Well, in short, an injury to Emmanuel Sanders killed his fantasy outing, and perhaps longer. He’s already ruled out for this week’s contest. Tyreek Hill and Jamison Crowder underperformed, while the Colts completely misused T.Y. Hilton in a prime matchup. However, Golden Tate dominated Kenny Vaccaro, as I expected.
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Offense | Left WR | Defense | Right CB | Analysis |
| ARI | Jaron Brown | LAR | Kayvon Webster | After logging at least six targets in the previous four games, Brown saw just one target, while Larry Fitzgerald still saw his ample targets. Adrian Peterson's impact in the run game likely helped, but Brown is still the No. 2 receiver behind Fitzgerald. It's not a great matchup on paper, but Brown's target totals should jump back up to 5-7 in this game. |
| ATL | Julio Jones | NE | Stephon Gilmore | Every quarterback has thrown for at least 300 yards against this defense and Matt Ryan is next in line. Dan Quinn isn't happy with Julio Jones' usage so one would figure they work extra hard to get Jones the ball. Matchup alone makes him a WR1, but an expected increase in target share puts him in the elite category for me. |
| BAL | Breshad Perriman | MIN | Trae Waynes | Perriman hasn't seen more than four targets in a game this season and with Joe Flacco at the helm, I'm hard-pressed to imagine that it will change against Minnesota's tough defense. Despite some struggles early on, Waynes is allowing on average just 33.3 receiving yards per game in coverage since the start of Week 5.* Perriman is a no go for me. |
| BUF | Andre Holmes | TB | Vernon Hargreaves | Despite the super positive matchup, it's hard to get very excited about him this week. Many passing attempts don't go to the wide receivers in this offense, |
| CAR | Kelvin Benjamin | CHI | Prince Amukamara | Prince Amukamara hasn't seen much action with opposing teams targeting Kyle Fuller in bundles. When targeted, Amukamara has been very good in recent weeks, but Benjamin is coming off an excellent game against the Eagles. While you may want to avoid in DFS, you're likely starting him in seasonal formats. |
| CHI | Tre McBride | CAR | Kevon Seymour | Much like Tanner Gentry, McBride doesn't do it for me this week. The game plan in Chicago is clearly to run the ball and minimize the amount of work in the passing game with Mitchell Trubisky. That doesn't bode well for fantasy purposes. |
| CIN | A.J. Green | PIT | Artie Burns | Green has amassed 100 receiving yards in three of his last five outings against this Steelers defense and he must come up big in this one. Despite a tough matchup on paper, Green remains a WR1 for me, because history tends to repeat itself. I'm buying in. |
| CLE | Kasen Williams | TEN | LeShaun Sims | Williams' snaps continue to go up and he's tied for the team lead with eight receptions over the last two weeks. In a positive matchup against a generous Tennessee secondary, Williams enters the flex consideration. Just pray that Kevin Hogan is better than last week! |
| DAL | Dez Bryant | SF | Dontae Johnson | Even with the news of Ezekiel Elliott receiving another temporary restraining order, I'm crushing hard on Bryant this week. San Fran is vulnerable out wide and Dak Prescott will exploit the positive matchup. Fire up Dez everywhere. |
| DEN | Demaryius Thomas | LAC | Casey Hayward | Hayward is a very good corner, but over the last three weeks, he's allowed a QB rating of 125.8 when throwing at him. Emmanuel Sanders has already been ruled out, meaning Thomas is the premier option in the passing attack. Lock him in as a WR2 this week. |
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| GB | Davante Adams | NO | Marshon Lattimore | All of Green Bay's receivers take a dip with Aaron Rodgers on the shelf. Brett Hundley struggled in his appearance, but to his defense, he was facing Minnesota's stout defense. Now, some of his throws weren't great and now he faces off against the Saints. |
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| IND | Donte Moncrief | JAX | A.J. Bouye | While Jalen Ramsey has been excellent on the other side of the field, Bouye has been just as good opposite his teammate. He's allowed just 14 receptions on 38 targets this year, including just 0.96 yards per coverage snap.* Moncrief is best left on your bench this week. |
| JAX | Marqise Lee | IND | Vontae Davis | Davis has allowed 1.42 yards per coverage snap over the last three weeks, which bodes well for Lee.* However, Jacksonville's low-octane passing attack diminishes Lee's fantasy value. In PPR formats, he's reached double digit fantasy points just three times, and if you play in standard formats, he's never reached double digits all season. |
| KC | Demarcus Robinson | OAK | Dexter McDonald | Robinson saw five targets last week against the Steelers, but caught just one pass for 16 yards. In fact, he's caught one pass for 16 yards in each of the last two weeks. The offense flows through Kareem Hunt, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, with Robinson as no more than a complementary component in the offense. |
| LAC | Tyrell Williams | DEN | Bradley Roby | Williams' targets over the week have fluctuated from as high as seven to as low as two. Keenan Allen is the only consistent receiver in terms of targets. With Mike Williams back in the fold, Williams' targets could continue to fluctuate on a weekly basis. Roby is a beatable corner, but this matchup is rather tough to predict, given the wealth of receivers at Philip Rivers' disposal. |
| LAR | Sammy Watkins | ARI | Patrick Peterson | With Peterson expected to shadow Watkins, you can safely bench Watkins. Not only is the matchup brutal, but |
| MIA | Leonte Carroo | NYJ | Darryl Roberts | The Carroo experiment wasn't all it was hyped up to be. In DeVante Parker's absence, Carroo received three targets on 24 snaps and failed to haul in any of them. If Parker is out again on Sunday, don't start Carroo. Don't do it to yourself. |
| MIN | Laquon Treadwell | BAL | Jimmy Smith | While Treadwell didn't put up massive numbers, he did have one hell of a catch last week. He has just eight receptions on the year and if Stefon Diggs were to return, Treadwell will receive less action in the contest. He's not my preferred option in the Minnesota passing attack. |
| NE | Brandin Cooks | ATL | Robert Alford | In the team's last two games, Alford has allowed a QB rating of 65.6 on eight targets.* In what is likely to be a high-scoring affair, Cooks has an excellent opportunity to post premium WR2/low-end WR1 numbers. He's a must start in seasonal formats and has some daily appeal as well. I can dig it. |
| NO | Michael Thomas | GB | Davon House | Thomas is coming off a clunker, but receivers have been able to post some good games against this Green Bay secondary. In the DFS WR Coach, I put him in the elite category, and I'm going to say it again. He's an elite option this week with top-3 upside. |
| NYG | Tavarres King | SEA | Shaquill Griffin | In the new-look New York offense, it was actually King who led the Giants' receivers in targets. However, he only notched three targets, with Eli Manning relying on Evan Engram and his running backs. Other than Sterling Shepard, no Giants receiver is worth starting in fantasy at this juncture. |
| NYJ | Jermaine Kearse | MIA | Xavien Howard | Howard is the one in this Miami secondary to attack, but Kearse's production has slightly diminished in recent weeks. Kearse has caught 26 of his 32 targets on the year, but he's topped 60 receiving yards on the year just twice. Austin Seferian-Jenkins has become the go-to guy in the offense, with Kearse becoming more and more matchup dependent. He's better suited for PPR formats, but he's still a backup in said formats. |
| OAK | Amari Cooper | KC | Terrance Mitchell | Mitchell has been exploitable this season, to the tune of allowing the most yards in coverage this season. With Marcus Peters on the opposite side, you're going to see a ton of passes your way. Cooper has been struggling, but he's still running routes with authority and coming off a five reception game. Derek Carr has been struggling but a divisional matchup could be the get-right outing for this team. Maybe. I don't have Cooper in any seasonal formats and have yet to play him in DFS. |
| PHI | Alshon Jeffery | WAS | Bashaud Breeland | With Josh Norman out of action, this matchup gets a littler tastier for Philadelphia's top receiver. Jeffery is averaging 1.47 yards per route run, which ranks among the top 30 receivers in football.* This week, he's more of a WR2 for me, but his frame is a threat in the red zone, so after Zach Ertz got the touchdowns last week, it could be Jeffery this Monday. |
| PIT | Antonio Brown | CIN | Adam Jones | Brown is a must-start in all formats and always an excellent play in DFS. He's coming off a huge game against the Chiefs and will need to step up again in a rivalry game. He's a surefire WR1. |
| SEA | Paul Richardson | NYG | Janoris Jenkins | This is a tough matchup for Richardson, going up against Janoris "Jackrabbit" Jenkins. Of corners playing at least 75 percent of the coverage snaps, only two corners (A.J. Bouye, Jalen Ramsey) are allowing a lower QB rating when being targeted than Jenkins.* Expect a lot of Doug Baldwin and Jimmy Graham in this matchup. |
