Johny The Greek's Cornerback Corner: Week 6
Who are the best and worst CB streaming options for Week 6?
Welcome to Johny the Greek’s Cornerback Corner, the only place (that I know of) across the entirety of the planet where we track every single IDP cornerback option every week, all season long. If they’ve got a pulse and log snaps, we’ll have a start/sit call on them and what league size/format they make the most sense in—for all 96+ starting cornerbacks across the entire NFL every week this season.
Last week I made 67 different start/sit calls and we managed to thread the needle for another week with over 80% accuracy. Let’s dive into the numbers deeper for some transparency.
Of the 67 calls I made last week, 10 were declared inactive or injured during play. We don’t count acts of God here, so subtracting those players we’re left with 57 adjusted calls. Of those, 47 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projection on Yahoo and MFL), and 10 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat projection and weren’t even close), giving us an 82% accuracy for Week 5.
Of those 47 correct calls, 23 of them were “massive hits” (more than doubled or even tripled their projection), giving us a 48% massive hit rate on correct calls for Week 5. We sit at 81% accuracy overall for the season with 46% of all correct calls ending up as “massive hits.”
Week 1: 77% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Week 2: 86% accuracy, 50% massive hit rate
Week 3: 84% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Week 4: 78% accuracy, 52% massive hit rate
Week 5: 82% accuracy, 48% massive hit rate
Cornerback Corner: Week 6
Broncos at Chiefs (Check Weather)
Outlook: With an early over/under at 50.5, the Broncos getting 10.5 points, and a home game in store for the Chiefs coming off a struggle against the Vikings I think we get plenty of offense from their end of things. We should be good to go for all our Denver cornerback options this week as Kansas City attempts to clean up some of their mistakes from last week against an inferior opponent.
For the reverse, while Sneed and McDuffie are always great options we may want to use them in medium to deeper leagues this week against this Broncos passing offense. This unit is mediocre in both overall passing offense ranking and wide receiver targets so while it’s not terrible it’s also not a slam dunk for our two excellent Chiefs cornerback options.
These two typically play it pretty close no matter how bad Denver is when they match up though so we’ve got a chance for a nice week for our Chiefs corners as well. Not bad at all overall to kick things off on Thursday night.
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain (CB): Surtain played 100% of snaps last week and is in a great spot as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week, if Kelce is out or hobbled, then promote him to CB2 in leagues of all sizes.
Damari Mathis (CB): Mathis also played 100% of snaps last week and is a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
No significant third CB option currently.
Kansas City Chiefs
L’Jarius Sneed (CB): Sneed played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 plus in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Trent McDuffie (CB): McDuffie played 99% of snaps last week and is a good start as a CB3 plus in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Jaylen Watson (CB): Watson only saw 43% of snaps last week and is a sit with that little playing time on hand.
Ravens at Titans (Check Weather)
Outlook: We’ve got a 40.5 over/under which indicates a low-scoring stinker, both passing offenses are in the worst third of the entire league, and both teams target their wide receivers dead last and second-to-dead last respectively. This is also outdoors in mid-October. It doesn’t get much worse than this. I’m steering clear completely unless it’s McCreary or Humphrey in a stupid-deep league and there are no better options.
Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Humphrey (CB): Humphrey was eased back into the lineup with just 56% of snaps last week but that absolutely will increase this week unless he reinjures himself. He’s a start as a CB3 plus in medium to deeper leagues, even if you don’t need him this week add him now for later, this is a top 10 IDP cornerback option—end of story.
Brandon Stephens (CB/S): Stephens played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB4 plus in much deeper leagues if you need it but a sit for the vast majority of us.
Ronald Darby/all other options (CB): Sit, none of the remaining corners here played North of 44% of snaps last week and this matchup is horrendous.
Tennessee Titans
Roger McCreary (CB): McCreary played 94% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB4 plus in deep, degenerate leagues simply because he plays a ton and is talented and productive.
Sean Murphy Bunting (CB): Bunting played 100% of snaps last week but isn’t in a great position at all this week with this matchup, I’m sitting him personally but he’ll play enough if you need to start him (likely every snap).
