Calvin Ridley WR

TEN — Week 2 vs PHI, who allow the 9th-most points to WRs — recently Antonio Williams put up 12.4 on them (W1).

Should you start Calvin Ridley this week?

Calvin Ridley projects 5.1 PPR points in week 2 vs PHI — the 9th-ranked matchup for WRs. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs PHI: 164 passing yards a game allowed (4.82/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how PHI defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

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Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
5.1
PPR · 3.5 std
Matchup
9th
PHI vs WRs

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 64% offensive snaps · 2 targets/game, 11.8% target share · 19.3% air-yard share (aDOT 13.5) · 2 catches for 35 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (7 games): 57.1% offensive snaps, 5.1 targets/game, 16.8% target share, 24.4% air-yard share (aDOT 12.6), 2.4 catches for 43.3 yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.9 · median 3.3 · ceiling 9.6 — 9% chance of 10+, 1% of 15+, 0% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs PHI Sun, Sep 20 3.54.35.1 9th
W3@ NYG Sun, Sep 27 4.15.16.0 18th
W4@ BAL Sun, Oct 4 4.25.26.1 24th
W5vs HOU Sun, Oct 11 4.04.95.8 5th · soft
W6@ IND Sun, Oct 18 4.45.36.3 7th · soft
W7vs CLE Sun, Oct 25 4.45.36.2 2nd · soft

The matchup

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.