Amon-Ra St. Brown draws an ideal matchup to bounce back: St. Brown’s dominance against man coverage puts him in position to deliver a great game against the New York Giants.
DeVonta Smith has been the Eagles’ go-to option against zone: Smith should have no problem taking advantage of a great matchup against the zone-heavy Dallas Cowboys this week.
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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 12 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars
Man coverage rate: 19.6% (20)
Zone coverage rate: 75.5% (12)
Versus man
Player Routes run Receptions Receiving yards Target rate PPR points FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones 41 4 40 17.1% 8.0 0.20
Greg Dortch 32 3 43 9.4% 13.3 0.42
Michael Wilson 64 8 142 20.3% 22.2 0.35
Simi Fehoko 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0.00
Xavier Weaver 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0.00
Marvin Harrison Jr. 50 7 101 26.0% 23.1 0.46
Versus zone
Player Routes run Receptions Receiving yards Target rate PPR points FF PTS/RR
Zay Jones 132 8 143 6.8% 22.3 0.17
Greg Dortch 131 18 96 14.5% 33.6 0.26
Andre Baccellia 14 1 5 7.1% 1.5 0.11
Michael Wilson 300 29 274 14.0% 62.4 0.21
Simi Fehoko 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0.00
Xavier Weaver 52 2 15 7.7% 3.5 0.07
Marvin Harrison Jr. 272 27 424 17.6% 87.4 0.32
The Jaguars have played zone coverage at an above-average rate this season. They are a top-10 unit in yards allowed per coverage snap (6.05), yards allowed per coverage target (7.2) and explosive pass play rate allowed (12.4%) while in zone.
The Cardinals' wide receivers all rank outside the top 45 among 146 qualifying players in fantasy points per route run against zone coverage. Given the tougher matchup, we shouldn’t necessarily expect them to replicate their massive passing output from last week.
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