WR · New England Patriots · #86

Efton Chism III

PR2

College: Eastern Washington
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 198 lb
Experience: 2nd season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.21▼ 2.05 vs '25

27th of 45 WRs

Catch rate

66.7%▼ 33.3 vs '25

21st of 45 WRs

Yards / target

7.6▼ 17.4 vs '25

27th of 45 WRs

Target share

8.1%▲ 6.5 vs '25

45th of 45 WRs

Receiving

114 yds+0.21 EPA/TGT

10 rec · 15 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard plus Chism III.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+3.2

Rushing−0.4

Net+2.8

Best game · Wk 5 vs LV

5/6

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+5.8

Rec EPA

+0.96

EPA/target

11.4

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 2 vs PITW	1	1	−2	−2.0	0	100.0	−2.0	−2.4	−2.38	0	0	0
Wk 3 @ JAXL	2	1	1	1.0	0	50.0	1.5	−4.7	−2.34	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ BUFW	4	2	42	21.0	1	50.0	11.8	+4.3	+1.07	0	0	0
Wk 5 vs LVW	6	5	57	11.4	0	83.3	10.7	+5.8	+0.96	1	2	0
Wk 6 vs NYJW	1	0	0	–	0	0.0	5.0	−0.8	−0.81	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ CHIL	1	1	16	16.0	0	100.0	3.0	+1.0	+1.00	0	0	0
Season	15	10	114	11.4	1	66.7	8.0	+3.2	+0.21	1	2	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2025 with Patriots

$3Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $997K
Guaranteed: $259K 9%
2026 cap hit: $1M 0.3% of the cap
Signed: 2025
Runs through: 2027

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 2 of 3

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	6	+3.6	15	10	114	1	66.7	11.4	7.6	8.1	+0.21	1	2	0
2025	8	+6.8	3	3	75	1	100.0	25.0	25.0	1.6	+2.26	0	0	0
Career	14	+10.4	18	13	189	2	72.2	14.5	10.5	4.4	+0.55	1	2	0