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Jalen Royals
Chiefs logoKansas City Chiefs

Jalen Royals

WRposition#11jersey23age6' 0"height195lbs2 yrsexperienceUtah Statecollege
At a glance

Jalen Royals is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 11). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 8 catches on 14 targets for 63 receiving yards and 1 touchdown; 5 tackles, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Jalen Royals has produced -0.27 EPA per target on 14 targets. Snap share in Week 9: 32% of offensive snaps.

Is Jalen Royals playing this week?

Jalen Royals is not on the current injury report. The Kansas City Chiefs play next on the road at the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Jalen Royals's stats this season?

In 8 games of the 2026 season, Jalen Royals has 8 catches on 14 targets for 63 receiving yards and 1 touchdown; 5 tackles, 0 sacks.

What is Jalen Royals's EPA per play?

-0.269 EPA per target on 14 targets (total -3.8), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Jalen Royals play for?

Jalen Royals plays wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, wearing No. 11. Jalen Royals is 23 years old, 6' 0", 195 lbs. College: Utah State. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jalen Royals 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jalen-royals (updated 2026-11-10).

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Jalen RoyalsKansas City Chiefs · #11
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · wide receivers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades wide receivers with at least 23 targets this season. Royals has 14, 9 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g1.8 tgt/g
  • Yds/g7.9 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt4.5
  • Catch %57%
  • EPA/tgt-0.27
  • TD1 TD
Small sample · 14 of 23 targetsMethod8 games14 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 5 min agoGlossary →

Royals is under the 23-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 89 qualified wide receivers.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 14-0.269EPA / target · total -3.850%success5.4air yds/tgt5.3YAC51st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

+2.6Wk 2
+0.8Wk 3
-2.5Wk 4
-1.1Wk 6
-4.1Wk 7
+0.2Wk 8
+0.4Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
0%0 snapsWk 1 · DEN
15%12 snapsWk 2 · IND
19%10 snapsWk 3 · MIA
63%38 snapsWk 4 · LV
74%45 snapsWk 6 · LAC
68%36 snapsWk 7 · SEA
32%22 snapsWk 8 · DEN
32%21 snapsWk 9 · NYJ

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Chiefs · signed 2025 · 4 years, through 2028$1.3M a year
Total
$5.1M
Guaranteed
$867K
Share of cap at signing
0.5%
17% of the value guaranteed
46th paid40th in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 14vs Broncos logoDENW 31-10–––––
2 Sep 20vs Colts logoINDW 33-3022615
3 Sep 27@ Dolphins logoMIAW 24-101111011
4 Oct 4@ Raiders logoLVW 30-2702000
6 Oct 18vs Chargers logoLACW 22-62424018
7 Oct 25@ Seahawks logoSEAL 3-2002000
8 Nov 1@ Broncos logoDENL 24-2811404
9 Nov 8vs Jets logoNYJW 35-122218010
Season81463118

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