MIA · Questionable — Hamstring — Week 9 vs DET, who allow the 1st-most points to TEs — recently Tucker Kraft put up 10.8 on them (W7), T.J. Hockenson put up 11.8 on them (W8).
Will Kacmarek projects 1.5 PPR points in week 9 vs DET — the 1st-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 1.8 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 DET: 298.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.29/attempt) · 2.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.7 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 1st-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 6% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 6 games): 41.3% offensive snaps · 1.2 targets/game, 5.1% target share · 2.8% air-yard share (aDOT 4.3) · 0.5 catches for 4 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs DET | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1st · soft |
| W10 | @ IND | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5th · soft |
| W11 | @ BUF | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 14th |
| W12 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 18th |
| W13 | @ DEN | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 9th |
| W14 | vs CHI | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 21st |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 | CIN | 1/2 rec, 5 yd | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| W4 | MIN | 1/2 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| W2 | SF | 1/1 rec, 4 yd | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |