Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 9

• Tee Higgins has been a high-end option against man coverage this season: Higgins draws a positive matchup to deliver once again this week.

• Justin Jefferson has struggled to produce against man coverage: Jefferson will draw a difficult man-heavy matchup this week, but the Vikings' quarterback change may help him turn things around.

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Estimated Reading Time: 30 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 9 opponent: Dallas Cowboys

• Man coverage rate: 15.7% (26)
• Zone coverage rate: 76.6% (8)

Versus man

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	35	4	40	20.0%	8.0	0.23
Greg Dortch	23	2	27	8.7%	10.7	0.47
Michael Wilson	45	5	65	22.2%	11.5	0.26
Xavier Weaver	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	37	3	43	16.2%	7.3	0.20

Versus zone

Player	Routes run	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target rate	PPR points	FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones	111	8	143	7.2%	22.3	0.20
Greg Dortch	68	13	46	20.6%	17.6	0.26
Michael Wilson	192	10	71	8.3%	23.1	0.12
Simi Fehoko	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0	0.00
Xavier Weaver	14	0	0	7.1%	0.0	0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr.	204	21	353	16.2%	68.3	0.33

The Cowboys have played zone coverage at a top-10 rate this season but rank in the bottom three in yards allowed per coverage target (9.7), yards allowed per coverage snap (7.58) and first-down-plus-touchdown rate allowed (39.8%) while in zone.

The Cardinals' wide receivers haven't found high-end success against zone coverage this season, with Marvin Harrison Jr. leading the way in fantasy points per route run — although he ranks just 41st in that regard among 140 qualifying wide receivers. Harrison will draw a great matchup to bring that ranking up in Week 9.

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