Fantasy Football Player Notes

Who would've thought that Tyler Shough and Chris Olave would be the only two bright spots for the Saints this season? Well, that and Brandon Staley coaching a great defense. Sitting as the WR8 on the season, Olave has been nothing but consistent all season. With the fourth most targets and fifth most receptions, Olave has volumed his way to being the WR8 on the season. This week, they face the Jets. The Jets are not the same without Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, allowing five passing touchdowns to Trevor Lawrence last week. As the best option on their offense, Olave should find a way to at least 10 fantasy points, with a great chance at finding the endzone for the second consecutive week.

Audric Estime is an interesting flex play this week with Alvin Kamara out. Estime will likely split the backfield work with Evan Hull this week. Last week, in the second half, Estime played 52.8% of the snaps with a 46.4% route share, finishing with six touches and 50 total yards. Evan Hull had both of the red zone carries last week, but that could have been circumstantial with who was rotating in on that drive. I'll lean on Estime's snap and route share last week as the possible lead back for this offense in Week 16, but is there volatility and risk playing him this week? Absolutely. Estime could pay off nicely this week, though. Since Week 11, New York has allowed the ninth-most rushing yards per game, the tenth-highest explosive run rate, and the third-most yards after contact per attempt.

Since Week 9, Juwan Johnson has been the TE13 in fantasy points per game with a 16.4% target share, 46 receiving yards per game, 1.79 yards per route run, and a 19% first-read share. In those six games, Johnson has had three red zone targets, two touchdowns, and one deep target. Johnson is a borderline TE1 again this week. Since Week 10, New York has ranked 16th in receiving yards per game and allowed the 12th-highest yards per target to tight ends.