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Players to Buy
Drake London did all of his damage in the first half, with 6-95-1 (RZ score) on 7 first-half targets. The Falcons’ No. 1 WR finally had the breakout game (38% target share, 40% target rate per route run) that I was hoping for when I was pumping his draft stock all offseason. London remains a buy and target if he can be acquired cheaper during his bye week. I like the schedule coming up after the Falcons’ bye week. Keep in mind that the Falcons fired their previous WR coach before Week 4, in an effort to get more offensive WR production. So far, so good.
Brian Thomas Jr. led the Jaguars with a 35% air yards share and 23% target share. Not gaudy numbers by any means, but good for the Jags’ No. 1 WR. Still very much a buy-low target as the WR15 in XFPPG through four games in a new offense. BTJ was more efficient on his targets in Week 4 than in past weeks, and he led the team in receiving yards (49).
More alpha usage without the box-score pop yet: 22% target share (8 targets) with 50% of the team’s air yards in Week 4; T-Mac is 18th in air-yard share through four games and running well ahead of every other Panthers WR. Bryce Young keeps looking to T-Mac downfield and in the red zone, making him a prime TD-regression candidate with juicy matchups coming. Buy Low on the WR10 in expected fantasy PPG.
After a crazy productive rookie season, Ladd McConkey‘s numbers have tanked. Quentin Johnston‘s breakout and Keenan Allen‘s built-in rapport with Justin Herbert have taken a major toll on the Chargers’ second-year man. I’d like to think that he will turn things around because he’s super talented…but with those other two guys healthy, it’s hard to see after what has transpired over the first four weeks. Now Allen is 33 years old and will likely miss games at some point. That might be the jump start Ladd needs to see a boost in receiving yards and targets. It’s not as if Ladd has not seen any volume, but he hasn’t had as many big plays or found the end zone yet. Considering this looks like rock bottom – 1 catch for 11 yards – I think this is the time to buy while there’s immense panic in the streets. The schedule is good over the next few weeks for him to get going.
Jameson Williams commanded a team-high 10 targets in Week 4 when you include two negated by penalties. The Lions WR also saw over 200 air yards. The Lions tried so hard to get Jamo going with multiple downfield shots for a team-high 30% target share, but he and Jared Goff just could not connect. Buy Low. Chase the air yards and team-leading targets for when Detroit plays Cincy in Week 5.
Stefon Diggs had his best game as a Patriot in Week 4, going for 6 catches and 100-plus yards. After four weeks, it appears that Stefon Diggs might be coming back into form after the torn ACL injury from 2024. Snaps were up to 63% despite the team sitting guys in the fourth quarter. He actually led the Patriots in routes run (77%) along with a dominant 39% target share.
Must-add WR of the week. Wan’Dale Robinson has shown that he can command a high number of targets and demand red-zone looks. With New York expanding his route tree past just low ADOT stuff in 2025, Robinson could turn into a weekly fantasy WR option ROS. Averaged 10 targets per game without Malik Nabers last season.
Players to Sell
DK Metcalf buried me as a fade in Week 4 – ripping off a HUGE 80-yard catch-and-run to the house. But the facts are the facts. Through four games, Metcalf is outside the top-50 in expected fantasy points per game. 3rd-most points scored ABOVE expectation. And that’s because he owns a super low Adot (5.9) and a 20% target share (5.5 targets per game). He has scored in three straight games. Metcalf’s current usage (low-aDOT, low volume) suggests that his production will tail off dramatically. Sell high.
Just more low ADOT (4.3) and low-value targets for DJ Moore in Week 4 culminating into a 4-38 stat line .DJ Moore managers are just keeping their fingers crossed that he gets traded at some point. Because the role Moore has in this 2025 Bears offense is lackluster at best. Moore is the WR48 in expected fantasy PPG this season.
Can’t get much worse for Calvin Ridley. Had people ask me this past week if they should drop Ridley for Elic Ayomanor. After Week 4, I felt justified in telling those to pull the trigger. I don’t think Ridley will continue to be this bad for the rest of the season, but you can’t play him till we see more positives. In shallower leagues, he is a drop (for Ayomanor). It is interesting that he only played 54% of the snaps in Week 4, running a route on 40% of the dropbacks. Usage down, production tanking….Sell. HC Brian Callahan came out on Monday and said that Ridley had his snaps dialed back during Sunday’s loss to the Texans due to an undisclosed injury, Jim Wyatt of the Titans’ official site reports.
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