Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Brenen Thompson vs Josh Palmer

Brenen Thompson gets more of his team's passes (12% vs 9%), while Josh Palmer gets more of the deep throws (23% of his team's air yards vs 16%). In total, though, Josh Palmer has more targets (11 vs 3). Brenen Thompson has played 1 game and Josh Palmer 4 games. Neither has had a chance within 20 yards of the end zone. Josh Palmer is scoring more fantasy points a game (6.9 vs 2.3, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 5.3 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

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Brenen Thompson
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
2.3
Expected points per gameEst.
5.3

1 game with a target, carry or dropback

Week 6 injury report: Questionable (Quadricep)

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Josh Palmer
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
6.9
Expected points per gameEst.
5.3

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 6 injury report: Questionable (Shoulder)

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Brenen Thompson and Josh Palmer, season usage side by side
StatBrenen ThompsonJosh Palmer
Games14
Passes thrown to him
Targets311
Target share12%9%
Air-yards share16%23%
Catches14
Receiving yards13117
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances00
Red-zone share0%0%
End-zone targets01
Touchdowns
Touchdowns02
Expected touchdownsEst.0.10.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)2.36.9
Fantasy points (PPR)2.327.7
Expected points per gameEst.5.35.3
Points vs expectedEst.−3.0+1.6

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Brenen Thompson
  • Josh Palmer

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekBrenen ThompsonJosh Palmer
1— no game with a target, carry or dropback7%against HOU
212%against LV11%against DET
3— no game with a target, carry or dropback— no game with a target, carry or dropback
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback13%against NE
5— no game with a target, carry or dropback— no game with a target, carry or dropback
6— no game with a target, carry or dropback7%against LV

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Brenen Thompson and Josh Palmer
LeaderboardBrenen ThompsonJosh Palmer
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#93of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#54of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#139of 187 wide receivers#166of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#118of 187 wide receivers#93of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#111of 187 wide receivers#113of 187 wide receivers

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