Sterling Shepard Week 8 Outlook - Falcons at Buccaneers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Since being inserted into the wide receiver rotation in Week 4, Shepard has drawn a 7.9% target share with 0.94 YPRR and an 8.3% first-read share. I could easily be wrong, but I look for him to take over as the team's primary slot option. Shepard has played 61.3% of his NFL snaps from the slot. This season, with Chris Godwin previously owning that role, Shepard had been on the perimeter for 71% of his routes. Atlanta has allowed the 15th-most receiving yards per game and ranked 15th in PPR points per target to slot receivers. Shepard is a volatile flex this week.