JAX · Questionable — Illness — Week 4 at CIN, who allow the 12th-most points to TEs — recently Dalton Schultz put up 14 on them (W2), Darnell Washington put up 6.7 on them (W3).
Nate Boerkircher projects 1.6 PPR points in week 4 at CIN — the 12th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 1.9 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 4 angle vs CIN: 287 passing yards a game allowed (7.36/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 12th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CIN defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 50.3% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 4.2% target share · 1.5% air-yard share (aDOT 3) · 0.5 catches for 4.5 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 | @ CIN | Sun, Oct 4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12th |
| W5 | vs PHI | Sun, Oct 11 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 31st · tough |
| W6 | vs HOU | Sun, Oct 18 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 19th |
| W8 | vs IND | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 9th |
| W9 | @ BAL | Thu, Nov 5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 18th |
| W10 | @ TEN | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 29th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | CLE | 1/1 rec, 9 yd | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |