Theo Johnson TE

NYG — Week 9 at PHI, who allow the 29th-most points to TEs — recently Brevyn Spann-Ford put up 1.1 on them (W7), Chig Okonkwo put up 1.2 on them (W8).

Should you start Theo Johnson this week?

Theo Johnson projects 2.8 PPR points in week 9 at PHI — the 29th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 5.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 9 angle vs PHI: 244 passing yards a game allowed (7.15/attempt) · 1.5 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 29th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how PHI defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 5 vs WAS: 5.5 pts · 3 tgt · 43 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
2.8
PPR · 1.9 std
Matchup
29th
PHI vs TEs
Form
5.2
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 9): 12% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 34.4% offensive snaps · 2.3 targets/game, 6.3% target share · 6.5% air-yard share (aDOT 10.8) · 1 catches for 13.8 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 86.7% offensive snaps, 4.9 targets/game, 17.2% target share, 16.6% air-yard share (aDOT 8.3), 3 catches for 35.2 yards/game, 5 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.9 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ PHI Sun, Nov 8 1.92.42.8 29th · tough
W10vs WAS Thu, Nov 12 2.22.73.2 2nd · soft
W11vs JAX Sun, Nov 22 1.82.42.9 23rd
W12@ IND Sun, Nov 29 1.92.42.9 5th · soft
W13vs SF Sun, Dec 6 1.72.22.7 25th · tough
W14@ SEA Sun, Dec 13 1.72.22.7 30th · tough
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The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W5WAS2/3 rec, 35 yd 3.54.55.5
W4ARI1/1 rec, 11 yd, 1 TD 7.17.68.1
W1DAL1/1 rec, 9 yd 0.91.41.9
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.