NYJ · Questionable — Thumb — Week 3 at DET, who allow the 1st-most points to TEs — recently Juwan Johnson put up 11.4 on them (W1), Dalton Kincaid put up 15.5 on them (W2).
Mason Taylor projects 3.5 PPR points in week 3 at DET — the 1st-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 1.8 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 3 angle vs DET: 329 passing yards a game allowed (7.56/attempt) · 3 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 56% offensive snaps · 3 targets/game, 13% target share · 0.6% air-yard share (aDOT 0.3) · 2 catches for -2 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (13 games): 81.1% offensive snaps, 5 targets/game, 17.2% target share, 13.8% air-yard share (aDOT 5.8), 3.4 catches for 28.4 yards/game, 1 TD. (2025) TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 | @ DET | Sun, Sep 27 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1st · soft |
| W4 | @ CHI | Sun, Oct 4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 24th |
| W5 | vs CLE | Sun, Oct 11 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 21st |
| W6 | @ NE | Sun, Oct 18 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 29th · tough |
| W7 | vs MIA | Sun, Oct 25 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 12th |
| W8 | vs LV | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 23rd |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | TEN | 2/3 rec, -2 yd | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 |