Phil Mafah RB

DAL — Week 2 vs WAS, who allow the 4th-most points to RBs — recently Javonte Williams put up 11.4 on them (W17), Tank Bigsby put up 16.6 on them (W18).

Should you start Phil Mafah this week?

Phil Mafah projects 1.0 PPR points in week 2 vs WAS — the 4th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 10.9 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs WAS: 139.6 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.78 a carry · 1.1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ target share % 8.7 → 8.7 (0%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
1.0
PPR · 0.8 std
Matchup
4th
WAS vs RBs
Form
10.9
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 18% offensive snaps · 5 carries/game · 8.7% target share. TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.6 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs WAS Sun, Sep 20 0.80.91.0 4th · soft
W3vs BAL Sun, Sep 27 0.80.90.9 14th
W4@ HOU Sun, Oct 4 0.80.91.0 24th
W5vs TB Thu, Oct 8 0.80.91.0 16th
W6@ GB Sun, Oct 18 0.80.91.0 20th
W7@ PHI Mon, Oct 26 0.80.90.9 10th

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18NYG5 car, 18 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 11 yd 8.99.910.9
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.