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Colby Parkinson

Colby Parkinson

TELALos Angeles RamsQ▲ Hot

Other TEs on LA
Heads up
  • Teammate Davante Adams (a top target) is on IR, so Parkinson may see more targets.

A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.

Games
6
2026 season
PPR PPG
5.0
TE50 overall
Total pts
30.3

This is how TEs have played against the Commanders in the 2026 season.

TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Commanders in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1PHIPHIDallas Goedert5477223.7
2DALDALJake Ferguson4443220.3
3SEASEAAJ Barner9569011.9
4INDINDTyler Warren554109.1
5NYGNYGIsaiah Likely131194232.4
6SFSFGeorge Kittle8569117.9
8PHIPHIEli Stowers335308.3
Average6.75.363.71.017.7
Median5.05.069.01.017.9
High131194232.4
Low334108.3

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

TE1 avg pts
17.7
PPR per game
Rank
1
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+68%
lg avg 10.5
How Colby Parkinson should do vs the CommandersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

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

What is this table?

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

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

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

Projected is Colby Parkinson's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Commanders 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
1SF21601.6
2NYG221503.5
3DEN10000.0
5BUF21301.3
6ARI6531114.1
7LV654809.8
Parkinson avg3.22.317.20.25.0
Commanders TE1 avg6.75.363.71.017.7
Difference+3.5+3.0+46.5+0.8+12.6
Projected as TE14.13.022.30.29.3

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Parkinson 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 · Colby ParkinsonGood confidence · 10.4 proj pts1/10 start
  • Colby Parkinson averages 5.0 PPR points over 6 games (recent-weighted 6.5) and has played as the team's TE1.
  • The Commanders have allowed 17.7 points to TE1s over 7 games (+68% vs league). The model applies 70% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +30% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (9.3) is blended in at 25% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Game environment +7%: Vegas total 48.5, implied 26.5 points for LA (league avg 22.6); Favored by 4.5: leaning run-heavy late; Mild weather (61F, 11 mph wind): no weather adjustment.
  • Opposing-defense injuries (+4%): Opposing starter Shy Tuttle (DL) is questionable, which helps the passing game. Opposing starter Daron Payne (DL) is on IR, which helps the passing game.
  • Teammate injuries (+1%): Teammate Davante Adams (a top target) is on IR, which can mean extra looks for Parkinson.
  • Injury report: Questionable. The projection assumes the player plays.
  • Projection: 10.4 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level TE scores about 13.5 and a top-tier one about 19.5.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreColby Parkinson vs the Commanders

Prediction for Colby Parkinson

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

If Colby Parkinson plays as
9.3
projected PPR points

I predict about 9.3 points for Colby Parkinson if playing as a TE1. Colby Parkinson has averaged 5.0 over 6 games, and the Commanders have given up 17.7 to TE1s (+68% vs the league average of 10.5).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Colby Parkinson scored: Wk 1 1.6, Wk 2 3.5, Wk 3 0.0, Wk 5 1.3, Wk 6 14.1, Wk 7 9.8. Average 5.0; weighted toward recent games it is 7.2.

2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Commanders allowed 17.7 points to their opponent's TE1. The league average for that slot is 10.5, so that is +68%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +30% adjustment (x1.30).

4. Result. 7.2 x 1.30 = 9.3. 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 Colby Parkinson is to reach it as a TE1.

44%
chance of 9+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (9.3) 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 5.6 points, leaning on Colby Parkinson's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical TE 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 9.

With only 6 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
  • TE1s have averaged 5.3 receptions, 63.7 receiving yards and 1.0 receiving TDs against the Commanders across 7 games.
  • The Commanders allow 17.7 PPR points to TE1s, +68% versus the league average of 10.5 (ranked 1 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • Outlier: Week 5, Isaiah Likely (32.4 pts, 11 rec, 94 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 17.7 vs 15.2; rec 5.3 vs 4.3; yds 63.7 vs 58.7. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • 7 of 7 games reached 7+ PPR points. Scores range from 8.3 to 32.4 (median 17.9).
  • Every TE1 in the sample cleared 40 receiving yards.
  • TE1s scored a touchdown in 4 of 7 games (57%).

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