Fantasy Football Player Notes

The Seahawks have been limiting Walker's overall snaps over the last two weeks (53-57%) by pulling him off the field in passing situations (27.8% route run rate) as he plays through injury. That doesn't mean the team has limited his volume. Since Week 16, Walker has averaged 24.5 carries and 120 rushing yards. He's been effective with at least 3.25 yards after contact per attempt in two of his last three games. The Rams have also declined as a run defense recently without Aaron Donald. Since Week 12, they have been 26th in rushing success rate, 22nd in rushing yards per game, and 26th in EPA per rush.

Metcalf has commanded a 25.4% target share (19th) and 36.2% air yard share (tenth-best) this season. He is 13th in deep targets and first in red zone targets among wide receivers. Metcalf will run about 83% of his routes against Jalen Ramsey (64.6% catch rate, 108.7 passer rating) and Troy Hill (69.1% catch rate, 95.0 passer rating). Ramsey and Hill have operated in zone coverage on 63-66.8% of their coverage snaps this season. Metcalf has seen 52.7% of his target volume against zone, ranking 31st in PFF receiving grade and 40th in yards per route run (minimum 15 zone targets).

I'll update Lockett's status on Friday. His hand still isn't 100%, but he also missed practice on Wednesday with a shin issue.