NYJ — Week 8 vs LV, who allow the 4th-most points to TEs — recently Dalton Kincaid put up 3.8 on them (W6), Davis Allen put up 14 on them (W7).
Jeremy Ruckert projects 1.2 PPR points in week 8 vs LV — the 4th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 6.3 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 LV: 245.1 passing yards a game allowed (7.73/attempt) · 2.3 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LV defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
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): 36.9% offensive snaps · 2 targets/game, 5.9% target share · 0.3% air-yard share (aDOT 0.8) · 2 catches for 12 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (14 games): 47.2% offensive snaps, 2.1 targets/game, 7.3% target share, 2.9% air-yard share (aDOT 3.5), 1.6 catches for 12.8 yards/game, 1 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs LV | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4th · soft |
| W9 | @ KC | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5th · soft |
| W10 | vs BUF | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8th · soft |
| W11 | @ LAC | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 23rd |
| W12 | @ MIA | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3rd · soft |
| W14 | vs DEN | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 | DET | 5/5 rec, 39 yd, 1 TD | 9.9 | 12.4 | 14.9 |
| W2 | GB | 2/2 rec, 5 yd | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| W1 | TEN | 1/1 rec, 4 yd | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |