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[The Snap] 2026 Available / Vacated Targets - Adjusted For Incoming Players
May 1, 2026r/fantasyfootballr/fantasyfootball
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Jayden Reed
WR · GB · #general
...IND, LAC. For those teams, a good way to extract value is by going cheap (Jayden Reed, Parker Washinton, Odunze, Downs, QJ) or by going TE where applicable (Kra...
Rashee Rice
WR · KC · #waiverwire
...Josh Downs (at cost) CHI: Loveland (love) Odunze (love) KC: Rashee Rice (love love love) LAC: Ladd McConkey QJ (at cost) Gadsden (at cost)...
Brian Thomas
WR · JAX · #injuryupdate
...nd beauty is surely in the eye of beholder (Alec Pierce, Christian Watson, Brian Thomas Jr.) Players that jump out GB: Tucker Kraft Jayden Reed (at cost)...
Ladd McConkey
WR · LAC · #waiverwire
...nd (love) Odunze (love) KC: Rashee Rice (love love love) LAC: Ladd McConkey QJ (at cost) Gadsden (at cost) NYJ: Garrett Wilson Omar Cooper Jr...
Tyler Warren
TE · IND · #general
...raft Jayden Reed (at cost) JAX: Parker Washington (love) IND: Tyler Warren Josh Downs (at cost) CHI: Loveland (love) Odunze (love) KC:...
Omar Cooper
WR · NYJ · #waiverwire
...Ladd McConkey QJ (at cost) Gadsden (at cost) NYJ: Garrett Wilson Omar Cooper Jr. (at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (l...
Mike Evans
WR · SF · #general
...were a TON of opportunities in SF, but after factoring in the signings of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, a lot of the opportunities are already accounted for....
Cooper Kupp
WR · SEA · #breakoutcandidate
...ed 4th with 118 available opportunities, factoring in **128** targets from Cooper Kupp joining the team. But with Kupp's high usage on a thin Rams team and his g...
Christian Kirk
WR · SF · #general
...opportunities in SF, but after factoring in the signings of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, a lot of the opportunities are already accounted for. In fact when adjust...
Justin Jefferson
WR · MIN · #general
...Wilson Omar Cooper Jr. (at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (love) Jordan Addison (love) HOU: Nico Collins Curious to hear o...
Van Jefferson
WR · WAS · #general
...ad a quietly busy off-season: Chig Okonkwo (TE, 85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB, 34); Jerome Ford (RB, 34). Still, none of the...
Nico Collins
WR · HOU · #general
...love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (love) Jordan Addison (love) HOU: Nico Collins Curious to hear others' thoughts especially on Alec Pierce, Christian W...
Dyami Brown
WR · WAS · #general
...ctually they've have had a quietly busy off-season: Chig Okonkwo (TE, 85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB, 34); Jerome Ford (RB,...
Rachaad White
RB · WAS · #general
...ason: Chig Okonkwo (TE, 85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB, 34); Jerome Ford (RB, 34). Still, none of these names are exactly sta...
Alec Pierce
WR · IND · #injuryupdate
...have no idea what to make of, and beauty is surely in the eye of beholder (Alec Pierce, Christian Watson, Brian Thomas Jr.) Players that jump out GB: Tuck...
Jerome Ford
RB · WAS · #general
...85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB, 34); Jerome Ford (RB, 34). Still, none of these names are exactly stalwart target earners -...
Garrett Wilson
WR · NYJ · #waiverwire
...love) LAC: Ladd McConkey QJ (at cost) Gadsden (at cost) NYJ: Garrett Wilson Omar Cooper Jr. (at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin...
Christian Watson
WR · GB · #injuryupdate
...what to make of, and beauty is surely in the eye of beholder (Alec Pierce, Christian Watson, Brian Thomas Jr.) Players that jump out GB: Tucker Kraft Jayden R...
Chig Okonkwo
TE · WAS · #general
...'t signed anyone, but actually they've have had a quietly busy off-season: Chig Okonkwo (TE, 85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB,...
