Derius Davis WR

LAC — Week 1 vs ARI, who allow the 19th-most points to WRs — recently Ja'Marr Chase put up 18 on them (W17), Puka Nacua put up 16 on them (W18).

Should you start Derius Davis this week?

Derius Davis projects 0.2 PPR points in week 1 vs ARI — the 19th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 0.4 over his last three. 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 1 angle vs ARI: 242.8 passing yards a game allowed (7.22/attempt) · 1.8 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 19th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how ARI defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.2
PPR · 0.2 std
Matchup
19th
ARI vs WRs
Form
0.4
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): 11.1% offensive snaps · 0.9% target share · 1.4% air-yard share (aDOT 11). TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs ARI Sun, Sep 13 0.20.20.2 19th
W2vs LV Sun, Sep 20 0.20.20.2 11th
W3@ BUF Sun, Sep 27 0.20.20.2 23rd
W4@ SEA Sun, Oct 4 0.20.20.2 29th · tough
W5vs DEN Sun, Oct 11 0.20.20.2 31st · tough
W6@ KC Sun, Oct 18 0.20.20.2 28th · tough

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18DEN1/1 rec, 7 yd 0.71.21.7
W10PIT1/1 rec, 3 yd 0.30.81.3
W3DEN1 car, 2 yd · 1 fum -1.8-1.8-1.8
W1KC1 car, 3 yd 0.30.30.3
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.