MIN — Week 8 at DET, who allow the 4th-most points to WRs — recently Kendrick Bourne put up 7 on them (W5), Christian Watson put up 5.7 on them (W7).
Tai Felton projects 1.7 PPR points in week 8 at DET — the 4th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 3.6 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 8 angle vs DET: 313.5 passing yards a game allowed (7.29/attempt) · 2.7 TDs/gm through the air · 0.7 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 11% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 31.8% offensive snaps · 1.8 targets/game, 6.4% target share · 7.9% air-yard share (aDOT 8.6) · 0.8 catches for 10.3 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (12 games): 4.4% offensive snaps, 0.3 targets/game, 1.1% target share, 0.6% air-yard share (aDOT 3.7), 0.3 catches for 2.1 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ DET | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4th · soft |
| W9 | vs BUF | Mon, Nov 9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1st · soft |
| W10 | @ GB | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12th |
| W11 | @ SF | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 24th |
| W12 | vs ATL | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 16th |
| W13 | vs CAR | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 28th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 | NO | 2/3 rec, 27 yd | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| W4 | MIA | 1/1 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |