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2026 season · WR · #14 · 4th season

14Michael Wilson

Age 26 · 6'2" · 213 lb · Stanford · Pick 94 overall (2023). Listed WR1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 89% across 8 games.

Week 8 report · Ribs · Limited ParticipationWR1Cardinals players
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Targets
81
10.1 per game
4th of 100
Receptions
45
56% catch rate
7th of 100
Yards
486
61 per game
17th of 100
Touchdowns
2
30 first downs
T-30th of 100
Target share
26%
41% of air yards
15th of 100
aDOT
11.4
air yards per target
52nd of 100
EPA / target
-0.01
-0.7 total
80th of 100
YAC / catch
2.3
105 after the catch
89th of 100
The short version
  • How goodWilson's -0.7 EPA is 82nd of 100 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+23.4, 36th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy8.0 standard points a game, WR32 of 171.10.8 half-PPR points a game, WR25 of 171.13.6 PPR points a game, WR24 of 171.
  • How he's usedHe lives outside the numbers: only 10% of his targets come over the middle (league 21%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 10 a game over his last three against 10.1 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 3rd vs WR, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to wide receivers.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 100 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets26%15th of 100
86th
Depth of targetair yards per target11.452nd of 100
49th
After the catchyards per reception2.389th of 100
12th
Catch ratereceptions per target56%72nd of 100
28th
EPA per target-0.0180th of 100
21st
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target37%54th of 100
47th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 100
89th
Yards per game60.824th of 100
77th
Success rate48%64th of 100
36th
Total EPA-0.782nd of 100
18th
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

Wilson scores 8.0 standard points a game, WR32 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.2 and 12.7; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Seahawks allow the 1st-fewest standard points to WRs, 14.3 a game.

Points a game8.0WR32 of 171
Season63.7WR21 · 8 games
Most weeks3.2–12.7his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 312+ · under 5

Wilson scores 10.8 half-PPR points a game, WR25 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.2 and 17.4; 2 boom weeks (16+) and 3 busts (under 6.5). This week the Seahawks allow the 1st-fewest half-PPR points to WRs, 19.0 a game.

Points a game10.8WR25 of 171
Season86.2WR18 · 8 games
Most weeks5.2–17.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 316+ · under 6.5

Wilson scores 13.6 PPR points a game, WR24 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 7.2 and 22.1; 2 boom weeks (20+) and 3 busts (under 8). This week the Seahawks allow the 1st-fewest PPR points to WRs, 23.8 a game.

Points a game13.6WR24 of 171
Season108.7WR16 · 8 games
Most weeks7.2–22.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 320+ · 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

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 100 wide receivers

He lives outside the numbers: only 10% of his targets come over the middle (league 21%). He wins before the catch rather than after it: 22% of his yards come after the catch (league 30%). His share of the team's targets is 26%: on third down it holds at 25%; inside the 20 it holds at 26%.

Stays outsideMiddle of the field 10% · 11th pctlWins before the catchAfter the catch 22% · 22nd pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
21%
64th
Screensshare of his targets
9%
70th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
10%
11th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
22%
22nd
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
25%
82nd
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
26%
88th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
41%
29th
Play actiontargets off play action
12%
36th
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.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · at SeahawksSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
SEAat Seahawks
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Lumen Field
SEA −11.5 · O/U 44.5
The defense vs WR
3rd vs WR
allow +0.03 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 4 games, 8.8 targets a game, 50 yards a game
Week 2 vs SEA: 2 catches, 18 yards
His status
Limited Participation in Practice · Ribs
Snap share, last 3: 87%

A tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 3rd vs WR, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 50 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season, and he went 2 catches, 18 yards against them in Week 2.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons
54Games
336Targets
208Receptions
2,605Yards
16TD
2023 to 2026 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 1,006 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 60.8 a game puts him on pace for 1,033 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2023ARI135838565314.943.5+0.33
2024ARI167147548411.734.3+0.14
2025ARI17126781,006712.959.2+0.20
2026ARI88145486210.860.8-0.01
Career1 tm543362082,6051612.548.2+0.16
Career highsYards 1,006 · 2025TD 7 · 2025Receptions 78 · 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
WR1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Ribs, limited participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 81 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
57.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    22Tyler AllgeierRB94451 · 3 TD-3.9
    4Jeremiyah LoveRB90304 · 2 TD-12.9
    85Trey McBrideTE86544 · 5 TD+25.2
    17Kendrick BourneWR38263+6.8
    20Bam KnightRB37211-8.2
    7Jacoby BrissettQB3094 · 1 TD+16.2
    84Elijah HigginsTE18151 · 1 TD+2.7
    86Jalen BrooksWR1781-3.6