69 of 170

Season100.7WR61 · 17 games

Most weeks0.0–7.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 1420+ · under 8

WR24 · 12.21471013161922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 146 wide receivers

He lives outside the numbers: only 11% of his targets come over the middle (league 20%). Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 4%). His share of the team's targets is 11%: on third down it climbs to 17%; inside the 20 it climbs to 17%. Play action finds him: 24% of his targets come off a fake (league 19%).

Stays outsideMiddle of the field 11% · 7th pctlNo screensScreens 0% · 12th pctlThird-down guy17% on third down · 11% overallRed-zone guy17% inside the 20 · 11% overall

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

19%

58th

Screensshare of his targets

12th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

11%

7th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

25%

37th

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

17%

72nd

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

17%

77th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

52%

44th

Play actiontargets off play action

24%

79th

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at CHI W 27-2423rd D	23rd vs WR	88%	3	1	28		-0.5
2	vs ATL L 6-2214th D	14th vs WR	100%	5	3	31		-3.2
3	vs CIN W 48-1018th D	18th vs WR	83%	5	3	37		+1.2
4	at PIT L 21-2421st D	21st vs WR	63%	4	1	2	1	+2.3
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs WR	65%	4	3	27		+1.7
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-285th D	5th vs WR	59%	4	2	37		+1.1
8	at LAC L 10-373rd D	3rd vs WR	69%	1	0	0		-0.9
9	at DET W 27-2422nd D	22nd vs WR	53%	4	1	16		-5.6
10	vs BAL L 19-2724th D	24th vs WR	68%	6	5	124	1	+15.3
11	vs CHI L 17-1923rd D	23rd vs WR	60%	1	1	16		+1.2
12	at GB L 6-2329th D	29th vs WR	45%	1	0	0		-2.5
13	at SEA L 0-262nd D	2nd vs WR	69%	1	0	0		-3.7
14	vs WAS W 31-028th D	28th vs WR	58%	3	3	30		+3.9
15	at DAL W 34-2632nd D	32nd vs WR	51%	5	3	47	2	+5.4
16	at NYG W 16-1320th D	20th vs WR	62%	2	0	0		-6.3
17	vs DET W 23-1022nd D	22nd vs WR	43%	1	0	0		-1.3
18	vs GB W 16-329th D	29th vs WR	75%	3	3	49		+3.5
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		65%	53	29	444	4	+11.6

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	at CHI W 27-2423rd D	23rd vs WR	15%	13%	5.0	9	-0.16	1
2	vs ATL L 6-2214th D	14th vs WR	24%	33%	16.4	1	-0.64	2
3	vs CIN W 48-1018th D	18th vs WR	21%	34%	12.8	13	+0.24	2
4	at PIT L 21-2421st D	21st vs WR	10%	6%	5.3	1	+0.56	1
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs WR	12%	12%	7.3	12	+0.41	2
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-285th D	5th vs WR	10%	11%	12.0	6	+0.28	2
8	at LAC L 10-373rd D	3rd vs WR	3%	5%	5.0	0	-0.86	0
9	at DET W 27-2422nd D	22nd vs WR	17%	29%	18.8	0	-1.39	1
10	vs BAL L 19-2724th D	24th vs WR	15%	22%	17.2	40	+2.54	4
11	vs CHI L 17-1923rd D	23rd vs WR	3%	5%	15.0	1	+1.18	1
12	at GB L 6-2329th D	29th vs WR	6%	30%	30.0	0	-2.45	0
13	at SEA L 0-262nd D	2nd vs WR	3%	14%	24.0	0	-3.72	0
14	vs WAS W 31-028th D	28th vs WR	13%	10%	5.0	15	+1.30	2
15	at DAL W 34-2632nd D	32nd vs WR	21%	28%	13.8	0	+1.07	3
16	at NYG W 16-1320th D	20th vs WR	9%	19%	12.0	0	-3.14	0	1
17	vs DET W 23-1022nd D	22nd vs WR	7%	3%	2.0	0	-1.31	0
18	vs GB W 16-329th D	29th vs WR	10%	18%	11.7	14	+1.17	2
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		12%	17%	12.4	112	+0.22	23	1

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at CHI W 27-2423rd D	23rd vs WR	1	28	28.0		1
2	vs ATL L 6-2214th D	14th vs WR	3	31	10.3
3	vs CIN W 48-1018th D	18th vs WR	3	37	12.3		1
4	at PIT L 21-2421st D	21st vs WR	1	2	2.0	1
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs WR	3	27	9.0		1
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-285th D	5th vs WR	2	37	18.5		1
8	at LAC L 10-373rd D	3rd vs WR	0	0	-
9	at DET W 27-2422nd D	22nd vs WR	1	16	16.0
10	vs BAL L 19-2724th D	24th vs WR	5	124	24.8	1	2
11	vs CHI L 17-1923rd D	23rd vs WR	1	16	16.0
12	at GB L 6-2329th D	29th vs WR	0	0	-
13	at SEA L 0-262nd D	2nd vs WR	0	0	-
14	vs WAS W 31-028th D	28th vs WR	3	30	10.0
15	at DAL W 34-2632nd D	32nd vs WR	3	47	15.7	2	2
16	at NYG W 16-1320th D	20th vs WR	0	0	-
17	vs DET W 23-1022nd D	22nd vs WR	0	0	-
18	vs GB W 16-329th D	29th vs WR	3	49	16.3		1
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		29	444	15.3	4	9

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs WR17 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 29th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 19.0 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT CHI23vs WR

VS ATL14vs WR

VS CIN18vs WR

AT PIT21vs WR

AT CLE8vs WR

WK 6—bye

VS PHI5vs WR

AT LAC3vs WR

AT DET22vs WR

VS BAL24vs WR

VS CHI23vs WR

AT GB29vs WR

AT SEA2vs WR

VS WAS28vs WR

AT DAL32vs WR

AT NYG20vs WR

VS DET22vs WR

VS GB29vs WR

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs WR, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	4	2.5	16	-0.18
11 to 22Middle	6	3.5	14	-0.61
23 to 32Bottom-10	7	3.1	42	+1.19
All games	17	3.1	26	+0.22

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.26); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons

43Games

114Targets

69Receptions

1,066Yards

11TD

2022 to 2025 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2024, 414 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 26.1 a game puts him on pace for 444 over 17, a career high.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2022	MIN	8	13	9	179	1	19.9	22.4	+0.59
2023	MIN	3	6	3	29	0	9.7	9.7	-0.34
2024	MIN	15	42	28	414	6	14.8	27.6	+0.58
2025	MIN	17	53	29	444	4	15.3	26.1	+0.22
Career	1 tm	43	114	69	1,066	11	15.4	24.8	+0.37

Career highsYards 444 · 2025TD 6 · 2024Receptions 29 · 2025

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 1 on 53 targets
Broken tackles: 2
Passer rating when targeted: 68.4
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Jordan MasonRB	175	809 · 6 TD	-10.4
Aaron JonesRB	173	747 · 3 TD	-9.9
Justin JeffersonWR	143	1055 · 2 TD	-13.9
Jordan AddisonWR	81	691 · 4 TD	+21.8
T.J. HockensonTE	67	438 · 3 TD	+13.0
Zavier ScottRB	48	212 · 1 TD	-9.8
J.J. McCarthyQB	37	181 · 4 TD	+6.8
Ty ChandlerRB	21	58	-6.3

Jalen Nailor

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

1Jalen Nailor

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Jalen Nailor