Michael Pittman Jr. has found high-end fantasy success against zone coverage this season: The zone-heavy Atlanta Falcons this week will be his toughest test. Atlanta is one of the better zone coverage units in the NFL.
Rome Odunze will look to bounce back in a favorable matchup: Odunze has been most effective against man coverage and draws the right matchup to get back on track after a zero-point performance in Week 9.
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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 10 opponent: Seattle Seahawks
Man coverage rate: 15.0% (28)
Zone coverage rate: 80.0% (4)
Versus man
Player Routes run Receptions Receiving yards Target rate PPR points FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones 40 4 40 17.5% 8.0 0.20
Greg Dortch 23 2 27 8.7% 10.7 0.47
Michael Wilson 50 5 65 20.0% 11.5 0.23
Xavier Weaver 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr. 42 6 92 21.4% 15.2 0.36
Versus zone
Player Routes run Receptions Receiving yards Target rate PPR points FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones 124 8 143 6.5% 22.3 0.18
Greg Dortch 79 13 46 17.7% 17.6 0.22
Michael Wilson 215 13 132 9.3% 32.2 0.15
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. 229 25 400 17.5% 83.0 0.36
The Seahawks have played zone coverage at a top-five rate this season and are a top-five unit at limiting yards per coverage target (7.1) and explosive pass rate allowed (13.3%) from those looks.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is averaging the same number of fantasy points per route run against man and zone. However, his lower target rate against zone, combined with a tougher matchup, might lead to a lower output for him in Week 10.
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Atlanta Falcons