Fantasy Football Player Notes

Jaxon Smith-Njigba continues his incredible season. However, he was close to having his second down game of the season against the Bears. If it wasn't for a brutal defensive play by Tyrique Stevenson that led to a 43-yard touchdown, he would've finished with five catches for 75 yards. The Bears bottled him up in the second half, holding him to two catches for 26 yards. That said, you can't take away his biggest play, and he once again finished as a top 5 WR on the week. This week, they take on the feisty Cardinals, who allowed the Cowboys to drop 30 points on them. There is no one on this team that can cover JSN, making another elite game almost inevitable.

Last week, Jadarian Price surprisingly led the backfield with a 48.2% snap rate, a 52.6% rushing share, and a 33.3% route share. Price finished with 12 touches and 37 total yards. The red zone work was split up between Price and Zach Charbonnet, with Price seeing one carry inside the 20-yard line while Charbonnet had two. Price has been efficient with his workload this season with 2.55 yards after contact per attempt and a 24% missed tackle rate. I have no clue if he'll continue to lead the way for Seattle's ground game, though. That was Zach Charbonnet's first game back in the lineup, and I expect his role to grow moving forward. Price will need volume this week and a score to pay off as a flex this week. Arizona's run defense has massively improved. Over their last five games, they have allowed the sixth-lowest explosive run rate, the sixth-lowest rushing success rate, and the seventh-fewest yards after contact per attempt.

Last week was Zach Charbonnet's first game back. Charbonnet finished with nine touches and 29 total yards while leading the backfield with two red zone rushing attempts. Charbonnet was second on the team in backfield snap rate (35.7%), rushing share (31.6%), and route share (17.9%). He has only 1.67 yards after contact per attempt but a solid 17% missed tackle rate. Charbonnet's workload is likely to grow moving forward, but I don't want to flex him this week. Arizona's run defense has massively improved. Over their last five games, they have allowed the sixth-lowest explosive run rate, the sixth-lowest rushing success rate, and the seventh-fewest yards after contact per attempt.

AJ Barner is a low-end tight end streaming option this week. It's all based on the matchup. Barner has a 12.3% target share with 0.96 YPRR, seven red zone targets, and a 13.7% first-read share. Barner is the TE27 in fantasy points per game, with only one game this season with double-digit PPR points. Over their last five games, Arizona has allowed the 14th-most receiving fantasy points per game and fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends.