Start Tyler Warren in Week 3: our TE6 projects for 10.6 points, 3.6 above a typical starting TE.
- Projection
- 10.6 pts
- TE rank
- #6
- Matchup
- vs HOU
Tyler Warren's fantasy role in Week 3
Tyler Warren goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at TE for the IND. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 90% of them, and we rank him TE6 on our own weekly board at 10.6 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 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs HOU. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 4 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 10.6-point projection is 3.6 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Tyler Warren in Week 3: our TE6 projects for 10.6 points, 3.6 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 Tyler Warren (IND TE), our TE6 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs HOU, projecting 10.6 projected points with a on fire Pepper Meter rating. The vs HOU draw matters here — home snaps against HOU shape how often he's asked to do something. 90% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Warren clears the TE bar by about 51%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Sally has him at On Fire on the Pepper Meter, and she'll wear the result either way.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Tyler Warren (IND TE), our TE6 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs HOU, projecting 10.6 projected points with a on fire Pepper Meter rating. The vs HOU draw matters here — home snaps against HOU shape how often he's asked to do something. 90% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Warren clears the TE bar by about 51%, which is why he sits this high on my board. Tina has him at On Fire on the Pepper Meter, and she'll wear the result either way.