Evan Engram
Denver BroncosEvan Engram has 13 catches, 136 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 8 games for the Denver Broncos this season through Week 8, 4.1 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Up 3.2 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A veteran receiving tight end paid to lead the room.
The case for
- Two Pro Bowls (2020, 2023) plus the 114-catch 2023 season plus the Ole Miss 23rd overall draft pedigree establishes elite receiving-TE career résumé.
- Denver $23M contract reflects the front office's view that Engram is the lead receiving-TE for Bo Nix's offense.
The worry
- Career STTM volatility plus age 31 puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.
- $14M 2026 cap hit creates moderate contract-value risk if Engram cannot cross 70 catches.
What to watch: Whether Engram crosses 70 catches in 2026 plus holds tier 5 or better, the threshold for confirming the receiving-TE ceiling holds.
Full take and bio
Two Pro Bowls (2020, 2023) plus the 114-catch 2023 season plus the Ole Miss 23rd overall draft pedigree establishes Engram as one of the better receiving TEs of his generation. The Denver $23M contract reflects the structural lead-TE investment around Bo Nix. The 2026 question is whether Engram crosses 70 catches in 2026 plus holds tier 5 or better or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.
Engram came out of Ole Miss as the New York Giants' 1st-round pick (23rd overall) in 2017. He made the 2020 Pro Bowl with the Giants plus the 2023 Pro Bowl with the Jaguars after a 114-catch season. He signed a two-year, $23M deal with the Denver Broncos in 2025 free agency to be the lead receiving TE for Bo Nix's offense.
Comps
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Evan Engram Props This Weekvs KC
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2.5 | -110 Bovada | -120 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 24.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
Best price across 9 books as of Mon Nov 2. Lines move; check the book before you bet. This week's board · Line Room
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Evan Engram Injury StatusNot listed
Evan Engram is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
4.1 fantasy points a game, 33 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Evan Engram at TE33 (the public consensus says TE35); the model has 56 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts KC.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 1, pick 23 to the New York Giants in 2017, out of Ole Miss (SEC). He went well ahead of consensus.
In college, 2014-2016, 33 games: 137 rec, 2,045 yds, 12 TD, 14.9 yds/rec. (partial record) Coming out: 4.42s 40 yd, 19 reps bench, 36" vertical, 125" broad, 6.92s 3-cone, 4.23s shuttle.
Recruited
Class of 2013 · Receiver · High school: Hillgrove, Powder Springs, GA
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