Harold Fannin Jr.
Cleveland BrownsHarold Fannin Jr. has 35 catches, 411 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in 8 games for the Cleveland Browns this season through Week 8, 11.8 PPR points a game (updated November 5, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 3.0 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 record-setting college producer still waiting for his shot.
The case for
- 117 senior receptions at Bowling Green is the FBS single-season record for any TE, plus the 2024 John Mackey Award (best TE in college football) confirms unique college pedigree.
- 6'4"/245 frame with WR-converted route tree plus 3rd-round draft slot establishes a real developmental ceiling. Age 22 leaves multiple years of growth.
The worry
- Empty 2025 STTM ranking and no game log in our dataset is the failure mode for a 3rd-round rookie. Either injury or deep depth-chart status produced an invisible debut.
- David Njoku's contract through 2026 plus the Browns offensive issues around Joe Flacco/Shedeur Sanders/Dillon Gabriel cap the realistic 2026 ceiling.
What to watch: Whether his 2026 snap share clears 40% across the first six weeks behind Njoku, the threshold that separates a developmental piece from a roster lock.
Full take and bio
The empty 2025 dataset means the projection is purely the historic Bowling Green production (FBS-record 117 catches as a senior) and the 3rd-round draft slot. The path to meaningful 2026 reps depends on David Njoku's role and contract status. At 22 with the most decorated FCS-tier TE college career in modern history, the developmental ceiling is real even if Year 1 was invisible.
Fannin came out of Bowling Green as Cleveland's 3rd-round pick (67th overall) in 2025 after a senior season that produced the all-time FBS single-season record for TE receptions (117) and 1,555 receiving yards. He won the 2024 John Mackey Award as the nation's top TE despite playing at the Group of Five level. At 6'4" and 245 pounds, he profiles as a converted-WR move TE in the modern Travis Kelce mold. The empty 2025 STTM ranking and game log in our dataset reflects either an injury-shortened rookie season or a deep-depth role behind David Njoku.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Kyle Rudolph, Jimmy Graham, Eric Johnson. Built like: David Paulson, Mychal Rivera, Randy McMichael.
Harold Fannin Jr. Props This Weekat NO Sun Nov 8
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anytime TD | +250 Fanatics |
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Harold Fannin Jr. Injury StatusNot listed
Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report as of Nov 5. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
11.8 fantasy points a game, 94 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 Harold Fannin Jr. at TE9 (the public consensus says TE8); the model has 87 PPR points left for him this season; this week he visits NO.
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Draft & College
Round 3, pick 67 to the Cleveland Browns in 2025, out of Bowling Green (Mid-American). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2022-2024, 32 games: 175 rec, 2,337 yds, 17 TD, 13.4 yds/rec. Coming out: RAS 7.77, 4.71s 40 yd, 22 reps bench, 118" broad, 6.97s 3-cone, 4.39s shuttle.