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Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 16

  • Jauan Jennings should deliver again this week: Jennings has been a strong weekly fantasy option in recent weeks and should keep that going in a man-heavy matchup against a banged-up Colts secondary.
  • Jaylen Waddle is in line for a bounce-back performance: Waddle had a disappointing Week 15 but draws a decent matchup against the Bengals in Week 16.
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Estimated Reading Time: 20 minutes

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 16 opponent: Atlanta Falcons
  • Man coverage rate: 20.0% (18th)
  • Zone coverage rate: 75.5% (12th)
Versus man
PlayerRoutes runReceptionsReceiving yardsTarget ratePPR pointsFF PTS/RR
Zay Jones4144017.1%8.00.20
Greg Dortch383437.9%13.30.35
Andre Baccellia71314.3%1.30.19
Trent Sherfield11000.0%0.00.00
Michael Wilson851421525.9%35.50.42
Simi Fehoko3000.0%0.00.00
Xavier Weaver17005.9%0.00.00
Jalen Brooks111209.1%3.00.27
Marvin Harrison Jr.53912928.3%27.90.53
Versus zone
PlayerRoutes runReceptionsReceiving yardsTarget ratePPR pointsFF PTS/RR
Zay Jones13281436.8%22.30.17
Greg Dortch1772616317.0%54.30.31
Andre Baccellia64154.7%1.50.02
Trent Sherfield663217.6%5.10.08
Michael Wilson4485255118.1%131.10.29
Simi Fehoko22000.0%0.00.00
Xavier Weaver1063245.7%5.40.05
Jalen Brooks4023112.5%5.10.13
Marvin Harrison Jr.2973146517.8%95.50.32

The Falcons have played zone coverage at an above-average rate this season. They are average by most zone-coverage metrics.

While Marvin Harrison Jr. leads the way for the Cardinals’ wide receivers in fantasy points per route run against zone, Michael Wilson is not far behind. When Harrison has been out this year, Wilson has delivered strong fantasy production. Both should be considered startable options in a neutral matchup this week.

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