#269 overall · IND · 54.4 projected half-PPR pts · -68.2 Draft Value
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
The case for drafting him
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine's 2024 season is the number that keeps his name in the conversation. On 60 targets he hauled in 32 receptions for 497 yards and nine receiving touchdowns — a touchdown rate that is hard to ignore on a per-target basis. That kind of red-zone production is the floor of any argument for him. Over the three seasons from 2023 through 2025, he averaged 41.7 targets, 23.7 receptions, 318.7 receiving yards, and 4.0 receiving touchdowns per year, which reflects how uneven his role has been. The 2024 spike is real. Whether it repeats is the question every drafter has to answer for themselves.
What the model projects
The projection is 54.4 half-PPR fantasy points for 2026. That places Westbrook-Ikhine at WR85 and #269 overall, landing him in Tier 9. His draft value is -68.2, meaning the projection sits below replacement level at the wide receiver position. These numbers reflect a modest role, not a featured one. Indianapolis has a bye in Week 13.
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 370 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 497 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 119.7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
| 3-yr avg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.7 | 23.7 | 318.7 | 4 | — | — | 67.7 |
The range of outcomes
The 2024 season (497 yards, 9 touchdowns) and the 2025 season (89 yards, 0 touchdowns, 20 targets) sit at opposite ends of what this player has shown he can produce. That gap is the range of outcomes in concrete form. A season closer to 2024 would make the 54.4-point projection look conservative; a season closer to 2025 would confirm it as generous. The three-year averages — 41.7 targets, 318.7 yards, 4.0 touchdowns — describe the middle ground. Drafters should be clear-eyed that the touchdown-heavy 2024 line is the ceiling scenario, not the baseline.
How to draft him
Westbrook-Ikhine does not have a market ADP across public 2026 draft platforms, which means he is not being consistently drafted in standard snake formats. He is a late-waiver-wire or deep-bench consideration at best. At WR85 and #269 overall with a negative draft value, he belongs at the very back end of any roster build — if at all — and only in deeper leagues where the 2024 touchdown upside justifies a final-round flier. In standard 12-team formats, he is a monitor-the-wire name rather than a draft-day target.
Practice it in a free mock draft →
Questions drafters ask
At WR85 and #269 overall with a draft value of -68.2, he projects below replacement level. He has no market ADP in public 2026 drafts, which means he is not being consistently selected. In a standard 12-team format he is a waiver-wire name, not a draft-day pick.
It happened: 9 receiving touchdowns on 60 targets and 32 receptions in 2024. His 2023 line was 3 touchdowns on 45 targets, and his 2025 line was 0 touchdowns on 20 targets. The three-year average works out to 4.0 receiving touchdowns per season, so 2024 was a clear outlier above that mean.
The projection is 54.4 half-PPR fantasy points for 2026. That is the headline point estimate, and it places him in Tier 9 on the overall board.
He has no available ADP across public 2026 draft platforms, meaning he is not being drafted consistently enough to establish a market price. There is no pick number to plan around — he is a post-draft waiver candidate.