| SF | Marquise Goodwin | DAL | Jourdan Lewis | Same story, different week. If Goodwin doesn't catch a long touchdown, it's going to be tough for him to be relevant in fantasy. This secondary as a whole is beatable, but I don't envision rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard taking many chances downfield. Goodwin is only worthy of a longshot in DFS tournaments. Even there, it's more like wasting money than being creative. |
| TB | Mike Evans | BUF | E.J. Gaines | It's not the most favorable matchup, but Evans is a top wide receiver, and again, you always play your studs. He may see some Tre'Davious White in this one, but even so, the game plan for Tampa Bay is simple: Feed your top receiver the football, because good things happen when you do. Evans will see his normal double-digit targets and he'll put up WR1 numbers. |
| TEN | Eric Decker | CLE | Jamar Taylor | On average, Taylor has allowed just 45.3 receiving yards per game over the last three weeks, though he has been burned for two touchdowns. Decker is coming off his best game as a Titan (7 catches for 88 yards) and could continue to see a similar workload moving forward, especially if Rishard Matthews deals with a tough corner, like he is this week. |
| WAS | Terrelle Pryor | PHI | Patrick Robinson | Robinson is allowing just over 55 receiving yards per game over the last three weeks and is playing excellent football.* Given Pryor's struggles and Robinson's hot play of late, it could be another dead week for Washington wideout. |
Offense | Right WR | Defense | Left CB | Analysis |
| ARI | John Brown | LAR | Trumaine Johnson | Brown is averaging six targets over the last three weeks, but the weakness of the Rams' defense doesn't lie in the passing game, but more so the ground attack. With a likely heavy dose of Adrian Peterson, Brown's opportunities could be limited. However, in coverage, Johnson is allowing 15.3 yards per reception over the last three weeks.* |
| ATL | Taylor Gabriel | NE | Malcolm Butler | Butler has struggled in coverage these past three weeks. Sure, he's notched two interceptions, but he's allowed the third-most yards in coverage during that span.* With Mohamed Sanu out last week, and currently questionable for this matchup, Gabriel saw a season-high eight targets, but mustered just four receptions for 39 yards. He's a flex option at best and a cheap option if seeking exposure to this game in DFS. |
| BAL | Mike Wallace | MIN | Xavier Rhodes | Good luck, Mike, seeing as all Rhodes are closed! Rhodes is one of the league's most dominant corners and the Baltimore passing attack isn't good enough to sustain Wallace's fantasy value against Rhodes. He's allowing 0.79 yards per cover snap and a team high 12.3 coverage snaps per reception.* |
| BUF | Zay Jones | TB | Brent Grimes | The injury to Charles Clay could open some targets to Zay Jones, but it's nothing that I would bet on. Despite leading the Buffalo wideouts with 23 targets, he's registered just five receptions on the year. He's been very ineffective and that trend will likely continue against Brent Grimes in coverage. |
| CAR | Devin Funchess | CHI | Kyle Fuller | Opposing quarterbacks have been targeting Fuller in bunches over the last three weeks. He's seen 27 targets on 108 snaps over the last three weeks, allowing 147 yards and one touchdown on 12 receptions.* Expect the targets between him and Kelvin Benjamin to even out after last week's game. |
| CHI | Tanner Gentry | CAR | James Bradberry | Bradberry is playing excellent football and Gentry doesn't exactly have a prominent role in a run-first offense. This should go without saying, but Gentry isn't exactly pushing the envelope on garnering playing time in your fantasy roster. |
| CIN | Brandon LaFell | PIT | Joe Haden | Haden has allowed the highest QB rating when targeted over the last three weeks, but unless LaFell finds the end zone, he is hardly relevant in most formats. With A.J. Green getting the lion's share of the target, starting LaFell means you're banking on a touchdown. However, I don't see it happening. |
| CLE | Ricardo Louis | TEN | Adoree' Jackson | Louis has recorded 30 targets over the last four weeks and the return of DeShone Kizer under center should help Louis in this matchup. You should have enough depth at receiver that you aren't playing him in seasonal formats, but if you must have a Cleveland receiver in DFS against this Tennessee defense, Louis is probably your safest option. The workload will be there again on Sunday. |
| DAL | Terrance Williams | SF | Rashard Robinson | The "return" of Ezekiel Elliott in the lineup diminishes Terrance Williams' fantasy value this week, even in a favorable matchup. Since his workload isn't consistently high, he'll need to score to be relevant. Robinson has allowed two touchdowns in coverage this season, but Williams hasn't found pay dirt all year. |
| DEN | Jordan Taylor | LAC | Trevor Williams | Taylor had three catches for 26 yards last week and even with the absence of Emmanuel Sanders, Taylor isn't worth starting in any fantasy format. The loss of Sanders benefits Bennie Fowler the most, not Taylor. |
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| GB | Jordy Nelson | NO | Ken Crawley | The Saints defense can be vulnerable, but they are opportunistic and better than many think. Crawley is playing excellent football and has allowed a QB rating of 69.9 to opposing signal callers when targeting him.* Brett Hundley will struggle a bit in this one, pushing Nelson down to WR2 status. |
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| IND | T.Y. Hilton | JAX | Jalen Ramsey | After two good matchups, the speedy Colt draws about as tough a matchup you can draw with Jalen Ramsey. Only two corners grade out higher than Ramsey so far on the season.* Hilton drops to the flex conversation this week. |
| JAX | Keelan Cole | IND | Rashaan Melvin | As most weeks in this piece, Cole is someone you aren't starting in your lineups. He doesn't get enough work in the nonexistent Jacksonville passing attack and don't put that added pressure on yourself by worrying about Cole in your lineup. |
| KC | Tyreek Hill | OAK | David Amerson | Personally, I thought Hill was concussed with that hit he took against the Steelers. However, he's not and will be out there tonight against Oakland. Hill hasn't busted off a long one in quite some time, so what better time than tonight against a vulnerable Oakland secondary! |
| LAC | Travis Benjamin | DEN | Aqib Talib | Talib ranks within the top 10 of Pro Football Focus' grades at the cornerback position and has allowed just 66 receiving yards all year. This is a brutal matchup for Benjamin and he may be the sacrificial lamb for other Charger receivers in this outing. |
| LAR | Robert Woods | ARI | Justin Bethel | Bethel has allowed the third most receiving yards over the last three weeks, including three touchdowns.* If Patrick Peterson does play, he'll lock down Watkins, resulting in increased targets for Woods. I like him a lot this week. |
| MIA | Kenny Stills | NYJ | Morris Claiborne | If DeVante Parker doesn't play, I expect Morris Claiborne to shadow Kenny Stills, because Leonte Carroo was an absolute non-factor against the Falcons last week. If Parker were to play, Stills gets a slight upgrade because he would face Darryl Roberts instead of Claiborne. Stills is no more than a GPP dart, but it's more like wasting money because Jay Cutler has been anemic this season. |
| MIN | Stefon Diggs | BAL | Brandon Carr | If Diggs plays, you're obviously starting him. However, if he's ruled out for the second week in a row, Michael Floyd will slot in opposite Laquon Treadwell, with Adam Thielen manning the slot. Diggs is a WR2 in this matchup if healthy. Floyd isn't worth starting. |
| NE | Chris Hogan | ATL | Desmond Trufant | After a consistent stretch by Hogan, he didn't perform up to expectations in Week 6 against the Jets. In a rematch of last year's Super Bowl, Hogan will look to better his numbers from that big game. He caught four passes in that one, and while Brady won't sling it 62 times in this one, Hogan has an excellent opportunity to catch 5-7 balls for 80-some yards and a touchdown. He's a must start in seasonal formats. |
| NO | Ted Ginn | GB | Damarious Randall | Ginn needs the big play and/or a touchdown, which he got last week, and it very well could happen again. Randall has allowed two touchdowns in coverage this season, and leads all of Green Bay's corners with 206 receiving yards allowed in coverage this season.* If you want exposure in DFS but don't want to pay up for Thomas, you can play Ginn in a GPP or two. |
| NYG | Roger Lewis | SEA | Richard Sherman | This is a brutally tough matchup for Lewis, going up against one of the premier cornerbacks in the National Football League. Lewis saw just two targets last week and even if he sees five or six on Sunday, I don't expect much from him against Sherman. The offense now flows through Evan Engram and Sterling Shepard when healthy. |
| NYJ | Robby Anderson | MIA | Cordrea Tankersley | Anderson is a deep threat, but he did manage to score his lone touchdown of the year against this Dolphins squad earlier in the year. If you want to take a GPP dart on FanDuel, sure, go ahead. In seasonal formats, you should have enough depth where you don't have to rely on Anderson's home run in your starting lineup. |
