
vs TEN: allows 14.2 PPR/g to TE, rank 12/32 (Average). Trailing TE PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W8. Descriptive context, never a model input.
Primary passer Joe Burrow. 2025 share of pass targets to TE (127/605). Descriptive context, never a model input.
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (TE59), from tank01 getNFLProjections (consensus, PPR). Descriptive draft-prep context, not a start/sit call.
Small sample (2 games). Defense roster/scheme turnover means the unit from prior seasons may differ significantly. Descriptive context only, never a model input or driver of the start/sit call.
Snap %, target share and opportunities are descriptive usage: how the offense has deployed this player, not a forecast. Weeks shown: most recent 16.
TEschedule vs the rest of the league: 100 = league-average, >100 softer, <100 tougher; rank 1 = easiest of 32. Projected on 2025 defense. low-confidence early-season estimate. Descriptive context, not a start/sit call.
Given the conversations I had at camp, I think the Bengals' tight end room will start out as a three-player unit between All, Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample.
source ↗Given the conversations I had at camp, I think the Bengals' tight end room will start out as a three-player unit between All, Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample.
source ↗| Week | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Car | RuYd | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W7 | @ | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | – | – | 55% | 7% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W5 | @ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 52% | 3% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W4 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26% | 0% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W3 | @ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 51% | 5% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W2 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 60% | 0% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W1 | vs | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 66% | 9% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | vs | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 72% | 8% | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 2025 W17 | vs | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 65% | 3% | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2025 W16 | @ | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 66% | 7% | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| 2025 W15 | vs | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 54% | 6% | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| 2025 W14 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W13 | @ | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59% | 5% | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2025 W12 | vs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 52% | 3% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W11 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W9 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W8 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 54% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W7 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 51% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W6 | @ | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | – | – | 34% | 5% | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.