Calvin Ridley Fantasy Overview

2025 Role & Results

Production & Fantasy Finishes

Ridley tallied 17 catches for 303 scoreless yards across seven appearances last year. He caught just two balls on seven total snaps across his final two games.

Ridley sat 54th among WRs in PPR points per game through Week 5. He finished WR14 in Week 5 but landed outside the top-50 WRs in each of his first four outings.

Usage & Role

Ridley averaged 6.8 targets on a 19.5% share across his five full games. Those marks would have ranked 26th and 34th, respectively, among WRs on the season.

Ridley ran relatively deep, registering a 12.9-yard average target depth that ranked 34th among 116 WRs with 25+ targets.

He ranked 39th among WRs in expected PPR points per game through Week 5.

Efficiency & Regression

Ridley caught just 47.2% of his targets last year, 108th among 116 WRs with 25+ targets. He was charged with four drops, but the bigger issue was a 70.6% catchable-target rate that ranked 90th among those 116 WRs.

Ridley did, however, average a big 17.8 yards per catch. Among those 116 WRs, he finished:

• 27th in yards per target
• 24th in yards per route

Ridley was much less impressive in film-based metrics, ranking 67th in Pro Football Focus receiving grade and 107th in Fantasy Points separation score.

Offensive Context

The Titans were one of the worst offenses and passing games in the league last year, ranking:

• 30th in points
• 31st in total yards
• 30th in passing yards
• 31st in passing TDs

QB Cam Ward struggled for much of his rookie season. Across Ridley’s five full games, Ward averaged just 176 yards and 0.4 TDs per game on a 51.8% completion rate and 5.4 yards per attempt.

Historical Production & Trends

Ridley’s raw production disappointed last year, but his 1.89 yards per route was still the second-best mark of his career, behind only his 2.44 with the 2020 Falcons.

Ridley topped 1,000 yards in 2023 with the Jaguars and 2024 with the Titans, finishing those seasons WR28 and WR42 in PPR points per game.

Ridley turned 31 in December. Our aging curves say to expect 80-84% of peak production from a 31-year-old WR, down from 83-88% at age 30.

Injury History & Durability

Ridley went down with a hamstring injury early in Week 6 last year and missed Tennessee’s next three games. He returned in Week 11 and broke his right fibula on his first snap.

Ridley was limited to individual drills in OTAs but progressed to 7-on-7 work in June minicamp. He should be ready for the start of training camp.

Ridley had missed just four NFL games with injury prior to last season.

2026 Opportunity & Projection

Projected Role & Competition

Ridley is back with the Titans but had to restructure his contract this offseason. He took an $8.75 million pay cut in exchange for nearly all of his 2026 salary becoming guaranteed.

Ridley will face much stiffer target competition this year after Tennessee spent the fourth pick of the draft on WR Carnell Tate and signed WR Wan’Dale Robinson in free agency.

Tate is coming off a strong junior season at Ohio State, tallying 875 yards and 9 TDs across 11 games. The 6'2, 192-pounder has the potential to quickly emerge as a legitimate No. 1 WR.

Robinson racked up 185 catches and 1,713 yards over the last two years and spent the last four years under former Giants HC and current Titans OC Brian Daboll.

The Titans also return WRs Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike. Neither was very good as a rookie, but they’re capable Year 2 improvement.

Ridley is most likely to settle in as Tennessee’s No. 3 WR this year, but we’ll see how the young guys develop.

Supporting Cast

The Titans are hoping to get a better Year 2 from QB Cam Ward. He struggled as a rookie, ranking 36th or worse among 42 qualifying QBs in:

• Completion rate
• Adjusted completion rate
• Yards per attempt
• TD rate
• Pro Football Focus pass grade

Ward was in a tough spot last season and still boasts plenty of arm talent and athleticism. He’s capable of taking a big leap this year.

Coaching & Offensive Scheme

The Titans will be operating a new offense this season under Daboll. He flamed out as Giants HC but had a nice run as Bills OC from 2018-2021.

Daboll has been willing to adjust his play-calling based on his personnel. His later Bills teams leaned pass under QB Josh Allen, but the Giants shifted toward the run with much worse QB play. Expect this Titans offense to be balanced to run-leaning, depending on Ward’s development.

Daboll has consistently been heavy on 3-WR sets. Each of his last five offenses threw at least 72.4% of their passes with 3+ WRs on the field. That’s good news for Ridley’s playing-time projection.

The concern is that Daboll has no ties to Ridley and presumably had a hand in adding both Tate and Robinson.

Paths to Ceiling

Ridley is just a season removed from topping 1,000 yards and still produced a solid yards-per-route average last year. If he can bounce back in his age-31 season, he could contend with Tate and Robinson for Tennessee’s target lead.

If that’s paired with a better sophomore season from Ward, Ridley could be a useful WR3 in fantasy football.

Risk Factors

Ridley was a non-factor in fantasy last year, suffered a broken leg, and is now 31. He could not only finish behind Tate and Robinson in targets but also lose snaps to Ayomanor and/or Dike.

There’s a chance that Ridley isn’t even worth a roster spot in fantasy this year.