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Tory Horton

WR · #76

SEA · WR · Age 23

Redraft rank
WR90
▲WR90 · Depth+84 slots of value vs ADP
Tier
T3
Overall
#208
ADP
WR174
Consensus
Coin flip

Tory Horton's recent injury-shortened season leaves his role uncertain, but he remains a cheap dart with upside if Cooper Kupp declines in the next two years.

Role & trajectory
Horton's rookie season ended prematurely due to shin surgery, leaving him at just 4.2% target share and 7.9% air yards share over seven games.
Projected outlook
At age 23, Horton has a clear runway to ascend if Cooper Kupp declines in the next two years, but he faces immediate competition from JSN (36% target share) and Rashid Shaheed ($17M/yr).
Risk & schedule
Horton's recovery from shin surgery is a live risk for 2026, with the possibility of recurrence or a slow ramp-up limiting his immediate target ceiling.
Value vs ADP+84 slots of value
Our rank
WR90
vs
Market ADP
WR174
Projects better than the draft room is paying.
What’s driving the season rank
Case for
+
ADP value
WR174 ADP · +84 slots
Major
+
Age / role
age 23 WR
Minor
Case against
−
Projection rank
WR90 · proj. consensus
Notable
−
Source agreement
±23 rank σ · 2 sources
Notable
What similar players becameMedium confidence

Of the 10 age-23 receivers most similar to Tory Horton's 2025 season, 5 finished WR4+, 5 missed the season.

Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

50%50%
  • WR4+50%(5)
  • Missed season50%(5)

“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.

Next-season outlookcoin-flip
50%hang on~6.0 PPG·50%missed timeplayed <4 games

Split outcome — median falls in the gap between modes; shown as coin-flip, not a single number.

Full next-season range
0.0p25–p75 0.0–6.08.1
10 most similar players
Olamide Zaccheaus94%
2021·WR81 · 6.0 PPG
Justin Watson93%
2020·Missed the season
Quintez Cephus92%
2021·WR122 · 9.9 PPG
Equanimeous St. Brown91%
2019·Missed the season
Keith Kirkwood90%
2019·Missed the season
Ashton Dulin89%
2022·WR123 · 6.1 PPG

+4 more analogs

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Our read vs. the market

Beta
No call yetLow confidence

Not enough recent NFL production to trust the fundamentals rank yet — no call.

Our own independent read · beta — not a trade price.

Risk & Opportunity Analysis (5 flags)

Risk Flags

2
  • Injury Concerns

    Rookie season ended on IR (Nov 2025) after shin surgery; while Macdonald reports encouraging offseason progress and a possible pre-camp return, recurrence and a slow ramp remain live risks for the 2026 season.

  • Target Volume

    Buried behind JSN (~36% target share), newly-paid WR2 Rashid Shaheed ($17M/yr), and veteran Cooper Kupp; Horton projects as a WR3/4 dart with a capped target ceiling unless someone ahead exits.

Opportunity Flags

3
  • Usage & Volume

    Was ascending before the injury — peaked at a 20.8-pt, 17% target, 73% snap game — and Kupp's age-33 decline plus an expiring window leaves a clear runway to a WR3/two-WR role in 2026-27.

  • Elite Production

    Flashed outsized scoring as a rookie (5 TDs on just 13 catches plus a 95-yard punt-return TD), signaling red-zone and big-play juice that can outpace raw target volume.

  • Age Trajectory

    Just 23 and entering year two — still firmly in the WR value-appreciation window with cheap tier-5 acquisition cost.

Format Comparison

Tory Horton — Format Comparison

FormatValuevs Best
PPR 1QBBest1,491—
PPR SF1,258-233