Colbie Young WR

CIN · Out — Knee — Week 3 at PIT, who allow the 31st-most points to WRs — recently Drake London put up 3.5 on them (W1), Romeo Doubs put up 9.6 on them (W2).

Week 2 recap: Colbie Young

1.7 PPR points against HOU on 1/1 rec, 7 yd. The week 3 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Colbie Young this week?

Colbie Young projects 3.0 PPR points in week 3 at PIT — the 31st-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 1.7 over his last three. 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 3 angle vs PIT: 175.5 passing yards a game allowed (7.98/attempt) · 0.5 TDs/gm through the air · 1.5 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 31st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how PIT defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 2 vs HOU: 1.7 pts · 1 tgt · 10 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 3 proj
3.0
PPR · 1.7 std
Matchup
31st
PIT vs WRs
Form
1.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 15.5% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 3% target share · 1.9% air-yard share (aDOT 3.5) · 1 catches for 4.5 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W3@ PIT Sun, Sep 27 1.72.43.0 31st · tough
W4vs JAX Sun, Oct 4 0.50.70.8 16th
W5@ MIA Sun, Oct 11 0.60.81.0 27th · tough
W7@ BAL Sun, Oct 25 0.50.70.9 19th
W8vs TEN Sun, Nov 1 0.60.81.0 8th · soft
W9@ ATL Sun, Nov 8 0.50.70.9 20th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W2HOU1/1 rec, 7 yd 0.71.21.7
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.