Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 11

Tee Higgins has consistently delivered against man coverage: Higgins draws a favorable matchup to excel once again this week.

Drake London is one of the league’s best against zone coverage: London gets the league’s most zone-heavy matchup this week and should deliver another high-end performance.

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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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Arizona Cardinals

Week 11 opponent: San Francisco 49ers

Man coverage rate: 18.8% (21)
Zone coverage rate: 75.2% (11)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	41	4	40	17.1%	8.0	0.20
Greg Dortch	29	2	27	6.9%	10.7	0.37
Michael Wilson	59	5	65	17.0%	11.5	0.19
Simi Fehoko	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	50	7	101	26.0%	23.1	0.46

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	132	8	143	6.8%	22.3	0.17
Greg Dortch	94	13	46	14.9%	17.6	0.19
Michael Wilson	257	17	166	10.5%	39.6	0.15
Simi Fehoko	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	14	0	0	7.1%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	272	27	424	17.6%	87.4	0.32

The 49ers have played zone coverage at an above-average rate this season and rank above average in most zone-coverage metrics — including the top five in yards allowed per reception (10.1).

Marvin Harrison Jr. hasn’t been as effective against zone coverage compared to man on a per-route basis. Temper your expectations for him in a less-than-ideal matchup this week.

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