Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 3

DeAndre Hopkins is off to a hot start: The 13th-year veteran has been the most effective fantasy wide receiver when facing man coverage so far this season. He draws another man-heavy matchup in Week 3.

Potential deep-shot options to consider: The Colts' Alec Pierce and the Raiders' Dont'e Thornton have been highly targeted against man coverage and draw favorable matchups for those betting on their boom potential.

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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 3 opponent: San Francisco 49ers

Man coverage rate: 17.1% (21)
Zone coverage rate: 75.6% (12)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	5	1	4	20.0%	1.4	0.28
Greg Dortch	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Michael Wilson	9	0	0	22.2%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	31	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Greg Dortch	7	2	9	28.6%	2.9	0.41
Michael Wilson	42	2	16	9.5%	3.6	0.09
Marvin Harrison Jr.	52	7	98	19.2%	16.8	0.32

The 49ers have played zone coverage at an above-average rate so far this season and are allowing the fewest yards per coverage target (5.4) from those looks through two weeks.

Marvin Harrison Jr. is an above-average receiver in fantasy points per route run against zone coverage this season as the Cardinals' clear top wide receiver. However, he’ll be in for a difficult matchup against the 49ers, tempering expectations.

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