
Why: heavy usage, soft matchup





vs SEA: allows 14.7 PPR/g to TE, rank 10/32 (Soft). Trailing TE PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W2. Descriptive context, never a model input.
Primary passer Jacoby Brissett. 2025 share of pass targets to TE (216/520). Descriptive context, never a model input.
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (TE1), from tank01 getNFLProjections (consensus, PPR). Descriptive draft-prep context, not a start/sit call.
Small sample (6 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.
Tight end Trey McBride made one spectacular catch down the sideline but was ruled out; he stared up at the replay after to see what happened.
source ↗Tight end Trey McBride made one spectacular catch down the sideline but was ruled out; he stared up at the replay after to see what happened.
source ↗| Week | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W1 | @ | 13 | 9 | 95 | 1 | 0% | 35% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | @ | 8 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 95% | 29% | 13.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 |
| 2025 W17 | @ | 13 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 96% | 37% | 23.6 | 18.6 | 13.6 |
| 2025 W16 | vs | 8 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 96% | 28% | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
| 2025 W15 | @ | 13 | 12 | 134 | 2 | 92% | 34% | 37.4 | 31.4 | 25.4 |
| 2025 W14 | vs | 9 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 97% | 21% | 10.8 | 8.3 | 5.8 |
| 2025 W13 | @ | 9 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 89% | 24% | 22.2 | 18.2 | 14.2 |
| 2025 W12 | vs | 10 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 88% | 22% | 16.9 | 12.4 | 7.9 |
| 2025 W11 | vs | 11 | 10 | 115 | 1 | 89% | 20% | 27.5 | 22.5 | 17.5 |
| 2025 W10 | @ | 13 | 9 | 127 | 1 | 84% | 30% | 27.7 | 23.2 | 18.7 |
| 2025 W9 | @ | 9 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 88% | 31% | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.5 |
| 2025 W7 | vs | 13 | 10 | 74 | 2 | 87% | 38% | 29.4 | 24.4 | 19.4 |
| 2025 W6 | @ | 11 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 90% | 28% | 21.2 | 17.2 | 13.2 |
| 2025 W5 | vs | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 90% | 23% | 9.1 | 6.6 | 4.1 |
| 2025 W4 | vs | 11 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 96% | 28% | 12.2 | 8.7 | 5.2 |
| 2025 W3 | @ | 8 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 88% | 24% | 15.3 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| 2025 W2 | vs | 7 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 91% | 28% | 13.8 | 10.8 | 7.8 |
| 2025 W1 | @ | 9 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 97% | 31% | 12.1 | 9.1 | 6.1 |
Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.
Based on 33 graded calls.
| Week | Opp | Call | Proj | Finish | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 W18 | START | 15.6 | TE6 (13.5) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W17 | START | 14.9 | TE1 (23.6) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W16 | START | 14.9 | TE20 (6.7) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W15 | START | 13.3 | TE2 (37.4) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W14 | START | 15.0 | TE13 (10.8) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W13 | START | 15.1 | TE2 (22.2) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W12 | START | 16.7 | TE2 (16.9) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W11 | START | 16.8 | TE1 (27.5) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W10 | START | 15.1 | TE1 (27.7) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W9 | START | 15.0 | TE6 (16.5) | ✓ |
✓ and ✗ grade where a player finished, not his points: a call hits when he finished startable (top-24 RB/WR, top-12 QB/TE), even if he came in under his projection. How we grade