Fantasy Football Player Notes

He's just gone through the gauntlet of who's who at cornerback, facing Stephon Gilmore, Chris Harris Jr, and Tre'Davious White. The Steelers aren't shadowing any receivers this year, but rather allowing Joe Haden and Steven Nelson to simply play sides. That had worked well from Weeks 3-8, as they didn't allow a single receiver to top 12.2 PPR points. Over the last two games, however, they allowed both Zach Pascal and Robert Woods (two perimeter-based receivers) to post 16-plus PPR points. The good news is that when Mayfield said he'd be targeting Beckham, he followed through and threw the ball his way a season-high 12 times in Week 10. That's huge because there have been just five wide receivers to total at least eight targets against the Steelers. Their finishes were WR14, WR15, WR25, WR28, and WR33. For as much criticism Beckham has received, he's now totaled 21 receptions for 297 yards over the last four weeks. Had he scored in any of those games, the perception would be a lot different. Plug him in as a high-end WR2 who offers a stable floor.

Landry has scored in each of his past two games after not scoring at all this season prior. He's also averaging 11 targets per game over the last three. Don't tell anyone, but he may be the Browns number one receiver now. Regardless, Baker Mayfield has only thrown multiple TD passes in one game this year, so Landry is still a WR3/4 until they turn to the passing game more consistently.