| OAK | Michael Crabtree | KC | Marcus Peters | Tough matchup here for Crabtree, but he's been the most consistent receiver for this Oakland squad. Despite Derek Carr's struggles, Crabtree has continued to produce, making him a low-end WR2 option this week. |
| PHI | Torrey Smith | WAS | Quinton Dunbar | Despite being a deep threat, or at least known as one, Smith is averaging just 1.13 yards per route run this season.* To put that into perspective, guys like T.Y. Hilton and Danny Amendola have marks at 2.34 and 2.33 respectively. Agholor has usurped Smith as the No. 2 receiver in Carson Wentz's eyes and that trend will continue moving forward. |
| PIT | Martavis Bryant | CIN | Dre Kirkpatrick | Bryant is unhappy and wants traded, so there's two ways this can go. 1) They feed Bryant with some extra targets to entice him to stay, or 2) they continue doing what they are doing and taking a chance with Bryant here and there. Listen, unless he gets a big one, which I don't think will happen, his fantasy value is null. If you have depth at wide receiver, put him on your bench. |
| SEA | Tyler Lockett | NYG | Eli Apple | Coming off a bye with a game at home, Seattle should come out firing. Lockett will need a big play to pay off, but it could happen against Apple. The young New York corner has allowed a team-high four passing touchdowns and 1.45 yards per coverage snap.* |
| SF | Pierre Garcon | DAL | Anthony Brown | I wrote about Garcon in the DFS WR Coach and he makes for a very solid play this week. San Francisco should have better luck moving the ball with C.J. Beathard and I expect Garcon to be one of the main beneficiaries of the quarterback change. |
| TB | DeSean Jackson | BUF | Tre'Davious White | White is enjoying an excellent 2017 campaign and I expect that to continue against the veteran Jackson. Whether Jameis Winston or Ryan Fitzpatrick is under center, Mike Evans is the major piece I want of this offense. Jackson needs big plays and/or touchdowns to be productive and the Bills have allowed a mere 6.6 yards per attempt and two passing touchdowns this season. Jackson isn't on my radar this week. |
| TEN | Rishard Matthews | CLE | Jason McCourty | Don't look now, but McCourty is playing excellent football. He's graded as one of the best corners in football through the first seven weeks, and he held DeAndre Hopkins to just two catches (1 TD) for 19 yards last week.* Matthews will get his, but you should temper expectations this week for Matthews. |
| WAS | Ryan Grant | PHI | Jalen Mills | Josh Doctson is the better talent, but Grant is the one running the routes, so that's why he's in here. Grant has caught 13 of his 20 targets this season, but even in a very positive matchup with Philadelphia's Jalen Mills, you just can't start Grant. Don't do it. |
Now, here are my 10 favorite matchups in the slot this weekend.
Offense | Slot WR | Defense | Slot CB | Analysis |
| MIN | Adam Thielen | BAL | Lardarius Webb | Webb has allowed the third most yards out of the slot this season and Thielen is enjoying his most productive campaign of his career. Even if Stefon Diggs were to return, Thielen has shown that he can get his numbers with Diggs on the field. Thielen is a WR2 at the lowest this week. |
| ARI | Larry Fitzgerald | LAR | Nickell Robey-Coleman | Did you see Fitzgerald last week? He was ridiculous! Let's go right back to the well and roll Fitzgerald out there as one of my favorite options out of the slot. He has WR1 upside, as we saw last week. Fire him up, baby! |
| NYG | Sterling Shepard | SEA | Jeremy Lane | Shepard is confident he'll be on the field and with the dearth of talent in the receiving game for the Giants, Shepard is in for a heavy workload. Lane is beatable out of the slot and Eli Manning is going to give Shepard plenty of opportunities in this one. Expect a lot of Shepard and rookie Evan Engram. |
| DAL | Cole Beasley | SF | K'Waun Williams | Williams has been targeted 41 times out of the slot this season, allowing 31 to be caught by his man.* To this point in the season, Beasley hasn't been used a bunch, but he continues to get open and Dallas will realize that this is a matchup worth exploiting. He also makes for a great cheap play on DraftKings. |
| NE | Danny Amendola | ATL | Brian Poole | Amendola is averaging 2.33 yards per route run, which ranks seventh in the National Football League.* Opposing slot receivers have a 75 percent catch rate against him and are averaging just under 10 yards per reception.* Amendola is an attractive option in all formats in a game where New England will likely need at least 30 points to win. |
