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

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride will be up against the team with last year's fifth-ranked pass defense, the Los Angeles Chargers (179.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on McBride, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy roster, read this piece prior to his upcoming game against the Chargers.

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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: 8.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 67.10
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.33

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McBride 2025 Fantasy Performance

• McBride picked up 189.9 fantasy points (11.2 per game), the highest total at his position and 41st overall in the NFL.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 15 against the Houston Texans -- McBride accumulated 25.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 12 catches, 134 yards and two touchdowns.
• In Week 7 against the Green Bay Packers, McBride picked up 19.4 fantasy points, with these numbers: 10 receptions, 74 yards and two touchdowns. That was his second-best output of the season.
• 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 against the Atlanta Falcons.
• In Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, McBride collected 4.1 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the year), via this stat line: five receptions, 41 yards, on seven targets.

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Chargers Defensive Performance

• Against Los Angeles, not a single quarterback threw for more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• Last year, the Chargers allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• 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 more than two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus Los Angeles last season, three players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Chargers last season, 15 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Los Angeles allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Chargers yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to only three players last season.
• On the ground, Los Angeles allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Four players rushed for multiple TDs in a game against the Chargers last year.

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