We’re a quarter of the way through the season, and I feel like we’re starting to get a handle on who these receivers and offenses are. It is officially time to worry if you drafted JuJu Smith-Schuster , though I don’t know what you can do about it. It’s officially time to ride Darren Waller and trade whichever tight end you drafted first, if you haven’t already.
Player | Team | Games | Position | Targets | Rec | Yards | TDs | Drops | Catch % | ADoT | Yards Per Target | Yards Per Receptions | Red Zone Targets | Red Zone Receptions | Fantasy Points |
Keenan Allen | LAC | 4 | WR | 46 | 34 | 452 | 3 | 2 | 73.9 | 11.3 | 9.83 | 13.29 | 13 | 10 | 97.5 |
Cooper Kupp | LA | 4 | WR | 44 | 32 | 389 | 3 | 0 | 72.7 | 7.09 | 8.84 | 12.16 | 9 | 5 | 89.3 |
Michael Thomas | NO | 4 | WR | 42 | 34 | 361 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 8.33 | 8.6 | 10.62 | 5 | 3 | 76.1 |
Sammy Watkins | KC | 4 | WR | 37 | 23 | 365 | 3 | 1 | 62.2 | 10.62 | 9.86 | 15.87 | 7 | 2 | 77.5 |
Darren Waller | OAK | 4 | TE | 37 | 33 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 5.22 | 8.65 | 9.7 | 3 | 3 | 65.7 |
Zach Ertz | PHI | 4 | TE | 37 | 24 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 64.9 | 8.22 | 6.89 | 10.63 | 9 | 6 | 49.5 |
Evan Engram | NYG | 4 | TE | 37 | 27 | 331 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 5.78 | 8.95 | 12.26 | 6 | 3 | 72.1 |
Kenny Golladay | DET | 4 | WR | 36 | 19 | 243 | 4 | 1 | 52.8 | 16.28 | 6.75 | 12.79 | 13 | 4 | 67.3 |
DeAndre Hopkins | HST | 4 | WR | 36 | 24 | 259 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11.44 | 7.19 | 10.79 | 3 | 2 | 61.9 |
Julio Jones | ATL | 4 | WR | 36 | 23 | 317 | 4 | 1 | 63.9 | 12.72 | 8.81 | 13.78 | 8 | 5 | 78.8 |
Tyler Boyd | CIN | 4 | WR | 36 | 27 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7.75 | 7.83 | 10.44 | 5 | 3 | 55.5 |
Robert Woods | LA | 4 | WR | 36 | 26 | 307 | 0 | 2 | 72.2 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 11.81 | 7 | 3 | 61 |
Davante Adams | GB | 4 | WR | 35 | 25 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 15.12 | 8 | 4 | 62.8 |
John Brown | BUF | 4 | WR | 34 | 23 | 315 | 1 | 2 | 67.6 | 14.47 | 9.26 | 13.7 | 8 | 3 | 60.9 |
Allen Robinson II | CHI | 4 | WR | 34 | 24 | 280 | 0 | 1 | 70.6 | 11.82 | 8.24 | 11.67 | 7 | 3 | 52 |
Mike Evans | TB | 4 | WR | 34 | 18 | 368 | 4 | 1 | 52.9 | 17.09 | 10.82 | 20.44 | 12 | 4 | 78.8 |
Cole Beasley | BUF | 4 | WR | 34 | 24 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 70.6 | 7.76 | 7.24 | 10.25 | 4 | 3 | 48.6 |
Christian Kirk | ARZ | 4 | WR | 34 | 24 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 70.6 | 8.44 | 7.12 | 10.08 | 8 | 4 | 50 |
Odell Beckham Jr. | CLV | 4 | WR | 34 | 21 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 | 11.44 | 9.06 | 14.67 | 7 | 2 | 57.8 |
Chris Godwin | TB | 4 | WR | 33 | 26 | 386 | 4 | 0 | 78.8 | 10.94 | 11.7 | 14.85 | 9 | 7 | 88.6 |
Larry Fitzgerald | ARZ | 4 | WR | 33 | 23 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 | 9.61 | 9.09 | 13.04 | 5 | 2 | 65 |
Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | 4 | WR | 33 | 23 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 | 11.64 | 9.03 | 12.96 | 11 | 5 | 64.8 |
Austin Hooper | ATL | 4 | TE | 33 | 28 | 307 | 2 | 1 | 84.8 | 7.03 | 9.3 | 10.96 | 4 | 2 | 70.7 |
Jarvis Landry | CLV | 4 | WR | 32 | 18 | 328 | 0 | 1 | 56.3 | 10.53 | 10.25 | 18.22 | 6 | 2 | 51.8 |
Mark Andrews | BLT | 4 | TE | 32 | 23 | 266 | 3 | 1 | 71.9 | 10.59 | 8.31 | 11.57 | 10 | 7 | 67.6 |
Travis Kelce | KC | 4 | TE | 32 | 24 | 369 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 11.56 | 11.53 | 15.38 | 8 | 4 | 66.9 |
John Ross | CIN | 4 | WR | 31 | 16 | 328 | 3 | 5 | 51.6 | 11.39 | 10.58 | 20.5 | 6 | 5 | 66.8 |
Tyler Lockett | SEA | 4 | WR | 31 | 26 | 328 | 2 | 2 | 83.9 | 12.39 | 10.58 | 12.62 | 7 | 5 | 70.8 |
Julian Edelman | NE | 4 | WR | 31 | 21 | 226 | 1 | 3 | 67.7 | 7.94 | 7.29 | 10.76 | 7 | 5 | 50.5 |
