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The Shot Caller's Report - Wide Receivers
Your Guide To Fantasy Lineups: Week 11
11/15/18
QBs | RBs | WRs


Bye Weeks: Buffalo, Cleveland, Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco

Amari Cooper

The Cowboys have made it a point to target (18) their new receiver over the last two weeks.


Grab a Helmet

Amari Cooper @ ATL: With Dak and Zeke the Cowboys will remain a run-first team, but Cooper has come in and been the clear cut No.1 receiver for Dallas. He’s seen 18 targets come his way since joining the team three weeks ago, and should have a better grasp of the playbook by now. Cooper has been a serviceable WR3 during his brief stint in silver and blue, but this week gives him a chance at high end WR2 numbers. The Falcons have been dreadful on defense this season yielding a 70% completion percentage vs opposing quarterbacks, and giving up the second most passing touchdowns on the season (21). Dallas can’t mothball the offense and expect to win, so look for an aggressive gameplan by the Cowboys featuring Cooper. 10-12 targets gives the former Raider a chance to shine in Week 11.

Evan Engram vs TB: While it’s probably safe to start most the NYG skill players this week against the Bucs, I really like Engram this week despite his down year. Even with stud linebacker Lavonte David, Tampa has given up the 2nd most fantasy points to the tight end position this season, with Zach Ertz, Vance McDonald, Trey Burton, Austin Hooper, and Greg Olson all having monster games. With Beckham and Barkley the focal point of the defense, I think Engram has his best game of the season, and is worthy upside start at tight end.

Josh Reynolds vs KC: In what should be an absolute offensive explosion, I’m in favor of taking a flyer on Reynolds as my WR3 this week. The Rams run a base 3-receiver offense, and Reynolds was a part of the game plan in the two weeks he filled in for Cooper Kupp earlier this year. While the numbers aren’t gaudy, he did have a 3-42-2 line in a tough game against Green Bay. The Rams offense has supported three fantasy receivers all year, and I think McVay and Goff will keep the offense rolling as usual. At this late in the fantasy season being able to scoop a guy off waivers and start him with decent expectations is a pretty good deal.

Grab Some Pine

Taylor Gabriel vs MIN: Although he had a strong two game stretch in Weeks 4 and 6, the healthy return of Allen Robinson and the emergence of rookie Anthony Miller have relegated Gabriel to an afterthought in this offense. His target share dropped to 0 last week in a thrashing of the Lions and it was trending down before that. Sure, as a deep threat in a potent offense there is always a chance he can shake loose for a 70-yard score, but I’m too risk averse to trust Gabriel in my lineup this week.

Calvin Ridley vs DAL: After a piping hot start to the season (6 touchdowns in the first four games) Ridley has come back down to earth, finding the endzone only once in his last five games, and getting past 70 yards only once. Maybe he’s hit the rookie wall, or just faced some expected negative regression, but Ridley is no longer a lineup lock. Dallas has been particularly stingy against opposing receivers, and it looks like Julio Jones remembered what the endzone looks like. With a majority of the short passes going to Hooper and the running backs, and the bombs going to Jones, Ridley has been left the scraps. There simply hasn’t been enough production lately to take a chance this week.

T.Y. Hilton vs TEN: Sure injuries are partly to blame, and the change in offensive philosophy has something to do with it as well, but it’s been quite a down season for Hilton in Indy. With the return of Luck I expected Hilton to reassert himself as a WR1 in fantasy, but that just hasn’t happened. After 10+ targets in each of the first three weeks, Hilton hasn’t seen more than 7 looks in a game since then. With the emergence of the trio of tight ends, and a reliance on short, quick throws, Hilton’s deep speed simply hasn’t been utilized. The Colts move the ball via the pass rather than trying to hit home runs and this severely caps Hilton’s upside. His 9.6 standard points-per-game is in WR3 territory, and the matchup this week against the Titans isn’t good. Just being a pass-catcher for Andrew Luck is probably enough for Hilton to be a factor most weeks, but that’s pretty underwhelming.

Good luck this week!

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