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ArticleThe Primer: Week 4 Edition (2026 Fantasy Football)
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Despite posting a struggle bus stat line last week, Michael Pittman Jr. had a 70.3% route share, so he was close to a full-time player for the Steelers on passing plays. Pittman has had a sleepy start to his Steelers career with a 10.7% target share, 1.19 YPRR, zero deep or red zone targets, and a 9.1% first-read share. This week, he faces a Cleveland pass defense that has the highest single-high rate (75.7%) in the NFL. Against single-high, Pittman has had only a 9% target-per-route-run rate and 1.14 YPRR. Sit Pittman again this week.
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Pittman's low target share and poor single-high efficiency warrant a sit vs. Cleveland.

Despite posting a poor stat line last week, Pittman had a 70.3% route share, indicating near full-time status on passing plays. However, he has a sleepy start to his Steelers career with 10.7% target share, 1.19 YPRR, zero deep or red zone targets, and 9.1% first-read share. Against Cleveland's pass defense with 75.7% single-high rate (highest in NFL), Pittman has only 9% target-per-route-run rate and 1.14 YPRR against single-high. The source recommends sitting Pittman again this week.

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