WIDE RECEIVERS
Start: AJ Brown (PHI @ DAL): Brown may be grumbling about his usage with only 38 grabs for 457 yards and three scores, but he is still a target hog when the switch flips, and now he faces a Cowboys defense that ranks dead last against fantasy wide receivers, allowing nearly 29.0 points per game to the position. In a rivalry game with a 48.5 total and Dallas’ corners getting cooked all year, this has classic squeaky wheel game written all over it. Ride the volume spike we’ve all been begging the Eagles to unleash.
Start: Stefon Diggs (NE @ CIN): Diggs sits top 10 in receptions and top 20 in yards with 59 for 659 and three touchdowns, and in a game where Ja’Marr Chase is suspended and the Bengals defense ranks bottom half versus receivers, he has a very real chance to lead this entire matchup in targets. With a 49.5 total and Cincinnati’s secondary giving up over twenty fantasy points per game to wideouts, you stack him with Maye, smile, and let that Patriots passing volume embarrass whoever fades him.
Sit: Alec Pierce (IND @ KC): Pierce has a fun 20.9 yards per catch and 585 yards on only 28 receptions, which screams low percentage deep threat, and now he has to live on go balls against a Chiefs secondary that is the second stingiest in fantasy points allowed to wide receivers. In a 49.5 total where Kansas City can dictate coverage and force the Colts to spread the ball around just to survive, his floor is a goose egg, and his ceiling is one play you shouldn’t feel confident chasing.
Sit: Drake London (ATL @ NO): London has been a stud with 60 catches for 810 yards and six touchdowns, but he is dealing with a PCL sprain and already tagged doubtful, walking into a low 39.5 total game against a Saints defense that sits in the middle of the pack versus fantasy wideouts. Betting on a hobbled boundary receiver in a slow-paced division game with a significant downgrade at QB is how you lose the week.
