Fantasy Football Player Notes
Week 9 Rankings
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7.
Puka Nacua
WR - (at WAS)
Without Davante Adams, the Rams have decided to lean on their big tight ends and feed Puka short receptions to move the chains. This may limit his big-play ability; however, his volume is unbelievable. Catching 11 of 12 targets for 80 yards and a score last week, he now has 80 yards or a score in each of his last five games. Although he hasn't topped 80 yards in three straight games, a matchup with the Commanders is exactly what he may need. The Commanders are allowing the sixth most passing yards and fifth most passing touchdowns. I expect Puka will break at least one big play this game and is as good a bet as any to find the endzone. As a result, he remains an elite WR1 in Week 9.
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8.
Kyren Williams
RB - (at WAS)
It's a real chicken-and-egg situation. Is Blake Corum getting more touches because they are winning games? Or are they winning games because Blake Corum gets more touches? Either way, this continues to become a closer split between backs, with Williams still as the lead. Despite Williams having 16 carries to Corum's 11, he only had 56 yards to Corum's 73. This week, they face the Commanders, who are allowing under 100 rushing yards per game. The way to beat the Commanders is in the passing game; as a result, Kyren is still a low-end RB1, but will need to catch passes or find the end zone to finish in the top 10 this week.
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45.
Blake Corum
RB - (at WAS)
Blake Corum is on fire! Since Week 5, he has been the RB13 in fantasy points per game, averaging 12 touches and 76.6 total yards. Corum has scored a touchdown in each of his last four games. Among 42 qualifying backs, Corum is seventh in explosive run rate and 17th in missed tackle rate. This could be the week that Corum's hot streak ends, though. Over their last five games, Washington has tightened up the run defense, allowing the fifth-lowest explosive run rate, the sixth-fewest yards before contact per attempt, and the third-lowest missed tackle rate.
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116.
Tyler Higbee
TE - (at WAS)
Ok, well, here we go. I'm doing the Tyler Higbee thing again. There's no way that this backfires, right? (Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen say hi) Since Week 3, Higbee has been the TE21 in fantasy points per game. In his last three games, he has failed each week to surpass five PPR points. This is after three strong games in a row in Weeks 3-5. Since Week 3, he has had a 12.6% target share with 1.47 YPRR, two red zone targets, and a 15% first-read share. Higbee is a solid streaming option again this week (crossing my fingers). Over their last five games, Washington has allowed the sixth-most yards per target and the fifth-most fantasy points per opportunity.
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153.
Konata Mumpfield
WR - (at WAS)
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165.
Davis Allen
TE - (at WAS)
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175.
Tutu Atwell
WR - (at WAS)
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212.
Colby Parkinson
TE - (at WAS)
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229.
Jordan Whittington
WR - (at WAS)
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329.
Max Klare
TE - (at WAS)
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387.
Jordan Waters
RB - (at WAS)
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389.
Alex Bachman
WR - (at WAS)
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393.
Dean Connors
RB - (at WAS)
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396.
CJ Daniels
WR - (at WAS)
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