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Week 10 Fantasy Football WR Rankings (Top 47)

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Nov 13, 2026
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Chris OlaveA.J. BrownAmari RodgersCarnell TateChristian WatsonD.J. MooreDeebo SamuelDenzel BostonDK MetcalfDrake LondonGarrett WilsonGeorge PickensHarold FanninJa'Marr Chase
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A.J. Brown

NegativeProjection30:30

Questionable for Week 10 against the Lions with a lingering old injury expected to persist throughout the season. On film, Brown has struggled with agility in his small sample since returning, leading to drops. Projections have him at WR12, but Drew Lock's film evaluation suggests WR42 range; Lock is splitting the difference and ranking him around WR23 as a boom-bust play. Despite the excellent matchup against the Lions (missing top corner DJ Reed and with Brian Branch now at safety), the film work has not looked great.

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Amari Rodgers

NegativeProjection0:49

Ranked WR4 for Week 10 vs. New England Patriots. Plays 41% of snaps in the slot. Has not scored a touchdown since September despite Lions typically scoring many touchdowns; recent cold touchdown variance (including Vikings game) explains lack of fantasy points rather than skill set or offense quality. Patriots defense has been vulnerable recently: Matthew Golden went 10 for 164 and 1 TD, Christian Watson 7 for 171 and 1 TD last week. Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez looked like a top corner early but has played poorly over the last three weeks after injury. Lions CB Carlton Davis trending toward not playing with knee injury, removing coverage concern.

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Carnell Tate

PositiveInjury39:53

Cardell Tate has been ruled out with a shoulder injury and did not practice, creating a significant opportunity for Wandell Robinson in the Cardinals offense. This absence is expected to elevate Robinson's target share and role in the passing game.

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Chris Olave

PositiveProjection8:39

WR7 ranking this week with fantastic week outlook. Panthers defense at 91st percentile in single-high coverage rate; new defensive coordinator Todd Wash may not disguise coverages like predecessor Ejiro Evero did (splitting safeties, moving pre/post-snap). Panthers struggle to create pass rush without blitz. Kelvin Banks just returned last week, affecting pass protection.

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PositiveProjection8:39

Ranked WR7 with strong outlook for Week 10 vs Panthers; Panthers defense ranks 91st percentile in single-high coverage rate and lack the cornerback depth to execute it effectively. Defensive coordinator Todd Wash's scheme from Seattle relies on single-high cover-three, which is outdated without elite corners. Panthers CB2 Mike Jackson not expected back until Week 11, and Will Lee (safety) has been banged up, creating favorable matchup conditions for Olave against Tyler Shuck's tendency to attack outside quarters on single-high looks.

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Christian Watson

PositiveMatchup10:17

Ranked WR8 with strong blitz-dependent profile vs Vikings; target share jumps from 18% without blitz to 31% against blitz. Jordan Love leads NFL in blitzes faced and yardage/TDs thrown against blitz, with Watson leading NFL in receiving yards against blitz. Watson had 147 yards and 2 TDs in Week 1 vs Vikings; Packers offense has improved since then with better offensive line stability and familiarity with Jonathan Gannon's system. Vikings defense has allowed only 234 passing yards since Week 1, but Packers' unique vertical attack and Love's ability to exploit blitz should create one-on-one opportunities.

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D.J. Moore

PositiveProjection20:15

Ranked WR14 (consensus WR19). In two full games (week 1 pre-injury and week 8), Moore finished WR8 on WR23 usage and WR13 on WR9 usage, averaging to WR14. This ranking requires a leap of faith given limited sample size, but Josh Allen as QB and 29.5-point team total vs. Jets defense support the projection. Jets have faced an easy fantasy WR schedule and allowed WR28–10 finishes to lesser receivers.

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Deebo Samuel

NegativeInjury35:38

Ranked WR27 returning from toe injury with snap-count uncertainty. Before injury, posted WR13, WR17, WR61, and WR14 finishes in four games—three strong performances including a 75-yard hook-and-ladder TD. Faces favorable matchup vs. Cowboys defense (coverage busts, tackling issues, poor safety play). Concern: Keenan Allen's presence and Kyle Shanahan's precedent of limiting returning receivers to 50% snap counts (e.g., Demarcus Robinson). Drew Lock wants full practice confirmation before optimism.

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Denzel Boston

PositiveRole37:20

Ranked back-to-back with Casey Conpton in the Texans offense. Practicing in full Friday after toe injury limited him earlier in the week. Target distribution shows shift toward shorter routes (4, 4, 5, 7, 8 yards) with air yards nearly even with Conpton, indicating increased involvement in short-range passing game. Drew Lock compares him to T. Higgins as that caliber of player. Upside depends on big-play ability and accurate target direction, though target distribution in the Texans offense remains unpredictable.

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DK Metcalf

NegativeMatchup33:54

Ranked as the second Steelers wide receiver in Week 10 against the Ravens, one spot behind Jeremy Bernard. Faces Ravens top corner DJ Turner who can match Metcalf stride-for-stride at the catch point, creating a significant matchup downgrade. Drew Lock intentionally lowered Metcalf's ranking as much as possible due to this individual matchup disadvantage.

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Drake London

PositiveProjection12:27

Moved up to WR9 in late ranking adjustment; averaging WR40 in points per game over last four weeks. With Michael Pennix at QB, London averages 93 yards and 10 targets per game (clear WR1 usage), maintaining 25% target share even in down month. Falcons have returned to pass-heavy operation in three of last four games (50%+ neutral pass rate), with only Tampa Bay monsoon game as outlier. Faces tough matchup vs Chiefs' elite corners Mansor Delane and Nol Williams, likely forcing underneath throws that could benefit London. Chiefs allow 76% catch rate to slot receivers versus league-low 50% to outside players, creating easy underneath opportunity. Slot usage increase likely given Zachariah Branch hamstring injury. Drew Lock projects Drake London for six catches underneath with 22-point projection despite difficult cornerback matchup.

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Garrett Wilson

PositiveRole27:47

Wilson returns to the lineup ranked WR19 (though consensus has him at WR24), but faces significant headwinds. Over the last four games he's WR28 on WR18 usage with a 27% target share. The Jets have too many mouths to feed (multiple WRs, tight ends, and running backs), a team total of just 21 points, and he'll face Christian Benford's elite coverage. The Jets also added safety Ammani Hooker at the deadline to upgrade a terrible secondary. Drew Lock believes a reset needs to happen on Wilson's expectations despite his WR2 fantasy ranking.

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George Pickens

NegativeProjection0:41

Ranked WR15 vs. San Francisco 49ers; 49ers deploy single-high safety coverage on 60% of snaps (85th percentile), a favorable matchup for Pickens. Against single-high looks, Pickens has been targeted on 32% of routes at 2.5 yards per route run. Best outcomes occur when isolated on sideline or boundary. Health status is a concern: Pickens remains limited in practice with unclear status; potential undisclosed issues between player and Cowboys organization could impact availability or performance. Drew Lock notes people have been frustrated by Pickens' recent performance but indicates there are 'flaming hot' predictions coming later in rankings discussion.

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Harold Fannin

NegativeUsage38:05

Harold Fannon is cited as an example of an unpredictable receiver in the Texans offense with big-play potential. The speaker uses Fannon's ability to produce explosive plays (double stiff arm for 80 yards) to illustrate the fundamental challenge of forecasting target distribution in the Texans passing game, where multiple receivers can create splash plays but lack predictable volume.

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Ja'Marr Chase

PositiveProjection0:06

Ranked WR1 for Week 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. Chase has faced the Steelers multiple times in division play and finished WR5, WR15, and WR11 since 2024 (excluding Joe Flacco game), demonstrating consistent production against this defense. Had one of the best first-half wide receiver performances in recent memory last week. Bengals have the most pass-heavy offense in neutral situations while Steelers defense allows the highest neutral pass rate, creating favorable matchup. Joe Burrow in MVP form with Bengals as 3.5-point favorites and fourth-highest team total; Chase attacks different areas of field than T. Higgins, giving both top-five upside.

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Jakobi Meyers

PositiveProjection42:18

Jakobi Meyers plays a high volume of snaps on the Jaguars, a team projected for significant offensive output. He has posted multiple top-30 finishes this season (WR25, WR16, WR28), demonstrating consistent upside despite not being the most talented receiver on the roster. The matchup against Tennessee is highly favorable: the Titans allow the most fantasy points to wide receivers on 5-to-20 air yard routes, which is precisely the role Meyers was traded for and extended to fill. This alignment between Meyers's skill set and the matchup creates a strong opportunity.

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Jalen Coker

PositiveBreakout22:37

Drew Lock's bold prediction to finish top-18 this week vs. the Saints. The Panthers offense has been elite at targeting breaking routes over the middle of the field (comparable to the 49ers and Jaguars), and the Saints are vulnerable on intermediate to deeper targets. The Panthers' offensive line is expected to play at least average to below-average, which should create good opportunities for Coker. Expected to see single-high safety looks and downfield shot opportunities in a dome environment against the Saints, creating sloppy shootout potential. Historical comp: 60 yards and a touchdown against the Saints late last year during his breakout period; Lock believes he can replicate that performance this week.

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Jameson Williams

PositiveMatchup26:31

Williams is ranked WR18 for Week 10 against New England. For the last month-plus it's been peak Jameson Williams season. The Patriots have allowed the most fantasy points to wide receivers on passes over 15 yards, which is exactly where Williams does his damage. Patriots CB Carlton Davis (their #2 corner) is out, and Christian Gonzalez has been playing poorly recently despite being a better corner than his current performance suggests, creating a pathway for Williams to catch a deep pass.

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Josh Downs

NegativeRole29:49

Expected to play in Week 10 against the Falcons, though Andy Reid's complex playbook means there is some uncertainty about his availability. His return to the lineup creates role competition with Xavier Worthy and could impact Worthy's usage. Drew Lock notes it's possible that Josh Downs doesn't suit up.

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Justin Jefferson

PositiveProjection6:48

WR36 on season but has chance to be top-10 WR rest of way with Kurt Cousins; career average of 106 receiving yards per game with Cousins would rank WR2 on season. Realistic expectation is low-end WR1 rest of season. Week 1 vs Packers: WR3 overall with 92 yards, 2 TDs. Packers defense is well-coached with strong safety play and will prioritize shutting down Jefferson; Vikings neutral pass rate bottom-10 (typically top-5 in Cousins era) will dictate climb in rankings. TJ Hawkinson has not practiced, affecting target distribution.

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Marvin Harrison Jr.

NegativeInjury26:09

Harrison Jr. did not practice on Friday heading into Week 10, suggesting he may be limited to around 40% of snaps or potentially unavailable, which would redistribute targets to teammates like Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson, and Kan Moody.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveUsage16:43

Maintains consistent 29% target share regardless of blitz/no-blitz situation, with targets concentrated downfield and in end zone. Drew Lock compares him to Steph Diggs and notes Golden is capable of underneath catches with 40-yard run potential. Against difficult matchup, Golden positioned to benefit from game script where offense can deploy one fewer receiver over the middle, creating downfield opportunities.

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Michael Penix Jr.

NegativeProjection12:38

Despite career averages of 93 yards per game and 10 targets with 25% target share establishing a clear fantasy WR1 baseline, Drew Lock expresses serious concern about Pennix's performance collapse under pressure situations. Lock notes "Michael Pennix forgot how to play football against that Tampa Bay monsoon game" and states his priors on Pennix versus pressure have been "fulfilled." Loss of starting center at deadline compounds this weakness, making pressure situations even more problematic.

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Nico Collins

NegativeUsage24:43

Collins plays only 73% of snaps—fewer than Xavier Hutchinson—and is a part-time player unlikely to change that role. Over the last month he's averaging 5.3 targets per game, which is not set-it-and-forget-it top-12 WR territory. Against man coverage (which the Browns deploy on ~50% of snaps), Collins has regressed significantly from his previous elite status, posting only 1.3 yards per route run—shockingly low for his caliber. The biggest difference between Collins and previous seasons is his collapse in man coverage, where he was once the best in the game. Xavier Hutchinson now leads the team in targets per man coverage route. Drew Lock still treats Collins as an upside WR2 but notes the targets haven't materialized enough and the role is just not great right now.

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Parker Washington

PositiveProjection14:54

Ranked WR10 despite WR44 performance over last four weeks due to game script dependency. Drew Lock identifies clear pattern: 4.5 targets in first half when games are tight, minimal usage in second half when Jaguars build leads. Against Titans (29th in points allowed to top WRs, second-most passing yards allowed per game, most fantasy points to WRs per game), and with Titans losing Jeffrey Simmons and Ammani Hooker at deadline, Washington benefits from weak defense. Jaguars favored by 10.5 points and projected for 28.5 points; Lock targets WR1s on high-scoring teams, making Washington a play despite recent decline.

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Tee Higgins

PositiveProjection0:16

Ranked WR5 for Week 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers with elite historical matchup data since 2022: WR8, 15, 12, 6, 9, 4 in those games. Bengals have the most pass-heavy offense in neutral situations while Steelers defense allows the highest neutral pass rate. Steelers defense is top-5/6 in many metrics but can be overwhelmed by strong offensive lines; Cincinnati's O-line is excellent, especially at right tackle with Amarius Mims. Joe Burrow MVP-caliber play means both Higgins and Chase can reach top-five upside. Higgins attacks intermediate routes and over-the-middle with vintage sideline contested-catch ability.

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Xavier Hutchinson

PositiveUsage25:25

Hutchinson is leading the Browns in targets per man coverage route by a significant margin. If Marvin Harrison Jr. remains limited or out, Hutchinson's snap count could spike to 110% (accounting for multiple personnel packages), positioning him as a primary beneficiary of Harrison's absence.

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Xavier Worthy

NegativeInjury30:02

Suffered a hamstring injury that initially looked serious enough to potentially warrant IR placement, but has returned to full practice participation. Now faces role competition from Josh Downs, who may be taking snaps in the offense. Worthy may need to play through the lingering hamstring concern.

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Zachariah Branch

NegativeInjury14:14

Doubtful with hamstring injury, removing primary slot receiver option for the Falcons. This creates increased slot opportunity for Drake London in a matchup where Chiefs allow 76% catch rate to slot receivers.

