Analyze Wan Dale Robinson's matchup for week 10
Robinson was blanked on zero targets in Week 8 and has averaged just 3.6 catches for 36 yards since Week 5; with a shaky rookie QB and no down-field usage, he’s a desperation-only bench stash for Week 10.
The Giants’ slot receiver has fallen off a cliff, logging a zero-target game in Week 8 even while Malik Nabers was sidelined, and now faces an unspecified Week 10 foe with rookie Jaxson Dart under center. New York’s offensive line remains a sieve (41.4% pressure rate), compressing route depth and capping Robinson’s already-low 5.2-yard aDOT. Without designed touches or red-zone looks, he profiles as a low-floor PPR dart at best.
Downward—target totals of 6-6-6-0 the last four weeks, yardage shrinking each outing, and zero involvement in Week 8.
Wan’Dale Robinson’s usage has evaporated at the worst possible time for fantasy managers. After a promising start that saw him average six catches a game from Weeks 5-7, he was completely phased out in Week 8, playing 62% of snaps yet seeing zero targets against an Eagles secondary that had allowed the sixth-most slot yards this year. That goose-egg came with Malik Nabers inactive, extinguishing any hope that Robinson would inherit alpha volume. Instead, the Giants condensed their passing tree to tight ends and running backs, a schematic choice that underscores how little faith the coaching staff has in Robinson’s ability to win beyond the first five yards.
Quarterback instability compounds the problem. Jaxson Dart has completed just 58.7% of his passes over the last three contests, and 72% of his attempts have traveled fewer than ten air yards—precisely the congested area where Robinson makes his living. When pressured on 43% of dropbacks during that span, Dart’s passer rating drops to 29.4, and the Giants’ league-worst 39% pressure rate allowed means those high-stress throws are the norm, not the exception. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka has responded by dialing up quicker perimeter screens to wideouts who can break tackles, a role that favors bigger bodies like Darius Slayton, not a 5'8" gadget type who needs manufactured touches.
Bottom line: Robinson’s floor is literally zero, his ceiling is capped by scheme and quarterback limitations, and the Giants’ offensive line issues prevent intermediate routes from developing. In 12-team leagues you can find higher-upside fliers on the waiver wire (think third-down backs or down-field rookies in plus matchups). Even in full-PPR formats, starting Robinson is betting on a 5-35-0 line that crushes your weekly upside. Keep him glued to the bench—or better yet, the waiver wire—until New York proves it can feed him designed touches again.