Colby Parkinson is a fair Week 2 play — our TE27 at 6 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 6 pts
- TE rank
- #27
- Matchup
- vs NYG
Colby Parkinson's fantasy role in Week 2
Colby Parkinson goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the LAR. He is rostered in 1% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him TE27 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.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NYG. 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
Colby Parkinson is a fair Week 2 play — our TE27 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 Colby Parkinson (LAR TE), our TE27 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. At home against NYG, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Only 1% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. The projection sits about 14% under what a startable TE returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Sally keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Colby Parkinson (LAR TE), our TE27 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. At home against NYG, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Only 1% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. The projection sits about 14% under what a startable TE returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Tina keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.