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Well, congratulations. You made it to the fancy playoffs. And in today's video, we're going to talk about wide receivers. You should start or sit in the first week for most of us at least. There are no more by-weeks, obviously. So, you're going to have your entire arsenal ready to go to go win that chip. I'm going to rank every wide receiver in this video, by the way, and we're going to go through every single matchup.
All right, so we've got 16 matchups in total, 32 teams, and we're going to break it down. There are time codes below in the description if you want to jump to a particular matchup. All right, let's go ahead and jump into Thursday Night Football where we've got an incredible match up for fantasy football to kick off week 15. The Falcons at the Buccaneers.
Now, I am ranking Drake London as if he is active. All right? I mean, we'll talk about if he's not active, but if he's active, he's my wide receiver 13. It's so obvious watching this team that they desperately miss Drake London. I mean, there's just no doubt about it. They do not have an alpha wide receiver that that they can rely on. Darnam Mooney has been completely average without Drake London and with him this year. I think he's just kind of falling off a cliff. Uh Bucks are a top 12 matchup for your fantasy wide receivers. The Bucks are also favored by five and a half points in this game. So you could see the Falcons needing to throw from behind for the vast majority of this matchup. But again, 44 and a half point overunder. If London is healthy, you can go ahead and play him.
However, if Drake London is not healthy, Darnell Mooney would become my wide receiver 43. So, he would jump up about 14 spots in my rankings, but still wouldn't be a name that I would start with any sort of confidence. I'm going to say this a lot in today's video, but you guys have your lives on the line in the playoffs. So, make sure the players that you're putting into your lineups, you know, you can go ahead and say, you know what, maybe I lost, maybe they underperformed, they didn't do what I expected them to, but I can ride or die with these names. Donna Mooney is not one of those names for me. So, for 9.9 out of 10 teams out there who are watching this video, don't start him. Okay? I'm just going to be honest with you. I don't care what this the situation is. He can totally blow up. That could be a possibility. But I just your life is on the line. I'd rather play another name.
Now, when we look at the Bucks side of the ball, I do project Mike Evans to play in this game. We'll talk about if he's not playing, but according to Todd BS, he says there's a legit chance that Mike Evans plays on Thursday Night Football at the time of recording this video. That is fantastic news. Unless you're an Omecha Eggbuka owner. Okay, let's be so for real for a second. Now, I would rank Mike Evans as my wide receiver 21 straight out of the gates. I'd have high expectations for him. The Falcons are a top six matchup for your fancy wide receivers. And really, there has been this red zone threat. I think if we're honest, if you're watching these Bucks games, there's been this red zone threat, this presence that has been missing, and his name is Mike Evans. I'm excited to have him back into your lineups. Hopefully, you know, a couple weeks ago, we told you please go stash him. I'm probably going to start him in a bunch of my leagues as a flex option. He's my wide receiver 21. So, a low-end wide receiver, too. Mecha Ibuka I'll label as my wide receiver 23. So, very close between him and Mike Evans. I don't think I just going to go away. He would be my wide receiver 23. He's not converting on his opportunities, but he's still getting targets. So, this team is still trusting him. Chris Godwin, assuming all these guys are healthy, would kind of take a step back for me. He'd be a risky start. My wide receiver 34, so a low-end wide receiver three. A flexible name for sure if you're in a tough spot, but not a guy that you expect to really win you your matchup this week if we're being 100% honest.
Now, in the event that Mike Evans is not out there, Amecha Ibuka becomes a must start. I know he's not performed well. I totally get it, but the target shares is there and they're going to need him. They can't be greedy. They're going to need him. Now, if Mike Evans isn't isn't out there, I also have more confidence in Chris Gowin. He would be a um a high-end wide receiver three and a guy that I have a lot more confidence to put into your lineups because of the matchup. All right, I think we covered all of our bases there. Let's get to Sunday football where we are going to talk about the Browns and the Bears.
