Elijah Arroyo TE

SEA — Week 2 at ARI, who allow the 13th-most points to TEs — recently David Njoku put up 5.8 on them (W1).

Should you start Elijah Arroyo this week?

Elijah Arroyo projects 3.6 PPR points in week 2 at ARI — the 13th-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 2 angle vs ARI: 209 passing yards a game allowed (7.74/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 13th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how ARI defends TEs, 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 2 proj
3.6
PPR · 2.3 std
Matchup
13th
ARI vs TEs

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 22% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 3.8% target share · 6.2% air-yard share (aDOT 14) · 1 catches for 17 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (13 games): 39.5% offensive snaps, 2 targets/game, 7.9% target share, 8.4% air-yard share (aDOT 8.5), 1.2 catches for 13.8 yards/game, 1 TD. (2025) TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ ARI Sun, Sep 20 2.32.93.6 13th
W3@ WAS Sun, Sep 27 2.93.64.3 3rd · soft
W4vs LAC Sun, Oct 4 2.12.83.4 5th · soft
W5vs SF Sun, Oct 11 2.53.23.9 31st · tough
W6@ DEN Thu, Oct 15 1.92.53.1 16th
W7vs KC Sun, Oct 25 2.33.03.7 10th

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.