Calvin Ridley Week 11 Outlook - Titans at Ravens

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Nov 19th 2020, 8:21am EST

The good thing about Ridley's injury coming when it that it came at a time he was able to get extra rest during their bye week. He's expected to return, though we need to pay attention to his practice participation throughout the week. Prior to leaving that Week 8 game early with his foot injury, Ridley had totaled at least 16.7 PPR points in 6-of-7 games. Now time to go against the Saints, a team who's only faced 18.3 wide receiver targets per game, which is quite different than 24.9 targets per game that the Falcons receivers get. On a per-target basis, the Saints have allowed 2.01 PPR points per target, which ranks as the sixth-highest number in the league. Ridley's primary matchup will be against Janoris Jenkins, who's been the better of the two Saints perimeter cornerbacks, allowing 23-of-38 passing for 267 yards and one touchdown in his coverage. The biggest thing to know is that Ridley has seen seven-plus targets in 6-of-7 full games he's played, and the Saints have allowed at least 74 yards and/or a touchdown to every receiver who's seen seven-plus targets against them. As long as Ridley practices in full, he should be inserted back into lineups as a mid-to-low-end WR1.