Mohamed Sanu | ATL | 4 | WR | 30 | 24 | 239 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 8.07 | 7.97 | 9.96 | 4 | 3 | 48.1 |
Marquise Brown | BLT | 4 | WR | 30 | 18 | 304 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 15.7 | 10.13 | 16.89 | 8 | 3 | 60.4 |
D.J. Moore | CAR | 4 | WR | 29 | 20 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 10.03 | 9 | 13.05 | 6 | 3 | 53.3 |
Preston Williams | MIA | 4 | WR | 29 | 15 | 201 | 1 | 2 | 51.7 | 14.62 | 6.93 | 13.4 | 11 | 5 | 41.1 |
Curtis Samuel | CAR | 4 | WR | 29 | 15 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 51.7 | 16.1 | 6.86 | 13.27 | 7 | 2 | 41.2 |
Amari Cooper | DAL | 4 | WR | 29 | 21 | 286 | 4 | 3 | 72.4 | 12.48 | 9.86 | 13.62 | 7 | 7 | 73.6 |
Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 4 | RB | 29 | 25 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 | 0.79 | 7.52 | 8.72 | 2 | 1 | 111.9 |
Greg Olsen | CAR | 4 | TE | 29 | 18 | 226 | 2 | 1 | 62.1 | 9.83 | 7.79 | 12.56 | 4 | 2 | 52.6 |
Courtland Sutton | DEN | 4 | WR | 28 | 22 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 78.6 | 11 | 11.04 | 14.05 | 11 | 8 | 64.9 |
Brandin Cooks | LA | 4 | WR | 28 | 19 | 296 | 1 | 3 | 67.9 | 14.86 | 10.57 | 15.58 | 4 | 2 | 55.6 |
Nelson Agholor | PHI | 4 | WR | 28 | 18 | 168 | 3 | 2 | 64.3 | 9.64 | 6 | 9.33 | 6 | 4 | 52.8 |
David Johnson | ARZ | 4 | RB | 28 | 21 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 1.57 | 6.5 | 8.67 | 3 | 3 | 74.5 |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | 4 | WR | 26 | 16 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 | 11.69 | 8.35 | 13.56 | 5 | 1 | 43.7 |
Jamison Crowder | NYJ | 3 | WR | 26 | 20 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 76.9 | 5.85 | 6.31 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 36.8 |
JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | 4 | WR | 26 | 17 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 65.4 | 9.54 | 9.92 | 15.18 | 6 | 3 | 48.8 |
Sterling Shepard | NYG | 3 | WR | 25 | 20 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 8.56 | 8.72 | 10.9 | 6 | 5 | 52.2 |
D.J. Chark Jr. | JAX | 4 | WR | 25 | 19 | 321 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 15.28 | 12.84 | 16.89 | 8 | 4 | 69.1 |
T.Y. Hilton | IND | 3 | WR | 25 | 20 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 8.52 | 7.8 | 9.75 | 8 | 6 | 63.5 |
Chris Thompson | WAS | 4 | RB | 25 | 20 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1.6 | 10.04 | 12.55 | 3 | 1 | 49.7 |
Terry McLaurin | WAS | 3 | WR | 24 | 16 | 257 | 3 | 3 | 66.7 | 15.96 | 10.71 | 16.06 | 8 | 4 | 59.7 |
Tyrell Williams | OAK | 4 | WR | 24 | 17 | 216 | 4 | 2 | 70.8 | 14.42 | 9 | 12.71 | 9 | 5 | 62.6 |
Phillip Dorsett | NE | 4 | WR | 24 | 15 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 | 13 | 8.21 | 13.13 | 5 | 5 | 54.8 |
Dede Westbrook | JAX | 4 | WR | 24 | 16 | 145 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 6.04 | 6.04 | 9.06 | 4 | 1 | 37.1 |
Josh Gordon | NE | 4 | WR | 24 | 14 | 221 | 1 | 3 | 58.3 | 8.83 | 9.21 | 15.79 | 5 | 3 | 42.2 |
Marvin Jones Jr. | DET | 4 | WR | 24 | 18 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 15.25 | 11.54 | 15.39 | 7 | 5 | 52.1 |
Austin Ekeler | LAC | 4 | RB | 24 | 24 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 100 | -0.5 | 11.25 | 11.25 | 3 | 3 | 109 |
Alvin Kamara | NO | 4 | RB | 24 | 20 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 1.21 | 8.29 | 9.95 | 5 | 3 | 79.9 |
Target Breakdown
- Robert Woods finally had the day everyone who drafted him was hoping for, catching 13 of 15 targets for 164 yards. He still hasn’t found the end zone this season, but he is tied for eighth in targets this season. I don’t trust this offense like I did last season, so those targets may not be as valuable as we’re used to, but I’ll have an awfully hard time benching him or Brandin Cooks most weeks.
