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WR · Houston Texans

Jared Wayne fantasy stats and usage

Jared Wayne
Team
HOUWR
Age
25
Bye
Week 8
Status
No injury designation
  • AscensionSteady41· 11% chance of a top-24 week in the next 3
  • Depth chart: WR5 (nflverse)
Scoring
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What changed

No big swing in snap, target or carry share over the last two weeks.

Next: Week 5 @ TEN, Sun 1:00 PM ET; Texans implied for 22.5 points

Likely matchup · Week 5 vs TEN

Neutral

Lines up: Right outside (depth chart). Likely corner: Cor'Dale Flott (Left corner, 7 tgt, 106 rating).

A likely matchup from alignment and the depth chart, not shadow coverage. Corner stats are a weak signal: use it as a tiebreaker. All matchups

Usage by week

  • Snap share

    29%▼19

    2026 avg 43% · 2025 44%

  • Target share

    0%▼11

    2026 avg 8% · 2025 5%

  • Carry share

    0%

    2026 avg 0% · 2025 0%

  • Air-yards share

    0%▼15

    2026 avg 12% · 2025 5%

2026 season2025 season

Snap share29%Wk 4
0%50%100%Wk 161218Week 1, 2026: 32%Week 1, 2026: 32%Week 2, 2026: 50%Week 2, 2026: 50%Week 3, 2026: 61%Week 3, 2026: 61%Week 4, 2026: 29%Week 4, 2026: 29%
Target share0%Wk 4
0%50%100%Wk 161218Week 1, 2026: 3%Week 1, 2026: 3%Week 2, 2026: 14%Week 2, 2026: 14%Week 3, 2026: 16%Week 3, 2026: 16%Week 4, 2026: 0%Week 4, 2026: 0%
Air-yards share0%Wk 4
0%50%100%Wk 161218Week 1, 2026: 4%Week 1, 2026: 4%Week 2, 2026: 22%Week 2, 2026: 22%Week 3, 2026: 21%Week 3, 2026: 21%Week 4, 2026: 0%Week 4, 2026: 0%
Red-zone opportunities0Wk 4
012Wk 161218Week 1, 2026: 1Week 1, 2026: 1Week 2, 2026: 0Week 2, 2026: 0Week 3, 2026: 0Week 3, 2026: 0Week 4, 2026: 0Week 4, 2026: 0
Route participation (proxy)
0%50%100%Wk 161218

Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.

Carry share0%Wk 4
0%50%100%Wk 161218Week 1, 2026: 0%Week 1, 2026: 0%Week 2, 2026: 0%Week 2, 2026: 0%Week 3, 2026: 0%Week 3, 2026: 0%Week 4, 2026: 0%Week 4, 2026: 0%

Carries / team rush attempts.

2026: 12 targets, 0 carries, 1 red-zone opportunities and 0 goal-line carries in 4 games.

Breakout outlook and route depth

Ascension score by week41Wk 4
2540506075Wk 148Through week 2: 64Through week 3: 65Through week 4: 41

50 = no change. 60+ rising, 75+ surging; 40 and under cooling, 25 and under falling.

Steady Expected points 6.9 → 2.9 a game; 11% chance of a top-24 week in the next 3. All breakout candidates

  • Route share (est.)

    44%

    2025: 33%

  • Targets per route (est.)

    0.15

    2025: 0.13

  • Yards per route (est.)

    0.82

    2025: 1.33

  • aDOT

    15.4

    air yards per target

  • Air-yards share

    12%

    2025: 5%

  • Routes (est.)

    79

    12 targets in 4 games

Estimates: nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 route share comes from his snap share, a position adjustment and his 2025 rate (typical error about 4 points over a season). Pass blockers count as on the field.

  • Separation

    3.2 yd

    at the catch or incompletion

  • Cushion

    6.4 yd

    at the snap

  • YAC over expected

    +7.5

    per catch

Next Gen Stats via nflverse, 2026, 1 qualifying week (7 targets), target-weighted.

Jared Wayne

Projection

Week 5 vs TEN · Edgehalla model (nfl-1.1.0)

3.5 PPR pts

80% range 0–9 · plays ~87% (points assume he plays)

Targets
2
Rec
1
Rec yds
19
Carries
0
Rush yds
0
Scrimmage TD
0.1

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Latest news

No recent headlines tagged to Jared Wayne.

Depth chart: WR5 per nflverse (Oct 6, 10:08 AM ET) · RWR2 per Fantasy Nerds (Oct 6, 11:18 AM ET) · full Texans depth chart

Game log

Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.

Games
4
Total (PPR)
10.5
Per game
2.6
2026 game log
Opp
1vs BUF32%11120002.2
2vs CIN50%72330005.3
3@ IND61%41200003.0
4vs DAL29%0000000.0

Splits

Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to WRs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule). Early in the season these groups rest on a handful of games each.

2026: home vs away

SplitGPPR/Gvs avg
Home32.5-0.1
Away13.0+0.4

2026: by opponent defense vs WR

SplitGPPR/Gvs avg
Tough defenses (ranks 1–8)0––
Middle defenses (9–24)32.8+0.1
Soft defenses (25–32)12.2-0.4

2025: home vs away

SplitGPPR/Gvs avg
Home14.0+0.0
Away0––

2025: by opponent defense vs WR

SplitGPPR/Gvs avg
Tough defenses (ranks 1–8)0––
Middle defenses (9–24)14.0+0.0
Soft defenses (25–32)0––

How this works

Snap share is the share of the Texans’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.

The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).

Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)Updated through Week 4 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many fantasy points does Jared Wayne score per game in 2026?

Jared Wayne averages 2.6 PPR points per game over 4 games in 2026 (2.1 in half-PPR, 1.6 in standard scoring).

What is Jared Wayne’s snap share and role?

Jared Wayne has played 43% of the Houston Texans’ offensive snaps on average in 2026, with a 8% target share. He has 1 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.

When is Jared Wayne’s bye week?

The Houston Texans have their bye in Week 8, so Jared Wayne won’t play that week.