PHI — Week 9 vs NYG, who allow the 17th-most points to WRs — recently Chris Olave put up 10.3 on them (W6), Xavier Hutchinson put up 8.9 on them (W7).
11.7 PPR points against WAS on 6/9 rec, 57 yd — right on his 9.7 projection (+2). The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Makai Lemon projects 7.1 PPR points in week 9 vs NYG — the 17th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 12.1 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 9 angle vs NYG: 192.1 passing yards a game allowed (6.14/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 17th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYG defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 22% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 77.3% offensive snaps · 5.6 targets/game, 18.3% target share · 15.6% air-yard share (aDOT 5.9) · 3.9 catches for 31.4 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.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1.2 · median 4.3 · ceiling 11.7 — 16% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 1% 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 | vs NYG | Sun, Nov 8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 17th |
| W11 | vs PIT | Sun, Nov 22 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 28th · tough |
| W12 | @ DAL | Thu, Nov 26 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5th · soft |
| W13 | @ ARI | Sun, Dec 6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6th · soft |
| W14 | vs IND | Sun, Dec 13 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 23rd |
| W15 | vs SEA | Sat, Dec 19 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 32nd · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | WAS | 6/9 rec, 57 yd | 5.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 |
| W7 | DAL | 7/8 rec, 67 yd, 1 TD | 12.7 | 16.2 | 19.7 |
| W6 | CAR | 3/6 rec, 19 yd | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| W5 | JAX | 5/7 rec, 43 yd | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.3 |
| W4 | LAR | 3/6 rec, 27 yd | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| W3 | CHI | 3/4 rec, 29 yd | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| W2 | TEN | 1 car, -5 yd · 1/1 rec, 14 yd | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| W1 | WAS | 3/4 rec, -5 yd | -0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |