E.J. Jenkins TE

PHI · Questionable — Toe — Week 6 vs CAR, who allow the 7th-most points to TEs — recently Harold Fannin put up 17.1 on them (W3), Sam LaPorta put up 14.4 on them (W4).

Should you start E.J. Jenkins this week?

E.J. Jenkins projects 0.2 PPR points in week 6 vs CAR — the 7th-ranked matchup for TEs. 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 6 angle vs CAR: 242.5 passing yards a game allowed (6.78/attempt) · 1.3 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CAR 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 6 proj
0.2
PPR · 0.1 std
Matchup
7th
CAR vs TEs

What Vegas expects (week 6): 3% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 20% offensive snaps · 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (1 games): 9.5% offensive snaps, 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W6vs CAR Sun, Oct 18 0.10.20.2 7th · soft
W7vs DAL Mon, Oct 26 0.20.20.3 17th
W8@ WAS Sun, Nov 1 0.20.20.3 2nd · soft
W9vs NYG Sun, Nov 8 0.10.20.3 18th
W11vs PIT Sun, Nov 22 0.20.20.3 8th · soft
W12@ DAL Thu, Nov 26 0.20.20.3 17th
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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.