Trey McBride Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chargers

Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride will take on the team with last season's fifth-ranked passing defense, the Los Angeles Chargers (179.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Considering McBride for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game against the Chargers? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Trey McBride Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.1
• Projected Receiving Yards: 59.58
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.34

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McBride 2025 Fantasy Performance

• McBride was tops at his position, and 41st overall, with 189.9 fantasy points (11.2 per game) last season.
• McBride picked up 25.4 fantasy points -- 12 receptions, 134 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 15 against the Houston Texans.
• McBride's 19.4 fantasy points in Week 7 versus the Green Bay Packers -- 10 receptions, 74 yards and two touchdowns -- were his second-highest amount last year.
• In what was his worst game of the season, McBride finished with 2.7 fantasy points -- four receptions, 27 yards, on eight targets. That was in Week 16 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
• McBride recorded 4.1 fantasy points -- five catches, 41 yards, on seven targets -- in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Chargers Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Los Angeles did not allow a quarterback to record more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Chargers surrendered at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Los Angeles last season, four players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Against the Chargers last year, no opposing QB threw for three or more touchdowns in a game.
• Los Angeles allowed just three players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Chargers allowed 15 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Los Angeles gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only one player last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Chargers gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to only three players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Los Angeles allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players last season.
• The Chargers allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last year.

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