Chimere Dike 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 24
- Height / weight
- 6'1", 196 lb
- Experience
- 2nd season
- Drafted
- 2025 R4, #103
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- -0.3
- Pos rank
- WR179
- Rostered
- 3%
Week 4 at Ravens, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 6th vs. WRs, favorable
Chimere Dike Rest-of-Season Outlook
Target-heavy depth WR for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished WR50 last season at 7.4 points per game.
Our Take After Week 4
Through 3 games he's WR179 at −0.3 PPR points per game, against 7.4 over 17 games last season (WR50). He's running behind last season's pace.
Last season he ranked 47th of 142 in target volume (14.0% target share), 63rd of 142 in downfield role (14.9% air-yards share) and 102nd of 142 in efficiency (1.08 yards per route run). His points come from his target volume. Efficiency is the soft spot. Cam Ward is his quarterback.
He's WR2 on the depth chart, so his value depends on the players ahead of him.
The next favorable matchups are the Ravens in Week 4 (6th against WRs) and the Texans in Week 5 (5th against WRs).
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 17, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Dike's rookie tape was more useful than the box score: 48 grabs on 74 targets across 17 games, a 14% target share, and a healthy 14 red-zone looks (five into the end zone) that produced four scores. The advanced profile is mixed, though. He ran routes on 62.9% of dropbacks but managed just 1.08 yards per route run and 8.81 yards per catch, with an air-yards-per-target of 8.09 signaling a short, low-leverage role. A 0.021 EPA per play and 41.9% success rate confirm he wasn't yet a needle-mover.
The path to volume is the problem. Tennessee's depth chart stacks Calvin Ridley, Wan'Dale Robinson, Carnell Tate and Elic Ayomanor ahead of or alongside him, leaving Dike fighting for WR3 snaps. Projections of roughly 25 catches, 240 yards and three scores reflect that squeeze. His standalone appeal lives in return-yardage formats, where his elite special-teams output matters. Dynasty stashers can wait on the development; redraft managers can pass.
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
- 8.1
- Drop rate
- 2.7%
- Red-zone targets
- 14
- Route participation
- 62.9%
- YAC per reception
- 4.6
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Ravens in Week 4 and the Texans in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.Wk 4 BAL, 6thWk 5 HOU, 5thWk 6 IND, 9thWk 7 CLE, 11th
- Heavy target volume14.0% target share, 47th of 142 WRs in 2025.
Risk
- RoleHe's WR2 on the depth chart.
- Weak efficiency1.08 yards per route run, 102nd of 142 WRs in 2025.
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Chimere Dike Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Chimere Dike's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Chimere Dike projects as a target-heavy 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 target volume (14.0% target share, 47th of 142 WRs in 2025) supports that. His efficiency (1.08 yards per route run, 102nd of 142 WRs in 2025) holds him back. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Chimere Dike's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Chimere Dike is the WR179 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in depth WR territory, waiver-wire material in 10-team PPR leagues.
What is Chimere Dike's projected role going forward?
Chimere Dike is WR2 on the depth chart, so a bigger role needs an injury or a change ahead of him.
Will Chimere Dike get more targets?
Chimere Dike's targets are holding steady: 0.5 a game over his last two games against 0.7 for the season. His share of the offense is what his fantasy value rides on.
What is Chimere Dike's fantasy football upside?
Chimere Dike's upside: his ceiling this season is 0.0 PPR points (Week 2, WR140), his target volume (14.0% target share, 47th of 142 WRs in 2025) gives him a weekly floor to build on and the Ravens in Week 4 and the Texans in Week 5 are top-10 matchups for WRs.
What could hurt Chimere Dike's fantasy value?
Chimere Dike's risks: his efficiency (1.08 yards per route run, 102nd of 142 WRs in 2025) limits his scoring. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Chimere Dike's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 3 come against a top-10 matchup for WRs and 0 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.