Ian Thomas TE

LV · Questionable — Shoulder — Week 8 at NYJ, who allow the 27th-most points to TEs — recently Hunter Henry put up 10.8 on them (W6), Greg Dulcich put up 8.6 on them (W7).

Week 7 recap: Ian Thomas

1.8 PPR points against LAR on 1/1 rec, 8 yd — right on his 0.6 projection (+1.2). The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Ian Thomas this week?

Ian Thomas projects 0.6 PPR points in week 8 at NYJ — the 27th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 5 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 8 angle vs NYJ: 202.9 passing yards a game allowed (6.67/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 27th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYJ defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady

→ snaps/gm 24.8 → 24.8 (0%)

Week 7 vs LAR: 1.8 pts · 1 tgt · 18 snaps

Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Week 8 proj

0.6

PPR · 0.4 std

Matchup

27th

NYJ vs TEs

Form

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 8): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 33.3% offensive snaps · 1.3 targets/game, 3.2% target share · 1.5% air-yard share (aDOT 5) · 1.3 catches for 15 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (9 games): 35.9% offensive snaps, 1.4 targets/game, 4.3% target share, 2.4% air-yard share (aDOT 3.2), 1.4 catches for 12.7 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Ian Thomas in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W8	@ NYJ	Sun, Nov 1	0.4	0.5	0.6	27th · tough
W9	@ SF	Sun, Nov 8	0.3	0.5	0.6	26th · tough
W10	vs SEA	Sun, Nov 15	0.3	0.5	0.6	30th · tough
W11	@ DEN	Sun, Nov 22	0.3	0.4	0.6	11th
W12	@ CLE	Sun, Nov 29	0.4	0.5	0.6	17th
W14	vs LAC	Sun, Dec 13	0.4	0.5	0.6	23rd

The matchup

How NYJ defends TEs →

Game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W7	LAR	1/1 rec, 8 yd	0.8	1.3	1.8
W5	NE	1/1 rec, 9 yd	0.9	1.4	1.9
W4	KC	2/2 rec, 32 yd, 1 TD	9.2	10.2	11.2
W2	LAC	1/1 rec, 11 yd	1.1	1.6	2.1

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.