Here's a breakdown of notable wide receivers featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman's Week 9 fantasy football rankings.
The No. 1 WR
Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
Thielen once again tops the ranks as he's absolutely crushing this year. He leads the league in targets (96), receptions (74) and receiving yards (925). He'll also likely avoid Darius Slay for most of the game since Thielen has run 61.9% of his routes from the slot this year, per Pro Football Focus.
Thielen leads all receivers in median and ceiling projections in the FantasyLabs Player Models.
Most Favorable Matchups
Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
Head coach Sean McVay stated he is optimistic about Kupp's (knee) chances to play on Sunday, and that the receiver could've played last week.
Overall, the Rams receivers are set to dominate as the Saints are allowing a league-high 10.58 yards per attempt and 235.71 passing yards per game to the wide receiver position specifically, per Sports Info Solutions.
Woods, Cooks and Kupp all rank inside the top 20 among our rankers.
Kenny Golladay, Detroit Lions
With Golden Tate heading to Philly, Golladay should be in a solid bounce-back spot as Xavier Rhodes (ankle) has historically shadowed Marvin Jones in past matchups:
Kenny Golladay has seen just three targets over the past two weeks, but he was averaging 8.2 targets/game over the first five weeks of the season. Golden Tate departure frees up 27% target share.
Matthew Stafford's AY/A this year:
Golladay: 12.88
Marvin Jones: 9.40
Tate: 7.82— Justin Bailey (@justinbailey32) October 30, 2018
Our rankers narrowly give Golladay (17.3) the edge over Jones (20.7) in Week 9.
Matchup Downgrade
Bears and Bills Receivers
The Bears-Bills game opened with an implied game total of just 37 points. This game sets up as a low-scoring slugfest against two pass defenses that both rank inside the top five in pass DVOA, and fifth in overall defensive DVOA.
Taylor Gabriel has the highest average rank (29.0) between both teams, while everyone else carries an average rank of 38.3 or worse.
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