Matthew Berry’s 10 Facts for Fantasy Football Week 8: Colston Loveland, Jonah Coleman and More

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But before you do that, you need to read this. Because these are the…

10 Facts You Need to Know for Week 8 of Fantasy Football

  1. During week 7, Bo Nix scored a season-high 26.2 fantasy points.
    1. 18.3 of those points came on 2 plays.
    2. Literally 70% of his production consisted of a 62-yard TD run where Nix was untouched, then a 52-yard screen pass to RJ Harvey, where Harvey gained 60 yards after the catch.
    3. If you want to believe, do it, but I’m not there yet.
  2. In his first match back from IR, Jonah Coleman led the Broncos backfield in snap rate (50%).
    1. And touch (11).
    2. 21% of his carries gained more than 10 yards.
    3. For the season, Coleman is now averaging 4.9 YPC
    4. RJ Harvey is at 3.6 YPC
    5. JK Dobbins is at 3.4.
  3. In the first quarter against the Falcons last week, Kaelon Black had a catch rate of 53%.
    1. He also got 7 hits.
    2. He also saw multiple red zone hits for the fifth time in his last 6 games.
    3. With Christian McCaffrey dealing with a slight hamstring strain, Black is a fixture in leagues where he is always available, even if he is off this week.
  4. Last time TreVeyon Henderson reached 5 fantasy points in a game was… Week 2.
    1. Over the next 5 games, he saw only 30% of the Patriots’ RB touches.
    2. I mean, there’s still value as injury insurance for Rhamondre Stevenson, but that’s it.
  5. Last week it was Dylan SampsonIR’s first game back.
    1. That same week, Quinshon Judkins set a season-low in snap rate (51.5%).
    2. And target share (3%).
    3. In the 5 games Judkins played without Sampson this season, Judkins averaged a 13.6% target share.
    4. Judkins will continue to see the majority of touches in this backfield, but with Sampson returning to the lineup, Judkins’ role in the passing game takes a big hit.
  6. In his 5 games completed before Week 7 this season, KC Concepcion averaged a 5.3 aDOT and 30 air yards.
    1. But in Week 7, KC Concepcion had an aDOT of 11.1 and had 111 air yards.
    2. He achieved a target share of at least 20% in every full game he played.
    3. If adding deeper targets continues, rocket emoji.
  7. From Mike Evans was injured in the second quarter of week 6, Brock Purdy attempted 49 passes.
    1. Of those 49 passes, only 15 went to WRs.
    2. Hopefully Evans and/or Deebo Samuel can return after the 49ers bye, because otherwise there isn’t a single SF WR worth starting in fantasy.
  8. In the 2 matches since Caleb Williams income, Colston Loveland achieves on average a target share of 30%.
    1. And 19.2 PPG.
    2. It topped the rankings in terms of usage over this period.
    3. He finished as a top 5 TE in both weeks.
  9. During week 7, Isaiah Probably saw 4 targets, the lowest of the season.
    1. He finished with just 24 air yards.
    2. Since JJ McCarthy took over as starter, Likely has averaged a 16% target share.
    3. With Jameis Winston at center, his target share was 30%.
  10. In the 3 matches since Mason Taylor returning from injury, he completed 35 more courses than Kenyon Sadiq.
    1. And in each of the last two weeks, Taylor has achieved a target share of at least 20%.
    2. His role still isn’t big enough to make him anything more than a mid-level TE2, but he’s completely killed Sadiq’s fantasy value.

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