Fantasy Football Player Notes

After not finishing outside of the top four backs in his first five games, Walker has now been outside of the top 20 in back-to-back weeks. To be fair, these games were against the Seahawks and Broncos, two premier defenses in this league. Still, we now know it's possible to slow down this run game. This week, they face the Jets, who held Mike Washington Jr. to 3.3 yards per carry on 25 attempts. On the season, the Jets are holding fantasy RBs to the 12th most points per game. It's not the best matchup, but it is substantially better than his last two weeks. This should be a bounce-back week for the fantasy star.

Rashee Rice returned to the lineup last week and was the WR9 in weekly scoring. Rice had a 19.5% target share with 1.89 YPRR (53 receiving yards), one red zone target, and a 27.6% first-read share. Rice returned to his low aDOT role with a 4.25 aDOT and a 37.5% designed target rate. Rice could continue the strong production in his old role this week. Since Week 5, the Jets have had the 12th-highest rate of single high (54.5%). Against single high, Rice has had a 22% TPRR with 2.10 YPRR. Over their last five games, the Jets have allowed the 12th-most yards per target and the fourth-most fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers.

Travis Kelce keeps motoring along as a low-end TE1 as the TE11 in fantasy points per game. Kelce has a 17.7% target share with 2.23 YPRR, three red zone targets, three deep targets, and a 20% first-read share. Kelce has had at least 50 receiving yards in five of seven games this season. Kelce should produce as a TE1 again this week. Over the last five games, New York has allowed the 11th-most yards per target and the 12th-most fantasy points per opportunity (tied) to tight ends.

When Rashee Rice has been a full-time player, Xavier Worthy has had a 15.1% target share with 0.62 YPRR, six red zone targets, three deep targets, and a 19.4% first-read share. He hasn't surpassed 25 receiving yards in any of those four games. I don't have any faith left in Worthy. I understand he surpassed 70 receiving yards against the Raiders and Chargers' secondaries with Rice out, but with Rice in the lineup, he has been a ghost. Since Week 5, the Jets have had the 12th-highest rate of single-high (54.5%). Against single-high, Worthy has had a 22% TPRR, but he has only produced 0.88 YPRR. The Jets' secondary has been giving, but this might be asking too much of them to hoist up Worthy to a productive Week 9. Over their last five games, the Jets have allowed the 12th-most yards per target and the fourth-most fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers.