LAC — Week 2 vs LV, who allow the 20th-most points to WRs — recently Caleb Douglas put up 9.4 on them (W1).
19.2 PPR points against ARI on 5/7 rec, 82 yd, 1 TD — beat his 13.3 projection by 5.9. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Ladd McConkey projects 13.1 PPR points in week 2 vs LV — the 20th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 19.2 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 LV: 220 passing yards a game allowed (8.15/attempt) · 0 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how LV defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 49% offensive snaps · 5 targets/game, 18.7% target share · 24.1% air-yard share (aDOT 13.1) · 4 catches for 58.5 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 77.5% offensive snaps, 6.6 targets/game, 21.1% target share, 26% air-yard share (aDOT 9.9), 4.1 catches for 49.3 yards/game, 6 TD. (2025) TD luck: 6 scored vs 6.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.2 · median 9.3 · ceiling 20 — 46% chance of 10+, 24% of 15+, 11% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | vs LV | Sun, Sep 20 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 20th |
| W3 | @ BUF | Sun, Sep 27 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 8th · soft |
| W4 | @ SEA | Sun, Oct 4 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 30th · tough |
| W5 | vs DEN | Sun, Oct 11 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 29th · tough |
| W6 | @ KC | Sun, Oct 18 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 31st · tough |
| W8 | @ LAR | Sun, Nov 1 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 4th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | ARI | 5/7 rec, 82 yd, 1 TD | 14.2 | 16.7 | 19.2 |