HOU — Week 9 at LAC, who allow the 23rd-most points to TEs — recently Evan Engram put up 5.5 on them (W5), Travis Kelce put up 5.3 on them (W6).
2.9 PPR points against NYG on 1 car, 0 yd · 1/1 rec, -1 yd — right on his 1.2 projection (+1.7). The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Cade Stover projects 0.9 PPR points in week 9 at LAC — the 23rd-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 2.1 over his last three. 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 8 angle vs LAC: 216.2 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 23rd-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 26.4% offensive snaps · 0.6 targets/game, 2% target share · -0.1% air-yard share (aDOT -0.3) · 0.6 catches for 3.4 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (6 games): 44% offensive snaps, 2.7 targets/game, 9.3% target share, 2.2% air-yard share (aDOT 1.9), 2 catches for 12.7 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ LAC | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 23rd |
| W10 | @ CLE | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 17th |
| W11 | vs IND | Thu, Nov 19 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10th |
| W12 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 16th |
| W13 | @ PIT | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 18th |
| W14 | @ WAS | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2nd · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | NYG | 1 car, 0 yd · 1/1 rec, -1 yd | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| W6 | JAX | 2 car, 5 yd | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| W4 | DAL | 1/1 rec, 20 yd | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| W1 | BUF | 1/1 rec, -2 yd | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |