Justin Jefferson WR

MIN — Week 2 at CHI, who allow the 6th-most points to WRs — recently Jalen Coker put up 25.8 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Justin Jefferson

31.2 PPR points against GB on 8/9 rec, 92 yd, 2 TD — beat his 16.8 projection by 14.4. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Justin Jefferson this week?

Justin Jefferson projects 17.8 PPR points in week 2 at CHI — the 6th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 31.2 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 2 angle vs CHI: 361 passing yards a game allowed (9.5/attempt) · 3 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 6th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how CHI defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs GB: 31.2 pts · 9 tgt · 60 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
17.8
PPR · 11.7 std
Matchup
6th
CHI vs WRs
Trade value
7,933
#10 overall · +195/30d
Form
31.2
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 92% offensive snaps · 7.5 targets/game, 35.4% target share · 51.7% air-yard share (aDOT 11.4) · 5.5 catches for 73.5 yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 94.2% offensive snaps, 8.3 targets/game, 30.7% target share, 40.1% air-yard share (aDOT 10.2), 4.9 catches for 61.6 yards/game, 2 TD. (2025) TD luck: 2 scored vs 8.6 expected — under expectation, positive regression due. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 5.4 · median 14.3 · ceiling 25.3 — 68% chance of 10+, 43% of 15+, 23% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ CHI Sun, Sep 20 11.714.717.8 6th · soft
W3@ TB Sun, Sep 27 11.214.217.2 27th · tough
W4vs MIA Sun, Oct 4 11.514.617.6 22nd
W5@ NO Sun, Oct 11 10.713.616.6 11th
W7vs IND Sun, Oct 25 10.513.516.5 7th · soft
W8@ DET Sun, Nov 1 10.513.516.4 3rd · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1GB8/9 rec, 92 yd, 2 TD 23.227.231.2
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.