WAS · WR
Van Jefferson
Van Jefferson is a wide receiver for the Washington Commanders.
Scouting report
Van Jefferson: the full picture
Van Jefferson at a glance
Van Jefferson is a 30-year-old wide receiver for the Washington Commanders, listed at 6'1" and 200 pounds. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Jefferson 57th overall in the second round in 2020, out of Florida, and 2026 is Jefferson's 7th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Jefferson for 29.3 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR150 at the position and works out to 2.0 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 89 qualified wide receivers of 2025, Jefferson ranks in the 34th percentile in average separation, the 19th percentile in yards per target and the 16th percentile in target share. The softest mark is the 5th percentile in receptions.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Jefferson has finished as WR120 in 2020, WR36 in 2021, WR93 in 2022, WR120 in 2023, WR103 in 2024 and WR88 in 2025. The high-water mark is 168.2 PPR points in 2021. Across 84 regular-season games on record, the totals read 166 receptions, 2,226 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns.
Van Jefferson by the numbers
Jefferson has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 21.0 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2021 against ARI. In all, Jefferson has reached 20 points in 1 game, 1% of career appearances.
Contract
Jefferson is playing on a one-year, $1.4 million contract signed with the Washington Commanders in 2026, an average of $1.4 million per year with $527,500 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Jefferson carries a GV stock price of 2,316, which ranks 275th overall and WR99 among wide receivers out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Jefferson 290th overall. Value has moved up 1.1 since the previous model run. See where Jefferson sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 29.3
- PPR / game
- 2.0
Week 2 projection
Van Jefferson is projected for 0.7 PPR points on the road at DAL in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 6.0.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.1 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 18.9
- Dynasty
- 22.5
- Superflex redraft
- 30.8
- Superflex dynasty
- 30.6
- TE premium dynasty
- 13.5
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TEN | 14 | 52 | 29 | 350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
| 2024 | PIT | 15 | 40 | 24 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2023 | LA | 14 | 43 | 20 | 209 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 41.3 |
| 2022 | LA | 10 | 44 | 24 | 369 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2021 | LA | 17 | 89 | 50 | 802 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 168.2 |
| 2020 | LA | 14 | 31 | 19 | 220 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 46.9 |
Wide receivers ranked near Van Jefferson
- CJ Daniels WR147 · 32.4 PPR
- Ryan Miller WR148 · 31.4 PPR
- Sterling Shepard WR149 · 29.7 PPR
- Ray-Ray McCloud WR151 · 28.6 PPR
- Cedric Tillman WR152 · 28.6 PPR
- Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR153 · 28.6 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.