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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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Irving has eaten into White’s workload over the last two weeks with a 42-43% snap rate while averaging 11 touches and 55.5 total yards. He has accounted for a 51% snap rate on rushing plays and a 64% red zone snap rate since Week 4. Irving has been extremely efficient with his touches (among 59 qualifying backs), ranking seventh in explosive run rate, sixth in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 13th in yards after contact per attempt. This isn’t the week to flex him, though. New Orleans continues to be a tough run defense, allowing the seventh-lowest explosive run rate, the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game, and the second-lowest yards after contact per attempt. Sit Irving.
Brown might draw the start this week if Moss is sidelined with a bum ankle. Over the last three games, Brown has seen an elevated role, playing 24-40% of the snaps, averaging 13.6 touches and 71.6 total yards. It’s scintillating to ponder what Brown could do this week in a further expanded role. Among 59 qualifying backs, he ranks 11th in explosive run rate, ninth in missed tackle rate, and fourth in yards after contact per attempt. The Giants have been gashed by backs all year, allowing the tenth-highest explosive run rate, the highest missed tackle rate, and the second-highest yards after contact per attempt.
Dell has had a rough 2024 season so far as the WR70 in fantasy points per game. Dell has seen only a 13.3% target share, a 21.5% air-yard share, and a 13.3% first-read share with 1.07 YPRR. Dell has one end zone target and two red zone looks this season. New England has the sixth-highest rate of two-high this season (51.3%). Against two-high, Dell has had a disappointing 13% TPRR, 0.84 YPRR, and a 13% first-read share. Last year, against this coverage type, Dell posted a 20% TPRR, 2.02 YPRR, and a solid 17.4% first-read share. With Diggs likely to get the Christian Gonzalez treatment, Dell could be leaned on this week. Dell is likely to see Jonathan Jones (69.2% catch rate and 106.9 passer rating) and Marco Wilson (career: 69.3% catch rate and 115.2 passer rating) for most of the day.
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