DAL · Questionable — Hamstring — Week 9 at IND, who allow the 23rd-most points to WRs — recently Justin Jefferson put up 4.4 on them (W7), Brian Thomas Jr. put up 7.2 on them (W8).
6.8 PPR points against ARI on 2/4 rec, 48 yd — missed his 14.7 projection by 7.9. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
George Pickens projects 13.5 PPR points in week 9 at IND — the 23rd-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 11.9 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 9 angle vs IND: 226.3 passing yards a game allowed (7.87/attempt) · 1.8 TDs/gm through the air · 0.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 23rd-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 69.5 receiving yards · 32% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 78% offensive snaps · 7.8 targets/game, 21.1% target share · 31.6% air-yard share (aDOT 11.6) · 4.9 catches for 66.6 yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 81.1% offensive snaps, 8.1 targets/game, 22.5% target share, 32.2% air-yard share (aDOT 11.3), 5.5 catches for 84.1 yards/game, 9 TD. (2026) TD luck: 2 scored vs 3.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 4.3 · median 10.1 · ceiling 19.6 — 51% chance of 10+, 27% of 15+, 9% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ IND | Sun, Nov 8 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 23rd |
| W10 | vs SF | Sun, Nov 15 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 22nd |
| W11 | vs TEN | Sun, Nov 22 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 2nd · soft |
| W12 | vs PHI | Thu, Nov 26 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 1st · soft |
| W13 | @ SEA | Mon, Dec 7 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 32nd · tough |
| W15 | @ LAR | Sun, Dec 20 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 24th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | ARI | 2/4 rec, 48 yd | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| W7 | PHI | 4/6 rec, 57 yd, 1 TD | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 |
| W6 | GB | 6/11 rec, 73 yd | 7.3 | 10.3 | 13.3 |
| W5 | TB | 9/13 rec, 130 yd, 1 TD | 19.0 | 23.5 | 28.0 |
| W4 | HOU | 2/3 rec, 75 yd | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| W3 | BAL | 7/11 rec, 82 yd | 8.2 | 11.7 | 15.2 |
| W2 | WAS | 6/8 rec, 40 yd | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| W1 | NYG | 3/6 rec, 28 yd | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 |