Roman Wilson WR

PIT — Week 1 vs ATL, who allow the 9th-most points to WRs — recently Puka Nacua put up 10.7 on them (W17), Ronnie Bell put up 8.3 on them (W18).

Should you start Roman Wilson this week?

Roman Wilson projects 2.0 PPR points in week 1 vs ATL — the 9th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 4.5 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 ATL: 221.9 passing yards a game allowed (7.15/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how ATL defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 26.1 → 28.3 (+8%) · → target share % 7.7 → 8 (+4%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
2.0
PPR · 1.3 std
Matchup
9th
ATL vs WRs
Form
4.5
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 14% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 33.1% offensive snaps · 7.7% target share · 15.5% air-yard share (aDOT 13.2). TD luck: 2 scored vs 0.8 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Roman Wilson in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs ATL Sun, Sep 13 1.31.62.0 9th
W2@ NE Sun, Sep 20 1.31.61.9 18th
W3vs CIN Sun, Sep 27 1.31.62.0 26th · tough
W4@ CLE Thu, Oct 1 1.31.61.9 22nd
W5vs IND Sun, Oct 11 1.31.62.0 7th · soft
W6@ TB Sun, Oct 18 1.31.62.0 16th

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W11CIN1/2 rec, 17 yd 1.72.22.7
W10LAC2/3 rec, 35 yd, 1 TD 9.510.511.5
W9IND1/2 rec, 4 yd · 1 fum -1.6-1.1-0.6
W8GB4/5 rec, 74 yd, 1 TD 13.415.417.4
W7CIN2/2 rec, 17 yd 1.72.73.7
W6CLE1/1 rec, 12 yd 1.21.72.2
W2SEA1/2 rec, 7 yd 0.71.21.7
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.