
vs PIT: allows 19.4 PPR/g to RB, rank 25/32 (Tough). Trailing RB PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W8. Descriptive context, never a model input.
Primary passer Shedeur Sanders. 2025 share of pass targets to RB (119/519). Descriptive context, never a model input.
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (RB87), 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 9.
RBschedule 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.
Raheim Sanders has been the backup in Simpson’s place, but he was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday.
source ↗| Week | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W5 | @ | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29% | 3% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W4 | vs | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 34% | 6% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W3 | vs | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 43% | 17% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W2 | @ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19% | 3% | – | – | – |
| 2026 W1 | @ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 35% | 14% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | @ | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27% | 5% | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2025 W17 | vs | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 42% | 9% | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2025 W16 | vs | 11 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30% | 4% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W1 | vs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0% | – | – | – |
Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.