2026
2026 season · QB · #15 · 1st season
Fernando Mendoza
Age 23 · 6'5" · 225 lb · Indiana; California · Pick 1 overall (2026). Listed QB2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 17% across 1 game.
- How goodMendoza has -1.7 EPA on 9 dropbacks; percentiles arrive once he reaches 50 attempts.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+3.0).
- Fantasy2.2 standard points a game.2.2 half-PPR points a game.2.2 PPR points a game.
- How he's usedFernando gets a fingerprint once he reaches 50 attempts; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyToo few games for a trend yet: 1 played.
- This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the 49ers rank 18th vs the pass, allowing +0.04 EPA per dropback.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | +0.16 | |||
| CPOEcompletion over expected | +8.8 | |||
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 0% | |||
| Yards per attempt | 6.0 | |||
| TD rateper attempt | 0% | |||
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 0% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 5.9 | |||
| Rush EPA per game | -2.94 | |||
| Success rate | 56% | |||
| ANY/A | 6.00 | |||
| Total EPA | -1.7 |
Graded once he reaches 50 attempts. 38 quarterbacks qualify so far.
Mendoza scores 2.2 standard points a game, not enough games to rank yet. 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the 49ers allow the 11th-fewest standard points to QBs, 15.3 a game.
Mendoza scores 2.2 half-PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the 49ers allow the 11th-fewest half-PPR points to QBs, 15.3 a game.
Mendoza scores 2.2 PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the 49ers allow the 11th-fewest PPR points to QBs, 15.3 a game.
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 QB12 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
Fernando gets a fingerprint once he reaches 50 attempts; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; 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.
Mendoza has -1.7 EPA on 9 dropbacks; percentiles arrive once he reaches 50 attempts. The biggest share comes after the catch (+3.0).
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, 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 50 attempts.
His throws spread much like the league's: no spot with five or more runs 15% above the league's share.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt 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 throws 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
The game
at 49ersLevi's Stadium
SF −10 · O/U 51.5
The defense vs the pass
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the 49ers rank 18th vs the pass, allowing +0.04 EPA per dropback. He has averaged 48 yards a game against middle defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-13Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at LAC W 26-14Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at NO W 35-27Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs KC L 27-30Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at NE L 17-4522nd D | 22nd vs the pass | 17% | 6/8 | 48 | +1.2 | ||
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-33Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs LA L 21-35Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-33Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 1 games | 17% | 6/8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-13Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at LAC W 26-14Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at NO W 35-27Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs KC L 27-30Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at NE L 17-4522nd D | 22nd vs the pass | +0.16 | +8.8 | 5.9 | 0% | -2.9 | |
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-33Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs LA L 21-35Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-33Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 1 games | +0.16 | +8.8 | 5.9 | 0 | 0% | -2.9 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 27-13Did not play | |||||||||
| 2 | at LAC W 26-14Did not play | |||||||||
| 3 | at NO W 35-27Did not play | |||||||||
| 4 | vs KC L 27-30Did not play | |||||||||
| 5 | at NE L 17-4522nd D | 22nd vs the pass | 6 | 8 | 75% | 48 | 6.0 | 89.6 | ||
| 6 | vs BUF L 30-33Did not play | |||||||||
| 7 | vs LA L 21-35Did not play | |||||||||
| 8 | at NYJ W 38-33Did not play | |||||||||
| 9 | at SFSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||||
| 10 | vs SEASun Nov 15 | |||||||||
| 11 | at DENSun Nov 22 | |||||||||
| 12 | at CLESun Nov 29 | |||||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 14 | vs LACSun Dec 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | vs DENSun Dec 20 | |||||||||
| 16 | vs TENSun Dec 27 | |||||||||
| 17 | at ARISun Jan 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | at KCSun Jan 10 | |||||||||
| 1 games | 6 | 8 | 75% | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 |
Too few games for a trend yet: 1 played.
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 33rd-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 22.0 of 32 on average (league middle 16.4). Ahead: 4 of his next 9 are top-10 vs the pass and 2 are bottom-10, starting with the 49ers (18th, away) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | – | – | – | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | 1 | 8.0 | 48 | +0.16 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | – | – | – | – |
| All games | 1 | 8.0 | 48 | +0.16 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
Too few games to read a pattern yet.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 1 game in, 48 passing yards, a 17-game pace of 816.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LV | 1 | 6/8 | 75% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 89.6 | +0.16 |
| Career | 1 tm | 1 | 6/8 | 75% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 89.6 | +0.16 |
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
- QB2 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- CPOE
- +8.8 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 0%
- Play action
- …
- Blitzed
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ashton JeantyRB | 156 | 713 · 4 TD | -26.8 |
 Mike Washington Jr.RB | 71 | 289 · 1 TD | -10.2 |
 Brock BowersTE | 61 | 547 · 5 TD | +33.1 |
 Tre TuckerWR | 50 | 468 · 4 TD | +19.2 |
 Michael MayerTE | 43 | 351 · 1 TD | +11.1 |
 Jalen NailorWR | 24 | 113 · 1 TD | -1.3 |
 Kirk CousinsQB | 20 | 7 · 1 TD | -7.4 |
 Cody WhiteWR | 19 | 112 · 3 TD | +3.1 |