LAR — Week 8 vs LAC, who allow the 23rd-most points to TEs — recently Evan Engram put up 5.5 on them (W5), Travis Kelce put up 5.3 on them (W6).
18.0 PPR points against LV on 4/5 rec, 20 yd, 2 TD — beat his 2.7 projection by 15.3. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Davis Allen projects 1.1 PPR points in week 8 vs LAC — the 23rd-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 8.8 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 8 angle vs LAC: 216.2 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 23rd-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 12.5 receiving yards · 25% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 45.7% offensive snaps · 2 targets/game, 5.4% target share · 4.3% air-yard share (aDOT 5.9) · 1.4 catches for 11.9 yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 50.3% offensive snaps, 2.2 targets/game, 6.3% target share, 2.7% air-yard share (aDOT 3.9), 1.6 catches for 13.9 yards/game, 3 TD. (2026) TD luck: 2 scored vs 2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs LAC | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 23rd |
| W9 | @ WAS | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2nd · soft |
| W10 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6th · soft |
| W12 | vs GB | Wed, Nov 25 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 31st · tough |
| W13 | vs KC | Thu, Dec 3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5th · soft |
| W14 | @ SF | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 26th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | LV | 4/5 rec, 20 yd, 2 TD | 14.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 |
| W5 | BUF | 2/2 rec, 24 yd | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| W3 | DEN | 2/3 rec, 19 yd | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| W2 | NYG | 1/1 rec, 7 yd | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| W1 | SF | 1/1 rec, 13 yd | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |