Risers, fallers and breakout candidates · Week 9
Risers and breakout candidates: what changed in Week 9, and is it real?
The biggest moves against each player's own earlier average. Each card says what changed and whether it's likely to last.
Risers and breakout candidates · Wide receivers
Omar Cooper Jr. WR · NYJ — Omar Cooper Jr. went from 0 points in Week 8 to 14 in Week 9. Cooper is next in line if Garrett Wilson misses the game. Check back after the injury report: if Garrett Wilson is out, Cooper is the play. If Garrett Wilson is active, this pick is gone and Cooper goes back to the bench. Our projection5 targets · 4 receptions · 52 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns11 PPR pointsLast week: scored 13.89.85.8, projected 10.68.46.6.
KC Concepcion WR · CLE — KC Concepcion jumped from 7 points in Week 8 to 19 in Week 9. This is a quarterback story: Sanders is throwing to Concepcion. Snap share: 70% before, 88% over the last two games. Close to 32% of the points Concepcion has scored lately were touchdowns. As long as Sanders plays, this stands. He's also a start because Sanders is the quarterback. Our projection6 targets · 4 receptions · 49 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns10 PPR pointsLast week: scored 18.816.814.8, projected 9.37.85.8.
Denzel Boston WR · CLE — Denzel Boston's Week 9: 16 points, up from 10 in Week 8. Sanders is the quarterback for now, which is what Boston needs. He had 20% of the team's targets before and 26% over the last two games. Sanders staying healthy is the condition. Our projection7 targets · 3 receptions · 51 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns10 PPR pointsLast week: scored 15.812.89.8, projected 9.58.87.2.
Fallers · Wide receivers
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA — Jaxon Smith-Njigba slid from 28 points a game down to 12 in Week 9. Same snaps, same touches, smaller plays: that is the week. Take the touchdowns away and about 30% of the recent points for Smith-Njigba disappear. Since Lock took over in Week 1, he's fading: 31, 24 and 12 points in his last three. Stay patient and keep him. He's also a buy-low target because Lock is the quarterback. Our projection9 targets · 7 receptions · 96 receiving yards · 0.6 touchdowns20 PPR pointsLast week: scored 12.18.65.1, projected 21.916.713.3.
Zay Flowers WR · BAL — Managers got 5 points from Zay Flowers in Week 9, down from about 17 points a game. His share of the work did not move, so don't panic yet. Keep him on your roster and in your plans. Our projection6 targets · 4 receptions · 58 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns11 PPR pointsLast week: scored 5.33.82.3, projected 12.410.18.0.