Odell Beckham Jr. Week 15 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Dec 9th 2019, 8:58pm EST

News came out prior to last week's game that Beckham has been playing through a hernia that will require offseason surgery. Apparently, the injury was prior to the season started, which is obviously not great news for those who invested a first-round pick on him. Despite this injury, Beckham has totaled 52-plus yards in 9-of-13 games, which is something only 17 other receivers can say. The issue has been his ceiling, as it hasn't existed. He's topped 87 yards just twice all year, which will keep him in WR2/3 territory no matter how consistent he is. Is the Cardinals matchup good enough to take him into top-12 territory? There have been 12 wide receivers who've seen eight or more targets against the Cardinals this year, with each of them totaling at least 13.4 PPR points, which is typically enough to get into the top-30 receivers for the week. Six of those receivers finished as top-12 options on the week. Even if the Cardinals choose to have Patrick Peterson shadow him, it's not a bad thing, as Peterson has been a shell of his former self, allowing 31-of-39 passing for 440 yards and three touchdowns in his coverage. Beckham may be a shell of his former self as well, but he's still someone who should be in lineups as a mid-to-low-end WR2 this week.