Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 17

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets one more week to dominate: Smith-Njigba leads the league in fantasy points per route run against man coverage and ranks second against zone coverage. He draws a zone-heavy matchup this week to finish the fantasy season strong.

Tables only this week: Due to the holiday schedule, this week’s wide receiver coverage report will exclude written analysis, though a lot of the coverage rankings highlighted last week have only slightly changed for those looking to cross-reference.

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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 17 opponent: Cincinnati Bengals

Man coverage rate: 26.4% (11th)
Zone coverage rate: 66.6% (22nd)

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	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Michael Wilson	89	14	215	24.7%	35.5	0.40
Simi Fehoko	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	19	1	6	10.5%	1.6	0.08
Jalen Brooks	11	1	20	9.1%	3.0	0.27
Marvin Harrison Jr.	56	10	143	28.6%	30.3	0.54

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	64	1	5	4.7%	1.5	0.02
Trent Sherfield	66	3	21	7.6%	5.1	0.08
Steven Sims	1	0	0	100.0%	0.0	0.00
Michael Wilson	470	54	603	17.9%	144.3	0.31
Simi Fehoko	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	115	4	37	6.1%	7.7	0.07
Jalen Brooks	43	2	31	11.6%	5.1	0.12
Marvin Harrison Jr.	314	31	465	17.5%	95.5	0.30

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