MIA — Week 9 vs DET, who allow the 7th-most points to WRs — recently Christian Watson put up 5.7 on them (W7), Justin Jefferson put up 9.3 on them (W8).
1.8 PPR points against NE on 1/1 rec, 8 yd. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Jalen Tolbert projects 1.0 PPR points in week 9 vs DET — the 7th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 2.5 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 DET: 298.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.29/attempt) · 2.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.7 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 15.8% offensive snaps · 1.3 targets/game, 5.6% target share · 3.9% air-yard share (aDOT 9.3) · 0.7 catches for 10 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (12 games): 51.3% offensive snaps, 2.8 targets/game, 7.6% target share, 11.9% air-yard share (aDOT 12), 1.5 catches for 16.9 yards/game, 1 TD. (2025) TD luck: 1 scored vs 2.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs DET | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | @ IND | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 23rd |
| W11 | @ BUF | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3rd · soft |
| W12 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 21st |
| W13 | @ DEN | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 27th · tough |
| W14 | vs CHI | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 13th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | NE | 1/1 rec, 8 yd | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| W5 | CIN | 1/2 rec, 22 yd | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |