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).
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.
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
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs SF | Thu, Sep 10 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 9th |
| W2 | vs NYG | Mon, Sep 21 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 25th · tough |
| W3 | @ DEN | Sun, Sep 27 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 17th |
| W4 | @ PHI | Sun, Oct 4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 32nd · tough |
| W5 | vs BUF | Mon, Oct 12 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 31st · tough |
| W6 | vs ARI | Sun, Oct 18 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3rd · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W16 | SEA | 2/5 rec, 34 yd | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| W15 | DET | 3/4 rec, 16 yd | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| W14 | ARI | 2/2 rec, 21 yd | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| W13 | CAR | 1/1 rec, 4 yd | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| W12 | TB | 3/4 rec, 29 yd | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| W10 | SF | 2/2 rec, 8 yd, 1 TD | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
| W9 | NO | 3/4 rec, 37 yd | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| W7 | JAX | 1/1 rec, 4 yd | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| W6 | BAL | 1/2 rec, 7 yd | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| W5 | SF | 2/2 rec, 24 yd | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| W3 | PHI | 1/1 rec, 3 yd | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| W2 | TEN | 1/1 rec, 8 yd, 1 TD | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| W1 | HOU | 1/2 rec, 13 yd, 1 TD | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 |