BAL — Week 9 vs JAX, who allow the 9th-most points to WRs — recently Jaylin Noel put up 16.7 on them (W6), Josh Downs put up 8.3 on them (W8).
Zay Flowers projects 14.0 PPR points in week 9 vs JAX — the 9th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 18.3 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 JAX: 264.3 passing yards a game allowed (7.64/attempt) · 1.1 TDs/gm through the air · 1.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how JAX defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 53.5 receiving yards · 21% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 67.4% offensive snaps · 8.3 targets/game, 29.4% target share · 33.2% air-yard share (aDOT 8.2) · 5.7 catches for 86.9 yards/game, 3 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 86.5% offensive snaps, 6.9 targets/game, 29.9% target share, 36% air-yard share (aDOT 10.2), 5.1 catches for 71.2 yards/game, 6 TD. (2026) TD luck: 3 scored vs 1 expected — over expectation, regression risk. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 4.8 · median 10.3 · ceiling 19.3 — 52% chance of 10+, 27% of 15+, 9% 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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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs JAX | Thu, Nov 5 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 9th |
| W10 | vs LAC | Mon, Nov 16 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 18th |
| W11 | @ CAR | Sun, Nov 22 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 25th · tough |
| W12 | @ HOU | Sun, Nov 29 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 17.0 | 4th · soft |
| W14 | vs TB | Sun, Dec 13 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 26th · tough |
| W15 | @ PIT | Sun, Dec 20 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 28th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | CIN | 8/11 rec, 137 yd, 1 TD | 19.7 | 23.7 | 27.7 |
| W6 | CLE | 1 car, 1 yd · 6/11 rec, 66 yd | 6.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 |
| W5 | ATL | 1 car, 13 yd · 8/9 rec, 53 yd | 6.6 | 10.6 | 14.6 |
| W4 | TEN | 8/10 rec, 118 yd, 1 TD | 17.8 | 21.8 | 25.8 |
| W3 | DAL | 1 car, 20 yd · 5/6 rec, 84 yd | 10.4 | 12.9 | 15.4 |
| W1 | IND | 5/6 rec, 150 yd, 1 TD | 21.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 |