Kristian Fulton (CB): Fulton played 95% of snaps last week and is in a similar position as Bunting, he’ll play enough if you need it but I’m recommending a sit in this matchup. Even when Lamar Jackson hit his wide receivers in the hands last week they couldn’t catch the ball, this really does look like a terrible matchup.
Commanders at Falcons (Indoors)
Outlook: Las Vegas has this at a 42-point over/under which feels about right, neither defense is incredible and both teams are generally bad. Both passing offenses are in the middle of the pack in terms of 2023 ranking, the Commanders are a bit better overall but neither is great at all. The Commanders are in the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers while the Falcons are near dead last in the league for this ranking.
The Falcons are only completing around 20 passes per game and usually under 20 so we need to be careful with our Washington corners here. They’ll probably need to be splash play dependent for their points and we know that’s never a good idea.
We’ve got enough here to start some of our known and relied upon options in much deeper leagues but in general, this one doesn’t look great either. It is indoors though, which always helps.
Washington Commanders
Benjamin St Juste (CB): St Juste played 100% of snaps last week and would only be a start as a CB4 plus in the deepest of leagues this week due to the bad matchup. He’s a sit in most places.
Kendall Fuller (CB): Fuller played 100% of snaps last week and is only a start as a CB4 plus in very deep leagues this week, which means he’s a sit for the vast majority of us.
Emmanuel Forbes (CB): Forbes was shredded in coverage and saw his playing time cut drastically as a result down to just 38% of snaps last week, this combined with the bad matchup against this “Falcons passing offense” means he’s an easy sit this week.
Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Okudah (CB): Okudah is fully healthy and fully back into the lineup with 100% of snaps played last week, he’s a start this week as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues.
AJ Terrell (CB): Terrell only played 86% of snaps last week, he may have gotten banged up so I’d check on his health later in the week, he’s typically a 100% snaps player no matter what. Regardless, he’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Dee Alford (CB): With Okudah now fully back into the lineup we saw Dee Alford become less relevant with just 62% of snaps played last week, he’s a sit this week due to the matchup and lack of ideal playing time.
Vikings at Bears (Check Weather)
Outlook: We’ve got an early line of 48.5 which shows that Las Vegas, much like I’m doing right now, is adjusting to the new world we live in where Justin Fields has been really good for two weeks in a row. The Vikings defense isn’t great so the odds are good it could be three weeks in a row. We can obviously fire up our Bears cornerbacks against this top second-ranked (prior to Week 5) Vikings passing attack that is also ranked second in the league in regards to targeting their wide receivers.
But for the reverse, I’m actually suggesting some realistic streams (one anyway) against Just Fields and this Bears passing attack this week. The Bears still aren’t great in regards to the rankings we look at, overall passing offense, and wide receiver targets, but Fields is at least targeting DJ Moore enough for whoever is responsible for him to have a good day.
We’ll see if we can identify who that will likely be and they should have some value. Beyond that, even with the huge numbers last week, Fields only completed 15 passes so we should continue to be mostly cautious with these adjustments.
Minnesota Vikings
Byron Murphy (CB): Murphy played 100% of snaps last week and will likely be responsible for DJ Moore so he’s worth a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
Akayleb Evans/Mekhi Blackmon (CB): Evans was injured last week and Blackmon came in for him, regardless this matchup isn’t worth trying to track the injury status of Evans this week, sit both in this bad matchup.
Josh Metellus (CB/S): Metellus played 85% of snaps last week and if he has cornerback designation in your league he should be started every week, this week in particular as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues.
Chicago Bears
Tyrique Stevenson (CB): Stevenson played 94% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week, promote him to a CB2 in all leagues if somehow Justin Jefferson is healthy enough to play.
Terrell Smith/Jaylon Johnson (CB): Jaylon Johnson if healthy, Smith if not. Smith played 77% of snaps as a replacement last week and whichever plays would be a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Greg Stroman (CB): Despite the nice box score last week, Stroman only played 69% of snaps, he’s still a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week though due to the excellent matchup against this spectacular Vikings passing attack.
