Fantasy Football Player Notes

DK Metcalf is headed for a long day in Week 10. He'll likely see shadow coverage from DJ Turner again. Metcalf is the WR43 in fantasy points per game, with three games this season with at least 12 PPR points. The last time he tangled with DJ Turner, he was shadowed on 77.1% of his routes, securing three of his five targets in his coverage with a score. That touchdown only occurred because Turner ran into another Cincy player, which left Metcalf wide open. Last year, in their two meetings, Turner followed Metcalf on 78.1-90.3% of his routes, holding him to 50 or fewer receiving yards in both games (zero scores). Overall, Metcalf has a 22.1% target share with 1.31 YPRR, five red zone targets, 15 deep targets, and a 31.4% first-read share. Sit Metcalf this week.

Since Week 5, Germie Bernard has been the WR23 in fantasy points per game. He should be busy this week, with DJ Turner following DK Metcalf. Since Week 5, Bernard has had a 22.2% target share with 1.85 YPRR, five red zone targets, and a 22% first-read share. Over their last five games, Cincy has been destroyed by slot receivers, allowing the seventh-most yards per target and the fourth-most fantasy points per opportunity to the position.