WAS · RB
Jeremy McNichols
Jeremy McNichols is a running back for the Washington Commanders. Injury status: IR. Depth chart: RB4.
Scouting report
Jeremy McNichols: the full picture
Jeremy McNichols at a glance
Jeremy McNichols is a 30-year-old running back for the Washington Commanders, listed at 5'9" and 205 pounds. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted McNichols 162nd overall in the fifth round in 2017, out of Boise State, and 2026 is McNichols's 10th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects McNichols for 34.5 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB76 at the position and works out to 2.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, McNichols has finished as RB138 in 2018, RB79 in 2020, RB64 in 2021, RB138 in 2023, RB59 in 2024 and RB58 in 2025. The high-water mark is 73.6 PPR points in 2021. Across 63 regular-season games on record, the totals read 846 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns, 74 receptions and 518 receiving yards.
Jeremy McNichols by the numbers
McNichols has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 20.4 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2024 against ARI. In all, McNichols has reached 20 points in 1 game, 2% of career appearances.
Contract
McNichols is playing on a one-year, $1.5 million contract signed with the Washington Commanders in 2026, an average of $1.5 million per year with $562,500 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats McNichols carries a GV stock price of 1,510, which ranks 414th overall and RB75 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks McNichols 326th overall. Value has moved up 1.4 since the previous model run. See where McNichols sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 34.5
- PPR / game
- 2.5
Jeremy McNichols fantasy outlook
Jeremy McNichols enters the 2026 season with WAS and ranks RB112 and #390 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 34.5 PPR points across 13.8 games, or 2.5 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Jeremy McNichols as RB4, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jeremy McNichols produced 72.7 PPR points in 16 games (4.5 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 29%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.
Week 1 projection
Jeremy McNichols is projected for 0.0 PPR points on the road at PHI in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 0.0.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.4 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 16.3
- Dynasty
- 14.6
- Superflex redraft
- 26.3
- Superflex dynasty
- 9.3
- TE premium dynasty
- 8.8
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WAS | 16 | 44 | 221 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 196 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2024 | WAS | 15 | 55 | 261 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2023 | SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | TEN | 13 | 41 | 156 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 240 | 1 | 73.6 |
| 2020 | TEN | 15 | 47 | 204 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2018 | IND | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Running backs ranked near Jeremy McNichols
- Jordan Mason RB73 · 38.7 PPR
- Kendre Miller RB74 · 38.0 PPR
- Trey Benson RB75 · 37.7 PPR
- Adam Randall RB77 · 33.8 PPR
- Michael Carter RB78 · 33.0 PPR
- Kareem Hunt RB79 · 32.6 PPR
Washington Commanders fantasy players
- Jayden Daniels QB · 348.5 PPR
- Terry McLaurin WR · 213.3 PPR
- Stefon Diggs WR · 167.5 PPR
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB · 156.6 PPR
- Rachaad White RB · 120.8 PPR
- Chig Okonkwo TE · 107.7 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.