Fantasy Football Player Notes
Week 4 PPR Rankings
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23.
DeVonta Smith
WR - (vs . LAR)
Even without A.J. Brown, the Devonta Smith experience has remained very similar. With one great game and two decent ones, he remains a volatile WR1. That said, the Eagles' run game has been abysmal, and they will likely need to rely heavily on their passing attack moving forward. Without Dallas Goedert, the passing attack is even more streamlined and may result in consistent production for the veteran receiver. This week, they face a desperate 1-2 Rams team that has allowed the fourth fewest passing yards per game. This is a tough matchup for Smith, and unless he finds the endzone, he'll likely be more of a high end WR2 in Week 4.
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34.
Saquon Barkley
RB - (vs . LAR)
I think it's time to be worried about Saquon Barkley. Right now, he is 142nd in fantasy points across positions. Yes, he missed most of Week 2 with an injury; however, he is behind players like receiver Tre' Harris and Broncos tight end Nate Adkins for the season. That's not great. To make matters worse, the Eagles' offensive line and run blocking don't appear to be getting better each week. With a new offensive coordinator, there is hope that the team is getting used to the new scheme and will be better over time. That said, they are facing the Rams this week, who are allowing the 11th fewest rushing yards per game. Add in Jalen Hurts stealing goalline work, and I'm moving Barkley into RB3 territory this week.
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88.
Dontayvion Wicks
WR - (vs . LAR)
After a down Week 3, Dontayvion Wicks has slipped to WR32 in fantasy points per game. Wicks has a 17% target share, 2.29 YPRR, four red zone targets, four deep targets, and a 23.2% first-read share. After a dip last week, Wicks saw his route share bounce back to 77.4% last week. We'll see if Wicks can bounce back this week after a disappointing stat line against the Bears. This week, he'll tangle with a Rams pass defense that has featured two high with 58.3-60% of their defensive snaps in two of their three games. Against two high, Wicks has a 21% target-per-route run rate and 2.91 YPRR. Wicks is a solid flex play again this week. The Rams have held perimeter receivers to the 14th-fewest yards per target, but they have also allowed the 12th-most fantasy points per opportunity to the position.
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121.
Makai Lemon
WR - (vs . LAR)
Makai Lemon is still just a stash-and-hold player for fantasy purposes. He hasn't had more than three receptions and 29 receiving yards in any game this season. Overall, he has an 80.2% route share (83.9% last week), a 10.2% target share, 0.45 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and a 12.5% first-read share. The Eagles are still trying to figure out how to best deploy him. He had a negative aDOT and a 50% designed target rate in Week 1. Over the last two weeks, Lemon has seen aDOTs of 14.0 and 11.7 with slot rates of 48.4% and 73.1%. This situation for Lemon remains a work in progress. Stash him until the usage changes.
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170.
Will Shipley
RB - (vs . LAR)
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172.
Zach Ertz
TE - (vs . LAR)
In his first game back in an Eagles' jersey, Zach Ertz had a 38.3% snap rate, a 35.5% route share, a 7.7% target share, and an 11.8% first-read share. These are all encouraging numbers out of the gate for Ertz, but the usage isn't enough at this point to put him on the fantasy radar. I expect his snap share to rise this week, but until that happens, he isn't in the streaming spectrum.
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178.
Tank Bigsby
RB - (vs . LAR)
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268.
Johnny Mundt
TE - (vs . LAR)
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312.
Darius Cooper
WR - (vs . LAR)
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321.
Dallas Goedert
TE - (vs . LAR)
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345.
Hollywood Brown
WR - (vs . LAR)
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351.
E.J. Jenkins
TE - (vs . LAR)
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363.
Elijah Moore
WR - (vs . LAR)
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374.
Britain Covey
WR - (vs . LAR)
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441.
Jaydon Blue
RB - (vs . LAR)
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449.
Josiah Deguara
TE - (vs . LAR)
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467.
Dameon Pierce
RB - (vs . LAR)
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