Mitchell Evans 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 23
- Height / weight
- 6'5", 265 lb
- Experience
- 2nd season
- Drafted
- 2025 R5, #163
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- 3.6
- Pos rank
- TE45
- Rostered
- —
Week 4 vs. Lions, Sun Oct 4, 8:20 PM ET 1st vs. TEs, favorable
Mitchell Evans Rest-of-Season Outlook
depth TE for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished TE54 last season at 2.8 points per game.
Our Take After Week 4
Through 3 games he's TE45 at 3.6 PPR points per game, against 2.8 over 17 games last season (TE54). The role is producing the same fantasy output two years running.
Last season he ranked 60th of 81 in route participation (25.9%), 50th of 82 in target share (5.2%) and 41st of 82 in efficiency (1.20 yards per route run). Route participation is the soft spot. Bryce Young is his quarterback.
He's TE3 on the depth chart, so his value depends on the players ahead of him.
The next favorable matchup is the Lions in Week 4 (1st against TEs).
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 16, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Evans graded out as the TE57 last season, and the underlying numbers explain why: 14 games, a 37.4% snap rate, and just 142 routes that produced 25 targets and a 5.2% target share. The volume is thin, but the efficiency flickers. He posted a 68% success rate, 0.128 EPA per play, a 76% catch rate, and 1.2 yards per route run, turning limited looks into 19 grabs for 171 yards and two scores. Four red-zone targets, three of them inside the ten, hint at where his value lives.
That scoring upside is the entire case right now. With a 0.176 targets-per-route mark and a sub-0.10 WOPR, he is a touchdown-dependent flier rather than a weekly play. Carried at roughly TE60 in early drafts, Evans is purely a deep-league dart. If the snaps and route volume climb in Carolina's pecking order, the red-zone profile gives him a real path; until then, hold the pick.
What Drives His Outlook
His 2025 rank among the 81 tight ends who played at least six games. Each bar is one tight end, best on the left; his is highlighted.
Route participation
Target share
Efficiency
- Average depth of target
- 3.6
- Drop rate
- 4.0%
- Red-zone targets
- 4
- Route participation
- 25.9%
- YAC per reception
- 5.7
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft spotThe Lions in Week 4 is a top-10 matchup for TEs.Wk 4 DET, 1stWk 6 PHI, 32ndWk 7 TB, 11thWk 8 GB, 22nd
Risk
- RoleHe's TE3 on the depth chart.
- Limited route participation25.9% route participation, 60th of 81 TEs in 2025.
- A tough matchupThe Eagles in Week 6 (32nd) is among the stingiest defenses against TEs.
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What is Mitchell Evans's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Mitchell Evans projects as a depth TE for deep leagues only for the rest of the 2026 season: a bench stash in TE-premium leagues and waiver-wire material in 12-team and 10-team leagues. His route participation (25.9% route participation, 60th of 81 TEs in 2025) holds him back. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Mitchell Evans's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Mitchell Evans is the TE45 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in depth TE territory, waiver-wire material in 12-team leagues.
What is Mitchell Evans's projected role going forward?
Mitchell Evans is TE3 on the depth chart, so a bigger role needs an injury or a change ahead of him.
Will Mitchell Evans get more targets?
Mitchell Evans's targets are holding steady: 2.0 a game over his last two games against 2.0 for the season. His share of the offense is what his fantasy value rides on.
What is Mitchell Evans's fantasy football upside?
Mitchell Evans's upside: his ceiling this season is 6.6 PPR points (Week 3, TE30) and the Lions in Week 4 is a top-10 matchup for TEs.
What could hurt Mitchell Evans's fantasy value?
Mitchell Evans's risks: his route participation (25.9% route participation, 60th of 81 TEs in 2025) limits his scoring and the Eagles in Week 6 is a tough matchup. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Mitchell Evans's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 2 come against a top-10 matchup for TEs and 1 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.