Will Shipley RB

PHI — Week 1 vs WAS, who allow the 4th-most points to RBs — recently Javonte Williams put up 11.4 on them (W17), Tank Bigsby put up 16.6 on them (W18).

Should you start Will Shipley this week?

Will Shipley projects 1.2 PPR points in week 1 vs WAS — the 4th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 0.9 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs WAS: 139.6 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.78 a carry · 1.1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file

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

Week 1 proj

1.2

PPR · 0.8 std

Matchup

4th

WAS vs RBs

Form

0.9

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 12.5% offensive snaps · 1 carries/game · 2.9% target share. TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W1	vs WAS	Sun, Sep 13	0.8	1.0	1.2	4th · soft
W2	@ TEN	Sun, Sep 20	0.9	1.2	1.4	12th
W3	@ CHI	Mon, Sep 28	0.9	1.2	1.5	19th
W4	vs LAR	Sun, Oct 4	0.9	1.2	1.4	25th · tough
W5	@ JAX	Sun, Oct 11	0.9	1.2	1.5	31st · tough
W6	vs CAR	Sun, Oct 18	0.9	1.2	1.5	9th

The matchup

How WAS defends RBs →

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W18	WAS	1 car, 2 yd · 2/3 rec, 11 yd	1.3	2.3	3.3
W17	BUF	2 car, 2 yd	0.2	0.2	0.2
W16	WAS	1/1 rec, 3 yd · 1 fum	-1.7	-1.2	-0.7
W14	LAC	1/1 rec, 3 yd	0.3	0.8	1.3
W13	CHI	1/1 rec, 11 yd	1.1	1.6	2.1
W10	GB	4 car, 17 yd · 2/2 rec, 17 yd	3.4	4.4	5.4
W8	NYG	3 car, 2 yd	0.2	0.2	0.2
W7	MIN	1/1 rec, 7 yd	0.7	1.2	1.7
W5	DEN	1 car, 0 yd · 1/2 rec, 4 yd	0.4	0.9	1.4
W1	DAL	3 car, 26 yd	2.6	2.6	2.6

Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.