Washington Commanders DEF

WAS — Week 9 vs LAR.

Week 8 recap: Washington Commanders

14.0 PPR points against PHI on 5 sacks · 1 INT — beat his 8.4 projection by 5.6. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Washington Commanders this week?

Washington Commanders projects 4.9 PPR points in week 9 vs LAR, averaging 9.3 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at DEF — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

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Week 8 vs PHI: 14 pts

Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Week 9 proj

4.9

PPR · 4.9 std

Form

9.3

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0 · median 4.2 · ceiling 11.4 — 14% chance of 10+, 5% 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.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W9	vs LAR	Sun, Nov 8	4.9	4.9	4.9	–
W10	@ NYG	Thu, Nov 12	6.5	6.5	6.5	–
W11	vs CIN	Mon, Nov 23	5.3	5.3	5.3	–
W12	@ ARI	Sun, Nov 29	5.3	5.3	5.3	–
W13	@ TEN	Sun, Dec 6	5.3	5.3	5.3	–
W14	vs HOU	Sun, Dec 13	5.3	5.3	5.3	–

Game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W8	PHI	5 sacks · 1 INT	14.0	14.0	14.0
W6	SF	2 sacks	5.0	5.0	5.0
W5	NYG	2 sacks	9.0	9.0	9.0
W4	IND	2 sacks · 1 INT	6.0	6.0	6.0
W3	SEA	2 INT	13.0	13.0	13.0
W2	DAL	2 sacks	-2.0	-2.0	-2.0
W1	PHI	3 sacks	3.0	3.0	3.0

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.