Okay, so not really a name that stands out here as a name that I'm excited to start. Uh first off, why why might that be? Well, second lowest overunder of the week. Okay, 39.5 points. That's not a lot of, you know, pie to go around for everybody. The Bears are favored by seven and a half points. So maybe you're confident in starting a Luther Burton or a DJ Moore, but according to Vegas, the Bears should win this game. It's in Chicago, which tells me they probably won't need to throw the ball. They've really found something on offense, and unfortunately that's on the ground. Okay, because both Cal Manongi and DeAndre Swift, they are running over every single team. So my concern with the burdens and the DJ Moores, assuming Roman Dunce is out with that stress fracture, my concern for them is that if this team is up and Vegas projects that and they're at home, I think you might see more of a of of a manongi in a swift game than a game through the air where Caleb Williams is asked to throw the ball a bunch. However, if you're going to start any Bears wide receiver, that would be Luther Burden for me. His uh, you know, opportunities have started to rise each and every week. His snapshot is starting to rise each and every week. The metrics behind the scenes are all really good. Second round pick, really talented. I think he could have a breakout game at some point. Maybe it's this week against the Browns, but I prefer, you know, again, with my life on the line, not to start a Bears wide receiver.
Now, that's assuming that Roma Dunay is not playing. There is a scenario where he does play. And if that happens, I don't want to start anybody. Okay? Everybody would just fall a little bit more in my rankings. Uh, but I would just prefer, again, if you're going to start anyone, at least make sure Roman Dunce isn't playing. But if Roman Dunay is out there, then I just don't think you can trust any of these guys. I don't think you're going to know who to pick. It's kind of like the Packers receivers, right? I mean, before Christian Watson dominated, it's like a rotation each and every week. Now, as far as the Browns go, honestly, you could play Jerry Judy. He's coming off a decent game, but there have been so many games where he's getting he's gotten plenty of targets, and it's not turned into any fantasy success. It is a good matchup against the Bears. So, I could see a reality in which Jerry Judy is this surprise weak winner in the fantasy playoffs. I can totally recognize that that that is possible. But again, with your life on the line, who do you want to place your trust in? I don't want to place my trust in Jerry Judy. That's why he's my wide receiver 45. A hail Mary at best at this point.
Okay, let's jump to the next matchup where we've got the Ravens at the Bengals. 51 a half point overunder. So, a nice high overunder there from Vegas odds. The Ravens are favored by two and a half points. They need to win this game and they need the Steelers to lose a game to get back into that divisional race. Zay Flowers is a spot start. You know, in games where they need to throw, Zay Flowers has been fine. In games where they haven't needed to throw, he's been completely um you know, uninvolved. And in fact, sometimes when they need to throw, still he's been uninvolved. The hard part for Flowers is that the Bengals don't give up a lot of points to wide receivers. They give up a ton of points to running backs and tight ends. So nothing ever happens like we expect it to on paper, but on paper the Ravens should attack this team on the ground with Derrick Henry and through the air with Mark Andrews and Isaiah likely. So there is a chance that Zay Flowers is not a good player this week. But he is basically Juan Del Robinson uh you know this Kosha uh low low ceiling but high floor type of player and at least it's a divisional matchup. That's a good for him.
Now on the opposite side, we are going to go ahead and label Jamar Chase and T. Higgins both as must starts. Of course, if these guys are available, you put them straight into your lineups with Joe Burrow out there. They're they are locked and loaded in a high overunder. However, I am aware that T. Higgins might not play with his concussion. He was placed into concussion protocol at the time of recording this video. I'm obviously recording this hoping that he will get out of concussion protocol, but if he is not, obviously you don't play him. And I don't think there's a name like I'm not going to play Andreas because the last time T. Higgins didn't play, they started to get a little cute with uh Mitchell Tinsley as well. They're playing their tight ends a little bit more. So if there's no T. Higgins, then all I'm going to do is start Jamar Chase.
