Davis Allen TE

LAR · Questionable — Quadriceps — Week 1 vs SF, who allow the 9th-most points to TEs — recently Colston Loveland put up 15.4 on them (W17), AJ Barner put up 1.4 on them (W18).

Should you start Davis Allen this week?

Davis Allen projects 0.8 PPR points in week 1 vs SF — the 9th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 4.7 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 1 angle vs SF: 241.8 passing yards a game allowed (7.06/attempt) · 1.7 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how SF defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

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Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.8
PPR · 0.5 std
Matchup
9th
SF vs TEs
Form
4.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 50.3% offensive snaps · 6.3% target share · 2.7% air-yard share (aDOT 3.9). TD luck: 3 scored vs 2.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Davis Allen in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs SF Thu, Sep 10 0.50.60.8 9th
W2vs NYG Mon, Sep 21 0.50.60.8 25th · tough
W3@ DEN Sun, Sep 27 0.50.60.8 17th
W4@ PHI Sun, Oct 4 0.50.60.8 32nd · tough
W5vs BUF Mon, Oct 12 0.50.60.8 31st · tough
W6vs ARI Sun, Oct 18 0.50.60.8 3rd · soft

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W16SEA2/5 rec, 34 yd 3.44.45.4
W15DET3/4 rec, 16 yd 1.63.14.6
W14ARI2/2 rec, 21 yd 2.13.14.1
W13CAR1/1 rec, 4 yd 0.40.91.4
W12TB3/4 rec, 29 yd 2.94.45.9
W10SF2/2 rec, 8 yd, 1 TD 6.87.88.8
W9NO3/4 rec, 37 yd 3.75.26.7
W7JAX1/1 rec, 4 yd 0.40.91.4
W6BAL1/2 rec, 7 yd 0.71.21.7
W5SF2/2 rec, 24 yd 2.43.44.4
W3PHI1/1 rec, 3 yd 0.30.81.3
W2TEN1/1 rec, 8 yd, 1 TD 6.87.37.8
W1HOU1/2 rec, 13 yd, 1 TD 7.37.88.3
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.