Our read
Written Oct 19, from his facts through last season
Tory Horton sat out week 1 of 2026, then has played five games this season and come out of them with 9 targets, 5 catches and 67 yards. Week 2 of 2026 and week 5 of 2026 ended at zero, week 6 of 2026 gave him 2.3, and the best week on the board is 7.8. He is not hurt anymore, no designation since before week 2 of 2026, he is just buried.
The burial is the case. He is listed fourth among Seattle receivers behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed and Cooper Kupp, and last season Smith-Njigba and Kupp alone took 52% of the targets. Horton saw 10.6% of Seattle's throws in 2025 over 8 games. That crowded room has cost players in his spot 0.9 points a game the next year, and his touchdown-heavy profile is worse: 50.8% of his scoring came from touchdowns, which has cost similar receivers about 2 points a game the following season, and his 1.9x touchdown share another 0.7 on top.
He stays healthy, which matters for a player who missed weeks 10 to 18 of 2025 and whose preseason number assumed only 12 games. But health without volume is just a name on a roster. We had him for 71 points this year at a 5.9-point pace, and through six weeks he has scored 3.5 points a game against that 5.9. There is no bye until week 11 of 2026, so nothing is coming to force a decision for you. Make it yourself: drop him for anyone with a live weekly target share.