All right, let's jump to our next matchup where we've got the Cardinals at the Texans. 42 1/2 point overunder. The Texans are favored by 9 and a half points. However, if you look at that points allowed graphic there, you will see these are two defenses that you really don't want to see against your wide receivers. The Cardinals, the worst matchup for your fancy wide receivers, the Texans, the third worst matchup for your fancy wide receiver. So, you really don't want to see this on your matchup. However, you've got two clear alphas here in Michael Wilson and Nico Collins. So, with Nico Collins, you're gonna play him. You know, he had a bad match up against the Chiefs last week. Still ended up with over 90 receiving yards. Just with how talented he is, the connection he has with CJ Shroud, the fact that the Texans are on a winning streak, they're finding success with Nico Collins and CJ Shroud. I'm going to go ahead and put him into my lineup as my wide receiver tent. I don't think you should play around with Jaden Higgins. It's not a good matchup to do that.
Now with Michael Wilson, I am so high on Michael Wilson because I am assuming Marvin Harrison will not be playing. Michael Wilson has been incredible. I mean, he is basically turned into Megatron without Marvin Harrison Jr. now. They're throwing at a very high rate. I don't think that changes in this game, but obviously the Texans defense is legit. You really worry about if Jacobe is going to be able to stay upright to get the ball to Michael Wilson. But because we've seen the Cardinals in so many games where they needed to throw, and they've done it successfully with Michael Wilson, that's why I'm so high on him. But in the event that Marvin Harrison is active, I do think you need to take a massive step back with Michael, right? He would drop from my wide receiver 14 must start to my wide receiver 28 just to spot start. I would have a lot more questions on him. I don't know if he or Marvin Harrison Jr. will outproduce the other. Obviously, you lean on Michael because of recent results, but last time we saw Marvin healthy and in this lineup. I mean, he and Michael completely split opportunities. They were both playing ex wide receiver kind of sharing those responsibilities. So, in a bad matchup, I'm only starting Michael because of consolidation of opportunities. Okay, it's him and it is Trey McBride. But obviously, if Marvin Harrison is out there, things get way too messy in a terrible matchup. And I would prefer to not play these guys unless they're in your flex and you're in a a larger league.
Okay, let's go ahead and jump into our next matchup, which is the Jets at the Jags. We have a 41 12 point overunder. The Jags are favored by 11 and a half points. That is the third largest spread of the week. So, Vegas anticipates the Jags winning this easily. And honestly, I can't say that's all that big of a surprise. The only name that I really want to start here with confidence is Jacobe Meyers. He has been the perfect fit for the Jags offense. He and Trevor Lawrence have had that kind of mind meld. He's been a reliable receiver in the red zone as well. He's consistently catching these balls. We've had a lot of uh issues with drops in Jacksonville in the past, but Jacob Myers is the only name I'm starting with any confidence. However, that is assuming that Parker Washington doesn't play because he's currently dealing with an injury. However, that is assuming that Parker Washington doesn't play. There is an event a possibility here where Parker Washington is act out there and active. And if he is, I would drop Jacobe Myers about six spots in my rankings. He would turn more into a flex than a must start. Parker Washington, Brian Thomas, them would be really risky options in my mind. I already think Brian Thomas is really risky. There's not that consistent volume that you want to see. uh you know and before Parker Washington went down with his injury, he was actually the preferred wide receiver too over Brian Thomas. So there's just too much risk if that were to be the case. So if that if that does end up being you know what we're working with then I would suggest you probably uh to just avoid the situation entirely.
Now with the Jets again guys with your lives on the line do you want to trust a Jets wide receiver? Do you want to trust Adani Mitchell or John Mechy or if Garrett Wilson comes off the IR? I just I don't want to deal with it. It's not a good matchup. The Jags are the fourth worst matchup for your wide receivers in fantasy this year. It's not a good matchup. Uh it's a very heavy favorite in favor of the Jags. The quarterback situation is very confusing in New York. There's a lot of injuries there. I you know, Adonai was a fun story. If if Trod Taylor was healthy, maybe, but I just don't want to trust Adai Mitchell or Meteor with my life on the line.
Okay, next match up we're going to jump into here is the Chargers at the Chiefs. Now, I know Lab Makoni is coming off a disappointing game, but I am going to put him straight back into my lineup. Divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs your favorite by four and a half points. They're at home. Expect them to play much better than they have all year because really they have they want to play for pride at this point. Okay. And I expect the Chargers needing to throw the ball for the vast majority of the second half of this game. Lakoni is still the only name that I trust in this lineup. Of course, at any point, like we saw in the last week, uh these receivers can bust in LA, but I prefer Lab Makoni over any of these names.
