LAR · Questionable — Ribs — Week 9 at WAS, who allow the 2nd-most points to TEs — recently George Kittle put up 12.9 on them (W6), Eli Stowers put up 5.3 on them (W8).
Colby Parkinson projects 5.2 PPR points in week 9 at WAS — the 2nd-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 8.4 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 WAS: 260 passing yards a game allowed (7.19/attempt) · 2.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 2nd-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 25% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 6 games): 64.5% offensive snaps · 3.2 targets/game, 9.9% target share · 3.6% air-yard share (aDOT 2.2) · 2.3 catches for 17.2 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (14 games): 60.4% offensive snaps, 4 targets/game, 11.7% target share, 4.5% air-yard share (aDOT 4.4), 3.1 catches for 29.1 yards/game, 8 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1 · median 3.1 · ceiling 9.2 — 9% chance of 10+, 2% 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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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ WAS | Sun, Nov 8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 2nd · soft |
| W10 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 15 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8th · soft |
| W12 | vs GB | Wed, Nov 25 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 31st · tough |
| W13 | vs KC | Thu, Dec 3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6th · soft |
| W14 | @ SF | Sun, Dec 13 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 25th · tough |
| W15 | vs DAL | Sun, Dec 20 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 19th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | LV | 5/6 rec, 48 yd | 4.8 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| W6 | ARI | 5/6 rec, 31 yd, 1 TD | 9.1 | 11.6 | 14.1 |
| W5 | BUF | 1/2 rec, 3 yd | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| W2 | NYG | 2/2 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| W1 | SF | 1/2 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |