ATL — Week 2 vs CAR, who allow the 11th-most points to TEs — recently Cole Kmet put up 9.5 on them (W1).
Austin Hooper projects 2.3 PPR points in week 2 vs CAR — the 11th-ranked matchup for TEs. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 2 angle vs CAR: 269 passing yards a game allowed (9.28/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 11th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CAR defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 23% offensive snaps · 4 targets/game, 12.9% target share · 8.2% air-yard share (aDOT 3.3) · 2 catches for 20 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (13 games): 50% offensive snaps, 2 targets/game, 7.1% target share, 6.9% air-yard share (aDOT 9), 1.6 catches for 20.2 yards/game, 2 TD. (2025) TD luck: 2 scored vs 2.6 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | vs CAR | Sun, Sep 20 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11th |
| W3 | @ GB | Thu, Sep 24 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 8th · soft |
| W4 | @ NO | Mon, Oct 5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 21st |
| W5 | vs BAL | Sun, Oct 11 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 17th |
| W6 | vs CHI | Sun, Oct 18 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 20th |
| W7 | vs SF | Sun, Oct 25 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 31st · tough |