WAS — Week 2 at DAL, who allow the 1st-most points to WRs — recently Deebo Samuel put up 9.3 on them (W17), Gunner Olszewski put up 10.2 on them (W18).
Van Jefferson projects 0.1 PPR points in week 2 at DAL — the 1st-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.8 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 1 angle vs DAL: 265.9 passing yards a game allowed (8.13/attempt) · 2.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how DAL defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2025): 58.6% offensive snaps · 12% target share · 20% air-yard share (aDOT 12). TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | @ DAL | Sun, Sep 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1st · soft |
| W3 | vs SEA | Sun, Sep 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 29th · tough |
| W4 | vs IND | Sun, Oct 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7th · soft |
| W5 | vs NYG | Sun, Oct 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10th |
| W6 | @ SF | Mon, Oct 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13th |
| W8 | vs PHI | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W17 | NO | 3/3 rec, 46 yd | 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| W16 | KC | 2/2 rec, 24 yd | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| W15 | SF | 1/5 rec, 43 yd | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| W14 | CLE | 2/4 rec, 17 yd | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| W13 | JAX | 3/4 rec, 20 yd | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| W12 | SEA | 1/1 rec, 11 yd | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| W11 | HOU | 3/7 rec, 22 yd, 1 TD | 8.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| W9 | LAC | 1/4 rec, 21 yd | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| W8 | IND | 1/8 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| W7 | NE | 4/4 rec, 41 yd | 4.1 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| W6 | LV | 4/6 rec, 75 yd | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| W4 | HOU | 1/1 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| W3 | IND | 1/1 rec, 8 yd | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| W2 | LAR | 2/2 rec, 10 yd | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |