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PositiveProjectionSep 12, 2026FantasyPros Articles
The Carolina passing attack will flow through Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker this season. When Coker was healthiest (Weeks 13-19, after early quad injury), he challenged McMillan for the top spot with a 20% target share (McMillan 18.3%), 2.30 yards per route run (McMillan 1.78), four red zone targets (McMillan one), and 28.3% first-read share (McMillan 26.1%). In those six games, Coker finished with at least 14 PPR points four times. Against Chicago's single-high coverage (58.2% in Weeks 17-20), Coker posted a 21% target-per-route run rate and 2.81 yards per route run. Chicago allowed the fourth-most yards per target and fifth-most fantasy points per opportunity to slot receivers in Weeks 12-18.
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PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Including playoff game at 89% snaps, Coker averaged 9.45 half-PPR points when clearing 66% of snaps, which would've made him WR34 last season. He's run hot on targets in limited sample with elite 9.7 yards per target, making sustaining FLEX-level trend harder but not impossible. Coaching staff views him as very big part of offense; he slid into slot for reps in preseason and likely to play nearly every snap this season. Panthers' matchup is great; Bears likely have CB1 Jaylon Johnson on Tetairoa McMillan with holes in rest of secondary (SCB Kyler Gordon and S Coby Bryant injured). Coker will see CB2 Tyrique Stevenson and SCB Cam Lewis—a good spot.
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PositiveUsageSep 11, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Including playoff game when he played 89% snaps, Coker averaging 9.45 half-PPR points when clearing 66% snaps in contest (would've been WR34 last season). Run hot on targets in limited sample with elite 9.7 yards per target (good thing, makes sustaining FLEX-level trend harder). Good news: coaching staff views him as very big part of offense; slid into slot for reps in preseason, likely to play nearly every snap this season. Matchup great: Bears likely have CB1 Jaylon Johnson on Tetairoa McMillan; rest of secondary has holes with SCB Kyler Gordon and S Coby Bryant injured. Coker sees CB2 Tyrique Stevenson and SCB Cam Lewis (good spot).
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PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
The source projects Jalen Coker to outscore opponents' FLEX options in Week 1 versus Chicago. After coming back midseason in 2025, Coker ended the season with 90% of snaps played in the final two games. In his last game, a playoff matchup versus the Rams, he had 12 targets and nine receptions for 134 yards and a score. The Bears defense looks shaky with DBs Kyler Gordon and Coby Bryant both out of the lineup. The Bears were last against slot WRs, where Coker and McMillan will split work this season. Since Week 13, Coker has out-targeted McMillan. McMillan is being ranked inside the top 15 in this matchup, while Coker is going unconsidered.
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PositiveMatchupSep 11, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Coker can build on last year's finish in a mouthwatering matchup against Chicago's lackluster secondary. The Bears allowed the fourth-most DraftKings points per game (34.5) and the second-most FanDuel points per game (28.9) to wide receivers in 2025. In five games after Carolina's Week 14 bye in 2025, Coker had an 83.1% route participation rate, 19.4% target share, 0.20 TPRR, 33.1% air yards share, 4.8 receptions per game, 60.8 receiving yards per game, 2.07 Y/RR, three receiving touchdowns, four targets inside the 20-yard line, three end-zone targets, and two receiving touchdowns on end-zone targets, scoring 14.88 DraftKings points per game and 11.88 FanDuel points per game.
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PositiveRoleSep 10, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Jalen Coker is the clear-cut No. 2 option in the Panthers passing game after Chris Brazzell II was lost for the year early in training camp. Coker finished last season strong as a sleeper, averaging 4.7 receptions on six targets for 63 receiving yards, 0.7 touchdowns and 14.6 PPR fantasy points per game over the final five games and Carolina's playoff contest. He faces the Bears, who were arguably the most fantasy-friendly team to opposing slot receivers in 2025, surrendering the most fantasy points per game (15.7), most receiving touchdowns (14) and third-most receiving yards (1,065) to slot receivers. The source projects Coker has top-20 upside in Week 1.
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PositiveRoleSep 8, 2026Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz
Hartitz moved Jaylen Coker up into wide receiver territory after discovering his late-season outperformance of Tetairoa McMillan. From weeks 13 through the wild card (seven weeks), Coker averaged 14.6 PPR points versus McMillan's 10.0 PPR points, with Coker holding a 22% target share versus McMillan's 21%. Hartitz calls Coker an 'absolute dog' and suggests he should be prioritized over McMillan in Week 1. Bears are one of the five worst defenses against slot receivers. Hartitz likes the Panthers wide receivers for DFS flex and tough start/sit decisions against the Bears' bad pass defense.
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PositiveProjectionSep 8, 2026FantasyPros Articles
In Weeks 13-19 when healthy, Coker challenged McMillan for Carolina's top receiving spot with a 20% target share (McMillan 18.3%), 2.30 yards per route run (McMillan 1.78), four red zone targets (McMillan one), and 28.3% first-read share (McMillan 26.1%). In those six games, Coker finished with at least 14 PPR points four times. Against single-high coverage in Weeks 13-19, Coker posted a 21% target-per-route run rate and 2.81 yards per route run. Coker is a strong flex for Week 1.
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PositiveProjectionSep 7, 2026FantasyPros Articles
After Jalen Coker missed the first six weeks of the 2025 regular season, he really came on strong as a solid complement to Tetairoa McMillan in the Carolina passing attack. The Carolina passing attack will flow almost exclusively through those two players as the remaining alternatives are either too old (Darren Waller) or inconsistent (Xavier Legette, John Metchie III, Ja'Tavion Sanders). The Panthers just rewarded Coker with a large extension, so it stands to reason he is a major factor in their offense for the coming season. A porous defense and unproven backfield will force Carolina into plenty of pass-happy contests, allowing Coker the time to shine. If Coker stays healthy all season, he should blow past his current WR58 ADP cost. Coker can be selected as a WR4/WR5 with WR3 upside.
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PositiveValueSep 7, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Coker is a late-round priority with significant value relative to ADP. During Weeks 13-19 last season when healthy, he led Carolina's passing attack with 20% target share (vs. McMillan's 18.3%), 2.30 yards per route run (vs. McMillan's 1.78), four red zone targets (vs. McMillan's one), and 28.3% first-read share (vs. McMillan's 26.1%). In those six games, Coker finished with at least 14 PPR points four times. Derek Brown notes the massive ADP divide between McMillan and Coker should not exist, positioning Coker as a value target.
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