Sit Jonnu Smith in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 3.6 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 3.4 pts
- TE rank
- #38
- Matchup
- at NYJ
Jonnu Smith's fantasy role in Week 2
Jonnu Smith goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the GB. He is rostered in 0% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him TE38 on our own weekly board at 3.4 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: at NYJ. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 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 3.4-point projection is 3.6 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Jonnu Smith in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 3.6 under 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 Jonnu Smith (GB TE), our TE38 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Nothing in the projection defends him — 51% below positional par is a bench line for me. The at NYJ draw matters here — road snaps against NYJ shape how often he's asked to do something. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jonnu Smith (GB TE), our TE38 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Nothing in the projection defends him — 51% below positional par is a bench line for me. The at NYJ draw matters here — road snaps against NYJ shape how often he's asked to do something. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.