Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR

DEN — Week 1 at KC, who allow the 28th-most points to WRs — recently Courtland Sutton put up 4 on them (W17), Tre Tucker put up 3.4 on them (W18).

Should you start Lil'Jordan Humphrey this week?

Lil'Jordan Humphrey projects 2.1 PPR points in week 1 at KC — the 28th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 6.5 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 1 angle vs KC: 205.1 passing yards a game allowed (6.85/attempt) · 1.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 28th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how KC defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 42.5 → 42.5 (0%) · → target share % 11.1 → 9.7 (-13%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
2.1
PPR · 1.3 std
Matchup
28th
KC vs WRs
Form
6.5
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 7% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 48.4% offensive snaps · 11.1% target share · 15% air-yard share (aDOT 11.1). TD luck: 1 scored vs 2.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Lil'Jordan Humphrey in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1@ KC Mon, Sep 14 1.31.72.1 28th · tough
W2vs JAX Sun, Sep 20 1.31.72.1 20th
W3vs LAR Sun, Sep 27 1.31.72.1 12th
W4@ SF Sun, Oct 4 1.31.72.1 13th
W5@ LAC Sun, Oct 11 1.31.72.1 24th
W6vs SEA Thu, Oct 15 1.31.72.1 29th · tough

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W17KC2/5 rec, 23 yd 2.33.34.3
W16JAX1/2 rec, 9 yd 0.91.41.9
W15GB3/4 rec, 42 yd, 1 TD 10.211.713.2
W14LV3/3 rec, 27 yd 2.74.25.7
W6PHI4/8 rec, 55 yd 5.57.59.5
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.