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 Texans in the 2026 season.
TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Texans in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BUF | Dalton Kincaid | 6 | 5 | 130 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 2 |  CIN | Erick All | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 3 |  IND | Tyler Warren | 10 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 4 |  DAL | Jake Ferguson | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 5 |  TEN | Daniel Bellinger | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 6 |  JAX | Brenton Strange | 7 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 7 |  NYG | Thomas Fidone II | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Average | 4.7 | 3.7 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 7.7 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ||
| High | 10 | 9 | 130 | 0 | 18.0 | ||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Colson Yankoff 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 Colson Yankoff 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 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.
Texans 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 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.
| 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 | |
| Texans TE1 avg | 4.7 | 3.7 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
| Difference | +3.4 | +3.0 | +34.5 | +0.0 | +6.5 | |
| Projected as TE1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
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.
Start / Sit · Colson YankoffMedium confidence · 0.8 proj pts1/10 start
- Colson Yankoff averages 1.2 PPR points over 3 games (recent-weighted 1.0) and has played as the team's TE1.
- The Texans have allowed 7.7 points to TE1s over 7 games (-27% vs league). The model applies 70% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -19% adjustment.
- Projection: 0.8 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 scoreColson Yankoff vs the Texans
Prediction for Colson Yankoff
Nobody knows which slot Colson Yankoff will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Texans.
I predict about 0.8 points for Colson Yankoff if playing as a TE1. Colson Yankoff has averaged 1.2 over 3 games, and the Texans have given up 7.7 to TE1s (-27% vs the league average of 10.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Colson Yankoff scored: Wk 2 2.4, Wk 3 1.2, Wk 4 0.0. Average 1.2; weighted toward recent games it is 1.0.
2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Texans allowed 7.7 points to their opponent's TE1. The league average for that slot is 10.5, so that is -27%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -19% adjustment (x0.81).
4. Result. 1.0 x 0.81 = 0.8. 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 Colson Yankoff is to reach it as a TE1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (0.8) 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 0.8 points, leaning on Colson Yankoff'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 1.
With only 3 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 3.7 receptions, 39.9 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Texans across 7 games.
- The Texans allow 7.7 PPR points to TE1s, -27% versus the league average of 10.5 (ranked 30 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- Outlier: Week 5, Daniel Bellinger (1.5 pts, 1 rec, 5 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.7 vs 8.8; rec 3.7 vs 4.2; yds 39.9 vs 45.7. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 1, Dalton Kincaid (18.0 pts, 130 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.7 vs 6.0; yds 39.9 vs 24.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 3 of 7 games reached 7+ PPR points. Scores range from 1.5 to 18.0 (median 4.1).
- TE1s scored a touchdown in 0 of 7 games (0%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.