Jalen Coker Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Aug 30th 2025, 1:09pm EDT

Jalen Coker burst on the scene last year as an undrafted free agent. He earned a starting spot in the Carolina Panthers' passing offense as the season moved along and racked up four games with at least 60 receiving yards in the process. In the six games, he played at least 68% of the snaps, and Bryce Young was the starting quarterback; Coker had solid numbers with an 18.3% target share, 55.7 receiving yards per game, 1.89 yards per route run, and a 23.8% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). He averaged 11.4 PPR points per game with three top-36 weekly fantasy finishes (WR17, WR12, WR28). With Adam Thielen headed to Minnesota, Coker's starting spot is locked in. Coker is an awesome upside bet in the final rounds of your drafts, who could easily become a strong weekly WR3/flex if he takes a step in his second season. We'll have to wait for the launch with the news of his quad injury and short-term IR stint, crushing his early-season availability. Coker could be the WR2 for Carolina after he returns, with only Tetairoa McMillan ahead of him for targets weekly.