Fantasy Football Player Notes

McLaurin finally found the end zone again last week, and now he gets a rematch with the Eagles, who helped him start his NFL career out on the right foot in Week 1. He has also been given the second-largest matchup advantage among WRs this week, with a 29% advantage over Ronald Darby, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Eagles still have a pretty solid run defense. However, Peterson is likely to see close to 20 carries this week, with Derrius Guice injured again. Given the workload, Peterson is on the flex radar this week.

Thompson has played just 23 and 24 snaps since returning from his injury, but did rack-up a massive eight targets last week on just 27 Haskins pass attempts. Running backs have combined to average 7.6 targets per game against the Eagles. There have been four running backs who've tallied six-plus receptions against them, and Thompson was one of them back in Week 1 when he finished as the RB15. The offense still doesn't generate a whole lot of points, but Thompson should get enough targets to generate high-end RB4 numbers, particularly in PPR formats.

He's kind of gone under the radar over the last month, but Harmon has been somewhat of a staple in the passing game, totaling 21 targets over the last four games, turning them into 12 receptions and 177 yards. Those aren't massive numbers, but knowing the Redskins may have to abandon the run early-on this game may give him a shot at more targets. The Eagles perimeter cornerback duo of Ronald Darby and Jalen Mills has been their biggest weakness. Harmon works all over the formation and won't see any one cornerback more than the others, but knowing the Eagles allow the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receivers requires attention from someone who's a full-time receiver. You still can't trust Harmon more than a WR5 with how incompetent Haskins has been, but he might just pan out.

There are a few teams in the NFL whose tight end position is rather pointless in fantasy, and the Redskins fit that bill. Sprinkle has been the starter for nine weeks now and he's yet to see more than four targets or top 36 yards. The Eagles are also a team that defends the tight end position extremely well, allowing the sixth-fewest points per game to the position. Carry on.