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Zay Flowers

PositiveProjection17:16

Ranked WR13 against LA Chargers. Declan Doyle's offensive scheme isolates Flowers as the easiest matchup on the field using heavier personnel and motion shifts to create linebacker coverage. While Flowers' 7.6 yards per route run with Lamar Jackson is unavailable, 2.76 yards per route run is still elite production. Against Tyler Huntley over nine games across two seasons, Flowers averaged 66 yards per game. However, Lamar Jackson is out 6–10 weeks (targeting week 15 return), which significantly reduces Flowers' production ceiling. Ravens have only 10–20% playoff probability and need to win games for Jackson to return; if eliminated by week 16–17, he will not play. Flowers' fantasy value is contingent on Baltimore's win-now urgency.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00is your final rankings of week 10, your wide receivers. And as always, this week's game plan is brought to you by
0:06Farmers Insurance. What a position, Hayden. And a late and I mean last second update has put Jamar Chase as your wide receiver one this week ahead
0:16of Jackson Smith and Jigma. Chase and T.
0:18Higgins, by the way, both in the top five, are facing off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tell me why.
0:24Bengals have the most pass heavy offense in neutral situations and the the Steelers defense is allowing the highest neutral pass rate allowed because
0:31defenses aren't or offensives aren't even trying to run the ball on the Steelers. I don't know why the Bengals would try to do that this time around.
0:38Plus, Jamar Chase has faced the Steelers many times obviously in this division.
0:42He's finished as the wide receiver 515 and 11 since 2024 if we remove that Joe Flacco game. So, he's absolutely torched
0:48them. Uh Jamar Chase was had one of one of the best first half of of a wide receiver game I've ever seen in my
0:54entire life last week and big days are coming.
0:57>> Big agree. Uh yeah, I mean I've been talking about it for weeks that I thought that Joe Burrow should be uh
1:02favorite for MVP and now he is which is great. I'll add that the Steelers defense has been what a top five six
1:08unit so far this season in a lot of metrics. I think a big part of that is they can overwhelm certain opposing
1:14offensive lines. Uh Cam Hayward's still getting the damn thing done. TJ Watt along the edge, Alex Highmith, but I mean Hayden, this Cincinnati Bengals
1:24offensive line is freaking awesome, especially Amarius Mims at right tackle.
1:28In fact, like Orlando Brown might be the weakest link at left tackle, but obviously more than solid uh among that position across the
1:36>> Yeah, I think Amarius Mims has been like the big the biggest difference on the Bengals now versus last couple years is
1:40I think Marius Smiths.
1:42>> Jackson Smith and Jigba is your wide receiver too. This is at the Las Vegas Raiders. Uh even with a backup
1:50quarterback in Drew Lock, who by the way is not 100% healthy, this team is still favored. Uh they are still expected to
1:58score 23 and a half points. And that is despite being on the road. So while this Rod Leonard defense like started off the
2:05season kind of hot, boy oh boy has it fizzled up.
2:08>> Yeah, they just don't have enough talented players on defense right now.
2:11Um JSN's played four games with Drew Lock over the past two years. It's ex pretty much the exact same numbers as he
2:16has with Sam Darnold. 106 yards per game, nine and a half targets is kind of where he's projected for here. The
2:24Raiders been absolutely shredded on defense like you said, but especially on deep passes. Jordan Watkins got over the top for for score. Adai Mitchell was the
2:32wide receiver three a couple weeks ago.
2:34Keon Coleman had a wide receiver 15 spot as well. So like exactly where JSN is kind of utilized is where they've like
2:41really given up a lot of uh points.
2:44>> CD Lamb is your wide receiver three.
2:45This is against the San Francisco 49ers.
2:48I mean this is going to be a laser show.
2:52Oh yeah.
2:52>> Uh 26 nearly projected points for the Cowboys. Nearly 30 for the San Francisco 49ers. A 55 and a half game total for
3:00this one. I believe that's the highest of the season.
3:02>> Yeah. So I knew this was going to be a laser show and then I looked at the injury report. Joey Porter, the Cowboys
3:08number one corner, he's not gonna play with foot injuries. We'll get to Debo and Keenan in a little bit. And then the
3:1449ers corners, uh, Lenor and Renardo Green, both of them are trending towards not playing because they haven't practiced yet. So, we'll get this kind
3:21of confirmed later on, but potentially the three best corners in this game are going to be outs on top of how good
3:26these defenses or these offenses are.
3:28And the offensive lines, you can make an argument like the last couple weeks offensive linewise, the Ners and the Cowboys, no one's playing better than
3:35them at this point as well. like this one. Like you can't get higher uh you can't get high enough on these guys.
3:41>> And I know people have been frustrated by George Pickkins. Uh I have some flaming hot George Pickins predictions that later on here.
3:48>> Good.
3:49>> So put a pin in that. I'm on Ross Brown as your wide receiver for this is against the New England Patriots. Uh I
3:55mean against this Patriots defense recently this past week. Matthew Golden went 10 for 164 and one. Christian Watson 7 for 171 and1. Uh, we also know
4:04that Amar Ros Brown plays 41% of his snaps in the slot. Greg Rosenthal has been talking about how early to start
4:11the season, Christian Gonzalez looked like one of the top corners in the league. Then he got injured maybe over the last three or so weeks. Hasn't
4:17played nearly as good of a game as we are used to from him. So, I'm expecting this one to also be a uh nice total when
4:25it comes to the scoreboard.
4:27>> Yeah. And then I think Carlton Davis is trending towards not playing either with the knee injury. you know, he's going to
4:33be on Indian side, so it doesn't really matter that much. The thing with Amanra is he has not scored a touchdown,
4:38>> correct?
4:38>> Since September, Lions typically score a lot of touchdowns. So, if you're looking at your Amanra box scores and being like,
4:45where's the fantasy points? He's ran pretty cold recently. That's nothing about his skill set or the Lions offense or anything. Like, you know, it's just
4:53the fact is you played the the Vikings in there and the touchdown variance went the other way. We've been talking about
4:58how good JO has been recently. Uh, typically it's on Ross and Brown. So, I'm kind of just throwing those games out. I don't really want to like look
5:05into those too much.
5:06>> Yeah. And what we talked about in stats versus film, and this goes to Sam Leaport as well, they've thrown for
5:10fewer than 170 yards over the last two weeks. And you have to split that, you know, four different ways plus that one
5:16Isaac Tesla performance, uh, you know, each and every week. He's still the wide receiver seven and points per game on the season. Again, despite over the last
5:25six games, wide receiver 35, 28, 26, 9, 33, and 22. My last note, the Patriots have been beaten by these type of a
5:34Monra receivers. Malik Washington, wide receiver 17, Luther Burden, wide receiver six. Omar Cooper, wide receiver six, as well. So, these kind of like
5:42slot hybrid types have really gashed him up. I think that makes sense. You have Christian Gonzalez on the boundary.
5:47>> Anything you want to add about T.
5:49Higgins being the wide receiver five this week after we talked about Jamar Chase. I mean, they are somewhat attacking different areas of the field.
5:54We've talked about it so much that it's over the middle for T. tigens his intermediate routes and then whatever you want with Jamar Chase, but we've
6:01also seen, you know, T have his vintage, and I'll say vintage, uh, sideline tight window contested catches, too.
6:08>> He's just total monster. Uh, my main note for for T. Higgins is against the Steelers since 2022. He's been the wide
6:14receiver 8, 15, 12, 6,9, and four. You know, the Bengals just shred the Steelers defense. It kind of is what it
6:20is. And I that's that's removing a week 18 game that didn't matter. Uh and yeah, they're three and a half point
6:25favorites. Fourth highest team total on the week. The ball is just going to these two. We haven't seen a rushing score aside from Joe Burrow uh in a long
6:32time with with the Bengals here. And yeah, like you said, Joe Burrow MVP means both these guys can be top fiveish
6:39wide receivers.
6:40>> Okay. Is that the top tier or do we keep moving? Yeah. And Okay. Yeah, I I I think so, too. Now,
6:48>> I think Justin Jefferson with a new quarterback could potentially work himself up into that spot. I mean, either you or Matt, I can't remember
6:54which one, in Stats versus Film said despite what being the wide receiver 36 on the season right now, he has a chance
7:01of being a top 10 wide receiver the rest of the way. I mean, games with Kurt Cousins in his career, he has averaged
7:07106 receiving yards per game. That would be the wide receiver to on the season if he's able to do that for the rest of the
7:14season only behind Jackson Smith and Jigba. Yeah, I would say I think we're gonna find a middle ground between those crazy Kurt Cousins numbers and what he's