Seahawks at Bengals (Check Weather)
Outlook: We’ve got an over/under of 44 points for this one but based on what we saw from Joe Burrow last week, who finally looks healthy this season, we could have a really nice stream here overall. The Seahawks are in the middle of the pack for both overall passing offense and wide receiver targets but we know they’re capable of completing passes on any given week, especially if this Bengals passing attack looks like it did last week and forces Seattle to play “keep up.”
I’m feeling pretty good about starting our normal and relied upon options in this one and we’ll focus on what size leagues they all make sense in. This could be a slam dunk Devon Witherspoon week against a resurgent Jamar Chase, that’s for sure. We’ve definitely got some value in this one.
Seattle Seahawks
Devon Witherspoon (CB): Witherspoon played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him on the field and is a start as a CB1 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Tariq Woolen (CB): Woolen played 97% of snaps in the last game the Seahawks played and would be a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Michael Jackson (CB): Jackson played 84% of snaps last game and would be a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
Cincinnati Bengals
Cam Taylor Britt (CB): Britt played 98% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Chidobe Awuzie/DJ Turner (CB): Awuzie was injured and inactive last week, DJ Turned is the replacement, and Awuzie is the starter. Turner played 96% of snaps last week. Whichever goes this week is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues.
Mike Hilton (CB): Hilton played 82% of the snaps last week and is a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
49ers at Browns (Check Weather)
Outlook: With a 41.5 over/under we’ve got a likely defensive struggle taking place in a stadium that’s notorious for weather issues and making passing offense more difficult than it already is. Despite the 49ers being a top-ten passing offense this season they target their wide receivers 30th in the league and Brock Purdy doesn’t average many completions per game (about 22 completed passes per game prior to Week 5). The Browns defense is also legit, all that could limit value for our Browns cornerbacks this week.
For the reverse, Deshaun Watson is averaging about 23 completed passes per game but could be in for a difficult Sunday with this 49ers defense in town. All of this points towards what Las Vegas has already told us with their over/under, it will be a defensive struggle. And that’s if Watson can even play, he’s very iffy at the time of writing. Deeper leagues only for any cornerback options in this one.
San Francisco 49ers
Deommodore Lenoir (CB): Lenoir played 76% of snaps last week but usually plays every snap (blowout rest), he’s a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
Chavarious Ward (CB): Ward played 73% of snaps last week but typically plays 100% of snaps (blowout rest), he’s a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
Isaiah Oliver (CB): Oliver played 63% of snaps last week and is a sit this week due to not enough playing time and a bad matchup.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): Ward played 88% of snaps in the last game he played, he’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Greg Newsome (CB): Newsome played 88% of snaps in the last game he played, he’s a start only as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
Martin Emerson (CB): Emerson played 69% of snaps the last time we saw him play, he’s a sit this week due to a lack of ideal playing time, production, and a matchup against a team that doesn’t complete a ton of passes.
Saints at Texans (Indoors)
Outlook: We’ve got another likely low-scoring affair with an early line of 40.5 for this indoor affair in Houston. The Saints offense looked much better last week and Derek Carr appears to be healthy again so we can fire up our Texans cornerback options and feel pretty good about it I think.
For the reverse, while CJ Stroud lost a close game last week he did complete another 20 passes and hasn’t been under 200 yards passing yet this season. Give these Texans another draft or two to get some real wide receivers and this team could be scary. Regardless there should be enough value from Stroud and the Houston passing offense to give our Saints corners some value here.
New Orleans Saints
Paulson Adebo (CB): Adebo was back from injury and played 100% of snaps last week, he’s a start but only as a CB4 in deeper leagues since he’s the least productive option here overall.
Marshon Lattimore (CB): Lattimore got to rest due to the blowout last week but will play every snap if it’s closer, he’s a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Alontae Taylor (CB): Taylor got to rest due to the blowout last week but will play 100% of snaps or close to it in a closer game, he’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Houston Texans
Derek Stingley (CB): On IR, sit until he returns.
Shaq Griffin (CB): Griffin is the direct replacement for Stingley but was also injured last week, he’s a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues if he’s healthy enough to play this week.
