Our read
Written Oct 17, from his facts through last season
The case for Josh Cameron starts with the depth chart and the 12 targets, and they tell the same story: fifth among Jacksonville receivers, behind Brian Thomas Jr., Jakobi Meyers and Parker Washington, with 8 catches on 12 targets through five weeks of 2026. That is a rookie earning scraps in an offense that threw on 59% of situation-neutral plays last year but spread them across two established guys who took 42% of the targets between them in 2025.
Here is what keeps him interesting: 6.3 points a game is triple what we expected. Our preseason pace was 2.1 a game over the 9 games we projected, and we had him at 19 points for the whole season with an overall rank of 453. Two touchdowns in five weeks says the JAX staff already trusts him near the goal line more than the target count suggests. Liam Coen is back running the same offense, so the role he has now is the role he keeps.
The downside is the shortage of chances. Eight catches and 117 yards in five weeks will not survive zero touchdowns, and from week 2 of 2026 through week 5 of 2026 he never left single digits. On the waiver wire in most leagues you will find a receiver with a safer weekly point range. We would hold him only on very deep rosters, and we want to see a target count climb before the bye in week 7 of 2026, because if it stays at two or three a game, the touchdowns stop carrying him.