Start Trey McBride in Week 2: our TE1 projects for 14.5 points, 7.5 above a typical starting TE.
- Projection
- 14.5 pts
- TE rank
- #1
- Matchup
- vs SEA
Trey McBride's fantasy role in Week 2
Trey McBride goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at TE for the ARI. He is rostered in 100% of leagues and actually started in 99% of them, and we rank him TE1 on our own weekly board at 14.5 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 SEA. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 5 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 14.5-point projection is 7.5 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Trey McBride in Week 2: our TE1 projects for 14.5 points, 7.5 above a typical starting TE.
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 Trey McBride (ARI TE), our TE1 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs SEA, projecting 14.5 projected points with a nuclear Pepper Meter rating. 14.5 projected points is roughly 107% more than the TE baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at TE1. Facing SEA in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. 99% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Add it up and you get a Nuclear reading on the Pepper Meter — Sally isn't hedging on this one.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Trey McBride (ARI TE), our TE1 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs SEA, projecting 14.5 projected points with a nuclear Pepper Meter rating. 14.5 projected points is roughly 107% more than the TE baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at TE1. Facing SEA in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. 99% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Add it up and you get a Nuclear reading on the Pepper Meter — Tina isn't hedging on this one.