Ka’Dar Hollman (CB): If Griffin is inactive AND Stingley isn’t back from IR (also inactive) then it’s Hollman as the other starting CB next to Nelson this week. He would be a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues if that’s the case. He was in for
Steven Nelson (CB): Nelson played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Colts at Jaguars (Check Weather)
Outlook: The over/under here is 46 points for this divisional showdown. We have to assume (this early in the week) that Gardner Minshew will be under center for Indianapolis, which actually helps us as Richardson’s completed passes floor is significantly lower than Minshew’s so far this season. Our Jaguar cornerbacks should be in a good spot to stream again this week for the third week in a row.
For the reverse, this Jacksonville passing offense and offense in general is starting to heat up. Lawrence is completing around 25 passes per game which is plenty enough to give Kenny Moore and company some value this week. We’ve got a nice stream in general here.
Indianapolis Colts
Dallis Flowers (CB) Flowers was injured and went to IR, he’s a sit until further notice.
Kenny Moore (CB): Kenny is always a start, and always plays 100% of snaps. He’s a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Juju Brents (CB): Brents is now absolutely locked into a starting cornerback role with all the injury fallout, I hope you listened to me the last couple of weeks and picked him up back then. He’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week with a huge upside since he’s the lesser of two evils across from Moore.
Jaylon Jones (CB): Jones is now the cornerback three here in Indy due to the injury shenanigans, he only played 63% of snaps last week though. He’s a sit for this week until we see it again, there’s too much fluctuation beyond Moore and Brents for this to feel completely safe right away. The playing time isn’t ideal either.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyson Campbell (CB): Campbell played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Darious Williams (CB): Williams played 97% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Tre Herndon (CB): Herndon played 70% of snaps last week and is a sit this week due to the lack of ideal playing time and a limited ceiling, Minshew is good but he’s not setting the single-season NFL completion record.
Panthers at Dolphins (Check Weather)
Outlook: We’ve got a 46.5 point over/under with the Panthers getting 11.5 points, another likely massacre where Miami just blows away this rookie quarterback and Panthers team. Bryce Young is completing around 23 passes per game so we should have some value in deeper leagues for Kader Kohou and company but I like the other side of this matchup exponentially more.
For our Panthers corners, assuming we can determine who they actually are (this secondary is shredded), we’ve got some value this week for sure. However, despite the massive amount of offense this Miami team puts out every week, Tua is only completing around 23 passes per game. He doesn’t need to complete more than that with this excellent running attack firing on all cylinders. This should be enough for some value for our Panthers cornerbacks though.
Carolina Panthers
CJ Henderson (CB): Henderson played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues.
Donte Jackson/D’Shawn Jamison (CB): Jackson was inactive due to an injury last week, if he’s healthy enough to play he’d be a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues. Jamison was his direct replacement and saw 80% of snaps last week, if Jackson is inactive then Jamison would be worth a start but only as a CB4 plus in much deeper leagues.
Jeremy Chinn (CB/S): Chinn only played 30% of snaps last week and is a sit until we see the playing time go back in the right direction. Wild times.
No other significant CB options.
Miami Dolphins
Kader Kohou (CB): Kohou played 100% of snaps last week and is a start but only as a CB4 in deeper leagues.
Xavien Howard (CB): Howard also played 100% of snaps last week and is only a start as a CB4 plus in much deeper leagues this week.
Eli Apple (CB): Apple played 90% of snaps last week and is a sit as the least productive option in this cornerback corps that also plays the least week to week.
Patriots at Raiders (Indoors)
Outlook: We’ve got a 42-point over/under for this indoor affair in Las Vegas at the Death Star. The Patriots’ passing attack is nonexistent, any Raiders cornerbacks would need to be splash play dependent for points and that’s never a great bet. I’m likely avoiding all the Raiders corners this week unless Nate Hobbs is healthy and able to go.
For the reverse, we’ll have to figure out this new-look Patriots secondary and cornerback corps. Without Gonzalez and with a reacquired JC Jackson plus a healthy Jonathan Jones we have lots of moving pieces. Assuming we can nail down who to start, I’d feel pretty good about those New England cornerbacks against Jimmy G, who is completing just over 20 passes per game but is capable of much more when the game script demands it.
