NYG · Questionable — Shoulder — Week 5 at WAS, who allow the 3rd-most points to TEs — recently Eric Saubert put up 7.3 on them (W3), Tyler Warren put up 4.1 on them (W4).
Chris Manhertz projects 0.3 PPR points in week 5 at WAS — the 3rd-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 5 angle vs WAS: 254.5 passing yards a game allowed (7.49/attempt) · 2.8 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 3rd-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 5): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 40.5% offensive snaps · 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (4 games): 17.8% offensive snaps, 0.5 targets/game, 1.6% target share, 1.4% air-yard share (aDOT 5.5), 0.3 catches for 1.8 yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 | @ WAS | Sun, Oct 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3rd · soft |
| W6 | vs NO | Sun, Oct 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9th |
| W7 | @ HOU | Sun, Oct 25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 24th |
| W9 | @ PHI | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 28th · tough |
| W10 | vs WAS | Thu, Nov 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3rd · soft |
| W11 | vs JAX | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 20th |