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2026 season · WR · #5 · 13th season

5Mike Evans

Age 33 · 6'5" · 231 lb · Texas A&M · Pick 7 overall (2014). Listed WR1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 54% across 6 games.

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Targets
39
6.5 per game
42nd of 99
Receptions
27
69% catch rate
T-34th of 99
Yards
420
70 per game
22nd of 99
Touchdowns
3
25 first downs
T-16th of 99
Target share
23%
42% of air yards
21st of 99
aDOT
14.6
air yards per target
19th of 99
EPA / target
+1.05
+40.9 total
2nd of 99
YAC / catch
2.7
73 after the catch
82nd of 99
The short version
  • How goodEvans's +40.9 EPA is 3rd of 99 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+34.4, 97th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy10.3 standard points a game, WR16 of 171.12.6 half-PPR points a game, WR15 of 171.14.8 PPR points a game, WR16 of 171.
  • How he's usedMotion is part of the plan: 75% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 7.7 a game over his last three against 6.5 for the season.
  • This weekWeek 8 is the bye.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 99 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets23%21st of 99
79th
Depth of targetair yards per target14.619th of 99
81st
After the catchyards per reception2.782nd of 99
18th
Catch ratereceptions per target69%27th of 99
73rd
EPA per target+1.052nd of 99
98th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target64%1st of 99
99th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 99
88th
Yards per game70.017th of 99
83rd
Success rate69%2nd of 99
98th
Total EPA+40.93rd of 99
97th
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

Evans scores 10.3 standard points a game, WR16 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 7.6 and 10.9; 1 boom week (12+) and 0 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 7th-most standard points to WRs, 23.6 a game.

Points a game10.3WR16 of 171
Season62.0WR21 · 6 games
Most weeks7.6–10.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 012+ · under 5

Evans scores 12.6 half-PPR points a game, WR15 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 10.1 and 13.9; 1 boom week (16+) and 0 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 8th-most half-PPR points to WRs, 28.7 a game.

Points a game12.6WR15 of 171
Season75.5WR22 · 6 games
Most weeks10.1–13.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 016+ · under 6.5

Evans scores 14.8 PPR points a game, WR16 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 12.4 and 16.9; 1 boom week (20+) and 0 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 11th-most PPR points to WRs, 33.8 a game.

Points a game14.8WR16 of 171
Season89.0WR22 · 6 games
Most weeks12.4–16.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 020+ · 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 99 wide receivers

Motion is part of the plan: 75% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 49%). He works the middle of the field: 38% of his targets come between the numbers (league 21%). His share of the team's targets is 19%: on third down it climbs to 38%; inside the 20 it holds at 19%. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 15% of his yards come after the catch (league 30%).

Motion manMotion 75% · 98th pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 38% · 95th pctlThird-down guy38% on third down · 19% overallWins before the catchAfter the catch 15% · 7th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
23%
72nd
Screensshare of his targets
0%
16th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
38%
95th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
15%
7th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
38%
97th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
19%
67th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
75%
98th
Play actiontargets off play action
10%
22nd
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

Next upWeek 9 · vs RaidersWeek 8: bye
The game
LVvs Raiders
Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
Levi's Stadium
SF −10 · O/U 51.5
The defense vs WR
29th vs WR
allow +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 2 games, 4.5 targets a game, 44 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
Out · Ribs
Snap share, last 3: 54%

Week 8 is the bye. A soft matchup: the Raiders rank 29th vs WR, allowing +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 44 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season13 seasons
182Games
1,533Targets
893Receptions
13,472Yards
111TD
2014 to 2026 · 13 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2018, 1,524 receiving yards in 16 games with TB. This season's 70.0 a game puts him on pace for 1,190 over 17, short of it.

08001,60014·TB15·TB16·TB17·TB★18·TB19·TB20·TB21·TB22·TB23·TB24·TB25·TB26
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2014TB15123681,0511215.570.1+0.35
2015TB15148741,206316.380.4+0.15
2016TB16173961,3211213.882.6+0.37
2017TB15136711,001514.166.7+0.17
2018TB16138861,524817.795.3+0.43
2019TB13118671,157817.389.0+0.24
2020TB16109701,0061314.462.9+0.46
2021TB16114741,0351414.064.7+0.58
2022TB15127771,124614.674.9+0.21
2023TB17136791,2551315.973.8+0.40
2024TB14110741,0041113.671.7+0.35
2025TB86230368312.346.0+0.08
2026SF63927420315.670.0+1.05
Career2 tm1821,53389313,47211115.174.0+0.34
Career highsYards 1,524 · 2018TD 14 · 2021Receptions 96 · 2016
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, out
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 39 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
116.6
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    23Christian McCaffreyRB126640 · 8 TD+13.5
    26Kaelon BlackRB63237 · 1 TD-10.7
    85George KittleTE46425 · 5 TD+16.1
    13Brock PurdyQB32161 · 1 TD+14.4
    19Deebo Samuel Sr.WR29284 · 3 TD+5.2
    4Jacob CowingWR1259-4.2
    44Kyle JuszczykRB1176 · 2 TD+4.1
    17Jordan WatkinsWR9138+5.1