New England Patriots
Myles Bryant (CB): Bryant saw the most snaps of all the Patriots cornerbacks last week with 75% before resting due to the blowout. He’s a start as a sneaky CB3 in medium to deeper leagues with tons of upside.
Jonathan Jones (CB): Jones was back healthy for the first time this season last week and played 67% of snaps before resting due to the blowout, he’s a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week.
JC Jackson (CB): Jackson was traded back to New England and then played 50% of the snaps before blowout rest, he’s a sit for now while we see how this all shakes out.
Las Vegas Raiders
Nate Hobbs/Amik Robertson (CB): Hobbs is an automatic start if he’s healthy enough to play, Robertson is his replacement and played 100% of snaps last week. I’d start Hobbs as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues but Robertson only as a CB4 in much deeper leagues due to the matchup.
Marcus Peters (CB): Peters played 100% of snaps last week but should be a sit in most leagues this week, he will play enough if you need it though.
Jakorian Bennet/Tyler Hall (CB): There’s clear and obvious fluctuation happening with the third cornerback slot here in Las Vegas, sit both of these options until it works itself out.
Lions at Bucs (Check Weather)
Outlook: We’ve got a surprising 45.5 over/under, I thought for sure we’d have more implied points here, in this matchup between two hot teams. We can obviously fire up our Tampa Bay corners against one of the best overall offenses in the league with a 10th-ranked passing attack that is middle of the pack in regards to targeting their talented wide receiver corps.
For the reverse, Baker Mayfield is getting it done this season and averaging around 23 completed passes per game. The Tampa Bay passing attack is in the middle of the pack for both passing offense and wide receiver targets but may have to throw more than they would normally to keep up with this red-hot Lions offense. We’ve got another nice stream here that should provide plenty of options and value overall.
Detroit Lions
Cameron Sutton (CB): Sutton played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Jerry Jacobs (CB): Jacobs lost his job then got it back immediately. He played 96% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Emmanuel Moseley (CB): Moseley came back from injury, displaced Jacobs like I said he would, and then immediately exploded his other ACL and is now back to IR and done for the season. He’s a sit until next season.
Brian Branch (CB/S): If Branch is healthy enough to play this week he’d be a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues and likely clock in around 70-80% of snaps like we’ve seen most of this season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlton Davis (CB): Davis is healthy, will play every snap, and is one of the best cornerback options on the planet. Especially in a matchup like this. He’s a start as a CB1/2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Jamel Dean/Zyon McCollum (CB): Dean will play every snap if he’s healthy and would be a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week, if he’s inactive then it’s McCollum again and he would be the same, McCollum is obviously a sit if Dean is active since we know Carlton Davis is healthy this week (at the time of writing).
Dee Delaney (CB): Delaney played 97% of snaps the last time we saw him, he would be a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues but only if Ryan Neal is inactive since Delaney was acting as his replacement according to the depth charts I’ve seen. It’s probably safer to just steer clear.
Cardinals at Rams (Indoors)
Outlook: We’ve got a 46.5 over/under for this indoor affair between divisional opponents. Both of these teams have fought hard every single game so a blowout, either way, doesn’t seem likely, what seems more likely is a back-and-forth affair.
The Rams (prior to Week 5) are shockingly ranked number two overall for passing offense this season and target their loaded wide receiver corps the most in the entire league. That makes for a great Marco Wilson and Kei’Trel Clark week for sure.
For the reverse, the Cardinals passing attack is ranked towards the back of the pack for passing offense and similar for wide receiver targets so our Rams corners will certainly have less value. They still should see enough work for deeper leagues though. In general, it’s not a bad stream and we’ll have some options.
Arizona Cardinals
Marco Wilson (CB): Wilson played 100% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB1/2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Kei’Trel Clark (CB): Clark saw a huge reduction in snaps down to just 49% last week and it appears Antonio Hamilton is on his way to displacing him, he’s a sit for now while we see which way the wind blows.
