Chig Okonkwo is a fair Week 2 play — our TE26 at 6 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 6 pts
- TE rank
- #26
- Matchup
- at DAL
Chig Okonkwo's fantasy role in Week 2
Chig Okonkwo goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the WSH. He is rostered in 6% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him TE26 on our own weekly board at 6 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
Health matters here: he carries a OUT designation, so have a replacement ready until his status is resolved.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at DAL. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 6-point projection is 1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Chig Okonkwo is a fair Week 2 play — our TE26 at 6 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chig Okonkwo (WSH TE), our TE26 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at DAL, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The projection sits about 14% under what a startable TE returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against DAL, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's listed out as of the update below; my rank assumes he plays, and designations move fast. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chig Okonkwo (WSH TE), our TE26 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at DAL, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The projection sits about 14% under what a startable TE returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against DAL, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's listed out as of the update below; my rank assumes he plays, and designations move fast. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.