Playing on one leg, Olave had one of his best games of the season
last week against the Rams going for 9-123. It’s been a
running gag in fantasy circles that Olave leads the NFL in the
empty stat of “air yards”, but while those are “what
could have been” fantasy points, it does point to the fact
that Olave has a real chance to feast against a Tampa secondary
giving up the 4th most fantasy points to the position. Most of
this offense has underachieved this season, but patience with
Olave could pay off.
Lockett sprung to life last week against the Titans with an 8-81
line on a season high 11 targets. On pace to finish with the fewest
touchdowns since 2017, Lockett has been pushed aside a bit for rookie
Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Look for the Hawks to use Lockett in his customary
slot role against a Steeler secondary that gives up almost 50% of
its receiver fantasy points to the slot position.
Since Week 8 McBride has basically been a must-start at the tight
end position. He's become Arizona’s most reliable and consistently
productive receiver even through the assertion of Kyler Murray
into the lineup. He’s caught 31 passes in the last four
games, which is more than any other tight end in the top-5. With
Arizona likely in a negative game script throughout, McBride should
continue his scoring barrage.
With a monster 6-90-2 line in Week 16 it’s likely Ridley
boosted many teams into the fantasy championship, but with Trevor
Lawrence banged up again, and the shocking stingy Carolina defense
on tap, Ridley is a risky regression candidate this week. Carolina
has only yielded the 5th fewest fantasy points to the position,
and the Jags are a sinking ship.
The fact that Wilson has been able to produce another strong
statistical season with the quality of passers the Jets have is
a testament to his elite skill. While he’ll challenge for
WR1 slot one day, Wilson is in for a rough day against a Cleveland
defense that is going to live in the Jets backfield Thursday night.
The Browns have yet to allow a receiver to catch more than six
passes in any game, and no receiver has more than 55 yards since
Week 13.
One day we are going to look back on Drake London’s career
and wonder how the heck Arthur Smith was allowed to run this offense
like it was a throwback era, but until then London remains just
another fancy car languishing in the garage. He hasn’t scored
since Week 4, and outside of a few random weeks, he’s hardly
been starter worthy. This is a great matchup on paper, but the
risk is just too much to manage.
