Jakobi Meyers Week 6 Outlook - Steelers at Raiders

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 10th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Meyers will be the team's de facto WR1 this week. With Davante Adams out, Meyers has had a 31.1% target share, a 38.9% air-yard share, 1.95 YPRR, and a 34.1% first-read share. Meyers leads the team in red zone targets (five). He may get shadowed by Joey Porter Jr. (66.7% catch rate and 86.3 passer rating) this week. Porter Jr. has shadowed three times this season, following Drake London, Courtland Sutton, and Quentin Johnston on 65.2-85.7% of their routes. None of those wide receivers finished with more than 44 receiving yards in his coverage. Only Johnston secured a touchdown. Last week, Meyers only saw Patrick Surtain on 50% of his routes, but Gardner Minshew only fed him two targets with Surtain opposite him. Meyers made the most of his opportunities with Surtain, not on him. This week, I don't see O'Connell challenging Porter Jr. if he is following him throughout the entire game. Sit Meyers this week.