Jerick McKinnon Week 18 Outlook -

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sun, Jan 8th 2023, 12:05pm EST

McKinnon has been masterful as the Chiefs passing down specialist in recent weeks. Since Week 14, he's averaged 11.6 touches and 87.6 total yards, with most of his production coming through the air. Over his last four games, he has a 17.9% target share (6.8 targets per game), averaging 66.2 receiving yards with a 51.8% route run rate and 3.08 yards per route run. McKinnon has arguably been the team's WR2 in this span, so stacking him with Mahomes is absolutely a viable strategy. McKinnon ranks fourth in yards per touch, first in yards created per touch, and eighth in yards per route run. Las Vegas has been a bottom-five defense against receiving backs all season, allowing the third-most receptions, most receiving yards, and third-highest yards per reception.