7:23been recently, which I think is still like going to be a low-end wide receiver one, which is exciting because he was
7:28not going to be a wide receiver one uh without Kurt Cousins. Uh I think the Vikings defense being as good as it is
7:33now. And then we'll see about the neutral pass rate. They're you they're bottom 10 right now. They typically were top five in the Kurt Cousins era. Like I
7:40think that metric will dictate how much Justin Jefferson kind of climbs up the rankings. Uh to his credit, back in week
7:48one, he was the wide receiver three overall, 92 yards, two touchdowns. I was with Carson Wentz against these Green Bay Packers. The Packers have slowed
7:55down. The Panthers duo, the Cowboys duo, Aman Ross St. Brown recently. It's a well coached defense. They have awesome safety play as well. I'm sure they're
8:03going to make sure that Justin Jefferson is not going to be the one to to beat them. Uh and still Kurt Cousins, he just
8:09understands the assignment. Throw the ball to number 18, uh not to anybody else. And plus TJ Hawinson has not practiced.
8:16>> And like you kind of outlined for the people criticizing KOC, I've seen open receivers in almost every game this season maybe outside of that Detroit
8:22Lions one when Jordan could not separate on the backside. Um and then against like the Saints, you know, we saw turndowns by Kyler Murray that we
8:30pointed out and then this past week it was just flatout misses to wide open receivers by by Carson Wentz. So yeah,
8:36you know, Kirk just hit those and feel better about it.
8:39>> Okay, Chris Lave is your wide receiver seven. I think this could be a fantastic week for Alvey. I mean, the Panthers
8:46defense 91st percentile in terms of single high coverage rate. Edro Evo was kind of like disguising those single high coverages, uh, splitting the
8:54safeties, then moving them pre postnap, all that type of stuff. I'm not so sure if Todd Wash is going to do that to that
9:00degree. And yeah, I mean, this team struggles without a blitz to create a pass rush. And Kelvin Banks just returned last week. So Nate on our recap
9:09show did uh a little breakdown on on Todd Wash who comes from the Seahawks and immediately they go back to a lot of
9:17the single high cover three stuff which is not totally outdated but it's a little bit outdated and if you don't have the corners you can't play that
9:25coverage and the Panthers haven't had the corners. So that's where I think to your point this could be a big big game.
9:30Mike Jackson full participant they're their CB2. Uh he's >> so they just changed that. That was an apparently an erroneous report and it
9:39was all scout team work for he and Jonathan Brookke. So he should have been limited >> and not full participant. So I I would
9:46assume that Mike Jackson isn't back until next week.
9:49>> Okay. Uh and JC Horn to make sure, right? Both of them are going to work still. Yeah. And then you know Will Lee,
9:55he's been banged up and you might want Will Lee on the field if you're a Chris Olive owner. Well, I mean, any Panthers
10:02fan would prefer Will Lee to a Caleb Evans and maybe some of these other dudes on top of it. So, >> uh, yeah. I mean, I when I think of
10:09Tyler Shuck and he gets single high, he's going to try to let it rip to these outside quarters.
10:15>> That's for sure.
10:16>> Yep.
10:17>> All right. After him, you have Christian Watson. He's your wide receiver eight.
10:23Later on, you have Matthew Golden. This is on the opposite end of that Minnesota Vikings game. And you had a great note
10:31about Christian Watson's target shares versus first the blitz and without the blitz. And that's very notable when you face a defense like the Vikings. Yeah,
10:39the numbers on that. His target share is 18% when he's not facing the blitz, 31% against the blitz. Jordan Love has been
10:47the number one quarterback in terms of amount of blitzes faced. Also, the amount of touchdowns thrown, yardage thrown uh against the Blitz. And
10:54Christian Watson on the receiving end is leading the NFL in yardage against the Blitz. The Packers are just the unique offense. Like they're as unique of an
11:03offense as the Vikings are defensively.
11:05When they get blitz, Jordan Love is like, "How about I throw this ball 32 yards down the field right away. Like
11:11instantly catch the ball, release it, put the huge amount of arc on under it, and then hopefully Christian Watson's and and Matthew Golden could come down
11:19with it." Uh Watson had 147 yards, two touchdowns back in week one against the the Vikings here. I think the Packers
11:26probably a little bit better suited uh now against the Vikings defense because their offense has kind of calmed down or the offensive line's kind of calm down.
11:34Plus, they face Brian Flores more than anybody else. So, it's like not as big of a surprise. Like Flores against an
11:39inexperienced quarterback, uh play caller, offensive line, running back room just absolutely annihilates them. I do think that there's a little bit
11:47one-on-one more one-on-one opportunities here for a team like the Packers to take advantage.
11:52>> Yeah, I mean, in week one, Jordan Love only completed 50% of his passes, but he still threw for 387 yards and two
11:58scores. I will say other than that game and I'm sure you know the defense was still kind of getting used to Jonathan
12:03Ganon of it all and they've really come on since then you know >> uh the most passing yards uh obviously the Packers defense and then flipping on
12:12over to the Vikings defense. The most passing yards the Vikings have allowed since that game was uh 234.
12:19I like their odds to clear that. Okay, Drake London is up next and this was a late move up for you. Up to wide
12:27receiver nine. Um, he's been wide receiver 40 in points per game over the last four weeks. So, inject the people with some optimism who drafted Drake
12:36London in their life.
12:38>> I'll just zoom out. All career games with Michael Pennix is averaging 93 yards per game, 10 targets. Clear fantasy wide receiver one. Uh, down
12:46month he still has a 25% target share.
12:48Uh, you know, Michael Pennix forgot how to play football against that Tampa Bay monsoon game. Kind of throwing that, you know, game out the window there. Uh,
12:56last week they returned to being a pass heavy operation. Three of their last four games have cleared 50% neutral pass rate. The one game was the monsoon game.
13:05That's that was the outlier. So, you know, more drop backs, more underneath dropbacks. Mansor Delane's going to be playing the Chiefs number one corner.
13:12He's been awesome. Nol Williams also a very good uh corner as well. This is not an easy matchup whatsoever. You can just
13:18take that though and say you're probably just going to throw the ball underneath, especially if the Chiefs kind of uh put
13:24up points against the Falcons defense that's a little bit injured and they just traded away Jesse Bates and they're at home, you know? So, like it's kind of
13:32easy to get Drake London like six catches underneath. Like, I mean, shame on, you know, the quarterback and the the play caller if we can't get our
13:38ourselves six targets here and they're still projected for 22 points.
13:42>> Yeah. Well, how you do it is you get him in the slot more often. You know, like >> get them the easy receptions in this
13:49offense and the Chiefs are allowing a 76% catch rate to slot receivers and a 50% catch rate, which is a league low to
13:58outside players. So, like if we know this, Kevin Sansancy should know this and just get him the the easy layups over the middle. But man, I was already
14:07concerned and, you know, have had my priors fulfilled here on Michael Pennix versus pressure. It is baloney.
14:14>> It is bad. It's bad. You know, losing your starting center uh at the deadline is not going to help that. I will say
14:21this, speaking of slot, Zachariah Branch is doubtful with a hamstring injury.
14:26Like that's obviously a slot player. So, if there was an even easier reason to get him in in the slot, there's that.
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14:54This is at the Tennessee Titans. another guy, wide receiver 44 over the last >> four weeks, but this has very clearly
15:02been, hey, in the first half when the game is tight, uh, you're really good at football and so you get like four and a
15:09half targets in those first two quarters. Second half, Parker Washington, you're still very good at football, but we're too good of a unit
15:17in comparison to our opposition that we don't really need to throw the football in the second half. But Hayden, like there have been games where the Jaguars
15:25scored 32 points and Parker Washington's done very little. I'm going to play the wide receiver one on a team that scores
15:3032 points every single time and I'm going to play the wide receiver one on a team projected for 28 and a half points
15:36this week. 10 and a half point favorites and just bank on Parker Washington being a part of that. Yeah, the Titans lost
15:41Jeffrey Simmons and safety Ammani Hooker at the deadline. They were already not very good. The second most passing yards allowed uh per game. Most fantasy points
15:49to wide receivers per game. the Titans especially have been bad on kind of these intermediate throws. Five to 20 air yards are allowing the most
15:56production to fantasy wide receivers.
15:58And then I had the same notes on on the halves. Uh 48 uh yards in the first half per game and then 13 yards in the second
16:06half of games. And I looked at like what what exactly is the reason why and we know Jacksonville's been very good this
16:12year. They're leading in point differential by 29 points over any other team. So like they're they're not just like winning games, they're blowing
16:20teams out. They can easily do that here.
16:22And so you're kind of like, you know, tossing a coin. Is he he's the driver of them blowing teams out or is it somebody
16:28else? It's a good game to play in fantasy.
16:31>> Yes. Yeah. I mean, the Titans are 29th in points allowed to opposing top wide receivers. Yeah. So you just got you
16:37have to play him, you know. It's pretty simple to me. Matthew Golden, anything you want to add?
16:43>> Just really reminds me of Steph Diggs, you know. Uh, I think he's an amazing player. Uh, I looked at the Matthew
16:49Golden splits. Blitz versus no blitz. He gets 29% targets. Whether you're blitz in, not blitz in, doesn't matter. You're getting your 29% targets for Matthew
16:56Golden. They're happening way down the field. They're often happening in the end zone. And I'm still waiting for more Matthew Golden catch underneath and run
17:04for 40 yards. I know that he's capable of that. And this could be the type of game where you can get uh one less guy
17:10over the middle and you can get some yak um opportunities. So, difficult matchup, but I think they're prepared.
17:16Z Flowers against the LA Chargers is your wide receiver 13. Um, I mean, the Chargers, while they might have improved just a little bit on
17:26defense, it's still an opposition we want to attack. And what I keep coming back to is just how freaking good Declan
17:32Doyle has been, >> yeah, >> at getting ZFL is the easiest matchup on the field, using the heavier personnel looks and
17:41motion shifts, all of it to bump the coverage out. And then there you go.
17:45It's Slowers versus a linebacker and uh he can take things to the races. So Hayden, I am certainly not expecting the
17:527.6 yards per route run that Save Flowers has with Lamar Jackson this season. I will settle for 2.76 yards per route run. I'm sure he would. That'd be
18:02pretty electric. Uh yeah, I think he's capable. I was looking at the games just with Tyler Huntley. He's played nine games with Tyler Huntley uh over over
18:09the last couple seasons. He's averaging 66 yards per game in in those nine. I think Tyler Huntley, Jacobe Brassette just coming to town. Largely a wash. I
18:18think we should actually just throw the Joe Finaniano game out the window this this last week. I know it has not been
18:23pretty, but I think we're going to find a nice middle ground for Flowers and Dererick Henry. We also got a Lamar
18:28Jackson official update. It is 6 to 10 weeks. Uh if you kind of do the math, that brings them to week 15 on the early
18:35side. I will note the Ravens close out the uh their schedule only playing division games and obviously this division is very close. They currently
18:44have a 10 to 20% chance of making the playoffs depending on, you know, if you're looking at a prediction market or
18:49your favorite model out there. Um, you need Jacobe Brassette to win games to influence Lamar Jackson to be out there to play. Now, Lamar might just not be
19:00able to play whether they're winning games or not. But if you have Zay Flowers and Derk Henry and especially Lamar Jackson, they need to win some
19:07games because if they're if they're eliminated by week 16, week 17, he's just not going to come back. uh especially looking at that contract
19:13situation.
19:15>> Let's talk DJ Moore. He's your wide receiver 14. Consensus rankings wide receiver 19. Uh last week was his worst that he's played in full with Josh Allen
19:25in a game this season, but that also makes sense. They played the freaking Minnesota Vikings, you know, and we're doing a very good job running the
19:31football.
19:32>> Oh, yeah.
19:32>> Um do you want him to be A or Btier?
19:34Probably A still. Yeah.
19:36>> Yeah, I like Aier for him. Um, this is me like completely cheating and you can pick your own narrative for for DJ Moore
19:42at this point. I can argue that he's played two normal games. Week one before his injury and then week eight. Last
19:50week he get the Vikings. All those games in between that you had him in and out of the lineup.
19:55>> In those two games that the normal games, he was the wide receiver eight on wide receiver 23 usage and then he was
20:00the wide receiver 13 on wide receiver 9 usage. kind of average that thing out, you get the wide receiver 14 in my
20:06rankings. So, this takes like a leap of faith because we have not seen it enough for DJ Moore to get here. And at the
20:12same time, I'm way more likely to do a leap of faith with Josh Allen as my quarterback. 29 and a half point team
20:18total here against the Jets defense. The Jets defense, uh, I think has been decent against fantasy wide receivers.
20:26Uh, but they've also had an incredibly easy fantasy wide receiver schedule this season. And I've already seen, you know, Jaylen Naylor, Caleb Douglas, Pop
20:34Douglas finish as wide receiver 28 and 10 this month. I've seen that DJ Moore is on a totally different level here.
20:41So, leap of faith, but one I'm willing to take.
20:44>> Yeah, I I totally agree with with all of that. Um, I was willing to play him last week because of the same exact games
20:49that you cited, and then, you know, it's the Vikings, so it just might not pay out. So, I'm I'm totally cool with
20:54reusing them here for this one. Okay.
20:56George Pickkins is your wide receiver 15. This against the San Francisco 49ers. mentioned earlier that yes, despite the pessimism, I am optimistic
21:05about George Pickkins against the 49ers.
21:08Um about 60% of their coverage, Hayden is single high. That's in the 85th percentile across the leagues.
21:14>> Uh per the worksheet against those coverages, George Pickkins has been targeted on 32% of his routes around 2.5 yards per route run. And it makes sense.
21:23>> Yep. you know, when you see him isolated on the sideline, on the boundary, on the field, wherever, go and throw it up. And
21:31those are the best outcomes here. So, hopefully he's healthy. Hopefully there's nothing nefarious going on behind the scenes. Um because if so,
21:39then I think like this is your typical highscoring. We got to get George Pickins involved.
21:44>> Yeah, he's still been limited in practice. You mentioned nefarious. Like you just never know what's going on between the Cowboys and George Pickins
21:51here. definitely runs hot and cold. Um, and then I'll just reuse the same notes with CD Lamb. The 49ers might be without
21:59their top two corners. And uh, if you're playing single high with backups out there, like that's a recipe for disaster now. They're well coached. I'm sure it's
22:07just not going to be that easy. But 26 point team total, man, like if if we hadn't had some George Pickkins
22:13nonsense, like we would be parking George Pickkins at wide receiver, you know, 789. Um, so I'm discounting that from there. Rightfully so, though.
22:22>> Tenner McMillan, is he a tier or Btier for you?
22:26>> Um, let's go let's go A tier.
22:31>> Yep. So, I think that this can be a really good game for T-Mac and especially for Jaylen Coker, who is my
22:37bold prediction that he's going to finish top 18 this week. Um, look, when you think of this Panthers offense, and by the way, NextGen Stats
22:47just put out a very, very, very cool page that shows trends and not just trends from this year, but comparing them to previous years. It shows how
22:54different the Panthers passing game this season has been. And Bradick is a major part of that. And obviously these healthy guys is, but they are right up
23:02there with the 49ers and Jaguars in terms of targeting inbreaking routes over the middle of the field. Like I don't think people realize just how
23:08great they have been in that area. Like those are the two best teams at it and the Panthers are right next to them. So
23:15as we have talked about, there are certain games where the Panthers offensive line is going to get overwhelmed and then you know Bryce's
23:22lack of size shows up in those. That wasn't the case last week. They bought out and I don't think that's necessarily
23:28going to be the case this week against the Saints. I know that they've had what 13 sacks over the last three or four
23:33games, >> but um I think the offensive line is going to play at least to a below average to average level and that could
23:38mean really good weeks for teamm.
23:40>> Yeah, the Saints have been weirdly vulnerable like on intermediate to deeper targets which is like kind of goes against what Brandon Staley wants
23:47to happen but like it kind of takes two to tango. Your players have to be good enough. They've allowed the third most
23:52half PPR points on passes over 15 airs.
23:56that. So obviously Tettereroa and Jaylen Koker can be a part of that. The Panthers have still been very high in neutral pass rate 60%. That's third
24:04highest in the league. Uh team total wise is right around uh a league average at 23. Dome environment. I think that
24:11the Saints are going to have a great game against the Panthers defense. Like this is to me the game that can be like
