WAS · IR — Quadriceps — Week 2 at DAL, who allow the 8th-most points to RBs — recently Jacory Croskey-Merritt put up 22.5 on them (W17), Tyrone Tracy put up 19.9 on them (W18).
Jeremy McNichols projects 0.7 PPR points in week 2 at DAL — the 8th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 3.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 1 angle vs DAL: 125.2 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.74 a carry · 1.4 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 8th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DAL defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 1): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2025): 31.9% offensive snaps · 2.8 carries/game · 7.8% target share. TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | @ DAL | Sun, Sep 20 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8th · soft |
| W3 | vs SEA | Sun, Sep 27 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 32nd · tough |
| W4 | vs IND | Sun, Oct 4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 22nd |
| W5 | vs NYG | Sun, Oct 11 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5th · soft |
| W6 | @ SF | Mon, Oct 19 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 15th |
| W8 | vs PHI | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 10th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W18 | PHI | 1 car, 3 yd · 1/1 rec, 8 yd | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| W17 | DAL | 1 car, -2 yd · 3/3 rec, 12 yd | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| W16 | PHI | 1 car, 3 yd · 2/3 rec, 9 yd | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| W15 | NYG | 9 car, 6 yd · 1/1 rec, 16 yd · 1 fum | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| W14 | MIN | 1/1 rec, 2 yd | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| W13 | DEN | 6 car, 30 yd · 2/2 rec, 0 yd | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| W11 | MIA | 4 car, 13 yd · 2/2 rec, 16 yd | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| W10 | DET | 5 car, 25 yd · 1/1 rec, 4 yd | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| W8 | KC | 1 car, 4 yd · 5/6 rec, 64 yd | 6.8 | 9.3 | 11.8 |
| W7 | DAL | 2 car, 22 yd · 2/3 rec, 23 yd | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| W6 | CHI | 2 car, 5 yd · 3/4 rec, 30 yd | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| W5 | LAC | 1 car, 6 yd · 1/2 rec, 12 yd | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| W4 | ATL | 2 car, 3 yd · 1/2 rec, 0 yd | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| W3 | LV | 4 car, 78 yd, 1 TD | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| W1 | NYG | 4 car, 25 yd | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |