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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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Shakir is the WR32 in fantasy points per game, commanding a 17.3% target share and a 20.6% first-read share with 2.53 YPRR. Shakir has been awesome this season when he has been targeted. His lack of high-leverage usage is the big issue with his profile. He has only one deep target and has only two red zone targets (none since Week 3). Seattle has utilized single high with 55% of their defensive snaps. Against single-high, Shakir’s usage has remained in line with his overall numbers. Shakir might be on the outside looking in this week of Buffalo’s point-scoring bonanza. Seattle has limited slot receivers to the seventh-lowest PPR points per target and the fifth-fewest receiving yards per game.
Smith-Njigba is the WR39 in fantasy points per game while ranking 16th among wide receivers in red zone targets. He is a strong regression candidate for the rest of the season, as he is the WR23 in expected fantasy points per game. Smith-Njigba has a 19.3% target share, a 21.7% target share, 1.20 YPRR, and a 21.3% first-read share. Smith-Njigba could rack up yardage against Buffalo as they have allowed the eighth-most receiving yards per game to opposing slot receivers, but you shouldn’t expect him to be incredibly efficient as the Bills have also held slot receivers to the fourth-lowest PPR points per target.
With Nico Collins sidelined Dell has a 24.5% target share, a 33.9% air-yard share, a saddening 1.04 YPRR, and a team-leading 37.5% first-read share. He was the WR16 in fantasy in Week 6 before getting blanked with zero fantasy points in Week 7. The Texans’ passing offense fell apart last week as C.J. Stroud was under duress all day. Dell has three red zone targets in his last four games. Indy is tenth in single high rate (57.3%). Against single high, Dell has had a 20.6% target share, 1.39 YPRR, and a 21.9% first-read share. This could be a huge bounceback game for this passing attack. Since Week 6, among 48 qualifying wide receivers, Dell ranks sixth in separation and route win rate against single high. Indy has allowed the 12th-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.
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