DeVante Parker Week 3 Outlook - Bengals at Eagles

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Sep 21st 2020, 4:19am EDT

Shame on me for not expecting Parker to play last week. He was dealing with a hamstring injury coming into Week 1, aggravated it, then somehow made it back on the field to catch 5-of-8 targets for 53 yards and a touchdown against the Bills. That's impressive because he's now caught 9-of-12 balls for 100 yards and a touchdown against Tre'Davious White and Stephon Gilmore. Now onto the Jaguars, a team with no shutdown cornerback. The duo of C.J. Henderson and Tre Herndon have done a solid job containing the opposing No. 1 wide receivers in each of the last two weeks, as Corey Davis walked away with just 3/36/1, and his touchdown was highly contested, while T.Y. Hilton finished with just 4/53/0 on nine targets. Neither of them are playing on the level of Parker, and their run defense has slowed down some solid running backs, so it's possible we get a double-digit target game for Parker here. Start him as a sturdy WR2 this week who's apparently over his hamstring concerns.