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Jalen Nailor

Jalen Nailor is a wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders. Depth chart: WR2.

Scouting report

Jalen Nailor: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Jalen Nailor at a glance

Jalen Nailor is a 27-year-old wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, listed at 6'0" and 190 pounds. The Minnesota Vikings drafted Nailor 191st overall in the sixth round in 2022, out of Michigan State; this is year five in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Nailor at 110.3 PPR points for 2026, which ranks WR70 at the position and works out to 7.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Nailor has scored 7.6 PPR points, or 3.8 per game. That is 6.9% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Nailor would finish with about 65 points, behind the 110.3 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 5.7 points in Week 1 against MIA, the WR64 finish that week. Nailor has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Nailor ranks in the 59th percentile in average separation, the 33rd percentile in receiving TDs and the 30th percentile in target share. The softest mark is the 12th percentile in receiving yards.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Nailor has finished as WR131 in 2022, WR184 in 2023, WR77 in 2024 and WR61 in 2025. The high-water mark is 105.0 PPR points in 2024. Across 45 regular-season games on record, the totals read 73 receptions, 1,102 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.

Jalen Nailor by the numbers

Nailor has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 3 times. The career high is 23.4 PPR points, set in Week 10 of 2025 against BAL. The game log also shows 1 100-yard receiving game. In all, Nailor has reached 20 points in 1 game, 2% of career appearances.

Contract

Nailor is playing on a three-year, $35.0 million contract signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, an average of $11.7 million per year with $18 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
110.3
PPR / game
7.5

Week 1 projection

Jalen Nailor is projected for 5.5 PPR points at home against MIA in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 20.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.5 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
14.7
Dynasty
19.4
Superflex redraft
23.5
Superflex dynasty
24.7
TE premium dynasty
11.7

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026LV284360007.6
2025MIN1753294444213100.7
2024MIN15422841463-4105.0
2023MIN363290005.9
2022MIN813917910032.9

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