Fantasy Football Player Notes

Alvin Kamara surpassed 100 scrimmage yards for the fourth time in five games last week. However, the Saints star running back failed to score for the sixth straight game. Kamara may get more chances to score going forward following the unfortunate season-ending injury to Taysom Hill. Hill had siphoned four touches inside the 10-yard line from Kamara in those six games, scoring twice. With Hill out of the picture, Kamara has elite upside against a New York Giants defense that has given up the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing running backs.

Since Week 10, Valdes-Scantling has been running hotter than the sun with 18.1 fantasy points per game, as he's been converting with all of his deep target opportunities. Since Week 10, he has scored four times, two of which came via deep targets. 60% of his target volume has been deep targets. Overall, during this span, he's had a 74% route share, an 11% target share (25.7 aDOT), 3.27 YPRR, and a 17.5% first-read share. Valdes-Scantling has seen three end zone targets across his last three games. He should be able to keep up the magical run this week. The Giants have been dreadful at defending deep passing all year, giving up the fifth-most deep passing yards per game and the highest passer rating to targets 20 or more yards downfield.

With Taysom Hill lost for the rest of the season, Johnson should assume a huge role in the passing game. Last week, he tied for the team lead with a 16.2% target share with a 76.9% route share, 1.20 YPRR (36 receiving yards), and a 26.3% first-read share (led the team). Johnson is a volume-based streaming option because the matchup isn't glorious. New York has allowed the 12th-fewest yards per reception and the second-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends.