Fantasy Football Player Notes

Smith-Njigba is now the WR16 in fantasy points per game, ranking 21st in deep targets among wide receivers. He has three red zone targets and three scores across his last five games. Overall, he has a 21.5% target share, 1.96 YPRR, and a 23.9% first-read share. Since Week 10, Arizona has leaned heavily on two high coverage leading the NFL in usage (65.3%). Against two high, Smith-Njigba leads the team with a 20.9% target share while also recording 2.11 YPRR and a 22.2% first-read share. Since Week 8, Arizona has been more vulnerable to slot receivers, allowing the 11th-most fantasy points per game to the position and ranking 16th in PPR points per target given up. The last time Smith-Njigba faced this secondary, he finished as the WR13 for the week (19.7 PPR points).

Metcalf is the WR21 in fantasy points per game, ranking second in deep targets among wideouts. He has six red zone targets across his last five games played. Metcalf has a 22.5% target share, 2.14 YPRR, and a 28.8% first-read share. Since Week 10, Arizona has leaned heavily on two high coverage leading the NFL in usage (65.3%). Against two high, Metcalf has seen his target share fall to 18.8% with 2.25 YPRR and a 24.6% first-read share. These aren't horrible numbers by any stretch of the imagination, but the decrease in target share is notable. Since Week 8, Arizona has held perimeter wide receivers to the fifth-fewest receiving yards per game and the fewest PPR points per target.