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Jakobi Meyers
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WRs vs Houston Texans

As of Week 6 · through 2 games · PPR

Jakobi Meyers
Comparing
Jakobi Meyers vs the Texans
Projection 9.9 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Texans in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR2 avg pts
12.4
PPR per game
Rank
4
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+50%
lg avg 8.3
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1BUFBUFJosh Palmer2134110.4
2CINCINTee Higgins10595014.5
Average6.03.064.50.512.4
Median6.03.064.50.512.4
High10595114.5
Low2134010.4

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Jakobi Meyers should do vs the TexansSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Texans, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Jakobi Meyers has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Texans opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jakobi Meyers will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Texans avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jakobi Meyers's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jakobi Meyers usually produces.

Projected is Jakobi Meyers's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Texans were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CLE2240112.2
2DEN112803.8
Meyers avg1.51.534.00.58.0
Texans WR2 avg6.03.064.50.512.4
Difference+4.5+1.5+30.5+0.0+4.4
Projected as WR21.81.840.80.611.1

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Meyers averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Jakobi MeyersMedium confidence · 9.9 proj ptsFlex

Jakobi Meyers usually plays as the team's WR3, so the verdict uses the WR3 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Jakobi Meyers averages 8.0 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 7.5) and has played as the team's WR3.
  • The Texans have allowed 5.3 points to WR3s over 2 games (+17% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +7% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (11.0) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 9.9 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJakobi Meyers vs the Texans

Prediction for Jakobi Meyers

Nobody knows which slot Jakobi Meyers will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Texans.

If Jakobi Meyers plays as
9.9
projected PPR points

I predict about 9.9 points for Jakobi Meyers if playing as a WR3. Jakobi Meyers has averaged 8.0 over 2 games, and the Texans have given up 5.3 to WR3s (+17% vs the league average of 4.6).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Jakobi Meyers scored: Wk 1 12.2, Wk 2 3.8. Average 8.0; weighted toward recent games it is 9.3.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Texans allowed 5.3 points to their opponent's WR3. The league average for that slot is 4.6, so that is +17%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +7% adjustment (x1.07).

4. Result. 9.3 x 1.07 = 9.9. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Jakobi Meyers is to reach it as a WR3.

41%
chance of 10+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (9.9) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 5.9 points, leaning on Jakobi Meyers's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 10.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • WR2s have averaged 3.0 receptions, 64.5 receiving yards and 0.5 receiving TDs against the Texans across 2 games.
  • The Texans allow 12.4 PPR points to WR2s, +50% versus the league average of 8.3 (ranked 4 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 10.4 to 14.5 (median 12.4).
  • Every WR2 in the sample cleared 30 receiving yards.
  • WR2s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.