24:16the the sloppy shootout of the week. Oh yeah.
24:19>> Um and I think that they're kind of underproed on on both sides here. T-Mac does have like very notable splits with
24:25Coker and without Coker dating back to like the last couple seasons. Uh but still this month he's the wide receiver 20 in usage with Coker back in the
24:32lineup. So he just needs to play a little bit better. Bryce needs to play a little bit better and then we're going
24:36to be back to where uh he is as a as kind of like an upside wide receiver too.
24:43>> Nico Collins, the man that plays 73% snaps and fewer than Xavier Hutchinson. your thoughts on Nico Collins this week in a really pass
24:52first offense now at the Cleveland Browns that have done a very good job um on outside wide receivers uh so far this
24:58season.
24:59>> The reality is he's a part-time player and I just don't think that's going to change. Like they've been doing that for
25:05a while now. Marvin Harrison picked up a hamstring injury. He might not play.
25:10He's been barely playing anyways. And the biggest difference between Nicl Collins and previous seasons to this one is against man coverage. he's been like,
25:19you know, normal fantasy wide receiver one stuff where in previous years, Nico Collins was like the best man coverage uh wide receiver in the game. So, I
25:27looked at the man coverage and that's a big thing because the Browns are like the only team that's daring enough to
25:32just sit there in man coverage on half the snaps. Um, and Xavier Hutchinson is the one that's leading this team in
25:39targets per man coverage route, and it's not even close. Uh, Nika Collins 1.3 yards per route run against man coverage is shockingly low for how good he is. I
25:49think that's small sample size noise. I still want to treat Na Collins as an upside wide receiver, too. But just the
25:55targets have not been there enough. 5.3 targets per game over the last month.
25:58Like that is not set it and forget it top 12 wide receiver. I'm hoping we can get a couple spike weeks like to remind
26:04ourselves of how good he is, but the the role is just not great right now.
26:09>> I will add that Marvin Harrison Jr. is not practicing on Friday. So maybe his like 40% snaps. Maybe that adds another
26:155 to 10% on top for for Nico Collins.
26:17That would be great. Or just gave even more to Tank Dell and that's party.
26:22>> Well, I'll tell you what is actually going to happen. That's more Xavier Hutchinson and more Kan Moody. You know exactly what that is.
26:28>> Xavier Hutchinson goes up to 110% of snaps.
26:31>> True.
26:31>> That's what happens. Okay. Jameson Williams is up next for you as your wide receiver 18. This against the New England Patriots we talked about with
26:37Amarasian Brown. uh that you know the Lions passing offense less than 170 yards in in back-to-back games, but for the last month plus it's been peak
26:49Jameson Williams season.
26:51>> Yeah, the Patriots have had the most uh fancy points to wide receivers on passes over 15 near yards. That's where Jamo
26:57does his damage. Christian Gonzalez and some like more like communication mistakes at times for Christian Gonzalez recently and Rael's calling out somebody
27:05in the media, one of the players. I don't know who it is, but the way he's talking about it makes >> that you don't want to be here.
27:12>> Yes, I do wonder.
27:14>> I think it might be Christian Barmore.
27:15Like there were some some hints that his name might be available in the trade deadline. So, I do wonder if it's Bar.
27:21>> Yes. Uh and then anyways, Carlton Davis, their number two corner, who would have seen JO on some of these snaps is not
27:27going to play in this one. So, there's there's definitely a pathway for Jamo catching a deep pass. That's what the Patriots have been doing the entire
27:35season. Even though it hasn't made sense that Christian Gonzalez is way better than he's been playing this year, but maybe like, you know, corners go hot and
27:42cold and he's on a cold streak and let's just keep riding the the cold streak, I guess.
27:47>> Okay, Garrett Wilson's up next. What could possibly go wrong? Uh, he returns to the lineup. He is wide receiver 24 in
27:55consensus rankings. So, you're wide receiver 19.
27:59>> Why?
28:00>> Well, the Yahoo consensus rankings are looking at it 17, 17, 16, 13. Then I'm at 19. So, it depends on where we're
28:05getting our consensus from. Uh, I'm guessing that consensus rankings, some people not think he's going to play. I think he's going to play. Um,
28:12>> yeah, he has moved up since I wrote this. So, yes, he is playing. Uh, to to your point, that is why he moved up.
28:19>> I just keep running into the same problem with all these Jets wide receivers is there's too many of them and too many tight ends, too many
28:24running backs. The team total is at 21 points. Um, and then he's going to get the Christian uh Benford treatment here.
28:29They also added Ammani Hooker at the deadline to, you know, sh things up.
28:33They've been terrible at safety this year. So, I think that the hooker upgrade is like a real one to kind of
28:38note. Uh we'll see if he plays this week just coming off the deadline. But yeah, man, he's over the last four games, he's
28:44the wide receiver, 28 on wide receiver, 18 usage. It's a 27% target share, but like they're going to run the ball at
28:50the two yard line. They're not going to pass the ball like they're going to hit some explosives to the other two wide
28:54receivers. Like if you're getting 40 yard plays from your other wide receivers, like that's another target or two that's getting ripped away from
29:00Garrett Wilson. There's I think a reset needs to happen with Garrett Wilson.
29:04He's still a wide receiver too in fantasy, but like I think we've kind of taken some of the air out of the blue.
29:11>> Yeah, I mean they're 27th in pass attempts per game and it's like eight or nine fewer than the Panthers and the
29:17Saints and a whole bunch of others each week. So >> yeah, >> pretty simple here. Now, this might be a game where they throw 38 times, you
29:24know, that could also mean >> four or five sacks on on Juno Smith.
29:28>> Mhm.
29:29>> Okay. Rashi Rice is your wide receiver 20. No Jesse Bates on the opposite side.
29:35Uh because this is at the Atlanta Falcons.
29:39Just a solid performance from Rishy Rice is what we're hoping for here.
29:43>> Yeah, I just don't think he has the same level of juice as he has before. And now we're getting Josh DS. I'm assuming he's
29:49going to play, but Andy Reid's always weird about, you know, how difficult his playbook is. So, it's possible that Josh DS doesn't suit up. We we'll learn more
29:57on on Sunday. I do think that would matter. And then Xavier Worthy, I thought he was going to like, you know,
30:02possibly head to IR for how he went down with his hamstring injury and then he's back fully practicing. He he might know
30:09that Josh Downs is trying to take his job, so he's gonna have to play through it. Uh, long story short, I I do think
30:14that Rashi Rice is still the guy for for this week. Falcons underneath, that's been the problem for for this defense.
30:22Under 10 airs, allowing the fifth most fantasy production on a per game basis.
30:26Obviously, that's where Rashid Rice gets the job done. So, I think it's a fine play, nothing more.
30:33>> AJ Brown and Raandre Stevenson are questionable to play in this contest. Um, we've had some another weird injury reporting, I would
30:44say, among the running backs for the Patriots. Like, what a handful of weeks ago it was Trevor Henderson's going to be miss multiple weeks and then he
30:50played that game. And then now Roandre Stevenson was supposed to get an MRI and miss multiple weeks and he might play in
30:57this game. Weird. Um, but AJ Brown, it's the odd part of this one is it wasn't a new injury. It was just an old injury
31:08that is probably going to linger as we go along here. But you kind of might want to play him in the spots where he
31:14feels healthy enough to start and finish a game because you might not know the next time he starts and finishes. Are
31:20you telling me we're not getting clean Patriots coverage since the Rousini um story? Josh, is that your point?
31:25>> You said that, not me. You said that, not me.
31:28>> Um I think AJ Brown's going to play. Uh and I don't think he's going to be as good as what the spreadsheets are hoping him
31:34to be. Uh I think that he's struggled with his agility uh and that that little twoame sample since coming back and that
31:42led to drops. Um, all that said, they're desperate for him, especially for Mandre and Tayvven aren't going to be out there. Like, you can only do Corey Ker
31:51against the Lions run defense for for so much. And then DJ Reed, their top corner, is out. A lot of the production
31:57against the Lions has gone to like tight ends, but now they get Brian Branch at safety to kind of cover that part up.
32:04You're missing your corner again.
32:05They're still leading in yards per game, passing yards per game allowed on defense. the lines are. I think a lot more of that's going to shift back
32:13towards wide receivers. So, I'm trying to like middle ground. Like all the projections are like AJ Brown's the wide receiver 12 this week and then my eyes
