Fantasy Football Player Notes

As expected, Hopkins saw a massive target share with Fuller out of the lineup. He turned 13 targets into 7/120/1 in a tough matchup with the Broncos. When Fuller is out, you can almost lock Hopkins in for 10-plus targets. We likely won't know the status of Fuller until later in the week, but this is a matchup that's attractive, regardless. The Titans secondary may be without three of their top four cornerbacks for this game, as Malcolm Butler is on injured reserve, Adoree Jackson is dealing with a foot injury, while LeShaun Sims is dealing with an ankle injury. Hopkins played against this secondary twice last year (while healthy) and caught 11-of-17 targets for 184 yards and a touchdown, so it was far from a tough matchup. We could see Hopkins matched-up with former fifth-round pick Tye Smith this week, a cornerback who's seen just 32 targets over the course of his five-year career. On them, he's allowed 18 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Hopkins is an elite WR1 play and becomes a DFS cash game must if Fuller remains out.

We talked about Fuller's hamstring injury that seemed to bother him through the Colts game a few weeks back, but it was a surprise to see him inactive last week. He wasn't announced as inactive until game day, so we have to assume he was close after getting in at least a limited practice all three days last week. He obviously comes with massive risk but the matchup with the Titans could be a good one. They've allowed a healthy 8.57 yards per target to receivers this year, which includes a large portion of time where they were healthy. They are not what you'd describe as healthy in their secondary right now. They were forced to go out and sign Tramaine Brock off the street while three of their top four cornerbacks are on the shelf. We don't know if Adoree Jackson or LeShaun Sims will return, and that's big to monitor, as Jackson has the athleticism to hang with Fuller, and he also plays primarily at LCB, which is where Fuller lines up most of the time. There are so many factors that go into Fuller's ranking this week, but knowing his health is the primary concern, he shouldn't be relied on for anything more than a boom-or-bust WR4.