Fantasy Football Player Notes

Mattison should be the Raiders' workhorse this week with White out. Mattison has averaged 6.1 touches and 41.8 total yards this season as his snapshare has fluctuated from 22-60%. Among 57 qualifying backs, he ranks 41st in missed tackles forced per attempt and 32nd in yards after contact per attempt. While he has 5.1 yards per carry this season, don't let that fool you. His tackle-breaking ability hasn't improved. He has been solid in a small sample in the passing game. Among 40 qualifying backs, he ranks 14th in YPRR. Denver is a middle-of-the-road matchup at best on the ground for Mattison. Denver has held running backs to the sixth-lowest rushing success rate and the 13th-lowest explosive run rate despite ranking 15th in yards after contact per attempt.

Last week, without Adams in the lineup, Meyers had a 41.7% target share, a 53% air-yard share, 2.04 YPRR, and a 45% first-read share. How much does all of this volume matter in Week 5? Very little. Without Adams in the lineup again this week, Meyers will be shadowed by Patrick Surtain, who is a coffin nail for his fantasy value. Surtain has followed D.K. Metcalf, Mike Evans, George Pickens, and Garrett Wilson this season on 60-95% of their routes, and none of them eclipsed 30 receiving yards in his coverage. Sit Meyers this week.

Just when it looked like Brock Bowers was on the cusp of taking the mantle of TE1, the rookie posted an unseemly 2-19-0 line. And in a game without Davante Adams no less. This is why we cannot have nice things. Tight ends just appear to be destined to deal with massive bouts of weekly inconsistency. Fantasy managers will hope for better days ahead in Week 5 when Bowers faces the Denver Broncos. Adams will be out once again for the Raiders, and rumors are swirling that his time in Las Vegas may soon come to an end. That means Bowers' volume will likely be more consistent going forward. Despite last week's blip, fantasy managers should continue to start the rookie in all formats.

Last week without Adams, Tucker had a 25% target share, an 18.4% air-yard share, 1.64 YPRR, and a 30% first-read share. He's likely to see substantial volume again this week with Meyers locked up with Surtain. This means Tucker will match up with Riley Moss (64% catch rate and 92.9 passer rating) for most of the day. Denver is fifth in single-high rate (57.9%). Tucker's numbers against single-high aren't great, as he has logged a 13% TPRR and only 1.05 YPRR. Tucker does hold some deep PPR league flex appeal if you're in a pinch.