Rookie role
Rookie Denzel Boston has a 19% target share through 4 games.
- Target share
- 19%
- Targets
- 22
Weeks 1–4 · 4 games
Usage comparison · Wide receivers
Denzel Boston vs Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson gets more of his team's passes (25% vs 19%), while Denzel Boston gets more of the deep throws (50% of his team's air yards vs 32%). In total, though, Denzel Boston has more targets (22 vs 17). Denzel Boston has played 4 games and Justin Jefferson 3 games. Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (3 plays within 20 yards), but Justin Jefferson gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (21% vs 11%). Justin Jefferson is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.0 vs 13.9, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.1 vs 9.9 expected points a game Est..
2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026
WRCLERookie
Denzel Boston- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 13.9
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 9.9
4 games with a target, carry or dropback
WRMIN
Justin Jefferson- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 15.0
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 10.1
3 games with a target, carry or dropback
Week 4 injury report: Out (Ankle)
Side by side
Season totals through week 3. 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.
| Stat | Denzel Boston | Justin Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 3 |
| Passes thrown to him | ||
| Targets | 22 | 17 |
| Target share | 19% | 25% |
| Air-yards share | 50% | 32% |
| Catches | 13 | 13 |
| Receiving yards | 284 | 179 |
| Near the end zone | ||
| Red-zone chances | 3 | 3 |
| Red-zone share | 11% | 21% |
| End-zone targets | 3 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Expected touchdownsEst. | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Fantasy points | ||
| Fantasy points per game (PPR) | 13.9 | 15.0 |
| Fantasy points (PPR) | 55.4 | 44.9 |
| Expected points per gameEst. | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Points vs expectedEst. | +3.4 | +4.2 |
Week by week
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Target share by week
Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.
- Denzel Boston
- Justin Jefferson
— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
| Week | Denzel Boston | Justin Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18%against JAX | 39%against GB |
| 2 | 23%against TB | 32%against CHI |
| 3 | 13%against CAR | 8%against TB |
| 4 | 21%against PIT | — no game with a target, carry or dropback |
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 | Denzel Boston | Justin Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| Target share leaders | #39of 96 wide receivers | #17of 96 wide receivers |
| Air-yards share leaders | #2of 96 wide receivers | #26of 96 wide receivers |
| Red-zone share leaders | #24of 47 wide receivers | #3of 47 wide receivers |
| Red-zone opportunity leaders | #33of 174 wide receivers | #40of 174 wide receivers |
| End-zone target leaders | #13of 174 wide receivers | #34of 174 wide receivers |
| Expected fantasy points leadersEst. | #45of 174 wide receivers | #43of 174 wide receivers |
Talking points
Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.
Denzel Boston
Justin Jefferson
Injury opening
Justin Jefferson is listed out (ankle) on the week 4 report. He has 25% of MIN's targets. Other WRs by share: Jordan Addison (22%), Myles Price (6%).
- Week 4 official injury report
- Out (ankle)
- Target share
- 25%
- Next by share
- Jordan Addison 22%, Myles Price 6%
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