Tucker Kraft
TE · GB · #injuryupdate
...erce, Christian Watson, Brian Thomas Jr.) Players that jump out GB: Tucker Kraft Jayden Reed (at cost) JAX: Parker Washington (love) IND: Tyle...
Parker Washington
WR · JAX · #injuryupdate
...ayers that jump out GB: Tucker Kraft Jayden Reed (at cost) JAX: Parker Washington (love) IND: Tyler Warren Josh Downs (at cost) CHI: Loveland (...
Josh Downs
WR · IND · #general
...eed (at cost) JAX: Parker Washington (love) IND: Tyler Warren Josh Downs (at cost) CHI: Loveland (love) Odunze (love) KC: Rashee Rice...
Jordan Addison
WR · MIN · #general
...at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (love) Jordan Addison (love) HOU: Nico Collins Curious to hear others' thoughts especia...
Zay Flowers
WR · BAL · #general
...(at cost) NYJ: Garrett Wilson Omar Cooper Jr. (at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (love) Jordan Addison (love) HOU:...
Article text
TLDR; Table of ADJUSTED available/vacated targets per team; some noteworthy names listed below for that analysis 👉 Full Table Last week I sent out an early Vacated Targets & YPRR analysis. What that analysis doesn't account for is the number of targets a player is expected bring with them for all new players joining a given team in the 2026 off season. I re-ran the numbers but this time adjusted each by the median number of targets each incoming player had last year, extrapolated over a full season. Contextualizing the Data It's not perfect, but it does paint a more honest and up-front picture of available targets. For example, last week's table made it look like there were a TON of opportunities in SF, but after factoring in the signings of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, a lot of the opportunities are already accounted for. In fact when adjusted there are -43 targets, meaning overall the room got a little more crowded than it did vacated. It is *very* important to contextualize like this about some of the rows below. For example WAS went from 226 to -63. What!? It feels like WAS hasn't signed anyone, but actually they've have had a quietly busy off-season: Chig Okonkwo (TE, 85); Dyami Brown (WR, 68); Van Jefferson (WR, 68); Rachaad White (RB, 34); Jerome Ford (RB, 34). Still, none of these names are exactly stalwart target earners - and if I'm contextualizing this I'm putting a bit of a discount on these estimated numbers. If WAS signs a bigger name, I'd expect targets to concentrate there more heavily. Another great example of contextualizing is in last year's adjusted numbers - SEA ranked 4th with 118 available opportunities, factoring in **128** targets from Cooper Kupp joining the team. But with Kupp's high usage on a thin Rams team and his general decline, I don't think anyone would have actually thought he was going to capture 128 targets. You could probably infer that SEA would be closer to 200 not 118. JSN **szn** Yes there is a little bit of thinking involved about each teams situation but that's the beauty in the eye of the beholder! If your brain is in off-season mode, I get it. I've chewed a bit on this table for you and have given some of my favorite players as the result of it. Other notes to help you contextualize: The adjustment inherently assumes a full healthy season from incoming players Positional targets matter. Gainwell is probably not going to have 85 targets in the Buccaneers offense next year, and TB still has 76 adjusted targets available at WR Some take-aways: Lot of teams at the top profile as good offenses with above average QBs and (annoyingly) more balanced pass attacks: GB, JAX, CHI, IND, LAC. For those teams, a good way to extract value is by going cheap (Jayden Reed, Parker Washinton, Odunze, Downs, QJ) or by going TE where applicable (Kraft, Gadsden, Loveland, Warren) LAV strikes me as a situation where Jeanty is going to get a million dump offs There are some players that I have no idea what to make of, and beauty is surely in the eye of beholder (Alec Pierce, Christian Watson, Brian Thomas Jr.) Players that jump out GB: Tucker Kraft Jayden Reed (at cost) JAX: Parker Washington (love) IND: Tyler Warren Josh Downs (at cost) CHI: Loveland (love) Odunze (love) KC: Rashee Rice (love love love) LAC: Ladd McConkey QJ (at cost) Gadsden (at cost) NYJ: Garrett Wilson Omar Cooper Jr. (at cost) BAL: Zay Flowers (love) MIN: Justin Jefferson (love) Jordan Addison (love) HOU: Nico Collins Curious to hear others'…