NO · Out — Coach's Decision — Week 9 vs CLE, who allow the 17th-most points to TEs — recently Josh Cuevas put up 10.4 on them (W6), Gunnar Helm put up 2.4 on them (W7).
Treyton Welch projects 0.3 PPR points in week 9 vs CLE — the 17th-ranked matchup for TEs. 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 8 angle vs CLE: 220.7 passing yards a game allowed (6.52/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.7 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 17th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CLE defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 6.2% offensive snaps · 0.5 targets/game, 1.1% target share · 1.8% air-yard share (aDOT 17) · 0 catches for 0 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 | vs CLE | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17th |
| W10 | vs CAR | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 13th |
| W11 | @ CHI | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 15th |
| W12 | @ CIN | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 14th |
| W13 | vs GB | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31st · tough |
| W14 | @ CAR | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 13th |