• Brian Thomas Jr. is in an ideal spot to maintain his sturdy rookie season going: Thomas’ success in opposition to man protection places him in line for an ideal week in an excellent matchup.
• Ladd McConkey is again and will ship for fantasy managers in Week 16: McConkey’s dominance in opposition to man protection must be on full show this week on Thursday Evening Soccer versus the Denver Broncos.
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Estimated Studying Time: 24 minutes
This fantasy soccer extensive receiver report will construct on PFF’s extensive receiver grades in opposition to man and zone coverages.
By offering further fantasy-related particulars, together with opponent protection tendencies, we’ll look to seek out yet one more edge to assist us dominate our fantasy leagues this season.
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Arizona Cardinals
Week 16 opponent: Carolina Panthers
- Man protection fee: 20.6% (26)
- Zone protection fee: 71.9% (10)
Versus man
| Participant | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Goal fee | PPR factors | FF PTS/RR |
| Chris Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Zay Jones | 31 | 1 | 13 | 3.2% | 2.3 | 0.07 |
| Zach Pascal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Dortch | 63 | 6 | 64 | 17.5% | 18.4 | 0.29 |
| Michael Wilson | 114 | 11 | 144 | 18.4% | 37.4 | 0.33 |
| Xavier Weaver | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 116 | 18 | 213 | 29.3% | 57.3 | 0.49 |
Versus zone
| Participant | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Goal fee | PPR factors | FF PTS/RR |
| Chris Moore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Zay Jones | 70 | 2 | 6 | 5.7% | 2.6 | 0.04 |
| Zach Pascal | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Dortch | 175 | 23 | 194 | 15.4% | 42.4 | 0.24 |
| Michael Wilson | 301 | 30 | 338 | 13.0% | 75.8 | 0.25 |
| Xavier Weaver | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 307 | 29 | 474 | 18.2% | 100.4 | 0.33 |
The Panthers have performed zone protection at a top-10 fee this season however slot in at twenty seventh in yards allowed per reception (11.5) and thirtieth in yards allowed per protection snap (7.43) from these appears.
That is sometimes a positive matchup for extensive receivers, which can ideally assist Marvin Harrison Jr. overcome his present stoop. Harrison leads the Cardinals’ extensive receivers in goal fee versus zone, however that clip nonetheless pales compared to his goal fee in opposition to man protection, which has led to decrease fantasy outputs. He ranks simply outdoors the highest 50 (minimal 100 routes) in fantasy factors per route run in opposition to zone.
