Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 12

Amon-Ra St. Brown draws an ideal matchup to bounce back: St. Brown’s dominance against man coverage puts him in position to deliver a great game against the New York Giants.

DeVonta Smith has been the Eagles’ go-to option against zone: Smith should have no problem taking advantage of a great matchup against the zone-heavy Dallas Cowboys this week.

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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 12 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars

Man coverage rate: 19.6% (20)
Zone coverage rate: 75.5% (12)

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	32	3	43	9.4%	13.3	0.42
Michael Wilson	64	8	142	20.3%	22.2	0.35
Simi Fehoko	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	7	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	131	18	96	14.5%	33.6	0.26
Andre Baccellia	14	1	5	7.1%	1.5	0.11
Michael Wilson	300	29	274	14.0%	62.4	0.21
Simi Fehoko	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	52	2	15	7.7%	3.5	0.07
Marvin Harrison Jr.	272	27	424	17.6%	87.4	0.32

The Jaguars have played zone coverage at an above-average rate this season. They are a top-10 unit in yards allowed per coverage snap (6.05), yards allowed per coverage target (7.2) and explosive pass play rate allowed (12.4%) while in zone.

The Cardinals' wide receivers all rank outside the top 45 among 146 qualifying players in fantasy points per route run against zone coverage. Given the tougher matchup, we shouldn’t necessarily expect them to replicate their massive passing output from last week.

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