NYJ — Week 9 at KC, who allow the 6th-most points to TEs — recently AJ Barner put up 4.6 on them (W7), Nate Adkins put up 6.4 on them (W8).
3.2 PPR points against LV on 1/2 rec, 22 yd — right on his 4.0 projection (-0.8). The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Kenyon Sadiq projects 3.9 PPR points in week 9 at KC — the 6th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 2.3 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 9 angle vs KC: 228.4 passing yards a game allowed (6.55/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 6th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how KC defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 12.5 receiving yards · 20% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 43% offensive snaps · 3.4 targets/game, 12.6% target share · 7.6% air-yard share (aDOT 5.9) · 2.1 catches for 23.3 yards/game, 2 TD. (2026) TD luck: 2 scored vs 1.6 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.2 · median 2.1 · ceiling 7.7 — 6% chance of 10+, 1% of 15+, 0% 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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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ KC | Sun, Nov 8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6th · soft |
| W10 | vs BUF | Sun, Nov 15 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 14th |
| W11 | @ LAC | Sun, Nov 22 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 26th · tough |
| W12 | @ MIA | Sun, Nov 29 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3rd · soft |
| W14 | vs DEN | Sun, Dec 13 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 9th |
| W15 | @ ARI | Sun, Dec 20 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 8th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | LV | 1/2 rec, 22 yd | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| W7 | MIA | 1/1 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| W6 | NE | 1/3 rec, 12 yd | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| W5 | CLE | 2/3 rec, 3 yd · 1 fum | -1.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| W3 | DET | 7/8 rec, 105 yd, 1 TD | 16.5 | 20.0 | 23.5 |
| W2 | GB | 2/3 rec, 17 yd | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| W1 | TEN | 1 car, 3 yd, 1 TD · 3/3 rec, 21 yd | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.4 |