#307 overall · NYG · 46.7 projected half-PPR pts · -75.9 Draft Value
Calvin Austin — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
The case for drafting him
Calvin Austin is now with the New York Giants and brings three seasons of NFL production as a receiver. His best year came in 2024: 58 targets, 36 receptions, 548 receiving yards, and 4 receiving touchdowns. He followed that with 55 targets, 31 receptions, 372 receiving yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns in 2025. Over the three-year window from 2023 through 2025, he averaged 47.7 targets, 28 receptions, 366.7 receiving yards, and 2.7 receiving touchdowns per season. The touchdown production has been real and consistent — he has scored at least once in each of the last three years. For a drafter looking to fill out the back of a roster, that track record of finding the end zone is the most compelling data point in his file.
What the model projects
The projection for Calvin Austin in 2026 is 46.7 half-PPR fantasy points. His draft value is -75.9, placing him #307 overall and WR99 in value-over-replacement terms. He sits in Tier 9 on the board. A negative draft value means the projection falls below the replacement-level baseline at wide receiver in a standard 12-team half-PPR format. His bye week is Week 8.
| Att | Comp | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | FG | XP | Half-PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 548 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96.8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 372 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 3-yr avg | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 19 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 28 | 366.7 | 2.7 | — | — | 70.6 |
The range of outcomes
No simulation band data is available for Calvin Austin in these facts, so the full percentile spread cannot be reported here. What the historical record does show is meaningful variance: his receiving yard totals have ranged from 180 (2023) to 548 (2024) to 372 (2025), and his touchdown count has moved between 1 and 4 across those same three seasons. The year-to-year swings in both volume and scoring are real, and a drafter should expect that kind of fluctuation to remain part of his profile going forward.
How to draft him
Austin is not being drafted consistently enough across platforms to carry a market ADP, so there is no draft-slot benchmark to reference here. His rank — #307 overall, WR99 — places him deep in the waiver-wire tier of most 12-team leagues. In a standard snake draft, he is a late-round flier at best, a name to monitor on the wire rather than a pick to plan around. His Week 8 bye is worth noting when constructing a roster around him.
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Questions drafters ask
In 2024 he saw 58 targets, caught 36 passes for 548 yards, and scored 4 receiving touchdowns — his most productive season in the three-year window on record.
He ranks #307 overall and WR99 by draft value, with a projection of 46.7 half-PPR points and a draft value of -75.9, placing him in Tier 9 on the board.
He does not have a market ADP — he is not being drafted consistently enough across platforms to produce one. He is effectively a waiver-wire candidate rather than a planned draft pick in most 12-team formats.
Yes — he has scored at least one receiving touchdown in each of the last three seasons (1 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 3 in 2025), averaging 2.7 receiving touchdowns per year over that span.