Jalen Nailor
Las Vegas RaidersJalen Nailor has 12 catches, 113 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 6 games for the Las Vegas Raiders this season through Week 8, 4.9 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 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 deep-bench receiver who matters only when injuries hit.
The case for
- Sub-4.4 forty plus Michigan State pedigree gives him a defined deep-threat skill set in Kevin O'Connell's offense.
- Wk 15 2025's 19.5 PPR shows the spike-week ceiling when the QB scripts him a target share. Four seasons of NFL survival from a 6th-round pick is the meaningful sample.
The worry
- Five 2025 weeks of zero PPR (Wks 12, 13, 16, 17) plus a sub-3 PPR Wk 11 is the floor of a healthy scratch every other week.
- Behind Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and the incoming TE additions in O'Connell's scheme, there is no obvious path to a defined WR3 role.
What to watch: Whether Minnesota retains him through 2026 final cuts or moves on for a younger UDFA at the league minimum.
Full take and bio
Three straight tier 8 finishes (#131, #58, #62) define the role. Wk 15 2025's 19.5 PPR is the entire fantasy-relevant moment of his season; five of his other logged weeks scored zero. He is a deep-bench WR3/4 whose 2026 value depends entirely on whether injuries open the room again.
Nailor came out of Michigan State as Minnesota's 6th-round pick (191st overall) in 2022 after recovering from multiple soft-tissue injuries that compressed his college production. He has spent four NFL seasons as Justin Jefferson's backup WR3/4, with brief flashes of usable production when injuries hit the room (Jordan Addison's 2025 suspension, Justin Jefferson's 2024 hamstring stretch). The 2025 #62 (tier 8) finish marked his third straight bottom-tier ranking despite the targets he absorbed during Addison's three-game absence.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Darrius Heyward-Bey ’1380%
Rashod Bateman ’2576%
K.J. Osborn ’2472%
Dyami Brown ’2570%
Tavarres King ’1768%Plays like: Dante Pettis, Keith Mumphery, Chris Chambers. Built like: Rashad Greene, Kendall Wright, Steve Breaston. Coming out: Shelton Gibson, LaVon Brazill, Denarius Moore.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 3 starters, 12 backups, 5 didn't stick.
Jalen Nailor Props This Weekat NYJ
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1.5 | -125 Bovada | -105 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 16.5 | -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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Jalen Nailor Injury StatusNot listed
Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 6 games
4.9 fantasy points a game, 29 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 Jalen Nailor at WR99 (the public consensus says WR85); the model has 39 PPR points left for him this season; this week he visits NYJ.
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Draft & College
Round 6, pick 191 to the Minnesota Vikings in 2022, out of Michigan State (Big Ten).
In college, 2018-2021, 26 games: 86 rec, 1,458 yds, 12 TD, 17.0 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2018 · Receiver · High school: Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas, NV
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