- Like Robert Woods , Davante Adams too had the breakout game we all thought would have come by now. And like Woods, Adams was kept out of the end zone. Adams hasn’t gone this long without a touchdown since 2015, and I think he’ll get one the next time he’s able to play.
- Duke Johnson is up over three targets per game, but just barely. He’s tied with Joe Mixon and Ezekiel Elliot, but he doesn’t run nearly enough to make up for the lack of targets. The Falcons have struggled against pass-catching running backs in recent seasons, so if Duke doesn’t see an uptick in targets in this game, it’s time to move on.
- Michael Thomas caught nine out of nine targets in Week 4, giving him 16 in two weeks since Teddy Bridgewater took over. Thomas had 13 targets in both of the games Drew Brees started. It’s nice to see Thomas’s floor is still pretty high, but I don’t think we should expect a return to the numbers he had with Brees.
- There are fewer than 10 tight ends you’re starting almost every week, and Austin Hooper is now one of them. Matt Ryan has proven he is content to check down to Hooper and Mohammad Sanu if that’s what the defense gives him, even if he’d be better off taking shots at Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley . I still don’t think Hooper is good, and his lows could be lower than most, but he’s fourth in targets among tight ends and second in receptions, and that has value.
- One week after we used this space to bemoan Todd Gurley ’s lack of targets, he was targeted 11 times Sunday. Every team seems to have taken a page out of the Patriots’ playbook and is playing five or six defensive linemen in an effort to take away the Rams’ outside zone runs. The Rams still haven’t found a way to counter that look, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they continue to lean on Gurley in the passing game until they find a better counter. I don’t think we can count on two touchdowns and double-digit targets most weeks, but it was still nice to see.
- O.J. Howard caught all 3 of his targets for 33 yards Sunday. I still think once I’m past Austin Hooper , I’m taking a chance on Howard before the likes of Greg Olsen , Delanie Walker , Tyler Eifert or either Indianapolis tight end. At some point, he probably needs more than three targets per game, but I think he’s more likely to break off a long reception than any of the tight ends I mentioned.
- James Conner caught a ton of dump-offs from Mason Rudolph , and while that is probably Pittsburgh’s plan for the foreseeable future, smarter defenses will take that away in an effort to force Rudolph to try to make plays down the field. It is fair to be worried about Conner’s workload; I don’t expect his targets to save him every week.
- Royce Freeman had six targets to just one for Philip Lindsay. I continue to be flummoxed by why Denver doesn’t throw the ball to Philip Lindsay more. He and Freeman both have 19 targets, which I suppose is good for keeping defenses off-balance, but I’d love to see someone of his size and skill set used more in the passing game.
- Cole Beasley is the reason standard leagues are better than PPR leagues, though I do find it interesting his numbers are nearly identical to everyone’s preseason darling Christian Kirk . Beasley is tied for 14th with 34 targets, but we know his ceiling is extremely limited. I also doubt Josh Allen ’s injury helps Beasley, and it could hurt him significantly.
- Dionte Johnson is emerging as Pittsburgh’s WR2, though it is worth noting James Conner and Jaylen Samuels led the Steelers with eight receptions on eight targets Sunday. Johnson had a career-high six, and while I don’t want him anywhere near my starting lineup, there are worse ways to use a bench spot.
- David Johnson had 11 targets Sunday, marking his third game with at least seven targets. Johnson's floor is awfully high so long as he is an integral part of the passing game, and he should have a pretty high ceiling against the hapless Bengals.
- It is probably time to give up any hope of Tyler Lockett contributing consistently for fantasy. This season he has had two, 12, 14 and four targets in his four games. His big-play ability means he can be useful even when he’s only getting a couple of targets as he did in Week 1, but the Seahawks have proven they won’t throw if they don’t have to. With Will Dissly looking like a legit weapon in the passing game, Lockett will likely continue to find himself an afterthought on days Russell Wilson throws fewer than 30 passes.
- Jimmy Graham entered last week’s game against the Eagles without an injury designation, and the Packers said they wanted to get him the ball more. They followed through on Thursday, though at least a couple of his nine targets can be attributed to Davante Adams ’s injury. I think Graham has a pretty high floor if Adams is out, but even if Adams plays, Graham is startable in all leagues. Graham will probably be just as frustrating as every other tight end out there, but he’s at least got a chance to be pretty consistent.