Ted Hurst WR

TB — Week 2 vs CLE, who allow the 2nd-most points to WRs — recently Parker Washington put up 14.3 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Ted Hurst

6.6 PPR points against CIN on 3/3 rec, 36 yd — beat his 3.2 projection by 3.4. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Ted Hurst this week?

Ted Hurst projects 4.0 PPR points in week 2 vs CLE — the 2nd-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 6.6 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 2 angle vs CLE: 245 passing yards a game allowed (10.65/attempt) · 4 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 2nd-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how CLE defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs CIN: 6.6 pts · 3 tgt · 43 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
4.0
PPR · 2.7 std
Matchup
2nd
CLE vs WRs
Form
6.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 75% offensive snaps · 5 targets/game, 16.2% target share · 29.1% air-yard share (aDOT 17.9) · 2.5 catches for 31.5 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.7 · median 2.5 · ceiling 7.3 — 4% chance of 10+, 0% of 15+, 0% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

Compare Ted Hurst in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs CLE Sun, Sep 20 2.73.34.0 2nd · soft
W3vs MIN Sun, Sep 27 2.02.53.0 1st · soft
W4vs GB Sun, Oct 4 2.12.73.2 12th
W5@ DAL Thu, Oct 8 2.43.03.6 26th · tough
W6vs PIT Sun, Oct 18 2.02.53.0 32nd · tough
W7@ CAR Sun, Oct 25 2.02.63.1 10th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1CIN3/3 rec, 36 yd 3.65.16.6
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.