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2026 season · WR · #17 · 1st season

17Ted Hurst III

Age 22 · 6'3" · 195 lb · Georgia State; Valdosta State · Pick 84 overall (2026). Listed WR3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 57% across 8 games.

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TBBuccaneers offense57% of snaps
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Targets
24
3.0 per game
T-70th of 100
Receptions
11
46% catch rate
T-85th of 100
Yards
168
21 per game
84th of 100
Touchdowns
1
8 first downs
T-53rd of 100
Target share
14%
26% of air yards
59th of 100
aDOT
16.1
air yards per target
8th of 100
EPA / target
-0.01
-0.4 total
81st of 100
YAC / catch
2.5
28 after the catch
86th of 100
The short version
  • How goodHurst III's -0.4 EPA is 80th of 100 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+13.0, 74th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy2.9 standard points a game, WR92 of 171.3.5 half-PPR points a game, WR93 of 171.4.2 PPR points a game, WR95 of 171.
  • How he's usedTed is a downfield target: 33% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 18% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 2.7 a game over his last three against 3 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bears rank 12th vs WR, allowing +0.18 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 targets16%59th of 100
42nd
Depth of targetair yards per target16.18th of 100
93rd
After the catchyards per reception2.586th of 100
14th
Catch ratereceptions per target46%91st of 100
9th
EPA per target-0.0181st of 100
20th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target33%71st of 100
27th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better4%52nd of 100
48th
Yards per game21.088th of 100
13th
Success rate46%T-70th of 100
30th
Total EPA-0.480th of 100
20th
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

Hurst scores 2.9 standard points a game, WR92 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.8; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 7 busts (under 5). This week the Bears allow the 12th-most standard points to WRs, 21.7 a game.

Points a game2.9WR92 of 171
Season22.8WR86 · 8 games
Most weeks0.0–3.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 712+ · under 5

Hurst scores 3.5 half-PPR points a game, WR93 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 5.3; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 7 busts (under 6.5). This week the Bears allow the 15th-most half-PPR points to WRs, 26.5 a game.

Points a game3.5WR93 of 171
Season28.3WR85 · 8 games
Most weeks0.0–5.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 716+ · under 6.5

Hurst scores 4.2 PPR points a game, WR95 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 6.8; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 7 busts (under 8). This week the Bears allow the 16th-most PPR points to WRs, 31.2 a game.

Points a game4.2WR95 of 171
Season33.8WR86 · 8 games
Most weeks0.0–6.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 720+ · 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

Ted is a downfield target: 33% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 18% for the league's receivers. He is a straight-dropback target: 4% of his targets come off play action (league 15%). His share of the team's targets is 12%: on third down it holds at 13%; inside the 20 it holds at 14%. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 17% of his yards come after the catch (league 30%).

DownfieldDeep share 33% · 96th pctlDropback targetPlay action 4% · 5th pctlWins before the catchAfter the catch 17% · 11th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
33%
96th
Screensshare of his targets
0%
16th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
21%
48th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
17%
11th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
13%
36th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
14%
46th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
50%
54th
Play actiontargets off play action
4%
5th
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 BearsSun Nov 8 · 8:20 PM EST
The game
CHIat Bears
Sun Nov 8 · 8:20 PM EST
Soldier Field
CHI −6 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs WR
12th vs WR
allow +0.18 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 3.7 targets a game, 21 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 49%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bears rank 12th vs WR, allowing +0.18 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 21 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season1 season
7Games
24Targets
11Receptions
168Yards
1TD
2026 to 2026 · 1 season · 1 team

First season: 7 games in, 168 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 408.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2026TB72411168115.324.0-0.01
Career1 tm72411168115.324.0-0.01
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

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
WR3 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 24 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
74.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    7Bucky IrvingRB170806 · 6 TD-4.1
    1Kenny GainwellRB76350 · 1 TD-5.6
    2Emeka EgbukaWR51251 · 3 TD-12.3
    14Chris Godwin Jr.WR38261+6.6
    88Cade OttonTE30186+4.8
    10Jalon DanielsQB23120+6.1
    15Tez JohnsonWR18198 · 1 TD+12.2
    6Baker MayfieldQB1680 · 1 TD+1.1