Charlie Jones 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 27
- Height / weight
- 6'0", 188 lb
- Experience
- 4th season
- Drafted
- 2023 R4, #131
2025 Season
- PPR PPG
- 0.0
- Pos rank
- WR196
- Rostered
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Week 4 vs. Cardinals, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 4th vs. WRs, favorable
Charlie Jones Rest-of-Season Outlook
depth WR for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished WR233 last season at 0.0 points per game.
Our 2026 Preseason Outlook
Three seasons in, Jones still hasn't carved out an offensive role, and the trend is going the wrong direction. He played 14 games in 2025 but logged just 11 routes on a 2.1% snap share, drawing a single target for a 0.2% target share and a brutal -0.534 EPA per play. The 2024 line was nearly identical: 16 routes, one catch for five yards across seven appearances. His career-best workload remains 2023, when he ran 30 routes and turned nine targets into 64 yards at 2.13 yards per route run.
That 2023 efficiency hints at usable hands, but it came on a sample too thin to project anything. An ankle issue ended his 2025 early, and he spent the bulk of the year on special teams behind a crowded Bengals receiver room. Until injuries or departures clear a path, Jones is a roster-clogging zero with no draftable value in any format.
What Drives His Outlook
His 2025 rank among the 142 receivers who played at least six games. Each bar is one receiver, best on the left; his is highlighted.
Target volume
Downfield role
Efficiency
- Average depth of target
- 42.0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Red-zone targets
- 0
- Route participation
- 1.6%
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Cardinals in Week 4 and the Commanders in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.Wk 4 ARI, 4thWk 5 WAS, 1stWk 6 NO, 24thWk 7 HOU, 5th
Risk
- RoleHe's WR2 on the depth chart.
- Low target volume0.2% target share, 141st of 142 WRs in 2025.
- A tough matchupThe Saints in Week 6 (24th) is among the stingiest defenses against WRs.
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Charlie Jones Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Charlie Jones's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Charlie Jones projects as a depth WR for deep leagues only for the rest of the 2026 season: waiver-wire material in 12-team PPR, 10-team PPR and half-PPR leagues. His efficiency (0.00 yards per route run, 142nd of 142 WRs in 2025) holds him back. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Charlie Jones's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Charlie Jones is the WR233 in PPR points per game. That puts him in depth WR territory, waiver-wire material in 10-team PPR leagues.
What is Charlie Jones's projected role going forward?
Charlie Jones is WR2 on the depth chart, so a bigger role needs an injury or a change ahead of him.
What is Charlie Jones's fantasy football upside?
Charlie Jones's upside: the Cardinals in Week 4 and the Commanders in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.
What could hurt Charlie Jones's fantasy value?
Charlie Jones's risks: his efficiency (0.00 yards per route run, 142nd of 142 WRs in 2025) limits his scoring and the Saints in Week 6 is a tough matchup. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Charlie Jones's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 4 come against a top-10 matchup for WRs and 1 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.