Jeremy Ruckert TE

NYJ — Week 1 at TEN, who allow the 11th-most points to TEs — recently Juwan Johnson put up 9.5 on them (W17), Brenton Strange put up 11.2 on them (W18).

Should you start Jeremy Ruckert this week?

Jeremy Ruckert projects 0.9 PPR points in week 1 at TEN — the 11th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 2.6 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 TEN: 248.3 passing yards a game allowed (8.23/attempt) · 1.8 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 11th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how TEN defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

↑ Trending up

↑ snaps/gm 32 → 40.8 (+27%) · ↑ target share % 7.3 → 8.5 (+15%)

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

Week 1 proj

0.9

PPR · 0.5 std

Matchup

11th

TEN vs TEs

Form

2.6

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 47.2% offensive snaps · 7.3% target share · 2.9% air-yard share (aDOT 3.5). TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.9 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Jeremy Ruckert in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W1	@ TEN	Sun, Sep 13	0.5	0.7	0.9	11th
W2	vs GB	Sun, Sep 20	0.5	0.7	0.9	24th
W3	@ DET	Sun, Sep 27	0.5	0.7	0.9	15th
W4	@ CHI	Sun, Oct 4	0.5	0.7	0.9	18th
W5	vs CLE	Sun, Oct 11	0.5	0.7	0.9	23rd
W6	@ NE	Sun, Oct 18	0.5	0.7	0.9	13th

The matchup

How TEN defends TEs →

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W17	NE	1/3 rec, 2 yd	0.2	0.7	1.2
W16	NO	2/3 rec, 14 yd	1.4	2.4	3.4
W15	JAX	2/2 rec, 13 yd	1.3	2.3	3.3
W14	MIA	2/3 rec, 19 yd	1.9	2.9	3.9
W13	ATL	2/2 rec, 12 yd	1.2	2.2	3.2
W11	NE	4/5 rec, 23 yd	2.3	4.3	6.3
W8	CIN	1/1 rec, 24 yd	2.4	2.9	3.4
W5	DAL	4/4 rec, 28 yd	2.8	4.8	6.8
W4	MIA	1/1 rec, 23 yd	2.3	2.8	3.3
W2	BUF	1/1 rec, 5 yd, 1 TD	6.5	7.0	7.5
W1	PIT	2/2 rec, 16 yd	1.6	2.6	3.6

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.