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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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Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice: Week 13
LaPorta looks finally fully healthy. Last week, he played 93% of the snaps, which is the second time this season he has played more than 90% of the snaps. LaPorta is the TE17 in fantasy points per game, ranking fifth in deep targets and 12th in red zone targets among tight ends. Since Week 4, Chicago has had the third-highest single-high rate (61.8%). Against single high, LaPorta is third on the team in TPRR (18%) while ranking third in YPRR (2.17) and first-read share (16%). Chicago has allowed the tenth-most receiving yards per game and the highest yards per reception to tight ends.
Kmet is the TE14 in fantasy points per game, ranking fifth in deep targets among the position. Kmet sadly hasn’t seen a red zone target since Week 6. Since Week 11, he has had a 65.2% route share, a 16.5% target share, 1.71 YPRR, and a 13.8% first-read share. Kmet will have a tough day in Week 13 against a pass defense that has allowed the fewest receiving yards per game and the fifth-fewest yards per reception to tight ends.
Over the last two games, Moore has had a 17.7% target share (third on the team), 1.91 YPRR, and a 21.5% first-read share (third on the team). He has been the underneath/manufactured touch player, with 57.1% of his targets being designed and having only a 1.8 aDOT (25 air yards). Moore is eighth among wide receivers in red zone targets, but he has only one red zone look over his last four games. Detroit has the eighth-highest single-high rate (56%). It’s an incredibly small sample, but over the last two games against single-high, Moore has ranked fourth in TPRR (17%), first in YPRR (2.37), and second in first-read share (24.1%). Since Week 6, Detroit has allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game and the second-fewest PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers. Also not working in Moore’s favor is the fact that Detroit has allowed the second-fewest yards after the catch per reception.
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