On the opposite side, obviously coming off a disappointing performance from Rashi Rice, but the totality of his season tells you that he's a mustart each and every week. So, don't get cute with it and overthink things. Put him into your lineup and call it a day. As far as Xavier Worthy goes, uh you know, he's not really had any ceiling this year. you you'd be happy if he g given you a 10-point floor at times. So, with my playoff life on the line, I would say 90% of you guys have a better option out there. Uh, and I wouldn't really get cute with Xavier Worthy. I mean, at this point, Taekquin Thornton or Hollywood Brown at times, they might score more points than Xavier Worthy. He is not the clear number two in this offense, and that's what he needs to be to ever be considered a starter in your fantasy lineups.
Okay, let's jump into the seventh matchup we've got here, and that is the Bills at the Patriots. The only name I really trust here is Stfon Diggs. And I'll tell you why. Because he plays the Buffalo Bills. Last time he played the Bills, he had a huge game, so many targets, huge amount of receiving yards and receptions. It's kind of like that revenge narrative really. Okay, Stefon Diggs, his team is going to know that he has a lot to prove against the Bills. Obviously, it's a divisional game as well, so there's a lot on the lines for both the Bills and the Patriots. So, Stefon Diggs, my wide receiver, 25 this week, a very very high-end wide receiver three, flexible name only because again of, you know, that that scenario we just talked about. Kahan Booty could get into the end zone. He could be a fine play. Uh, but he's more of a Hail Mary than a confident start at this point just because this offense is so inconsistent from one week to the next. And honestly, I don't really think you start should start Khlo Shakir unless you know he really is your best option. He's my wide receiver, 36 in my rankings right now. So that makes him a low-end wide receiver three, high-end wide receiver four, a desperation flex at best. Why do I say that? Well, I say that because this offense is really funneling through James Cook and the tight ends. Okay? And it's starting to become concerning the amount of bust games we've seen from Shakir in recent weeks. So unless he is truly your best option, look look elsewhere. I just don't trust this game. It is a 49 and a half point overunder, so that's nice to see. But I just don't trust Shakir or any Bills wide receiver at this point.
Okay, let's jump to the Commanders at the Giants. No must starts in this game. Here's the good news. 47 and a half point over under. Okay, it's in New York. Two and a half point favorites. The the the Giants are in this game. Obviously, we don't 100% know if uh it's going to be Jayen Daniels or Marcus Mariota. At this point, it's not really going to change my rankings much anyway. Um, we saw that Marcus Mariota can support Terry McLaren and D. Samuel in recent games. So, Terry McLaren would be my wide receiver 26, a spot start, a flexible name, no doubt about it. Um, you know, plenty of upside in a matchup where the Giants are top 12 in points allowed to fantasy wide receivers. Debo Samuel is a is a floor play. He's what you wanted Shakir to be this year. Debo Samuel, Zay Flowers, they give you that kind of same uh floor each and every week. and it is a good matchup against the Giants. Now for Well Robinson, I do have high expectations. This Commander defense is not very good. They are the 10th best matchup for your fancy wide receivers. Obviously, you expect Jackson Dart to be out there. And if he's out there, he and Wando Robinson have this really great mind meld you expect him to exploit. Darius Sllayton is not about Hillary, honestly. Like he could have plenty of opportunities on the outside for this team and uh he and Dart have plenty of, you know, opportunities each and every game to convert. So, that's how I view this matchup. I don't think anyone in this matchup is probably going to win you your week, but I think they probably give you a safer floor.
Okay, let's jump to the next matchup where we have the Raiders at the Eagles. Again, with your life on the line, who are you trusting to get you to the next round? I don't trust a Raider. Okay, it doesn't matter if the Eagles were the best matchup in fantasy. I wouldn't trust a Raider at this point. Trey Tucker is inconsistent. Tyler Lock gets up and down. He really only had chemistry with Gino Smith and we're not even sure if Gino plays this week. Jack Bes is a rookie I really love. Hopefully they give him opportunities, but I just I don't trust it. They're going to be down in this game. They're going to need to throw and I don't think it's going to matter with the Eagles. AJ Brown and Dvont Smith. I can live with it. All right. If it's a top 10 matchup against the Raiders, ninth best for your fancy wide receivers. If Dvont Smith and AJ Brown and these guys bust, I can live with it. Okay. I know Jaylen Herz was terrible on Monday Night Football, but we've seen plenty of upside for AJ Brown and Devont Smith. In fact, AJ Brown's been really good in the past four or five weeks. You should go look at how consistent he has been. So, the upside is there with these names. The matchup is there, and I again, I understand that there is bus potential, but I am willing to ride my season on the line with these talented names in this good offense. Right. Lowest overunder of the week, by the way. But here's what benefits the Eagles. They are uh tied for the largest spread of the week in favor of Philadelphia.
Okay, we're gonna jump to the afternoon slate of games. But just before we do, I want to let you guys know that I had I had to do something for you guys. All right, I had to do something for myself. I talked to the guys at Fast Draft with Matt. I said, "Matt, can we please get a playoff tournament? Can we get a tournament that goes from week 15 to week 17 and I can draft against my followers?" Well, he went ahead and said, "You know what? I like the idea, Zach. Let's go ahead and put it live straight away." So, the Rabbit weeks 15 to 17 tournament is live on the Fast Draft app. You can come draft against me. I'm going hard in these drafts right now. All you have to do is download the Fast Draft app, use the promo code land. I'll match your deposit up to 50 bucks. That's five free rabbit tournaments, by the way, on me. And again, if you don't have as many uh you know, postseason uh fantasy leagues to pay attention to, let's go ahead and play some more and have some fun. Here's my first team that I drafted uh right before I went to record this video. very happy with it and I want to get some more in. So, I'd love for you guys to come draft against me. You can check out that in the pin comment if you want to have some fun with me in this tournament that really they kind of honored because I asked them to. It's it's awesome to be a part of that.
Okay, let's jump to the afternoon slate of games. You got the Packers at the Broncos. So, 41 and a half point overunder. The Packers are favored by two and a half points. It's a close spread. I like close spreads. We love that in fantasy football. You might be confused like, "Zack, why is Christian Watson not a mustar at this point, right? He's been so good. He's averaged 18 and a half points per game in the last four weeks." Here's why I can't label Christian Watson a mustart. Number one, the target share is starting to get really tricky. Jaden Reed is healthy. Dante Wix is healthy. Romeo Dobs is healthy. It's starting to get a really crowded wide receiver room. Now, not only that, this is the second worst matchup for your fancy wide receivers. So Denver is not a matchup that you want to go out there and target. And by the way, you have to go to Denver. You have to go to Mile High. This is not in Green Bay. So this has all of the makings of a potential bust game for Christian Watson. However, I feel like I'm giving him respect, labeling him a wide receiver 31. That makes him a mid-level wide receiver three. Flexible name. If you're going to start a Packers wide receiver, he is the one that I trust.
Now, on the opposite side there, Troy Franklin, by the way, if he is for some reason rostered, you need to drop him because Pat Bryant has overtaken him on the depth chart for multiple weeks now. I don't trust Pat Bryant. I don't trust trust Troy Franklin. I trust Courtland Sutton. He's been the most consistent wide receiver in this offense in the last three weeks. Uh, and he and Bon Knicks are starting to really build that chemistry as they head into the playoffs. my wide receiver 22. Uh, you know, a low-end wide receiver 2, flexible wide receiver 2, uh, in in your lineups this week for fantasy football purposes.
