50 Stats to Know: 2026 NFL Draft Class (Fantasy Football)

This 2026 NFL Draft class is an interesting one. The consistent talking point has been that it is “underwhelming” or “just bad.” Time will tell if that is an accurate assertion or not, especially related to fantasy football leagues. As I worked through my top 100 superflex dynasty rookie draft rankings article, watching all 22 and analyzing each player’s analytics, I came across a TON of interesting stats that I felt compelled to share in this 50 stats for the 2026 NFL Draft class article.

My hope with this endeavor is to open some eyes regarding the talent level of these prospects, as well as shed light on some areas of other prospects’ games that might get lost in the general conversation about them.

This is my first time running through this exercise, and I get the feeling it won’t be my last. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did unearthing all of these stats.

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Fantasy Football | 50 Stats to Know for the 2026 NFL Draft Class

1. Last year, Fernando Mendoza ranked top ten in adjusted completion rate, yards per attempt, deep ball adjusted completion rate, and pressure (adjusted) completion rate.
2. Since 2024, Eli Stowers has ranked inside the top ten in each season in yards per route run, missed tackles forced, and yards after the catch among tight ends.
3. In 2024, Eric Rivers ranked eighth in receiving yards and second in yards per route run among FBS wide receivers (minimum 50 targets).
4. Last year, among all running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends in the FBS, Eli Heidenreich led them all with 4.73 yards per route run.
5. Last year, among 270 qualifying FBS wide receivers, Chris Bell ranked 198th in aDOT (9.4).
6. In 2025, 11 of Eric McAlister‘s 27 missed tackles forced (fourth-most among wide receivers) came against SMU and Iowa State.
7. Since 2024, Jordyn Tyson has ranked 192nd and 92nd in YAC per reception while forcing only 13 missed tackles.
8. Over the last two collegiate seasons, Kevin Coleman Jr. ranked 17th and fifth in missed tackles forced among wide receivers.
9. Last year, Eli Raridon led all FBS tight ends with 282 deep receiving yards.
10. Last year, 49.4% of Zachariah Branch‘s target volume was via screens as he ranked second in screens among all FBS wide receivers.
11. In 2025, Ty Simpson dealt with the third-most drops among FBS signal callers (8.9% drop rate, 35th).
12. In 2025, Skyler Bell, Chris Brazzell ll, Makai Lemon, and Harrison Wallace III all finished top 12 in yards per route run against zone.
13. Since 2023, Eric McAlister has ranked 26th , 16th, and 15th in yards per route run. Over the last two years, he has ranked 14th and fourth in YAC per reception.
14. In 2025, 70.3% of Oscar Delp‘s routes were up the seam, flats, or crossers.
15. Since 2024, Matthew Hibner has ranked 27th and fourth in YAC per reception among tight ends.
16. Over the last two collegiate seasons, Jeremiyah Love has ranked inside the top 13 in yards after contact per attempt, breakaway rate, and elusive rating (minimum 100 carries).
17. Last year, (minimum ten contested targets), Denzel Boston ranked fifth in contested catch rate.
18. In three of his last four collegiate seasons, Dae’Quan Wright has ranked inside the top 20 FBS tight ends (second, 16th, ninth) in YAC per reception.
19. In Emmett Johnson‘s final collegiate season, in 83% of his games, he had at least 19 touches.
20. Last year, Jordyn Tyson finished with a 43.8% contested catch rate.
21. Over the last three collegiate seasons, Terrion Stewart has ranked fifth, 22nd, and second in yards after contact per attempt and first, fifth, and first in elusive rating.
22. In 2025, 63.2% of Chris Bell‘s targets were within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind it.
23. In 2025, Cole Payton (among all FBS/FCS quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks) ranked first in yards per attempt, big-time throw rate, and deep ball adjusted completion rate.
24. Last year, 29.9% of Brenen Thompson‘s target volume came via deep targets, and 45.3% of his receiving yardage was from deep passing (five of his six touchdowns).
25. Since 2024, Robert Henry Jr. has ranked second and 20th in breakaway rate.
26. Germie Bernard hasn’t ranked higher than 73rd in yards per route run over the last two collegiate seasons.
27. Last year, Mike Washington Jr. ranked 14th among running backs in breakaway run yardage and 12th in runs of 15 or more yards.
28. Barion Brown finishes eighth all-time in NCAA history in kick return average and third-best in SEC history while leading the SEC in two of the last three seasons in this category.
29. In 2025, Eli Heidenreich spent 44.3% of his snaps in the backfield, 14.7% of them in the slot, and 32.9% as a perimeter wide receiver.
30. In 2024, Chase Roberts finished 31st in yards per route run while securing 77.8% of his contested targets.
31. In 2025, Carnell Tate had a 68.8% contested catch rate and zero drops despite having a 14.6 aDOT.
32. Bryce Lance was sixth in yards per route run and eighth in yards per reception last year (among all FBS/FCS wide receivers with at least 50 targets).
33. Last year, among 237 qualifying FBS wide receivers, Ted Hurst ranked 13th in yards per route run against zone coverage.
34. In 2025, Dae’Quan Wright had a varied route tree, hitting 14% or higher marks of his overall route tree with go routes (14.7%), out routes (14%), hitch routes (17.3%), and crossing routes (25%).
35. Jonah Coleman, across 278 collegiate pass pro snaps, allowed only three sacks (one in his final three seasons) and nine hurries.
36. With his 87 pass pro reps in college, Jadarian Price allowed six pressures.
37. Over the last two collegiate seasons, Oscar Delp ranked tenth and 23rd amongst tight ends in yards after the catch per reception.
38. Dean Connors finished college with a 94th percentile collegiate target share (14.4%), and he had at least 1.43 yards per route run in two of his final three seasons.
39. From 2024 to 2025, Garrett Nussmeier‘s deep ball rate dropped from 16.4% to 10.4%, his screen rate increased from 12.3% to 20%, and his play-action rate also dipped from 27.1% to 22.6%.
40. Last year, among all collegiate wide receivers with at least 50 targets, Tyren Montgomery ranked fourth in yards per route run and missed tackles forced.
41. In 2025, Ty Simpson ranked outside the top 30 FBS quarterbacks in adjusted completion rate, yards per attempt, deep ball adjusted completion rate, pressured completion rate, and clean pocket passer rating.
42. Since 2022, Kaytron Allen has finished higher than 78th in yards after contact only once (36th, 2025).
43. In 2025, Emmett Johnson lined up in the slot or out wide with 18% of his snaps.
44. Last year, 80% of DJ Rogers‘ target volume was within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind it (only one deep target).
45. In 2024, Seth McGowan was top 24 in elusive rating and yards per route run.
46. Over the last three seasons, Diego Pavia had 26 passes batted down.
47. In two of the last three collegiate seasons, Nicholas Singleton has ranked outside the top 50 FBS running backs in yards after contact per attempt and breakaway rate.
48. Since 2024, Drew Allar has ranked 178th and 122nd in deep throw rate.
49. In 2025, despite having a 12.2 aDOT, KC Concepcion ranked 26th in YAC per reception.
50. Since 2023, Nicholas Singleton hasn’t finished higher than 117th in elusive rating.

*All data courtesy of PFF or Playerprofiler, unless otherwise specified.*

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