Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Nico Collins, Michael Pittman Jr., Alexander Mattison (Week 3)

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Alexander Mattison (RB – MIN)

It was another underwhelming performance. 8 carries for 28 yards and one lost fumble. Just 11 yards on 3 catches (6 targets) most of which came in pure garbage time. However, he still played 76% of the snaps to Ty Chandler‘s 12%. Chandler had one carry for zero yards but looked explosive on his catch and run. He caught two passes for nine yards. Mattison out-touched Chandler 11 to 3.

Still zero indication that Chandler is a threat to Mattison’s workload through two games. And the first two matchups – that I tried to hit home as a reason to not draft Mattison – have been brutal as advertised. Injuries across the OL have not helped. But if you have Mattison, you can’t sell. The window is gone. But luckily, the matchups improve dramatically for the Vikings with the Chargers, Panthers, Chiefs and Bears in their next four games. If you are really hurting at RB, I actually think Mattison is super sharp buy low target to get you through the next few weeks.

Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)

Minshew heavily targeted Michael Pittman Jr. Nine targets from Minshew, after seeing three from Anthony Richardson. Caught 8 for 56 yards on a total of 12 targets. Even if Richardson misses time, I’d view Pittman as a buy-low with the QBs force-feeding him targets. The first two plays were targets to Pittman after he saw one target in the first half last week. Minshew, a veteran, is not as bad for Pittman as many might automatically think for the WR’s fantasy value.

So although he was listed as a sell last week, I am changing my tune after Pittman was slightly less productive in Week 2 with new question marks about his quarterback’s availability. The guy ranks fourth in target share (33%) over the first two games.

Nico Collins (WR – HOU)

Nico Collins baby. 7 for 146 and 1 with nine targets in Week 2. 25% target rate per route this season. 5th in receiving yards (226). 5th in total air yards. A monster after the catch looking to dish out punishment. Looks like he is on the cusp of a true breakout.