Marvin Jones Jr. Week 13 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 3rd 2020, 10:33am EST

It was another uninspiring performance out of Jones last week, as he finished with just six catches for 48 yards, and that's despite seeing a team-high 12 targets. He wasn't gaining much separation against the weak Texans cornerback unit, which has been a common thing for him this year, averaging just 2.6 yards of separation, which ranks in the bottom-20 among wide receivers. He's averaged just 1.18 yards per route run this year, which ranks 51st among 57 wide receivers who've seen 50-plus targets. He's topped 55 yards just twice all season, with one of those games coming against the Falcons, so we need to start looking at Jones as if he's nearing the end of his career as a fantasy option. The Bears are allowing 1.57 PPR points per target to wide receivers, which ranks as the second-lowest mark in the league, behind only the Rams. They've allowed just six wide receivers to top 61 yards against them all season, and that's despite 13 wide receivers seeing seven or more targets. Jones saw eight targets in their first matchup this year with Golladay out of the lineup but finished with just four catches for 55 yards. The good news is that Jones has been playing about 33 percent of his snaps in the slot, which is where Buster Skrine is, a cornerback who's been struggling as of late. Jones' target floor goes down if Golladay returns and would be just a low-end WR4, but if Golladay were held out, he'd move into high-end WR4 consideration.