Scouting report · TE · Chicago
Nikola Kalinic
TE71 in 1QB dynasty leagues. Age alone takes 11% off in a year.
#398 overall · age 29 · undrafted · 5th seasonIR
CHITight end · TE71
Half PPR points a game
This week · week 8 · Half PPR
0.0
@ SEA · Mon, Nov 2, 8:15 p.m. ET
IR · injury data read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 p.m. ET
Swindlr's season form: Sleeper has no projection for him this week
Dynasty · Dynasty 1QB
#398 · TE71
Value 626 · 12 teams
LatestNo Swindlr analysis on him in the last three weeks.
Dynasty value · Dynasty 1QB
626
▲ 63 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#398 · TE71
Overall · position
Projected / game
6.8
No games yet
Age
29
5 seasons in
In a year
−11%
560 · about #427 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty 1QB
This season 3%Next two seasons 28%Later 70%
His projection (6.8 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level tight end yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Half PPR / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty 1QB
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Nikola's value in Dynasty 1QB now. A two-for-one shows the pair's total less the roster spot the second player takes, as the calculator counts it. Open one to see who wins it.
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Nov 1. Where the numbers come from.