Antonio Hamilton (CB): Hamilton saw significant playing time for the first time this season last week with 80% of snaps played. Jalen Thompson was injured early in that game plus Kei’Trel Clark saw a huge reduction in playing time. Your guess is as good as mine as to which of those events caused Hamilton to return to us, beat writers are saying that it was a displacement for Clark. Regardless we need to see it again before making any recommendations, this is still very much up in the air, sit for now but this isn’t a terrible Hail Mary if you need it.
Los Angeles Rams
Derion Kendrick (CB): Kendrick played 100% of snaps last week and is a start only in deeper leagues as a CB4 plus this week.
Akhello Witherspoon (CB): Witherspoon played 89% of snaps last week and is a sit this week due to the bad matchup and imperfect playing time plus iffy production all season.
Cobie Durant (CB): Durant played just 67% of snaps last week and is a sit due to his lack of ideal playing time and this bad matchup.
Eagles at Jets (Check Weather)
Outlook: The over/under for this one is 42.5 points, it’s outdoors in windy New York and the Jets are coming off an emotional win. They will inflict defensive pain on the Eagles but probably won’t win the game. Regardless, we can fire up Sauce, Reed, and company against this 13th-ranked Eagles passing attack that targets their talented wide receivers toward the middle of the pack. I’ve talked about the Eagles before, their rushing offense is too good for them to just rely on the passing offense, unfortunately for us.
For the reverse, any production we get from Slay, Bradberry, and company will likely be from splash plays since this Jets passing attack is ranked dead last in the league overall and was 28th in wide receiver targets through Week 5. There are better streams to come for our Philadelphia options, I’d sit them this week unless we’re talking about a truly deep league.
Philadelphia Eagles
Darius Slay (CB): Slay played 100% of snaps last week and is a start but only as a CB4 in deeper leagues this week due to the bad matchup.
James Bradberry (CB): Bradberry played 100% of snaps last week and is a start only as a CB4 plus in much deeper leagues this week due to the bad matchup.
Josh Jobe/Bradley Roby (CB): Jobe was only on special teams last week and the Eagles signed Bradley Roby, who won me a title in an all-IDP league a few years ago against Joey the Tooth, this past week. Roby only played 45% of snaps so he’s a sit for now as is Jobe, obviously.
New York Jets
DJ Reed/Bryce Hall (CB): Reed should clear concussion protocol and be back this week, he plays every snap when he’s healthy and is a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes. Hall is his direct replacement and played 98% of snaps last week, if Reed is inactive again I’d start Hall as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues. Obviously, sit Hall if Reed is active.
Sauce Gardner (CB): Sauce played 97% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Michael Carter (CB): Carter saw a bump in playing time (likely due to Reed being inactive) last week up to 89% of snaps, he typically plays around 80%. He’s a start as a CB4 in deeper leagues.
Giants at Bills (Check Weather)
Outlook: With a 47-point over/under and the Giants getting nearly two touchdowns in regard to the spread we’ve got a likely massacre on our hands here. Our Giants options should be in a good position to absorb the tremendous amount of offense that Las Vegas thinks the Bills will produce this week so they’re looking good.
For the reverse, not only is the Bills secondary even more shredded with injury than it already was but on top of that this Giants passing attack is ranked 31st in the league and is among the worst in regards to targeting wide receivers week to week. We can sit our Buffalo corners this week, there will be fluctuation as they try and replace injured starters and beyond that, this matchup against this Giants passing attack is horrendous so it’s not worth trying to figure it out in the first place.
New York Giants
Deonte Banks (CB): Banks played 87% of snaps before resting due to the blowout last week, he’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Adoree Jackson (CB): Jackson played 80% of snaps last week before resting due to the blowout, he’s a start this week but only as a CB4 in deeper leagues since he’s had issues producing so far this season.
No significant third CB option.
Buffalo Bills
Dane Jackson (CB): Jackson played 100% of snaps last week and is probably set in stone for this week for a similar role but I’m recommending we sit him and wait and see for this entire cornerback corps. It’s all in flux due to the injuries to White and Benford and this matchup isn’t worth the hassle, skip it for now.
