CAR · IR — Knee — Week 10 at NO, who allow the 19th-most points to WRs — recently Malik Nabers put up 16.5 on them (W6), DK Metcalf put up 5.6 on them (W7).
Xavier Legette projects 2.3 PPR points in week 10 at NO — the 19th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 8.4 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 9 angle vs NO: 249.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.6/attempt) · 1.6 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 19th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how NO defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 51.5% offensive snaps · 3 targets/game, 9.2% target share · 15.1% air-yard share (aDOT 16.2) · 1 catches for 32 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 67.9% offensive snaps, 4.3 targets/game, 14.3% target share, 19.7% air-yard share (aDOT 9.9), 2.3 catches for 24.2 yards/game, 3 TD. (2025) TD luck: 3 scored vs 4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 | @ NO | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 19th |
| W11 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 22 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 10th |
| W12 | @ TB | Mon, Nov 30 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 26th · tough |
| W13 | @ MIN | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 30th · tough |
| W14 | vs NO | Sun, Dec 13 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 19th |
| W15 | vs CIN | Sun, Dec 20 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 12th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | ATL | 2/4 rec, 64 yd | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 |