Keenan Allen: Start or Sit?

WR•Fantasy Football verdict

Veteran possession WR in a crowded receiver room. Elite route craft and reliable hands on third downs.

Keenan Allen isn’t in this week’s start/sit universe.

He sits below the startable tier in a 12-team league this week; the verdict history below shows where he last stood.

Last verdict — 2026 Week 4 (historical)

Toss-Up· low

21% target share and a soft WSH matchup (30 of 32) make him flex-viable, but a WR59 rank and 11.2-point projection sit near replacement level.

Projected

Consensus

WR59

position rank

Opponent

WSH

this week

Implied total

24.5

team points

WSH ranks 30 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 3-game sample).
Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 64% snap share.

The call

Matchup supports the model's start-lean: WSH ranks 30 of 32 vs WRs. That grade rests on a 3-game sample with 0.25 confidence, though, so it shouldn't carry the call alone.
Volume is real. A 21% target share as the WR-2 gives him a steady PPR floor, and a 24.5 implied team total points to a productive offense.
The ceiling is capped. A 64% snap share means he leaves the field often, and consensus has him at WR59, below the usual 12-team flex cutoff.
What tips it: start him over a flex option projected under about 11 points, especially in deeper or 3-WR formats. Bench him for any WR/RB ranked inside the top 45 at his position.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Recent form

Keenan Allen — last 3 weeks

Week 3	vs HOU	12.315.318.3
Week 2	vs KC	0.51.01.5
Week 1	vs BAL	3.26.29.2

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Latest on Allen

Status

Keenan Allen has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders with a groin injury.

Colts WR Keenan Allen (groin) out vs. Commanders in London ESPN · Oct 3, 2026

StatusPreviously

Added to Week 4 injury report Thursday limited with groin injury after resting Wednesday.

Colts Wire · Oct 1, 2026

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Verdict history

Week	Verdict	Reason
2026 Week 4	Sit· high	Ruled out this week: Keenan Allen's 'out' status means zero points, overriding a soft WSH matchup (30 of 32) and a 21% target share.