Colson Yankoff
TE
Washington Commanders
- Teammate Terry McLaurin (a top target) is on IR, so Yankoff 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.
This is how TEs have played against the Cowboys in the 2026 season.
TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Cowboys in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NYG | Isaiah Likely | 8 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 27.8 |
| Average | 8.0 | 8.0 | 78.0 | 2.0 | 27.8 | ||
| Median | 8.0 | 8.0 | 78.0 | 2.0 | 27.8 | ||
| High | 8 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 27.8 | ||
| Low | 8 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 27.8 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Colson Yankoff should do vs the CowboysSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Cowboys, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Colson Yankoff has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Cowboys 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 Colson Yankoff will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Cowboys avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Colson Yankoff's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Colson Yankoff usually produces.
Projected is Colson Yankoff's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Cowboys 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.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 3 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 4 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yankoff avg | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
| Cowboys TE1 avg | 8.0 | 8.0 | 78.0 | 2.0 | 27.8 | |
| Difference | +6.7 | +7.3 | +72.7 | +2.0 | +26.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Yankoff averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- TE1s have averaged 8.0 receptions, 78.0 receiving yards and 2.0 receiving TDs against the Cowboys across 1 game.
- The Cowboys allow 27.8 PPR points to TE1s, +170% versus the league average of 10.3 (ranked 1 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- TE1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 1 games (100%).
- Small sample: only 1 game so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.