| MIA | Jarvis Landry | NYJ | Buster Skrine | Despite Jay Cutler's inefficiencies, Landry has seen at least seven targets in every game this season. Against this Jets team earlier this year, Landry caught six passes on 11 targets for 48 yards. In PPR formats, you'll live with those numbers. Consider that his floor this week. |
| LAR | Cooper Kupp | ARI | Tyrann Mathieu | Kupp didn't feast on the matchup last week like I thought he would, but I'm right back at the well this week. Mathieu has allowed the fourth-most receiving yards out of the slot this season and with Sammy Watkins dealing with Patrick Peterson, it will be a lot of Kupp and Robert Woods in this contest. |
| DEN | Bennie Fowler | LAC | Desmond King | Of the guys in this list, Fowler probably has the worst matchup on paper. However, the injury to Emmanuel Sanders pushes Fowler one step up the totem pole to just below Demaryius Thomas. Fowler could be peppered with upwards of eight or nine targets this week, as Thomas deals with shadow coverage from Casey Hayward. |
| BUF | Jordan Matthews | TB | Robert McClain | McClain has allowed 16 receptions on 18 targets and with Charles Clay out of action, Matthews could see plenty of targets in the Buffalo passing attack. Matthews is no guarantee to play, but if he does, I like his odds in PPR formats against McClain. |
| SEA | Doug Baldwin | NYG | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | Coming off suspension, DRC has plenty of motivation, but has a tough matchup with Doug Baldwin. The recent bye week gave Baldwin some time to get healthy, which I expect to be on full display in this matchup. Russell Wilson won't target Janoris Jenkins, meaning it will be a lot of Baldwin and Jimmy Graham on Sunday. Fire Baldwin up. |
Elite
Michael Thomas vs. Davon House
Off the 114 qualified cornerbacks, House ranks 91st in Pro Football Focus’ grading system. Although Thomas was quiet last week, he was going up against Darius Slay, who ranks in the top 25.* In that matchup, he saw a season-low six targets, but that number should creep back up closer to 10 in this one. In the two games he saw 10 targets he went for 89 receiving yards, including a touchdown in that Week 4 contest against the Dolphins. New Orleans is going to put up some points with their passing attack this week, and unlike last week, Thomas will find the end zone against House and the Packers offense.
Okay, this is a bit chalky, but I just can’t ignore him any longer in this article. I tried for a while, because of you’re playing him in seasonal formats, and he always is a reliable option in DFS. Brown didn’t do so hot against the Bengals last year, but all four of his touchdowns in his career against the Bengals have come at home. Guess what? This game is in Pittsburgh. Oh yeah, baby! For his career, he’s averaging 5.3 receptions on 8.2 targets for just under 75 yards per game, per Pro Football Reference.
Affordable
Adam Thielen vs. Lardarius Webb
I wanted to put Thielen in here last week, but I didn’t, and I should have. Well, now here he is! If you think the return of Stefon Diggs will lessen his numbers, you’re foolish. Thielen has produced with Diggs on and off the field. Thielen is averaging 2.31 yards per route run this season (eighth-highest in the NFL) and Webb has allowed the third-most yards out of the slot this season, not to mention his 2.11 yards per coverage snap.* On a site like DraftKings, his value is even higher, but he’s one of my locks on FanDuel this week.
Robert Woods vs. Justin Bethel
Patrick Peterson on Sammy Watkins? Okay, avoiding that. Let’s play whoever squares off with Justin Bethel, since he’s handing touchdowns out to everyone. Since the NFL schedule flipped to Week 4, Bethel has allowed three touchdowns, a 138.9 QB rating and the third-most receiving yards in coverage.* Woods is a consistent part of the Rams’ offense and he’s seen at least six targets in each of the past four games. He hasn’t scored yet this season, but this matchup presents an excellent opportunity to break the streak.
Bargain Bin
Cole Beasley vs. K’Waun Williams
I talked him up in the DFS Coach and in the slot chart above, so it’s only fitting that I put him down here in the bargain bin. He comes at a cheap price in DFS and on a site like DraftKings, the PPR scoring benefits his style of play. He found the end zone twice a few weeks ago in a good matchup, and there’s no reason he can’t do it again against K’Waun Williams. Beasley doesn’t get down field (0.77 yards per route run), but he’s very good after the catch and we should see it on Sunday. He doesn’t have WR1 or even WR2 upside, but in PPR formats, he’s flexy, if you know what I mean.
*Information gathered from research done at Pro Football Focus.