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Davis Mattek fantasy football takes on Jalen Royals
Every source-backed video insight STACKED has extracted from Davis Mattek about Jalen Royals.
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All Davis Mattek insights about Jalen Royals
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Davis Mattek characterizes Jaylen Royals as 'probably a better player' than Tae'quan Thornton, noting that Royals 'can run a greater amount of routes, probably has stronger hands, probably is going to be better in Yak.' This suggests Royals has more versatility, better hands, and greater upside in the passing game than Thornton's specialized complementary role.NegativeBustNo date
Jaylen Royals couldn't even get on the field in year one for the Kansas City Chiefs; despite the Chiefs' thin wide receiver group, his lack of early playing time suggests limited fantasy upside.