Every week we’ll bring you The Primer, a deep dive into every fantasy-relevant player from every NFL game of the week. You can find the full weekly Primer here. Below we dive into a few notable players ahead of this weekend’s games.
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Chuba Hubbard: Last week, Hubbard played 67% of the snaps with 17 touches and 54 total yards. Hubbard has been the better back in this backfield all season long. It seems the Carolina Panthers coaching staff now agrees. Among 65 qualifying backs, Hubbard ranks 29th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 30th in yards after contact per attempt. Don’t get carried away with Hubbard hope this week, though. Indy still has a good run defense with the 14th-best stuff rate, the 11th-lowest missed tackles per attempt, and the seventh-lowest yards after contact per attempt allowed. Week 9 Positional Value: RB3
Dak Prescott: Since Week 4, Prescott has been DEALING! Over his last four games, he is second in passing grade, third in yards per attempt, and sixth in fantasy points per dropback. Prescott has been locked in with the ninth-highest highly accurate throw rate. He has finished as the QB1 and QB3 in fantasy in his last two games. Since Week 4, the Eagles have been crushed through the air. They have allowed the ninth-highest passing yards per game, the seventh-most passing touchdowns, and the tenth-highest passer rating. Prescott is headed for another banner week. Week 9 Positional Value: QB1
Dallas Goedert: Goedert is the TE9 in fantasy, ranking sixth in targets, 11th in target share, sixth in red zone targets, and 16th in YPRR. Goedert is the matchup chess piece for the Eagles this week. He leads the team in slot routes run (52.4% slot). Dallas has allowed the sixth-highest PPR points per target to slot receivers. Goedert could lead the team in targets this week. Week 9 Positional Value: TE1
Garrett Wilson: Wilson is the WR23 in fantasy, drawing a beautiful 29.7% target share, a 48.9% air-yard share, 1.98 YPRR, and a 45.7% first-read share. Wilson has been amazing this season. He has been producing as a WR2 despite Zach Wilson. This offseason, the question was posed: “Can Wilson be Aaron Rodgers‘ new Davante Adams?” Well, I think we have our answer. It’s just a shame that we were robbed of seeing him blow up with Rodgers chucking him the ball. Wilson is tenth in deep targets and fifth in red zone looks. Wilson will run about 72% of his routes against Asante Samuel Jr. (69.4% catch rate and 95.1 passer rating) and Michael Davis (67.3% catch rate and 120.8 passer rating). The Bolts have allowed the sixth-highest PPR points per target and the fifth-most receiving touchdowns to perimeter wideouts. Week 9 Positional Value: WR2
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