Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waivers, projections, DFS plays and more

My projections-based rankings course of usually lends itself to a “begin your studs” method, however there are definitely exceptions. A kind of exceptions comes when studs cease performing, or being handled like, studs. That is precisely what has occurred with Chris Godwin and JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Godwin’s struggles seem like carefully associated to the arrival of Antonio Brown. Since Brown joined the Buccaneers, Godwin is the No. 33 receiver in PPR scoring and has topped 53 yards simply twice in six video games. Because the workforce’s Week 13 bye, it has been even worse, with Godwin seeing simply 11.8% of the workforce’s targets. I am scared to start out Godwin, however I’ve no confidence in beginning him.

I truthfully don’t know what to make of Smith-Schuster’s struggles. He hasn’t posted greater than 55 yards in a recreation since Week 10 and he is solely topped 75 yards thrice all season. He does have an edge on Godwin most weeks in PPR due to his catches, however he is additionally coming off a three-catch efficiency towards the Bengals on Monday evening.

Are sitting Godwin or Smith-Schuster? In all probability not for anybody on the waiver wire, however I would undoubtedly sit them for Marvin Jones, Nelson Agholor, Corey Davis and about two dozen different wideouts.

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Week 16 WR Preview

• 12 — Marvin Jones has at the least 12 targets in three of his previous 4 video games.
• 45 — Nelson Agholor has 45 targets over his previous 5 video games.
• 142.9 — Corey Davis is the No. 10 WR in PPR leagues with 142.9 Fantasy factors since he returned from the Covid IR in Week 7.
• 40.47% — Marquise Brown is chargeable for 40% of Baltimore’s air yards; solely Terry McLaurin has a better share.
• 16.4 — Brandon Aiyuk’s 16.4 PPR Fantasy factors per recreation ranks thirteenth, and second amongst receivers.
• 8.17 — 78 broad receivers have at the least 50 targets this season. JuJu Smith-Schuster’s 8.17 yards per catch ranks 76th.

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