2026
2026 season · WR · #87 · 1st season
J. Michael Sturdivant
Age 24 · 6'3" · 207 lb · Florida; UCLA; California · Undrafted (2026). Listed WR5 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 17% across 7 games.
- How goodMichael Sturdivant has +3.4 EPA on 5 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+4.9).
- Fantasy0.5 standard points a game, WR141 of 171.0.8 half-PPR points a game, WR139 of 171.1.1 PPR points a game, WR138 of 171.
- How he's usedJ.
- LatelyTargets are steady: 0.3 a game over his last three against 0.7 for the season.
- This weekA soft matchup: the Patriots rank 30th vs WR, allowing +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 2% | |||
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 18.4 | |||
| After the catchyards per reception | 0.3 | |||
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 80% | |||
| EPA per target | +0.69 |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 60% | |||
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 0% | |||
| Yards per game | 5.4 | |||
| Success rate | 60% | |||
| Total EPA | +3.4 |
Graded once he reaches 15 targets. 100 wide receivers qualify so far.
Sturdivant scores 0.5 standard points a game, WR141 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 1.3; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 7 busts (under 5). This week the Patriots allow the 11th-most standard points to WRs, 21.8 a game.
Sturdivant scores 0.8 half-PPR points a game, WR139 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 1.7; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 7 busts (under 6.5). This week the Patriots allow the 12th-most half-PPR points to WRs, 27.8 a game.
Sturdivant scores 1.1 PPR points a game, WR138 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 2.1; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 7 busts (under 8). This week the Patriots allow the 10th-most PPR points to WRs, 33.8 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 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
J. 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.
Michael Sturdivant has +3.4 EPA on 5 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets. The biggest share comes in the air (+4.9).
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
The game
at PatriotsGillette Stadium
NE −3 · O/U 46.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A soft matchup: the Patriots rank 30th vs WR, allowing +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 0 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at MIN L 22-39Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at NYJ W 20-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | vs ATL L 14-3519th D | 19th vs WR | 32% | 3 | 3 | 22 | +3.2 | |
| 4 | at TB W 17-141st D | 1st vs WR | 3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| 5 | vs CHI W 31-712th D | 12th vs WR | 13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | vs DAL W 23-1327th D | 27th vs WR | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | at DET L 17-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | vs CAR W 27-1910th D | 10th vs WR | 42% | 1 | 1 | 16 | +1.1 | |
| 9 | at NESun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | vs MINSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Bye week | |||||||
| 12 | at LAWed Nov 25 | |||||||
| 13 | at NOSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs BUFSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs MIASun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at CHIFri Dec 25 | |||||||
| 17 | vs HOUMon Jan 4 | |||||||
| 18 | vs DETSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 17% | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | +3.4 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at MIN L 22-39Did not play | ||||||||
| 2 | at NYJ W 20-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 3 | vs ATL L 14-3519th D | 19th vs WR | 6% | 6% | 7.3 | 0 | +1.06 | 2 | |
| 4 | at TB W 17-141st D | 1st vs WR | 3% | 26% | 55.0 | 0 | -0.80 | 0 | |
| 5 | vs CHI W 31-712th D | 12th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 6 | vs DAL W 23-1327th D | 27th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 7 | at DET L 17-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 8 | vs CAR W 27-1910th D | 10th vs WR | 3% | 4% | 15.0 | 1 | +1.05 | 1 | |
| 9 | at NESun Nov 8 · this week | ||||||||
| 10 | vs MINSun Nov 15 | ||||||||
| 11 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 12 | at LAWed Nov 25 | ||||||||
| 13 | at NOSun Dec 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | vs BUFSun Dec 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | vs MIASun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | at CHIFri Dec 25 | ||||||||
| 17 | vs HOUMon Jan 4 | ||||||||
| 18 | vs DETSun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 7 games | 2% | 5% | 18.4 | 1 | +0.69 | 3 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at MIN L 22-39Did not play | ||||||
| 2 | at NYJ W 20-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 3 | vs ATL L 14-3519th D | 19th vs WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | ||
| 4 | at TB W 17-141st D | 1st vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 5 | vs CHI W 31-712th D | 12th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 6 | vs DAL W 23-1327th D | 27th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 7 | at DET L 17-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 8 | vs CAR W 27-1910th D | 10th vs WR | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | ||
| 9 | at NESun Nov 8 · this week | ||||||
| 10 | vs MINSun Nov 15 | ||||||
| 11 | Bye week | ||||||
| 12 | at LAWed Nov 25 | ||||||
| 13 | at NOSun Dec 6 | ||||||
| 14 | vs BUFSun Dec 13 | ||||||
| 15 | vs MIASun Dec 20 | ||||||
| 16 | at CHIFri Dec 25 | ||||||
| 17 | vs HOUMon Jan 4 | ||||||
| 18 | vs DETSun Jan 10 | ||||||
| 7 games | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
Targets are steady: 0.3 a game over his last three against 0.7 for the season. 7 straight games below a starter's median in targets.
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 18th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 16.4 of 32 on average (league middle 16.4). Ahead: 2 of his next 9 are top-10 vs WR and 5 are bottom-10, starting with the Patriots (30th, away) in Week 9.
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 | 1.0 | 8 | +0.13 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | +1.06 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| All games | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | +0.69 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = -0.09); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 7 games in, 38 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 92.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GB | 7 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 5.4 | +0.69 |
| Career | 1 tm | 7 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 5.4 | +0.69 |
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
- WR5 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 5 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 85.2
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew GoldenWR | 83 | 625 · 4 TD | +7.5 |
 MarShawn LloydRB | 74 | 228 · 3 TD | -20.0 |
 Christian WatsonWR | 66 | 708 · 6 TD | +30.5 |
 Tucker KraftTE | 51 | 355 · 3 TD | +24.1 |
 Josh JacobsRB | 45 | 143 · 3 TD | -2.2 |
 Kaleb JohnsonRB | 31 | 114 | -13.2 |
 Pierre StrongRB | 27 | 87 | -0.2 |
 Chris BrooksRB | 20 | 94 | -0.5 |