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2026 season · TE · #87 · 5th season

87Jake Ferguson

Age 27 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Wisconsin · Pick 129 overall (2022). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 59% across 8 games.

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DALCowboys offense59% of snaps
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Targets
25
3.1 per game
T-30th of 45
Receptions
17
68% catch rate
T-27th of 45
Yards
115
14 per game
39th of 45
Touchdowns
3
6 first downs
T-8th of 45
Target share
8%
5% of air yards
39th of 45
aDOT
5.0
air yards per target
35th of 45
EPA / target
-0.27
-6.8 total
42nd of 45
YAC / catch
2.8
47 after the catch
43rd of 45
The short version
  • How goodFerguson's -6.8 EPA is 41st of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+4.5, 68th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.4 standard points a game, TE32 of 109.4.5 half-PPR points a game, TE34 of 109.5.6 PPR points a game, TE34 of 109.
  • How he's usedJake rarely goes deep: 0% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 1.3 a game over his last three against 3.1 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Colts rank 20th vs TE, allowing +0.27 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets9%39th of 45
14th
Depth of targetair yards per target5.035th of 45
23rd
After the catchyards per reception2.843rd of 45
6th
Catch ratereceptions per target68%31st of 45
32nd
EPA per target-0.2742nd of 45
8th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target24%42nd of 45
8th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better8%41st of 45
10th
Yards per game14.441st of 45
10th
Success rate44%36th of 45
21st
Total EPA-6.841st of 45
10th
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

Ferguson scores 3.4 standard points a game, TE32 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 4.5; 1 boom week (9+) and 6 busts (under 3). This week the Colts allow the 9th-most standard points to TEs, 9.7 a game.

Points a game3.4TE32 of 109
Season27.5TE29 · 8 games
Most weeks0.2–4.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 69+ · under 3

Ferguson scores 4.5 half-PPR points a game, TE34 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 6.0; 1 boom week (12+) and 6 busts (under 4). This week the Colts allow the 12th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 12.0 a game.

Points a game4.5TE34 of 109
Season36.0TE30 · 8 games
Most weeks0.6–6.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 612+ · under 4

Ferguson scores 5.6 PPR points a game, TE34 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.0 and 7.5; 1 boom week (15+) and 6 busts (under 5). This week the Colts allow the 12th-most PPR points to TEs, 14.4 a game.

Points a game5.6TE34 of 109
Season44.5TE30 · 8 games
Most weeks1.0–7.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 615+ · under 5
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 TE12 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 45 tight ends

Jake rarely goes deep: 0% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers. He rarely moves before the snap: 48% of his targets come with motion (league 59%). His share of the team's targets is 8%: on third down it falls to 4%; inside the 20 it holds at 10%.

Rarely deepDeep share 0% · 9th pctlStaticMotion 48% · 12th pctlNot the third-down option4% on third down · 8% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
0%
9th
Screensshare of his targets
4%
36th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
28%
70th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
41%
32nd
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
4%
12th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
10%
34th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
48%
12th
Play actiontargets off play action
28%
50th
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 tight ends; 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

This weekWeek 9 · at ColtsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
INDat Colts
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Lucas Oil Stadium
DAL −6 · O/U 51.5
The defense vs TE
20th vs TE
allow +0.27 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 4 games, 3.3 targets a game, 12 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 38%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Colts rank 20th vs TE, allowing +0.27 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 12 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
66Games
337Targets
248Receptions
2,144Yards
18TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2023, 761 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 16.4 a game puts him on pace for 279 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022DAL11221917429.215.8+0.36
2023DAL1710271761510.744.8+0.32
2024DAL14865949408.435.3-0.15
2025DAL171028260087.335.3+0.19
2026DAL7251711536.816.4-0.27
Career1 tm663372482,144188.632.5+0.12
Career highsYards 761 · 2023TD 8 · 2025Receptions 82 · 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 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
2 on 25 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
78.7
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    33Javonte WilliamsRB158632 · 9 TD+1.2
    88CeeDee LambWR94703 · 6 TD+30.3
    3George PickensWR62533 · 2 TD+25.4
    19Ryan FlournoyWR45345 · 2 TD+14.6
    32Tyler GoodsonRB35109-5.0
    4Dak PrescottQB23101 · 1 TD+3.7
    89Brevyn Spann-FordTE18110+3.3
    9KaVontae TurpinWR949 · 1 TD+3.4