WR · Kansas City Chiefs · #11

Jalen Royals

WR1
College
Utah State
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lb
Experience
2nd season
EPA / target
−0.39▲ 0.15 vs '25
45th of 45 WRs
Catch rate
45.5%▼ 21.2 vs '25
45th of 45 WRs
Yards / target
3.7▲ 2.4 vs '25
45th of 45 WRs
Target share
6.1%▲ 1.1 vs '25
45th of 45 WRs
Receiving
41 yds−0.39 EPA/TGT
5 rec · 11 tgt · 1 td

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

Week-by-week

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

2025: −0.54Week 1+1.28Week 2+0.77Week 3−1.23Week 4−0.28Week 6−2.03Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−4.3
Rushing0.0
Net−4.3
Best game · Wk 2 vs IND
2/2
Rec/Tgt
6
Rec yds
1
TD
+2.6
Rec EPA
+1.28
EPA/target
3.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs DENW000–0––––000
Wk 2 vs INDW2263.01100.00.5+2.6+1.28000
Wk 3 @ MIAW111111.00100.02.0+0.8+0.77000
Wk 4 @ LVW200–00.013.0−2.5−1.23000
Wk 6 vs LACW422412.0050.04.8−1.1−0.28000
Wk 7 @ SEAL200–00.08.0−4.1−2.03000
Season115418.2145.55.8−4.3−0.39000

How he compares

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

4.27.510.914.217.5−0.51−0.10+0.31+0.72+1.14AllenAdamsEvansDiggsBourneMetcalfLambHigginsCollinsWaddleChaseSmithSt. BrownLondonOlaveWilliamsPickensWilsonRobinsonWatsonSmith-NjigbaWilsonTuckerWashingtonHutchinsonDownsFlowersNacuaNabersFlournoyVeleCokerWashingtonWorthyOdunzeMcMillanEgbukaGoldenBurden IIILemonBostonTateBernardConcepcionJalen Royals↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Chiefs

$5.1Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$1.3M
Guaranteed
$867K 17%
2026 cap hit
$1.2M 0.4% of the cap
Signed
2025
Runs through
2028
2025
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 2 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20266−4.311541145.58.23.76.1−0.39000
20257−1.6324066.72.01.35.0−0.54000
Career13−5.914745150.06.43.25.8−0.42000