Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 10

Michael Pittman Jr. has found high-end fantasy success against zone coverage this season: The zone-heavy Atlanta Falcons this week will be his toughest test. Atlanta is one of the better zone coverage units in the NFL.

Rome Odunze will look to bounce back in a favorable matchup: Odunze has been most effective against man coverage and draws the right matchup to get back on track after a zero-point performance in Week 9.

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This fantasy football report will build on PFF wide receiver grades against man and zone coverages.

By providing additional fantasy-related details, including opponent coverage tendencies, we’ll look to find one more edge to help dominate fantasy leagues this season.

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Week 10 opponent: Seattle Seahawks

Man coverage rate: 15.0% (28)
Zone coverage rate: 80.0% (4)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	40	4	40	17.5%	8.0	0.20
Greg Dortch	23	2	27	8.7%	10.7	0.47
Michael Wilson	50	5	65	20.0%	11.5	0.23
Xavier Weaver	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	42	6	92	21.4%	15.2	0.36

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	124	8	143	6.5%	22.3	0.18
Greg Dortch	79	13	46	17.7%	17.6	0.22
Michael Wilson	215	13	132	9.3%	32.2	0.15
Simi Fehoko	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	14	0	0	7.1%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	229	25	400	17.5%	83.0	0.36

The Seahawks have played zone coverage at a top-five rate this season and are a top-five unit at limiting yards per coverage target (7.1) and explosive pass rate allowed (13.3%) from those looks.

Marvin Harrison Jr. is averaging the same number of fantasy points per route run against man and zone. However, his lower target rate against zone, combined with a tougher matchup, might lead to a lower output for him in Week 10.

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