Fantasy Football Player Notes

I hope the Eagles have one of those Men in Black memory erasers in their locker room, because they really need to forget about last week. Thankfully, AJ. Brown managed to come through for his third straight week of at least 100 yards. For whatever reason, something has started to click between Brown and Jalen Hurts, making him a reliable WR1 in fantasy once again. This week, they play the Raiders, who are a pass-funnel defense. On paper, the Raiders are around league average against fantasy receivers. However, this is likely skewed due to the amount of negative gamescripts they find themselves in. Outside of Maxx Crosby, this defense has no one that can compete with the talent on the Eagles. Unless Saqoun Barkley has a massive day (which hasn't been the case this season), Brown should easily find his way to a fourth consecutive 100-yard game.

DeVonta Smith is the WR22 in fantasy points per game, drawing a 24.9% target share with 64.5 receiving yards per game, with 2.02 yards per route run, and a 30.9% first-read share. Smith has eight red zone targets this season and is tied for the team lead with 19 deep targets. This week, he faces a Raiders' secondary that, since Week 9, has had the second-highest single high rate (62.1%). A.J. Brown has led the way for the Philly passing attack, but Smith has been involved heavily as well with a 23.2% target share, 1.93 yards per route run, and a 28.8% first-read share. Since Week 10, the Raiders have allowed the 11th-most PPR points per target to slot receivers. Smith remains in the WR2/3 bucket for Week 15