2026
2026 season · RB · #38 · 4th season
Jaleel McLaughlin
Age 26 · 5'9" · 187 lb · Youngstown State · Undrafted (2023). Listed RB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 15% across 7 games.
- How goodMcLaughlin has +0.8 EPA on 17 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes on runs (+2.6).
- Fantasy2.1 standard points a game, RB71 of 107.2.4 half-PPR points a game, RB72 of 107.2.7 PPR points a game, RB71 of 107.
- How he's usedJaleel gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTouches are steady: 4.3 a game over his last three against 2.4 for the season.
- This weekA soft matchup: the Saints rank 31st vs the run, allowing +0.04 EPA per designed carry.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 6.5 | |||
| Rush EPA per carry | +0.24 | |||
| EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets | -0.30 | |||
| Broken tacklesper touch | 0% | |||
| Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch | 6% |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touches per game | 2.4 | |||
| Receiving sharetargets per touch | 35% | |||
| Yards per touch | 5.1 | |||
| Success rate | 41% | |||
| Total EPA | +0.8 |
Graded once he reaches 30 touches. 70 backs qualify so far.
McLaughlin scores 2.1 standard points a game, RB71 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 4.5; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Saints allow the 1st-most standard points to RBs, 25.5 a game.
McLaughlin scores 2.4 half-PPR points a game, RB72 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 6.1; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 5 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Saints allow the 1st-most half-PPR points to RBs, 27.9 a game.
McLaughlin scores 2.7 PPR points a game, RB71 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 7.1; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 5 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Saints allow the 1st-most PPR points to RBs, 30.2 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 RB24 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
Jaleel gets a fingerprint once he reaches 30 touches; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; 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.
McLaughlin has +0.8 EPA on 17 touches; percentiles arrive once he reaches 30 touches. The biggest share comes on runs (+2.6).
career -0.02 over 2023–2025 · his 2nd best of 4
How this is measured
Every carry and target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. Runs are per carry, the receiving parts per target. The percentile is him among the qualifying backs, 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 30 touches.
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 SaintsCaesars Superdome
NO −2.5 · O/U 43.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A soft matchup: the Saints rank 31st vs the run, allowing +0.04 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 0 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Car | Yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at JAX L 10-34Did not play | ||||||||
| 2 | at TB W 23-196th D | 6th vs the run | 14% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| 3 | vs CAR W 21-1828th D | 28th vs the run | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | vs PIT W 27-245th D | 5th vs the run | 2% | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.9 |
| 5 | at NYJ L 12-178th D | 8th vs the run | 21% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| 6 | vs BAL W 13-1022nd D | 22nd vs the run | 62% | 9 | 41 | 4 | 4 | -1.0 | |
| 7 | at TEN W 27-2420th D | 20th vs the run | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | at PIT L 6-275th D | 5th vs the run | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | at NOSun Nov 8 · next up | ||||||||
| 10 | vs HOUSun Nov 15 | ||||||||
| 11 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 12 | vs LVSun Nov 29 | ||||||||
| 13 | vs CINSun Dec 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | vs ATLSun Dec 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | at NYGSun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | at BALSun Dec 27 | ||||||||
| 17 | vs INDSun Jan 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | at CINSun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 7 games | 15% | 11 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +0.8 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | YPC | EPA/car | EPA/tgt | 10+ | Brk tkl | Snap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at JAX L 10-34Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at TB W 23-196th D | 6th vs the run | 3.0 | -0.12 | -0.41 | 14% | ||
| 3 | vs CAR W 21-1828th D | 28th vs the run | - | - | - | 6% | ||
| 4 | vs PIT W 27-245th D | 5th vs the run | 28.0 | +2.89 | - | 1 | 2% | |
| 5 | at NYJ L 12-178th D | 8th vs the run | - | - | -0.54 | 21% | ||
| 6 | vs BAL W 13-1022nd D | 22nd vs the run | 4.6 | -0.02 | -0.22 | 62% | ||
| 7 | at TEN W 27-2420th D | 20th vs the run | - | - | - | 0% | ||
| 8 | at PIT L 6-275th D | 5th vs the run | - | - | - | 3% | ||
| 9 | at NOSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs HOUSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Bye week | |||||||
| 12 | vs LVSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs CINSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs ATLSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at NYGSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at BALSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs INDSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at CINSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 6.5 | +0.24 | -0.30 | 1 | 15% |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at JAX L 10-34Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at TB W 23-196th D | 6th vs the run | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | vs CAR W 21-1828th D | 28th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | vs PIT W 27-245th D | 5th vs the run | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | at NYJ L 12-178th D | 8th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | vs BAL W 13-1022nd D | 22nd vs the run | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | at TEN W 27-2420th D | 20th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | at PIT L 6-275th D | 5th vs the run | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | at NOSun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs HOUSun Nov 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Bye week | |||||||
| 12 | vs LVSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs CINSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs ATLSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at NYGSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at BALSun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | vs INDSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at CINSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
Touches are steady: 4.3 a game over his last three against 2.4 for the season. At or above a starter's median in yards in 1 of 7 games. Week 8 was his season low 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 7th-toughest slate vs the run: his opponents rank 13.4 of 32 on average (league middle 16.6). Ahead: 0 of his next 9 are top-10 vs the run and 4 are bottom-10, starting with the Saints (31st, away) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Touches/g | Yds/g | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | +0.45 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 2 | 6.5 | 28 | -0.08 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| All games | 7 | 2.4 | 12 | +0.05 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.17); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2024, 572 scrimmage yards in 16 games with DEN. This season's 17.2 a game puts him on pace for 292 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | EPA/touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 17 | 76 | 410 | 5.4 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 160 | +0.07 |
| 2024 | DEN | 16 | 113 | 496 | 4.4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 76 | -0.09 |
| 2025 | DEN | 8 | 37 | 187 | 5.1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 27 | -0.01 |
| 2026 | CLE | 5 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | +0.05 |
| Career | 2 tm | 46 | 237 | 1,165 | 4.9 | 8 | 75 | 63 | 277 | -0.01 |
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
- RB3 · 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
- 1 on 6 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 53.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Quinshon JudkinsRB | 124 | 476 · 3 TD | -18.5 |
 KC ConcepcionWR | 58 | 386 | +6.8 |
 Denzel BostonWR | 53 | 409 · 3 TD | +5.9 |
 Deshaun WatsonQB | 51 | 217 · 1 TD | +2.4 |
 Harold Fannin Jr.TE | 51 | 411 · 3 TD | +13.5 |
 Jerry JeudyWR | 24 | 171 | -0.6 |
 Raheim SandersRB | 21 | 117 | -1.0 |
 Dylan SampsonRB | 18 | 146 | +5.9 |