Fantasy Football Player Notes

In a game where both Jameis Winston and J.J. McCarthy played, Nabers had his worst week since Week 3 in fantasy. Catching five of his eight targets for 43 yards, his four-game streak of 100 or more yards came crashing down. Thankfully, McCarthy's hip injury is not expected to be serious, and he should be back under center in a plus matchup against the Commanders. The Commanders just allowed Puka Nacua to have 170 total yards and 14 receptions on 19 targets. This is a massive game for the NFC East, and Nabers should be able to dust the Commanders' secondary. Don't worry about last week, and play Nabers as a top-five receiver in Week 10.

Isaiah Likely's breakout season continues, as he hauled in five receptions for 53 yards and a score last week. Interestingly, his score came on the one drive led by Jameis Winston. The game before, in J.J. McCarthy's one start, Likely finished with two receptions for 12 yards. It's a small sample size, but Likely's production appears to be limited with McCarthy under center. Thankfully, they face the Commanders this week, who are allowing the second-most fantasy points to the position. In a tough TE landscape, Likely remains one of the few must-starts regardless of who is under center for the Giants.

Cam Skattebo will be back this week (hamstring). He practiced in full on Tuesday and Wednesday. He doesn't carry an injury designation into Week 10. The last time we saw Skattebo, he was racking up 18 touches and 121 total yards against the Texans as the RB7 for the week. In that game, he had a 55.4% snap rate, 50% of the rushing work, and a 32.3% route share. I expect him to see a similar workload (if not elevated) this week. Among 45 qualifying backs, Skattebo is 17th in yards after contact per attempt and 11th in missed tackle rate. Skattebo is a volume-based RB2 this week with a tough matchup. Over their last five games, Washington has allowed the eighth-lowest explosive run rate, the fifth-fewest yards after contact per attempt, and the sixth-lowest missed tackle rate.