HOU — Week 9 at LAC, who allow the 18th-most points to WRs — recently Xavier Worthy put up 7.3 on them (W6), Puka Nacua put up 14 on them (W8).
Tank Dell projects 2.9 PPR points in week 9 at LAC — the 18th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.5 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 9 angle vs LAC: 207.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.42/attempt) · 1.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 18th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 13.5 receiving yards · 12% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 23% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 3.6% target share · 7.4% air-yard share (aDOT 17) · 1 catches for 43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ LAC | Sun, Nov 8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 18th |
| W10 | @ CLE | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 20th |
| W11 | vs IND | Thu, Nov 19 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 23rd |
| W12 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 29 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 10th |
| W13 | @ PIT | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 28th · tough |
| W14 | @ WAS | Sun, Dec 13 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 14th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | NYG | 1 car, 2 yd · 1/1 rec, 43 yd | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 |