Keenan Allen’s season was interrupted by a hamstring injury in Week 1 after only four catches for 66 yards. He has not played since, but there is some optimism that he could suit up for Sunday’s matchup against Seattle. Justin Herbert and the rest of the Chargers’ offense would welcome him back with open arms, given that they currently rank 12th in the NFL with much higher expectations. So will Keenan Allen play in Week 7? Here’s the latest we have.
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Keenan Allen (hamstring) practices, remains questionable for Sunday
Keenan Allen has been listed as questionable for the Chargers Week 7 matchup with the Seahawks.
Fantasy Impact
Allen got in a limited practice on Friday just as he did all week, and should be on the right side of questionable heading into Sunday. Assuming he makes his return and remains setback free, Allen will immediately be a WR2 once again as Justin Herbert’s favorite target and security blanket. The Seahawks pass defense is bad.
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What the Experts are Saying
Allen has been listed as questionable (hamstring). He’s been limited in practice all week. Currently I think Allen returns this week. He’s been deemed a game-time decision. Per reports if he is active he could be on a snap count. In his only game action this year, he snagged all four of his targets for 66 yards with 5.08 yards per route run (50% slot). Last year he handled a 25% target share with 30.5% of the team’s air yards. If he’s in the lineup expect him to be utilized when he’s on the field. While his overall snaps might be limited his target per route rate could be high. Last year he was 20th (26.7%) in target per route rate (TPRR). Mike Williams has averaged 39 routes per game. Even cutting that route total in half with Allen’s target per route rate from last year we’re staring at 5.2 projected targets. Even bumping it up to the 33% he saw in Week 1 puts him at 6.4 targets, so on a conservative pitch count this is about the volume you’re looking at with Allen, so he’s only in WR3 territory. He’ll run about half of his routes against Coby Bryant (60.9% catch rate, 115.9 passer rating).
-Derek Brown
Allen appears to be on pace to play against the Seahawks this week, Allen would be a low upside WR2 against a Seahawks D that is 7th against fantasy wide receivers.
-Derek Lofland
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