Julius Chestnut is ranked #103 among 110 eligible NFL running backs. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Percentile7%
2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27
LATE FLIER
Julius Chestnut 2026 fantasy outlook
0.6Proj FPTS · ~6 / 10 games
0.1–0.5Typical game · middle 50%
#3691QB draft rank
#375Superflex rank
#373 · RB103Scoring rank · position
—ADP (ESPN drafts)
No live market price for him yet — we rank him #369 overall and RB103 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts.
INJURY RISK Low?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled?How we grade risk
Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log
TEN 2026 schedule — bye week 9
17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT
W1
NYJ
W2
PHI
W3
@NYG
W4
@BAL
W5
HOU
W6
@IND
W7
CLE
W8
@CIN
W9
BYE
W10
JAX
W11
@DAL
W12
@JAX
W13
WSH
W14
@DET
W15
IND
W16
@LV
W17
PIT
W18
@HOU
Plan around the week-9 bye when pairing Chestnut with other RBs on your roster.
Julius Chestnut consistency and floor
17 GAMES
0
Floor (p10)
0.2
Average
0.5
Ceiling (p90)
Consistency75%+ of average delivered29%
Boom rate125%+ of average24%
Bust rateunder half of average71%
0.2
Season avg FPTS
0.1
Last 10 FPTS
0.0
Last 5 FPTS
Chestnut vs other running backs
PERCENTILE · 110 RANKED
Rush yards4010
Rush TD032
Targets216
Receptions010
Rec yards011
Rec TD060
Fantasy PPG0.25
Percentile among all ranked NFL running backs · 99 = best
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #477 overall, #103 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
QWhat round should Julius Chestnut be drafted in?
Late rounds or waivers — he finished #477, so treat him as a flier.
QHow many fantasy points will Julius Chestnut score in 2026?
We project 0.6 PPR points per game across an expected 10 games — approximately 6 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 0.1 and 0.5 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #373 in projected scoring (#369 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).
QHow consistent is Julius Chestnut for fantasy?
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 29% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 0.5 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 24% of games and busted (under half his average) in 71%.
Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.