WAS — Week 9 vs LAR, who allow the 27th-most points to TEs — recently Brock Bowers put up 7.3 on them (W7), Oronde Gadsden put up 5.2 on them (W8).
3.2 PPR points against PHI on 2/4 rec, 32 yd · 1 fum — missed his 7.8 projection by 4.6. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Chig Okonkwo projects 8.3 PPR points in week 9 vs LAR — the 27th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 9 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 9 angle vs LAR: 199.4 passing yards a game allowed (6.21/attempt) · 1.3 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 27th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAR defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 67.6% offensive snaps · 4.8 targets/game, 16.5% target share · 13.7% air-yard share (aDOT 7.9) · 3.4 catches for 36.4 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 63.7% offensive snaps, 4.6 targets/game, 15% target share, 8.7% air-yard share (aDOT 4.6), 3.3 catches for 32.9 yards/game, 2 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.9 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 2.3 · median 5.5 · ceiling 12.3 — 18% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 2% 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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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs LAR | Sun, Nov 8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 27th · tough |
| W10 | @ NYG | Thu, Nov 12 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 22nd |
| W11 | vs CIN | Mon, Nov 23 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 10th |
| W12 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 29 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8th · soft |
| W13 | @ TEN | Sun, Dec 6 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 20th |
| W14 | vs HOU | Sun, Dec 13 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 28th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | PHI | 2/4 rec, 32 yd · 1 fum | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| W6 | SF | 7/7 rec, 69 yd | 6.9 | 10.4 | 13.9 |
| W5 | NYG | 4/6 rec, 60 yd | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| W4 | IND | 2/4 rec, 5 yd | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| W1 | PHI | 2/3 rec, 16 yd | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |