Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Isaac Guerendo, Deebo Samuel, Jauan Jennings (Week 15)

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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.

Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice: Week 15

Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR)

Samuel has struggled this season, and I don’t know if that will change in Week 15. He hasn’t managed double-digit fantasy points since Week 10. He hasn’t surpassed 80 receiving yards in a game since Week 6. His last red zone target came in Week 11. The Rams have utilized single high with 55.3% of their defensive snaps this season. Against single-high, since Week 10, Samuel has had a 21.3% target share, only 1.35 YPRR, and a 23.7% first-read share. The Rams’ secondary has been in shambles, but in a similar fashion to last week. I don’t know if Samuel can take advantage of it. Since Week 9, the Rams have allowed the tenth-most fantasy points per game and the third-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers. Last week, he even saw an uptick in his rushing usage with five attempts, but he only managed 13 yards on the ground. If you’re desperate and have to flex him, I get it, but in most instances, I’m sitting Samuel.

Isaac Guerendo (RB)

Guerendo has been listed as questionable for Week 15. He is dealing with a foot injury that held him out of practice until Wednesday, when he practiced on a limited basis. With a short week, I lean that the team will likely hold him out, but we’ll see. If you have Guerendo, I hope you picked up Patrick Taylor Jr. as a backup plan. Last week, before leaving with the foot injury, Guerendo rolled up 17 touches and 128 total yards (one score) as the RB2 for the week. In the first half of the game, he played 70% of the snaps while seeing an 88% snap rate in the red zone. Guerendo has been impressive on a per-touch basis, with an 8.8% explosive run rate and a 21% missed tackle rate. If he does play, I do expect him to share the load more with Taylor Jr. Since Week 9, Los Angeles has allowed the fourth-most rushing yards per game, the fifth-highest missed tackle rate, and the third-highest yards before contact per attempt.

Jauan Jennings (WR)

Since Week 10, Jennings has been the WR8 in fantasy points per game. Since Week 10, he has five red zone targets and has eclipsed 16 fantasy points in three games. This should be another strong game from Jennings. The Rams have utilized single high with 55.3% of their defensive snaps this season. Against single-high, since Week 10, Jennings has had a 30% target share, 2.61 YPRR, and a 33.9% first-read share. Since Week 9, the Rams have allowed the tenth-most fantasy points per game and the third-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.

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