Fantasy Football Player Notes

Cooper Kupp broke fantasy football last season. He led all wide receivers in target share, targets, receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He was also fourth at the position in weighted opportunity. Kupp averaged the most fantasy points per game (21.6, 0.5 PPR) of any wide receiver since 2012.

Allen Robinson slots in alongside Cooper Kupp as the Rams' number two receiving option after a down year with the Bears. In his final season in the Windy City, Robinson's yards per route dipped to a career-low of 1.13, which ranked 79th out of 90 qualifying wide receivers with 50 or more targets. If his efficiency bounces back to previous levels, Robinson is a WR3 with WR2 upside.

Last season, Van Jefferson showed some life, finishing with a career-high 802 receiving yards and six scores as the WR41 in fantasy points per game. Jefferson should reprise his field-stretching role for the Rams this year on the outside opposite Allen Robinson. Last year Jefferson was 11th in aDOT, but with a route, win rate ranked 91st, his ceiling games will be scattered despite Matthew Stafford's proclivity for going deep.

In deep leagues, consider 2021 second-rounder Tutu Atwell as a back-end roster stash. He was a monster producer at Louisville despite his extremely small size at 5-foot-9 and 155 pounds. However, there's no doubt the guy will have durability issues at such a small stature as displayed last season.

But a healthy Atwell could be unlocked by new offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who vaulted fellow small WR Wan'Dale Robinson to an uber-productive final season at Kentucky as the team's play caller.

So far, Atwell has looked solid during the summer and received praise from Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp.