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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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Kraft has been awesome this season. There’s no denying it. Overall, he is the TE7 in fantasy points per game. Since Week 4, he has been the TE3 in fantasy points per game, behind only George Kittle and Brock Bowers. Since Week 4, he has had a 13.1% target share with 1.57 YPRR and an 11.8% first-read share. He’s a YAC gawd. Among 55 qualifying tight ends, he ranks third in yards after the catch per reception and first in missed tackles forced. Kraft should destroy the Jags’ defense this week. Jacksonville has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points per game and the seventh-most receiving yards to tight ends.
Wilson had a wonderful first start for fantasy purposes last week as the QB3 in fantasy. Among 31 qualifying quarterbacks last week, he ranked sixth in yards per attempt, ninth in passer rating, and third in fantasy points per dropback, but that’s where the good times end. He was also 26th in CPOE, 22nd in highly accurate throw rate, and had the sixth-highest off-target rate. The deeper metrics scream that Wilson didn’t have the wonderful game that the boxscore would imply. With a softer matchup this week, his deeper passing numbers could more closely reflect the box score. The Giants have allowed the 11th-highest yards per attempt, the fourth-highest passer rating, and the second-highest CPOE.
Mooney is the WR24 in fantasy points per game, ranking tenth in deep targets. He also has seen four red zone targets in the last three games as the team tries to get him more involved inside the 20-yard line. Mooney has a 20.5% target share, a 32.4% air-yard share, 1.76 YPRR, and a 26.8% first-read share. He should enjoy a nice week, especially if he and Cousins can connect deep against a secondary that has allowed the 11th-most deep passing yards and the tenth-highest deep passer rating. The Bucs are 16th in PPR points per target and have allowed the ninth-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.
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