Jake Tonges TE

SF — Week 1 at LAR, who allow the 16th-most points to TEs — recently Kyle Pitts put up 1.6 on them (W17), Josiah Deguara put up 7.5 on them (W18).

Should you start Jake Tonges this week?

Jake Tonges projects 2.2 PPR points in week 1 at LAR — the 16th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 9.6 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 1 angle vs LAR: 232.9 passing yards a game allowed (6.73/attempt) · 1.5 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 16th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAR defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

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→ snaps/gm 49.4 → 53.8 (+9%) · ↓ target share % 12.2 → 9.1 (-25%)

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

Week 1 proj

2.2

PPR · 1.3 std

Matchup

16th

LAR vs TEs

Form

9.6

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 19% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 33.2% offensive snaps · 12.2% target share · 7.9% air-yard share (aDOT 5.1). TD luck: 5 scored vs 2.8 expected — over expectation, regression risk. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W1	@ LAR	Thu, Sep 10	1.3	1.8	2.2	16th
W2	vs MIA	Sun, Sep 20	1.4	1.9	2.3	6th · soft
W3	vs ARI	Sun, Sep 27	1.4	1.8	2.3	3rd · soft
W4	vs DEN	Sun, Oct 4	1.4	1.8	2.2	17th
W5	@ SEA	Sun, Oct 11	1.4	1.8	2.2	12th
W6	vs WAS	Mon, Oct 19	1.4	1.9	2.3	2nd · soft

The matchup

How LAR defends TEs →

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W17	CHI	7/9 rec, 60 yd, 1 TD	12.0	15.5	19.0
W16	IND	1/2 rec, 7 yd	1.7	2.2	2.7
W8	HOU	1/1 rec, 2 yd, 1 TD	6.2	6.7	7.2
W6	TB	6/7 rec, 58 yd	5.8	8.8	11.8
W5	LAR	7/11 rec, 41 yd, 1 TD	10.1	13.6	17.1
W4	JAX	3/5 rec, 58 yd, 1 TD	11.8	13.3	14.8
W3	ARI	2/3 rec, 21 yd	2.1	3.1	4.1
W2	NO	4/5 rec, 31 yd	3.1	5.1	7.1
W1	SEA	3/3 rec, 15 yd, 1 TD	7.5	9.0	10.5

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.