Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 15

Stefon Diggs will look to replicate his production against the Bills: Diggs is the New England Patriots’ top receiver against both man and zone and will be a solid starting option this week.

Chris Olave is in line to bounce back: The Saints' star wideout is coming off a down game and draws a favorable zone-heavy defense to get back on track 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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Week 15 opponent: Houston Texans

Man coverage rate: 18.8% (21st)
Zone coverage rate: 76.3% (8th)

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	38	3	43	7.9%	13.3	0.35
Andre Baccellia	7	1	3	14.3%	1.3	0.19
Trent Sherfield	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Michael Wilson	79	12	192	25.3%	31.2	0.39
Simi Fehoko	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	17	0	0	5.9%	0.0	0.00
Jalen Brooks	5	1	20	20.0%	3.0	0.60
Marvin Harrison Jr.	53	9	129	28.3%	27.9	0.53

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	177	26	163	17.0%	54.3	0.31
Andre Baccellia	58	1	5	5.2%	1.5	0.03
Trent Sherfield	60	3	21	8.3%	5.1	0.09
Michael Wilson	419	49	520	17.2%	119.0	0.28
Simi Fehoko	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	106	3	24	5.7%	5.4	0.05
Jalen Brooks	15	1	12	13.3%	2.2	0.15
Marvin Harrison Jr.	297	31	465	17.8%	95.5	0.32

The Texans play zone at a top-10 rate and own the best marks in yards allowed per coverage target (6.6), yards allowed per coverage snap (5.16) and first-down-plus-touchdown rate allowed (28.6%) from those looks.

Michael Wilson has been great with Marvin Harrison Jr. out of the lineup, and he’ll be a tempting play if Harrison misses Week 15. It’s worth noting that Wilson will be in a very difficult matchup this week, regardless.

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