Okay, let's jump to the Lions at the Rams. So, you've got four wide receivers that I am going ahead and saying, put them into your lineup. All right, with your life on the line, these are the guys I'm willing to ride or die with. By the way, highest overunder of the week, 53 and a half points. The Rams are favored by five and a half. Here's the best news. It's in a dome. Los Angeles. At this point of the year, there's so many different things that you're worried about with weather and what will the ball velocity look like and will there be rain? Will there be wind? No, it's in a dome. Highest overunder of the week. Two elite offenses. Two of the best offenses in the NFC point blank period in the NFL. Point blank period. A monor St. Brown. If he's healthy and he's out there, I said this on our stream last week before Thursday night. He's got to be in your lineups. I'm sticking to that opinion here in week number 15. Jameson Williams has been so good since Dan Campbell took over the play calling. He's had one bad game and a lot of good games. So, I'm willing to ride on him in such a high overunder. And then with the Rams, Hookakua, Dvonte Adams, there are lineup blocks each and every week. It doesn't matter if they're playing the Kansas City Chiefs every week, you know, or the Texans every week. You're starting these guys in your lineups.
Okay, let's jump to the 12th matchup of the week, which is the Panthers at the Saints. We finally get Tetto McMillan back into our lineups after that bye-week. Neither of these defenses you really want to attack through the year to be honest with you. Uh but you've got two guys that are the clear alphas on their team. Tetto McMillan and Chris Ave. Chris Ave had a bad game last week. I understand why you might be hesitant, but look at the totality of his season. He has been far more consistent than he has been disappointment. Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and put him into my lineups. My wide receiver 12, T-Mac, my wide receiver 15. These divisional games can get a little weird. Sometimes the defense cannot can kind of break down. That's what you're really hoping for in this game because it is the second lowest overunder of the week, which doesn't give a lot of hope. Uh that's why I'm only telling you to start two names here. The Panthers are favored by two and a half points. They need to win this game. But the Saints are no longer a matchup that you look at and think it's just going to be a cakewalk. They beat the Bucks last week. Tyler Shuck looks legit. So honestly, if you're going to have like a Hail Mary this week, I don't mind Devon Vele, but he's probably not a name that I want to like put my future in and my my my trust and my my life on the line for, so I prefer for you to sit him in all honesty.
Okay, let's jump to the next match up. We got the Colts at the Seahawks. Now, here's the hard part for the Colts. Right now, the Seahawks are 10 and a half point favorites. 10 and a half point favorites. It's in Seattle. That's not good. None of this is good for the Colts so far. Okay. Oh, and by the way, they just lost Daniel Jones for the year with Achilles injury. Their backup Riley Leonard is going to be out for multiple weeks. The only saving grace for any receiver in Indianapolis is Philip Rivers. I can't believe this. We are relying on the 44year-old grandfather to come out of retirement to save Michael Pitman, Alec Pierce, Josh DS, Tyler Warren, Jonathan Taylor for the fantasy playoffs. This is probably going to go really bad. Oh, and by the way, it's like a terrible match up against the Seahawks, in case that helps. Uh, it's a bottom six matchup against wide receivers in fantasy football. So, Michael Pitman, he's my wide receiver, 32. I think there's far more risk with him, honestly, than than I'm willing to admit at this point. Uh, but I'm only putting him there because he's been so consistent. I'm hoping that if Philip Rivers comes in, he kind of zones in on on Michael Pitman as a target. I think Alec Pierce is not playable. Okay, there was a special connection with Daniel Jones. Daniel Jones had a really great deep ball and Alec Pierce was their big play threat. You you just cannot rely on that anymore. Okay, you would expect a lot more dink and dunks in this offense if Philip Rivers or someone else is going to come over and take over, play calling duty. So, I'm sorry if you own Alec Pierce. He is not playable, not with your life on the line. Pitman is the only name I'd really start. And honestly, I don't have a lot of confidence in him either. It's not a good matchup. Uh, and you know, this offense just might kind of fall down uh downhill. Of course, you're going to start Jason. We all know that that's the only name you're going to start there in Seattle and win your league with him, right?
