Should I start Will Mallory in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Will Mallory at 0.0 half-PPR points (0.0 PPR), TE113 at his position, tier Bench, at home against Tennessee Titans.

How has Will Mallory played in 2026?

1 games, 3.0 half-PPR points a game (4.0 PPR): 2-20 on 6 tgt.

TE/Indianapolis Colts

Will Mallory

4th season · 6'5", 239 lb · Miami (FL) · 2023 R5 #162

ActiveW6 vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PMBye W13

Week 6—Projected 0: not expected to play

ROS rank—Not on our board

Dynasty—No market value

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Overview

2026 so far1 game

Points a game

3.0

1 games

Target share

15.8%

6 targets

Targets a game

6.0

2 catches, 20 yds

Expected PPR a game

11.1

−7.1 a game vs usage

Week 6

Lines Oct 18

IND

Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET

TEN

LineIND -6.5Total44.5IND implied25.5Rest7 days (TEN 7)

Final: IND 20, TEN 26

Our Week 6 projection

0 points. Our projection does not expect him to play this week.

Updated Oct 14, 2026.

Tennessee Titans defense vs TEs

#12of 32 in fantasy points allowed to TEs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

10.5

targets

6.7

rec yds

0.5

Allowed to TEs per game across 6 games. Best games against them: Mark Andrews (W4, 13.7 PPR, 5/6 27 yds); Kenyon Sadiq (W1, 11.4 PPR, 3/3 21 yds); Mo Alie-Cox (W6, 7.1 PPR, 1/1 1 yds).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #28 against the pass, #12 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where TEN gives up receiving fantasy points to TEs

TEN's average rank in the zones where Mallory gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

0.5#22

0.0#1

17%0.0#1

Middle 10–19

33%0.0#1

0.3#6

33%0.3#9

Short 0–9

17%2.6#24

1.6#20

1.3#5

Behind line

0.2#15

0.0#1

0.4#15

StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points TEN allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Will Mallory's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 6 games, through Week 6. Tap a zone for the detail.

Against TEN beforelast 2

Game	Line	Pts
2024 W6@ TEN · W 20-17	0-0 on 1 tgt	0.0
2023 W13@ TEN · W 31-28	2-4 on 4 tgt	1.4

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

0.0

TE106

Actual

0.0

Difference

0.0

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

Game log

2026 · through W6

Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 3.0

Every gametap a game for the detail

vs BAL L 23-41

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

@ KC L 30-33

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

vs HOU W 19-17

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

@ WAS W 30-13

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

@ PIT L 22-34

Did not play (Thumb, out)

OUT

D# = the opponent's rank against TEs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at TE that week.

Usage

IND target treeshare of team targets, 2026

Keenan Allen

22.6%

Tyler Warren

21.5%

Josh Downs

20.7%

Will Mallory

15.8%

Ashton Dulin

12.1%

Alec Pierce

12.0%

Jonathan Taylor

11.6%

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 6

Red-zone tgt share

33%

1 red-zone targets

First-read share

—

of targets as the QB’s first read

Air yards a game

aDOT 14.5

Snap share

—

Play-action targets

—

of his targets

Targets with motion

—

of his targets

Screen targets

—

of his targets

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat

Fantasy points a gameneeds 2+ games

4.0

Target shareneeds 2+ games

15.8%

Air-yard shareneeds 2+ games

18.4%

WOPRneeds 2+ games

0.37

Red-zone target shareneeds 2+ games

33.3%

Yards per targetneeds 15+ targets

3.3

EPA per targetneeds 15+ targets

-0.87

Average depth of targetneeds 15+ targets

14.5

Expected points a gameneeds 2+ games

11.1

Percentile against the TEs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 6. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.

Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play

Expected PPR a game

11.1

what his targets and carries are usually worth

Actual PPR a game

4.0

Over expected

−7.1

points a game

TDs vs. expected

0/ 0.3

−0.34

0 TDs on 0.34 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 6

Situation	Tgt	Rec-Yds-TD	Yds/tgt	EPA/tgt
All targets	6	2-20-0	3.37.0	-0.870.22
Red zone17% of targets	1	0-0-0	0.04.4	-0.470.56
Score within 783% of targets	5	2-20-0	4.06.9	-0.060.20
Leading by 8+17% of targets	1	0-0-0	0.08.6	-4.930.47
Two-minute drill50% of targets	3	1-15-0	5.06.2	0.060.19

Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 0 of his 0 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 0 contested caught.