32:20are telling me he's the wide receiver 42 and then I'm going to put him somewhere kind of in the middle. I think he's a
32:25the most classic boom bust wide receiver 23 there is. Excellent matchup here. I I'm leaving the light on for him, but it
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33:27Download the DraftKings Sports app today and follow football wherever the weekend takes you. The crown is yours. Uh I talked about Jaylen Coker already.
33:36Again, if you're getting single high looks, um we're going to see, I think, some at least one or two of the
33:42downfield shots that we've seen Jaylen Cooker hit on a n number of times so far this season.
33:46>> Yeah.
33:47>> Uh anything you want to add?
33:48>> Yeah, dome environment. I think sloppy shootout potential here. He had 60 yards and a touchdown against the Saints uh late last year during his like kind of
33:55breakout. I think he can do something like that again.
33:59Jeremy Bernard is your first Steelers wide receiver, one spot ahead of DK Metaf, who is your second.
34:08Some people might be surprised that Jeremy is ranked straight up ahead of DK, albeit again just one spot, but tell the people why. Well, looking at the
34:15individual matchup, I think is the the starting point here. Number one wide receivers get DJ Turner. And DJ Turner, I think, could go stride for stride with
34:24DK Metaf. And if you can do that, then you're going to beat DK Metaf at the catch point. So, I I wanted to lower DK
34:29Mechaf kind of as much as I can. I started running out of, you know, names I felt comfortable with there. And then
34:34Jeremy's going to get all these safeties and linebackers that we said have been so bad. The other corners haven't been uh that great either this season. Um, so
34:44I just think the matchup kind of funnels the ball towards Jeremy a little bit.
34:47And then also >> if the Steelers can't run the ball as much as they have recently when they've been winning games and then Jaylen
34:54Warren and Rico D been very effective, that might not be quite as easy against Dexter Lawrence and the scoreboard might say, you know, we're down by a touchdown
35:02or two. We have to pass the ball. I think Aaron Rogers can get in the groove and just like hitting the ball
35:06underneath to to Jeremy Bernard. So, yeah, it hasn't been quite as clean the last two games, but there was some big
35:12moments against the Colts and Buccaneers games especially. Um, and I think the scoreboard and the matchup is kind of making me feel like Jeremy Bernard is
35:22going to get extra looks this time around.
35:25>> Do you want them in B tier or Ctier or do you want one in B and one in C?
35:28>> Uh, I like him right here.
35:30>> Okay. Yeah.
35:30>> What about Debo Samuel who seems to be making his return to the field. Uh you have him as your wide receiver 27. I
35:38just want to confirm this. Yeah, he's wide receiver 33 in consensus ring. So you're eight spots ahead.
35:44>> Uh let's go in Ctier because there's just like too much going on. Like I I don't know for [laughter] sure if you
35:49know Debo's got his own injury. Keenan's doing his thing. There's just there's too much here. Um >> yeah, the this matchup's really good.
35:57You got the Cowboys defense. If you guys watch the Cowboys defense, it has not been pretty. Coverage bust tackling issues. uh safety play has been very up
36:04and down. Caleb DS is pretty solid, but their other safety has been really bad.
36:07Their outside corners have been bad.
36:08Their inside corners have been bad. Um and before his injury, he was the wide receiver 13, 17, 61, and wide receiver
36:1814. So, we've had three pretty nice games out of the four games. Now, one of them's like a hook and ladder for a 75
36:25yard touchdown, yada yada yada. But that's also what you get when you're on the 49ers projected for 29 and a half
36:30points. Like I want to like grade this one favorably. I would love a full practice before I get too optimistic though.
36:36>> Yeah, that that's my only concern. I I remember listening to last week's broadcast and you know I thought Demarcus Robinson would go in there and
36:44play a full complement of snaps and then immediately the broadcast said something like >> well Kyle Shanahan told us in our
36:50production meeting that he's 50% so he's only going to play 50% of snaps and I'm nervous that like off multi- week
36:58injuries if Debo Stain was going to do the same thing but if not he could be 100% and we'll be good.
37:02>> Yeah. I hope that like Demarcus had to go out there because the top wide receivers, >> right, >> couldn't and that Debo's coming back
37:09because he's kind of ready where they're like, Demarcus, you got to get out there. I'm sorry, dude.
37:12>> I hear you. Okay, Denzel Boston and Casey Conpion are back to back next for you. Uh Denzel Boston is practicing in
37:20full here on Friday after the toe injury limited him the other day, which is really nice to see. And what was even
37:27nicer is I loved the shorter targets. I mean, there was other than, you know, his downfield outside nod to sideline catch, it was like four yards, four
37:38yards, five yards, seven yards, and eight yards. So, we're seeing the disparity in the air yards between these two guys where the A dot is drastically
37:46get back to almost even. And that's exactly what we want to see.
37:50>> He kind of looks like T. Higgins is like that the kind of comp for Denzel Boston.
37:54Like we'll see if he kind of gets all the way to T. Higgins. Tiggins has been sensational out there. But like I I
37:58think that's like kind of the player he is at this point. Um I I've tried to kind of figure out when
38:05is it a Denzel Boston, when is it a Casey Conpsio, when is it a Harold Fannon, all those guys, >> it's an accurate target in their
38:11direction. That's my answer.
38:13>> I'm the more I look into it, the more I want to stop looking into it. I'm like, whoever rips off the big play and they
38:18can get to the big play in different ways. is like, how am I supposed to predict a Harold Fannon double stiff arm
38:23for 80 yards or Casey Conpsion having a step and then running across the other side of the field for a touchdown or
38:29Denzel Boston coming down with his play?
38:31Like, it's so hard. And then I come to the Texans and if you look at the spreadsheets, the Texans are one of the
38:37worst defenses against wide receivers. I don't believe that's going to be sticky moving forward. Like, this team is way too talented. Demar uh Deikica Ryan's
38:47back calling plays. The edge rushers right now are still playing excellent. I don't trust the the Browns uh tackles right now. Spencer Fono is going to be a
38:55good player eventually, but we're talking about a rookie left tackle here.
38:58I don't trust the quarterbacks under pressure uh at all in this one. So, I was like trying to move these guys as
39:05far as I could down and then I ran out of names.
39:09The only thing that's on my radar is Jonathan Alexander and other Texans B writers have noted that Dell Hunter and Will Anderson and Aziz Alshier were not
39:19seen during the open portion of practice today. So maybe the Texans are hiding them. That's a hamstring for Danell Hunter. That's an ankle for Will
39:26Anderson. That's a groin for Aziz Alsha.
39:29And that's like their three most notable players in their front seven. So, I wouldn't expect all of them to miss, but
39:36if they do, like that totally reshapes that entire Texas defense.
39:38>> Oh, yeah. Because then you're like, "Okay, those coverage bust in the secondary, they have a chance to get there." I'm worried it's like, "And
39:44there goes Willie Anderson for his eighth sack of the game." You're like, "Okay, that game's over."
39:48>> Yep. Okay.
39:51Wandell Robinson is next.
39:53>> Oh, boy.
39:53>> What would you like to say about Wondelle Robinson? Uh, Colonel Tate has been ruled out with his injury.
39:59>> Yeah, kind of concerning. come out of the buy doesn't get a practice in for Cardinal Tate with the shoulder injuries
40:04ruled out here. Um so on the Wandell front obviously this only is possible because Cardinal Tate is not out there over the last you know month of games.
40:14Wandell is the wide receiver 40 in expected points and I think that that's going to go up without Cardell Tate.
40:20We've seen better performances from Cam Ward in the last month. Like you would have to say like this last month has
40:24been the best Cam Ward ball we've seen over his entire career. We got a little bit of like a post buy, you know, rookie
40:30bump for the entire offense in a new scheme and they got a lot of inexperienced players. So, this is kind of a hope and a prayer. And then you get
40:37to the matchup. Jacksonville is the best, you know, rushing defense allowed pretty much this year. And then they funnel passes uh in neutral situations
40:46at a top five rate. Offenses facing them just pass the ball and then they don't pass the ball downfield all that all
40:53that often. You're going to get some quick hitting stuff to Wel Robinson.
40:56We'll see if he can make enough plays to make it matter, but I I do think the targets are going to be there. They're
41:0010-point dogs. PPR scam type of play.
41:04>> Okay. After that, you have Pop Douglas uh is like better. Wondelle Robinson right now.
41:12>> Yeah.
41:12>> Uh I mean, he leads actually the team Hayden with six endzone targets this season season. He has four straight games inside of the top 24. He stays on
