{"id":73328,"date":"2019-09-19T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=73328"},"modified":"2019-09-19T06:40:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T10:40:13","slug":"nelson-agholor-must-start-fantasy-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/19\/nelson-agholor-must-start-fantasy-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Agholor A Must-Start in Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> are banged up, and Nelson Agholor<\/a><\/strong> is in position to make the most of his opportunities. The Eagles should have one of the NFL\u2019s best passing attacks as long as Carson Wentz<\/a><\/strong> stays healthy, but the unit is going to be missing several key players on Week 3\u2019s contest. Agholor has proven capable of handling a big role in the past, and the fifth-year receiver has a favorable matchup against the Detroit Lions. If you have him on your team, make sure to throw him in your starting lineup.<\/p>\n

Fantasy Football: Start Nelson Agholor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As of this posting, it looks like DeSean Jackson<\/a><\/strong> and Alshon Jeffery<\/a><\/strong> are going to miss<\/a> Week 3\u2019s matchup against the Detroit Lions. Normally, both these players are ahead of Agholor on the depth chart and account for a sizeable percentage of the targets. However, with both players gone, somebody other than Zach Ertz<\/a><\/strong> is going to need to catch passes for the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Look for that person to be none other than Agholor. Jackson and Jeffery went down midway through Week 2\u2019s action, and Agholor immediately become the go-to wide receiver. In total, Agholor finished the night with eight receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets, but he could have had a lot more. In the waning minutes of the game, Wentz found Agholor deep down the sideline for what would have been a huge touchdown. Unfortunately, Agholor dropped the pass.<\/p>\n

Outside of Ertz, the Eagles don\u2019t have another reliable healthy weapon in the passing game. Rookie wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside<\/strong><\/a> has plenty of promise, but the rookie is still adjusting to the NFL game. Ditto for Miles Sanders<\/a><\/strong>, as the rookie second-round pick hasn\u2019t been much of a receiving threat through the first two games. Second-string tight end Dallas Goedert<\/a><\/strong> suffered a calf injury of his own and might not play in Week 3. If he does, he\u2019ll probably be limited.<\/p>\n

Agholor\u2019s Favorable Matchup<\/h3>\n

Even if Jackson and Jeffery were healthy, Nelson Agholor had the chance to be fantasy relevant in Week 3. The Eagles are going up against a Detroit Lions defense which simply cannot stop anybody out of the slot. In Week 1, the unit allowed Larry Fitzgerald<\/a><\/strong> to record eight catches for 113 yards and one touchdown while working primarily out of the slot. One week later, the Lions gave up eight receptions for 98 yards to Allen, who spent a decent amount of time in the slot. He would have had more yardage had Darius Slay<\/a><\/strong> not committed multiple penalties while lined up against Allen in the slot.<\/p>\n

So far this season, Nelson Agholor has played 65.1% of his snaps in the slot. This is more or less consistent with his career norms. The Detroit Lions have a solid defense, but they can\u2019t stop anything out of the slot. Agholor is one of the NFL\u2019s better slot receivers, so he should see a large share of the targets. Doug Pederson<\/a><\/strong> is a brilliant offensive mind, and he won\u2019t let a matchup this favorable go to waste.<\/p>\n

The stars have aligned for Nelson Agholor to have a huge game in Week 3. Seemingly half the team is injured, and Agholor is the best healthy receiver on the roster. Carson Wentz is still healthy, and he can\u2019t possibly target Zach Ertz 30 times in a game. When factoring Agholor\u2019s opportunity with Detroit\u2019s inability to stop slot receivers, don\u2019t be surprised if Agholor dramatically outperforms his projection.<\/p>\n

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