Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 4

Tetairoa McMillan draws a positive man-coverage matchup: McMillan has been particularly effective against man this season, and that should continue this week in New England.

Brian Thomas Jr.’s struggles could continue this week: Drawing a difficult matchup against the San Francisco 49ers‘ excellent zone defense, Thomas may be a player to avoid.

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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 4 opponent: Seattle Seahawks

Man coverage rate: 15.6% (23)
Zone coverage rate: 78.7% (10)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	8	1	4	25.0%	1.4	0.18
Greg Dortch	7	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Michael Wilson	13	0	0	23.1%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	15	1	6	6.7%	1.6	0.11

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	49	2	25	4.1%	4.5	0.09
Greg Dortch	17	4	12	23.5%	5.2	0.31
Michael Wilson	70	3	21	7.1%	11.1	0.16
Marvin Harrison Jr.	87	9	136	17.2%	28.6	0.33

The Seahawks have played zone coverage at a top-10 rate this season and rank around the league average in most team zone-coverage metrics.

Marvin Harrison Jr. leads the Cardinals‘ wide receivers in fantasy success versus zone, but relative to the wide receiver position across the league, he is right around average in that regard. He has been more effective against zone than man, which could help his cause in Week 4.

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