41:23a string with his quarterback incredibly well in these second second phase plays.
41:27>> Yeah.
41:27>> So, yeah. Um Pop Douglas is is certainly not a all-around football player, but his connection with Drake Bay is >> pretty damn good.
41:35>> Yeah. The last five games for him have been outstanding. Um now those are largely without AJ Brown, who we're expecting to play here.
41:43Once we get to like this part of the rankings, like picture a long touchdown.
41:47Can you picture that in your head? Can you picture a a seventh reception? And if you can't picture either one of
41:51those, then you just got to keep finding other names to to picture that. And I think that Deario Douglas could do that
41:57because the Lions secondary because the offensive or the running back issues that New England might have in this one.
42:04>> Um chasing points, those type of things.
42:06Um and then we'll see like how good AJ Brown even is. Like there's a chance that tomorrow Douglas is like that that
42:11pass attempt to him is working a lot better than AJ Brown stuff. So we'll see. Uh Jacobe Myers plays a whole bunch
42:18of snaps on the Jaguars that are projected for a ton of points. He has games this season of wide receiver 25
42:25and 16 and 28 and all that type of stuff. So look, he's not the most talented player or second most talented player on the
42:34Jaguars offense, but uh he always has a chance of doing well because of that.
42:39>> Totally agree. Uh Titans allowed the most uh fantasy points to wide receivers, 5 to 20 air yards. That's exactly what Jacobe Meyers was traded
42:46for and extended for to to do. And then now you don't have the safety kind of sitting in the middle of that uh to kind
42:52of prevent that from happening even more often. So it's the same, you know, weighted coin game we're playing with Parker Washington just to a way lesser
42:59extent with Myers because he's not the explosive play threat, not the first read in the progression as often. So you you can do worse uh during by-weeks and
43:10injuries than taking the wide receiver two on a team projected for 28 and a half points.
43:14>> Totally agree. Uh what are your expectations for Keenan Allen in his debut with the 49ers?
43:19>> I loved John Lynch aditt admitting on the radio that they were focused on trading for Josh DS and they watched the
43:26tape and they're like Keenan Allen.
43:28>> Oh, I didn't see this quote.
43:29>> Yeah, this is pretty funny. Uh yeah, they were watching Colts film and then Shanahan said, "What about Keenan?"
43:35>> And then the conversation started two and a half weeks ago from there. So, and then he says, "It's a really good fit in
43:40the offense." I agree. Uh >> Brett Coleman back in I think it was October 19th was like Josh Downs to the
43:4649ers. And I commented I said Keenan Allen Keenan Allen is like Mr. Reliable underneath just gritty type of yards and they'll have Jordan Watkins run deep and
43:56then we'll see how many snaps Keenan Allen's gonna play. I think Keenan's better than Debo is. I'm just not convinced that Keenan's gonna play as
44:03many snaps because the new offense, but it's also Keenan Allen. The other interesting part with the Keenan stuff is he played the Cowboys last week. Like
44:10he's playing the same defense in back-to-back weeks. I wonder how many times that's ever happened in the NFL.
44:16No Joey Porter uh for for Dallas there.
44:18He had nine targets. Wide receiver 21 in expected points. Too many incomplete passes. Uh not necessarily his fault. I don't know, man. I think Keenan I think
44:27Shanahan is just going to love, you know, Keenan being a very very experienced player.
44:33>> Yep. Raises the floor.
44:34>> That's right.
44:35>> Uh and they need that for sure. Okay. I am because I am punishing him after what happened last week. Putting Vlad Mcconi
44:43in the D tier, >> please. Uh, I mean, how do we get guy practices, he's ready to play, and then no reports in pregame activities that he
44:54suffers back spasms and doesn't play a single snap? Well, the Chargers have lost like four or five beat reporters in the last like couple months here. So,
45:02like we could start with that. Who's covering the Chargers would be a great thing. Am I going to have to go do this
45:06myself? I'm right right down the street.
45:08Am I going to have to go uh to Chargers pregame warm-ups to make sure we get the right information? Sounds like a fantasy
45:13punishment at this point for [laughter] a team that has not won. It >> probably is. Um, he didn't practice on Thursday. The Chargers are on Monday
45:21Night Football this week. So, we'll see by then if Lad Mccon is going to play. I would need to see a full practice in.
45:27I'm just I'm getting nervous that Lad McConi is just >> the way he plays is just not great in the NFL. Uh, long term. He's still he's
45:38still very explosive. I have noticed that Lad Mcconi this year stop start make a guy miss like those type of plays
45:45have kind of gone away and that would make sense if you're dealing with all these injuries but also it's like that's
45:50what he does. Um >> do you see the report that the Rams called about him at the trade deadline?
45:57>> That would that would have been fascinating. That would have been fun.
46:00>> Yeah. I wonder why didn't >> he'd ran higher than the Dtier. That's for sure. I guess I guess >> uh Jordan Tyson is playing his second
46:09game in the NFL this week. I talked about Kelvin Banks being back at left tackle. Unfortunately, the Saints are going through some other offensive line
46:16injuries. I don't know if you saw this, but Fuanga, their right tackle, suffered a knee sprain yesterday >> and so he might be out for multiple
46:23weeks and then I think Eric McCoy went down this path. Yeah. And I'm assuming that means like Cesar Ruiz is going to
46:31move over into the center spot.
46:33>> Never what you want. Even David Edwards knee injury limited practice and then Kelvin Banks been limited with and uh with his ankle injury. He's those guys
46:40are probably going to play but you know we just named all five of their offensive linemen right there.
46:44>> Correct.
46:45>> That's that's not good. Um so with Jordan Tyson, we talked about on stats versus film. I thought he did a fine
46:51enough job. He like moves around in a very interesting way. like his feet go out this way like nobody else in in the
46:58league. Um he's going to route some guys up. I think he's going to struggle in other capacities. He's a player to me
47:03very much in development. The Saints are also taking their time with him. He was a distant fourth in snaps at wide
47:12receiver last week. Um this game is very important though for the division. All these division games become way more important. So I do wonder if his snaps
47:19are going to like increase immediately because they're just like looking for for big plays. Yep. Okay, I'm just going to throw a bunch of names.
47:27>> Yep.
47:28>> Out there. Uh, let's go. Khalo Shakir, Jordan Addison, and then the Dolphins duo of Caleb Douglas and Malik
47:36Washington with not Malik Willis at quarterback. Uh, Kannata Mumfield is your first Rams wide receiver. Talk to me through that mindset. I mean, I know
47:48in the game that Puka missed earlier in the season, uh, Kanana Mumfield was the one that saw like 70% snaps. There's
47:54just been a whole bunch of CJ Daniels buzz this week from like Matthew Stafford and company.
47:58>> Oh, okay. So, yeah, I don't even know about that. I was looking at the historical stuff with Canon Mumfield. If
48:03you remove Puka and Dvonte Adams, there's uh about like 80 dropbacks where both of those players have not been on the field.
48:10>> And then what do the targets look like in those? And it's a lot of tight ends production there. like the Higgby Tferg
48:17roll 26% target share Kobby Parkinson 24% target share then Davis Allen at 15% and then you get Kannata Munfield Canada Munfield has a pair of eight target
48:27games one of both of those games where he was the wide receiver too in games where Stafford dropped back 50 times I'm
48:34not expecting 50 pass attempts for the Rams like something's gone very wrong if that's the case here against the Cardinals so I think a pretty desperate
48:41play for Kannada Mumfield but like you do have like this could be a boat type of upside side with him versus other
48:46flex plays. So, it kind of just depends like what you're aiming for in your flex uh this week with him. But,
48:53>> he's going to be out there a lot.
48:54>> And just to update people, when I was on the forecast yesterday and witnessed a cry for help from my friend Matt Harmon,
49:01who picked up 22 Atwell this week in the league, >> he he has since dropped TJ Hawinson for Kalos Shakir. So either we bullied or we
49:10were good enough friends to uh you know not allow Matt Harman to play 22 Atwell this weekend and said he's going to
49:16start Kosha >> in the expert league. I literally don't have a wide receiver three right now and I was praying that I would got get
49:23Khalil Sha off waiver. So you just broke the news to me that I did not battle.
49:27>> Damn.
49:28>> It was a battle. Uh the rest Omar Cooper, Adam Mitchell, Xavier Hutchinson and Tanktell. All right, that's going to do it. Thank you all for tuning in.
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