Against coverage2023-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)

Coverage	Tgt	Yds/tgt	Caught	EPA/tgt
Man	16	5.7	63%	+0.39
Zone	19	8.5	68%	+0.06

Do some receivers really beat man coverage? ›

Team

IND

Points a game

24.0

14th of 32

Plays a game

66.2

6th of 32

EPA per play

-0.062

22nd of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−4.6%

14th of 32

Red-zone plays a game

9.7

16th of 32

Motion rate

49%

9th of 32

Play-action rate

15%

3rd of 32

No-huddle rate

26th of 32

Indianapolis Colts offense, 2026 through Week 6. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

Week	Score	Implied	Pass rate	QB
W1vs BAL	23-41	22.8	62%−6.4	Jones31 att
W2vs KC	30-30	20.3	49%−13.9	Jones31 att
W3vs HOU	19-17	20.0	56%−0.6	Jones36 att
W4vs WAS	30-13	25.5	56%−2.1	Jones34 att
W5vs PIT	22-34	19.3	65%+2.1	Jones44 att
W6vs TEN	20-26	25.0	61%−7.5	Jones42 att

Depth chartTE, Oct 18

TE1

Tyler Warren

TE2

Mo Alie-Cox

TE3

Will Mallory

TE4

Drew Ogletree

TE5

Pharaoh Brown

TE6

Carson Towt

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs

TEN

#12

@MIN

@JAX

DAL

#17

W10

MIA

#29

W11

@HOU

W12

NYG

#18

W13

BYE

W14

@PHI

#10

W15

@TEN

#12

W16

CIN

#25

W17

@CLE

#20

W18

JAX

Next 4

#10

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#19

average rank

Bye

W13

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to TEs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Shane Steichen. QB: Daniel Jones (most pass attempts, Week 6).

Charts

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Career

Points a game by season

Season by season

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Pts/g	xFP/g
2026IND	1	2-20-06 tgt, 15.8% share	3.0	11.1−7.1
2025IND	1	1-16-01 tgt, 3.4% share, routes 11%	2.1	1.8+0.8
2024IND	7	4-29-08 tgt, 3.7% share, routes 20%	0.7	2.0−7.3
2023IND	11	18-207-026 tgt, 7.0% share, routes 26%	2.7TE53	4.1−6.3

Under points a game: his rank at TE in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Red zone and touchdowns

2023	1 RZ tgt (2%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.1 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Middle half of games

0.0–2.6

PPR, 19 games 2023–25

0 of his last 19 games reached 20 PPR; 19 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2023

2025 game log 1 games · IND · 2.6 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W17vs JAX · D24	1-16 on 1 tgt	19%	2.1

2024 game log 7 games · IND · 1.0 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W5@ JAX · D11	1-7 on 1 tgt	23%	1.2
W6@ TEN · D1	0-0 on 1 tgt	14%	0.0
W7vs MIA · D5	1-5 on 1 tgt	5%	1.0
W8@ HOU · D6	0-0 on 2 tgt	19%	0.0
W10vs BUF · D15	1-10 on 1 tgt	19%	1.5
W13@ NE · D18	1-7 on 1 tgt	8%	1.2
W15@ DEN · D17	0-0 on 1 tgt	24%	0.0

2023 game log 11 games · IND · 3.5 PPR a game

Game	Line	Snaps	Pts
W2@ HOU · D14	2-49 on 2 tgt	19%	5.9
W6@ JAX · D23	0-0 on 1 tgt	12%	0.0
W7vs CLE · D4	0-0 on 1 tgt	13%	0.0
W8vs NO · D5	1-6 on 2 tgt	21%	1.1
W10@ NE · D10	1-7 on 2 tgt	16%	1.2
W12vs TB · D25	2-29 on 3 tgt	37%	3.9
W13@ TEN · D2	2-4 on 4 tgt	18%	1.4
W14@ CIN · D31	5-46 on 5 tgt	31%	7.1
W16@ ATL · D26	4-47 on 4 tgt	38%	6.7
W17vs LV · D16	1-19 on 1 tgt	16%	2.4
W18vs HOU · D29	0-0 on 1 tgt	3%	0.0

Health

Active · concern low · through Week 6. Thumb. No game designation on the Fri 10/16 final injury report (full practice): expected to play Week 6. Earlier this week: Thumb. QUESTIONABLE for Week 6 on the Fri 10/16 final injury report (full practice). Earlier this week: On IR (thumb); projected back as soon as Week 6.

Our note, Oct 18, 2026 · Official Fri 10/16 final injury report (NFL via nflverse)

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

OUT

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

Year	Weeks listed	Ruled out	Listed for
2025	1	1	Lung
2023	1	0	Rib

2 report weeks over 2 seasons; recurring: Rib, Lung. Risk label: low.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

Alec Pierce

out

Ashton Dulin

out

Darius Slayton

out

Tyler Warren

questionable

D.J. Montgomery WR

IR (Abdomen)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

Value

Market Oct 10

Dynasty trade calculatorPrice Will Mallory in any deal

Redraft trade calculatorRest-of-season value for this year

Profile

Draft

R5 #162

2023 · 11th TE · IND

Size

6'5"

239 lb

College

Miami (FL)

Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010

Height

6'5"

Weight

239 lb

40-yard dash

4.54s

Vertical

36.5"

Broad jump

121"

speed

College production

Year	G	Rec-Yds-TD	Yds share	Dominator
2022Miami	11	42-538-3	20.7%	19.2
2021Miami	11	30-347-4	10.1%	13.1
2020Miami	9	18-262-4	10.3%	14.3
2019Miami	5	12-251-2	20.6%	18.7
2018Miami	3	5-37-1	6.2%	10.3

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-19. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.