2025
2025 season · WR · #11 · 1st season
Jalen Royals
Age 23 · 6'0" · 205 lb · Utah State · Pick 133 overall (2025). Snap share 19% across 7 games.
- How goodRoyals has -1.6 EPA on 3 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+0.1).
- Fantasy0.1 standard points a game.0.2 half-PPR points a game.0.3 PPR points a game.
- How he's usedJalen gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTargets are steady: 1 a game over his last three against 0.4 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 5% | |||
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 7.3 | |||
| After the catchyards per reception | 2.0 | |||
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 67% | |||
| EPA per target | -0.54 |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 0% | |||
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 0% | |||
| Yards per game | 0.6 | |||
| Success rate | 0% | |||
| Total EPA | -1.6 |
Graded once he reaches 15 targets. 146 wide receivers qualify so far.
Royals scores 0.1 standard points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 7 busts (under 5).
Royals scores 0.2 half-PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 7 busts (under 6.5).
Royals scores 0.3 PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.0; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 7 busts (under 8).
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
Jalen gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
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.
Royals has -1.6 EPA on 3 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets. The biggest share comes after the catch (+0.1).
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying wide receivers, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
His targets spread much like the league's: no spot with five or more runs 15% above the league's share.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
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
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-27Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-20Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 3 | at NYG W 22-9Did not play · Questionable (knee) | |||||||
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 19% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-7Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | at BUF L 21-28Did not play | |||||||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-22Did not play | |||||||
| 12 | vs IND W 23-20Did not play | |||||||
| 13 | at DAL L 28-31Did not play | |||||||
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-20Did not play | |||||||
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-16Did not play | |||||||
| 16 | at TEN L 9-2631st D | 31st vs WR | 7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-207th D | 7th vs WR | 12% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 | at LV L 12-1425th D | 25th vs WR | 67% | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1.6 | |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 7 games | 19% | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-27Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-20Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 3 | at NYG W 22-9Did not play · Questionable (knee) | ||||||||
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-7Did not play | ||||||||
| 9 | at BUF L 21-28Did not play | ||||||||
| 10 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-22Did not play | ||||||||
| 12 | vs IND W 23-20Did not play | ||||||||
| 13 | at DAL L 28-31Did not play | ||||||||
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-20Did not play | ||||||||
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-16Did not play | ||||||||
| 16 | at TEN L 9-2631st D | 31st vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-207th D | 7th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 18 | at LV L 12-1425th D | 25th vs WR | 10% | 10% | 7.3 | 4 | -0.54 | 0 | |
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 games | 1% | 1% | 7.3 | 4 | -0.54 | 0 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-27Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-20Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 3 | at NYG W 22-9Did not play · Questionable (knee) | ||||||
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-7Did not play | ||||||
| 9 | at BUF L 21-28Did not play | ||||||
| 10 | Bye week | ||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-22Did not play | ||||||
| 12 | vs IND W 23-20Did not play | ||||||
| 13 | at DAL L 28-31Did not play | ||||||
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-20Did not play | ||||||
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-16Did not play | ||||||
| 16 | at TEN L 9-2631st D | 31st vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-207th D | 7th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 18 | at LV L 12-1425th D | 25th vs WR | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | ||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 7 games | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Targets are steady: 1 a game over his last three against 0.4 for the season. 7 straight games below a starter's median in targets. Week 18 was his season high in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 30th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 19.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | -0.54 |
| All games | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | -0.54 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.23); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 2 games in, 4 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 34.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KC | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -0.54 |
| Career | 1 tm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -0.54 |
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
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
- …
- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 3 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 70.1
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kareem HuntRB | 188 | 754 · 9 TD | +11.1 |
 Isiah PachecoRB | 144 | 563 · 2 TD | -18.3 |
 Travis KelceTE | 109 | 852 · 5 TD | +38.5 |
 Xavier WorthyWR | 84 | 619 · 1 TD | +18.4 |
 Rashee RiceWR | 83 | 591 · 6 TD | +17.9 |
 Brashard SmithRB | 79 | 323 · 1 TD | -10.4 |
 Marquise BrownWR | 74 | 587 · 5 TD | +22.3 |
 Patrick MahomesQB | 65 | 412 · 5 TD | +26.6 |