Christian Benford/Kaair Elam (CB): Benford is typically the starter and plays 100% of snaps, he was injured last week and Elam replaced him. Both are a sit this week due to the bad matchup and fluctuation throughout this entire cornerback corps due to the recent rash of injuries.
Taron Johnson (CB): Johnson still only saw 83% of snaps even with half of the Bills cornerback corps shredded with injury, he’s a sit this week due to the bad matchup and less-than-ideal playing time.
Cowboys at Chargers (Indoors)
Outlook: With a 47.5 point over/under on top of the already positive factors right off the bat (indoor game, two veteran and productive quarterbacks, several talented wide receivers, etc) we’re looking great to finish off Week 6 on Monday night with an almost perfect stream.
The Chargers are a top ten passing offense, the Cowboys are 14th in the league and both passing offenses target their wide receivers in the top third of the league. We’re likely to have a ton of scoring and a pretty good back-and-forth affair here. I like it a lot to finish off Week 6, start all the relevant cornerback options and we’ll figure out what kind of leagues they make the most sense in.
Dallas Cowboys
Stephon Gilmore (CB): Gilmore played 99% of snaps last week and is a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes this week who will likely be responsible for Keenan Allen.
DaRon Bland (CB): Bland played 83% of snaps last week before resting due to the blowout, he’s a start as a CB3 in medium to deeper leagues this week.
Jourdan Lewis (CB): Lewis only played 42% of snaps last week due to the blowout and the fact that he plays the least of the Cowboy’s cornerbacks. He’s a start but only as a CB4 plus in much deeper leagues.
Los Angeles Chargers
Asante Samuel Jr (CB): Samuel Jr played 99% of snaps the last time we saw him, he’s a start as a CB2 in leagues of all sizes this week.
Michael Davis (CB): Davis played 99% of snaps the last time saw him, he did have his playing time absolutely chopped to pieces a week or two prior to that though. So it’s a bit risky but I am recommending him as a start but only as a CB4 in deeper leagues to minimize the damage if I’m wrong.
Ja’Sir Taylor (CB): With JC Jackson traded back to New England it certainly looks like Taylor is now the Nickelback, I’d like to see it first before any strong recommendations though. He’s a sit for this week.
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I’d recommend that you read the Week 1 edition of The Cornerback Corner. I intentionally made that one as detailed as humanly possible and explained nearly every aspect of cornerback streaming, what factors we look for, and why. There’s also a language key in that edition and every call (start or sit) is explained in detail using the factors we look to each week. Consider this the “primer” for the rest of the season if any of this reads like hieroglyphics.
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Reminder! These are only suggestions, your responsibility for your lineup is yours and yours alone. However, with that being said, these are the same moves I’m making myself in my double-digit amount of redraft leagues and another 20 or so dynasty leagues so we sink or swim together. Remember to check inactives before kickoff to prevent any surprise zeroes.
We make the best decisions we can with the information we have available at the time and after that, it’s in the hands of the fantasy gods. I’ve averaged approximately 72% accuracy matching or beating projections since I started writing this article series four seasons ago. I want to win just as badly as you do so I promise you I’ll do everything in my power to make sure these suggestions are solid.
There will be a weekly transparency thread before each week’s cornerback streaming calls where I review the previous week’s results. If I’m in a slump you’ll know it. This is year 20 of IDP for me and a normal season should put me well past 40 titles and 60 plus 2nd/3rd place finishes across redraft and dynasty plus a ton more in best ball, DFS, eliminators, salary cap, etc. You’re in good hands here at the Cornerback Corner, as this is not my first rodeo.
For additional IDP resources please see idpguys.org and footballguys.com. For weekly in-season waivers and playing time reports/podcast, please see my work with @TheIDPTipster on the SGPN network. Gary (IDP Tipster) also does an article series there utilizing his start/sit charts, which are a great resource for your non-cornerback start/sit decisions.
For any questions/comments, to discuss specific cornerback streams, or to talk IDP in general, hit up my Twitter, @OrangeMan3142, or email Johnysmack3141@yahoo.com. Good luck this week and let’s go get those titles!
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