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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice
Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – CLE)
Over the last two weeks, with Dillon Gabriel under center, Fannin Jr. has had a 16.5% target share, 47 receiving yards (1.57 yards per route run), and a 17.5% first-read share. Last week, with David Njoku leaving the game with a knee injury, Fannin Jr. had a 19.2% target share, 81 receiving yards (1.88 yards per route run), and a 19.4% first-read share. Fannin Jr. could compete with Jeudy for the team lead in targets this week. He has had two red zone targets over the last two games. Miami has bled out production to tight ends, giving up the seventh-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game and the fourth-most receiving yards per game and yards per reception to the position.
Zach Ertz (TE – WAS)
Zach Ertz is the TE16 in fantasy points per game, with two TE1 finishes this season (TE2, TE5). He has zero deep targets and four red zone targets this season. This week’s matchup against Dallas is a great schematic matchup for him. Dallas has the sixth-highest two-high rate in the NFL (58.5%). Against two high, Ertz has a 23.1% target share, 2.30 yards per route run, and a 35.1% first-read share (WOW!). Dallas isn’t a wonderful matchup for Ertz on paper, but Daniels should look to him often this week. Dallas has allowed the 12th-most receiving yards per game to tight ends while ranking 16th in schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game allowed.
Mason Taylor (TE – NYJ)
After last week’s disappointing near goose egg for Taylor, since Week 4, he has been the TE16 in fantasy points per game with TE11 and TE8 weekly finishes in Weeks 4-5. Since Week 4, Taylor has a 22.2% target share, 44.7 receiving yards per game (1.41 yards per route run), and a 22.4% first-read share. Taylor has two red zone targets in his last three games. Taylor is back in the TE1 discussion this week against a defense that has allowed the most receiving yards and the second-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends. Taylor could operate as the clear top receiving option for the Jets this week.
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