Darius Slayton WR

IND — Week 3 vs HOU, who allow the 1st-most points to WRs — recently DJ Moore put up 16 on them (W1), Ja'Marr Chase put up 19.5 on them (W2).

Should you start Darius Slayton this week?

Darius Slayton projects 3.7 PPR points in week 3 vs HOU — the 1st-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 3 angle vs HOU: 270.5 passing yards a game allowed (9.02/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how HOU 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 3 proj
3.7
PPR · 2.4 std
Matchup
1st
HOU vs WRs

Week 3 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1.1 · median 2.6 · ceiling 6.1 — 1% chance of 10+, 0% 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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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W3vs HOU Sun, Sep 27 2.43.13.7 1st · 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.