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my first sneaky start, and I know that this one's not crazy off the beaten path, but it is a Mecha Ibuka. He is the consensus wide receiver 30. He is my wide receiver 26 on the road versol... He leads Tampa Bay wide receivers in PFF grade versus zone and averages 2.37 yards per outr run against zone behind only Mike Evans compared to just.79 yards per outr run verse man coverage.
STACKED’s take
WR26 vs. zone-heavy Panthers; 2.37 YPRR in zone, 0.79 in man
Week 16 sneaky start: consensus WR30, Basil Tutin's WR26 ranking; strong boom-bust flex option coming off best game since week 10 despite low snap share last week vs. Falcons. Carolina is a pass funnel (61.7% pass rate in neutral situations, 9th highest) running zone coverage at 2nd highest rate (79.8%), where Hardman excels. He leads Tampa Bay WRs in PFF grade vs. zone, averaging 2.37 yards per route run against zone (behind only Mike Evans) vs. just 0.79 yards per route run vs. man coverage. His ceiling games come in zone-heavy matchups; best game of season was 31.3 PPR points vs. Seattle (6th highest zone coverage rate). Even with Mike Evans back, Hardman averages 14.2 PPR per game vs. 12.5 without him.
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