LV · Out — Knee - Meniscus — Week 3 at NO, who allow the 21st-most points to TEs — recently Sam LaPorta put up 4.8 on them (W1).
Brock Bowers projects 15.0 PPR points in week 3 at NO — the 21st-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 NO: 206 passing yards a game allowed (5.28/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 21st-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how NO defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2025 · 12 games, last season — no games yet this year): 85.9% offensive snaps · 7.2 targets/game, 23.4% target share · 25% air-yard share (aDOT 6.5) · 5.3 catches for 56.7 yards/game, 7 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 | @ NO | Sun, Sep 27 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 15.0 | 21st |
| W4 | vs KC | Sun, Oct 4 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 10th |
| W5 | @ NE | Sun, Oct 11 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 30th · tough |
| W6 | vs BUF | Sun, Oct 18 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 19th |
| W7 | vs LAR | Sun, Oct 25 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 26th · tough |
| W8 | @ NYJ | Sun, Nov 1 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 23rd |