Okay, let's jump to the Titans at the 49ers. Again, I asked myself in a matchup like this with my life on the line, and I know I've said that a lot this this this video, but really that's the point of this video. Who do I trust? And the reality is I only trust Jawan Jennings. Jawan Jennings is the only name I trust. He's the wide receiver one in San Francisco. He's been the most reliable with Brock Peri at quarterback. Uh now you can get cute and start Chamier DK and hope that whatever happened last week for the Titans is going to continue, but I would more kind of lean on the fact that there's been inconsistency all year for these wide receivers. I probably would prefer not to touch it entirely then kind of get cute with it. I guess it helps DK that the 49ers are tred are tied for the largest spread of the week, 12 and a half points in favor of them. So, I guess the Titans are going to need to throw the ball, but that doesn't always mean that it's going to be successful for fantasy because let's be honest, for the vast majority of the year, the Titans have needed to throw the ball and very rarely are there good wide receiver performances for fantasy football. So, I trust Jawan Jennings in this matchup more than anyone else. Uh, I don't really want to rely on any of these other names in the playoffs.
All right, Sunday Night Football. Let's talk Vikings at Cowboys. So, last week we talked about Justin Jefferson on the channel and we mentioned that on paper it looked like a really good matchup. Okay. Uh obviously they faced the Commanders. The Commanders were a great matchup for your fancy wide receivers and most people were telling me you can't start JJ because uh JJ McCarthy is not reliable. Now, funnily enough, if I told you that JJ McCarthy comes out, he throws three touchdowns, no interceptions, you would have thought, "Wow, good game for Justin Jefferson, right?" Well, the process was right in my opinion, but the result was not there. Justin Jefferson ended up with a terrible game. Jordan had a better game than him, but still there was no reliability, no big plays. It was just all run through the tight ends, the running backs. It was not good. So now I look at this this match up against the Cowboys and I think to myself, man, another game on paper where if Jefferson Jefferson's going to have a good game at any point this this year, the remaining of the season, it's probably this week because you really can't run against the Cowboys. But at the same time, can I really trust him at this point considering the way this offense has been functioning? I don't think the answer is yes. This is the lowest I've ranked Justin Jefferson since he's entered the NFL. I mean, really, since week three of his rookie season, I have not ranked him as low as wide receiver 28. But that is the unfortunate reality we are in right now with this offense. So, if you have to start him, I get it. If there's not a better option, this is one of those names again, like we've talked a lot in this video, who do you want to ride and die with? Jefferson is a name for some of you that you're probably fine to say, you know what, I can ride or die with his name. But for 70% of you guys out there watching this video, you probably have a better option. I don't want to mess around with Jordan Addison in this game, by the way. I I I honestly would not be shocked if either of them have a big game because of the matchup. But there's a lot of risk. We have to admit that. Last week, Jefferson was the second lowest ranking I've ever given him. This week, the lowest I've ever given him. But still, I put respect on his name as a flex desperation flex spot start option. Now, of course, if CD Lamb and George Pickkins are out there, they're going to play them. One of the highest passing volumes in the NFL, one of the best offenses in the NFL. However, in the event that CD Lamb is not able to clear concussion protocol, well, that means Ryan Florenoi might be a desperation play to consider. Obviously, last week when CD Lamb went out, Florenoi had made some huge plays, had a big old statline. However, that's difficult to rely on from one week to the next. So proceed with caution if you're going to go ahead and play that game.
All right, last match up we'll look at here is the Dolphins at the Steelers. It's a 42 and a half point overunder on Monday Night Football. Uh Steelers are favored by three and a half points. DK Metaf, by the way, he did stay behind um this last game and went to the hospital to he had some stomach pains. It was just precautionary. I think he'll be fine. Um honestly though, I'm not really starting him with any confidence in this game. I know he had a blowup game last week, but there's been far more disappointments than there have been successes. So, at this point, you know, with things being so close, I prefer to sit him if you can. Like, I'd start Jefferson over him. I know that I know most people disagree, but I start Jefferson over him. Look at your options. Look at the rankings in this video. Now, for Jaylen Wadd, it's a great matchup. Second best matchup for your wide receivers. Jaylen Wadd is my wide receiver, 11 this week. I have high expectations for him. The Steelers are favored. Dolphins are going to need to throw. It should be a really good game for Jaylen Waddle.
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