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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Wide Receiver
WIDE RECEIVERS
Written by Derek Brown
Quentin Johnston (LAC): 41% rostered
- Next Opponents: BAL, @ATL, @KC
- True value: $4
- Desperate Need: $8
- Budget-minded: $3
Analysis: Johnston finished with a familiar stat line against the Bengals in Week 11. He had only two receptions and 48 receiving yards, but the difference this week was that he saw a 22.2% target share with a season-high eight targets. Johnston has been a boom-or-bust player this season. He could boom again in Week 12. Baltimore will take away the Bolts’ ability to run the rock, so we should see Justin Herbert light it up, which is good news for Johnston. Baltimore has been a wonderful matchup all season, allowing the most receiving yards and fantasy points per game to perimeter wide receivers (per Fantasy Points Data).
Christian Watson (GB): 44% rostered
- Next Opponents: SF, MIA, @DET
- True value: $3
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-minded: $1
Analysis: Jordan Love only threw the ball 17 times against the talented Bears secondary, but that didn’t stop Watson from exploding for 150 receiving yards. He had one of the nastiest fiving catches of the year, with Bears corners flanking him in every direction. It was an awesome performance. Watson led the Packers’ receivers with a 23.5% target share. We all know the volatility of the Green Bay receiver room and how the Packers will feature receivers depending on the coverage that they face, so I understand why his rostership is below 50% right now. That needs to change. Watson’s upcoming matchups aren’t great, but if we can finally get healthy versions of Watson and Love on the field together for an extended stretch, Watson could step up as the No. 1 option in this passing attack. I know I’m wishcasting to an extent, but we can’t rule it out.
Elijah Moore (CLE): 8% rostered
- Next Opponents: PIT, @DEN, @PIT
- True value: $3
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-minded: $1
Analysis: In Jameis Winston‘s first two games as the Browns’ starting quarterback, Moore had a 23% target share, a 23.9% first-read share and 1.49 yards per route run, with one top-24 wide receiver finish (per Fantasy Points Data). Against the Saints, Moore handled a 17.3% target share, finishing with six receptions, 66 receiving yards and a score. We had seen recent glimpses of Moore’s talent that had us all swooning over him entering his sophomore season. Moore will remain a strong flex play with two dates against the Steelers in his next three games. Since Week 5, Pittsburgh has allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game and the sixth-most receiving yards per game to slot receivers (per Fantasy Points Data).
Jalen Coker (CAR): 5% rostered
- Next Opponents: KC, TB, @PHI
- True value: $3
- Desperate Need: $5
- Budget-minded: $1
Analysis: In his most recent game before Carolina’s Week 11 bye, Coker led the team with a whopping 32% target share, a 49.4% air-yard share and a 36.4% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Sadly, only 62.5% of that target volume was deemed catchable. If Coker is going to see this type of volume over the next two weeks, it might not matter. He should be considered a strong flex play against the Chiefs and Bucs, who have respectively allowed the second-most and third-most fantasy points per game to slot receivers this season (per Fantasy Points Data).
Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG): 48% rostered
- Next Opponents: TB, @DAL, NO
- True value: $2
- Desperate Need: $4
- Budget-minded: $1
Analysis: Robinson entered Week 11 as the WR40 in fantasy points per game, with six games this season as a top-36 receiver in weekly fantasy scoring. Among WRs, he ranks seventh in red-zone targets. Robinson has commanded a 22.2% target share and 25.2% first-read share while producing 1.29 yards per route run and 39.8 receiving yards per game (per Fantasy Points Data). He is a strong flex play this week despite the Giants’ shaky quarterback play. Since Week 5, Tampa Bay has allowed the most fantasy points per game to slot receivers.
Jalen McMillan (TB): 13% rostered
- Next Opponents: @NYG, @CAR, LV
- True value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: McMillan has been dealing with a hamstring injury. He was inactive in Week 9 and a ghost active in Week 10. (He didn’t play a single snap.) Hopefully, after the Bucs’ bye in Week 11, McMillan can return to the starting lineup, because the Bucs need receiving weapons.The last time he played a major role (Week 8), McMillan had a 14% target share, only 0.83 yards per route run and a 21.2% first-read share (second on the team). McMillan had one end-zone target (per Fantasy Points Data). This week, assuming he’s fully healthy, McMillan reenters the flex conversation against a Giants secondary that has allowed the 13th-most fantasy points per game to perimeter receivers.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (NO): 25% rostered
- Next Opponents: BYE, LAR, @NYG
- True value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Valdes-Scantling has been threading the needle over the last two games. He has only seen an 11.8% target share with five total receptions, but he has averaged 98 receiving yards per game and had three scores. Is this sustainable? No. Could he continue the hot streak after the Saints’ Week 12 bye? Possibly. Valdes-Scantling comes out of the bye with matchups against the Rams and Giants, who have allowed the fifth-most and sixth-most deep passing yards per game, respectively (per Fantasy Points Data). MVS will be a dice-roll flex play in those two matchups.
Xavier Legette (CAR): 28% rostered
- Next Opponents: KC, TB, @PHI
- True value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: I’ll lead off with this. I wouldn’t flex Legette in Week 12 against a Chiefs secondary that has limited perimeter wide receivers with the third-fewest fantasy points per game allowed to the position (per Fantasy Points Data). I would pick up Legette with an eye toward playing him against the Buccaneers in Week 13. Since Week 6, Legette has had a 16.6% target share, 1.08 yards per route run, three end-zone targets and a 20% first-read share. The Bucs have allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to perimeter receivers.
DeMario Douglas (NE): 28% rostered
- Next Opponents: @MIA, IND, BYE
- True value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Douglas has been a PPR merchant with Drake Maye under center. In their four full games together, Douglas has had a 21.5% target share and has finished with at least four receptions and 50 receiving yards three times. He’s a volume-based flex play in his next two games before his bye. Since Week 5, Miami has allowed the 12th-fewest receiving yards per game to slot receivers, while Indy has given up the 10th-fewest receiving yards per game to the slot (per Fantasy Points Data).
Noah Brown (WAS): 10% rostered
- Next Opponents: DAL, TEN, BYE
- True value: $0
- Desperate Need: $1
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Since Week 3, Brown has had a 15.9% target share, 1.57 yards per route run and a 19.6% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Over that span, he has surpassed 50 receiving yards in only three games, but he makes this week’s waiver wire article because he has a juicy matchup in Week 12 against an exploitable Dallas secondary. With all of the teams on bye, you might be in a tough spot in deeper leagues as you look for a flex play. Dallas has allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game to perimeter receivers.
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