Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jalen Brooks vs Jared Wayne

Jared Wayne gets more of his team's passes (11% vs 8%) and more of the deep throws (16% of its air yards vs 14%). Jalen Brooks has played 2 games and Jared Wayne 3 games. Near the end zone, Jalen Brooks has had more chances (2 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (7% vs 5%). Jared Wayne is scoring more fantasy points a game (3.5 vs 1.8, PPR), but the chances Jalen Brooks gets usually score more: 7.8 vs 7.7 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

WRARI

Jalen Brooks
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
1.8
Expected points per gameEst.
7.8

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRHOU

Jared Wayne
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
3.5
Expected points per gameEst.
7.7

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. 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.
Jalen Brooks and Jared Wayne, season usage side by side
StatJalen BrooksJared Wayne
Games23
Passes thrown to him
Targets812
Target share8%11%
Air-yards share14%16%
Catches24
Receiving yards1665
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances21
Red-zone share7%5%
End-zone targets21
Touchdowns
Touchdowns00
Expected touchdownsEst.0.71.0
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)1.83.5
Fantasy points (PPR)3.610.5
Expected points per gameEst.7.87.7
Points vs expectedEst.−6.0−4.2

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.

  • Jalen Brooks
  • Jared Wayne

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

Target share by week
WeekJalen BrooksJared Wayne
1— no game with a target, carry or dropback3%against BUF
2— no game with a target, carry or dropback14%against CIN
32%against SF16%against IND
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback— no game with a target, carry or dropback
515%against DET— 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 ranks for Jalen Brooks and Jared Wayne
LeaderboardJalen BrooksJared Wayne
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#84of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#74of 103 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#69of 180 wide receivers#107of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#43of 180 wide receivers#80of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#68of 180 wide receivers#72of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Jalen Brooks

Role up

Jalen Brooks's target share rose to 15% in week 5 (7 targets), from 2% in week 3.

Target share, week 5
15%
Targets, week 5
7
Target share, week 3
2%
Targets, week 3
1

Weeks 3 and 5 · 2 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Jared Wayne

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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