Welcome back to the Cornerback Corner! As is tradition, we’ll start with transparency and then get right into this week’s calls.
Last week, I made 82 calls for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Of those 82 calls, 11 were declared inactive or injured during play, causing them to miss their projection. Subtracting those players (I’m not responsible for “acts of God”), we’re left with 71 “adjusted” calls.
Of those, 52 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projections on Yahoo and MFL), and 19 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat their projections and weren’t even close), giving us 73% accuracy for Week 9.
Of those 52 correct calls, 19 were “massive hits” (doubled, tripled, or more than their projections), giving us a 36% massive-hit rate on correct calls for Week 9.
We are 73% accurate overall for the season, with 43% of all correct calls resulting in “massive hits.”
Week 1: 74% accuracy, 36% massive hit rate
Week 2: 75% accuracy, 32% massive hit rate
Week 3: 73% accuracy, 47% massive hit rate
Week 4: 77% accuracy, 51% massive hit rate
Week 5: 73% accuracy, 49% massive hit rate
Week 6: 77% accuracy, 56% massive hit rate
Week 7: 66% accuracy, 46% massive hit rate
Week 8: 70% accuracy, 36% massive hit rate
Week 9: 73% accuracy, 36% massive hit rate
Please see THIS if you need a primer on cornerback streaming or what’s being discussed in this article (for new readers, a 20-minute audio podcast primer).
Please see the Week 1 edition of this article if you’re looking for more of my overall thought process. I intentionally included a ton of that information in the Week 1 edition for new readers.
Make sure to cross-reference the Cornerback Tackles Allowed charts for additional information that can help you narrow down the corners you want to stream each week. I tend to focus more on wide receiver targets, as we’re streaming for passes defended as well as combined tackles each week, but this is fantastic and helpful information to look at for your weekly streams as well.
Tracking 96-plus corners each week is always a challenge, and things will inevitably slip through the cracks. I will always welcome any updates or info you (the reader) may have spotted during the week if you don’t see that corresponding update in this article (if it looks like I missed it). We’re all in this together as degenerates that stream corner, and I’m definitely not perfect.
This season, these teams used 11-personnel (3 WR sets) the least week to week (go from the bottom up on this list). Your opposing slot corners (Marcus Jones, Ja’Quan McMillian, Andru Phillips, etc.) will likely see a significant reduction in playing time against these teams. Thank you to sumersports.com for the information.
Commanders at Giants
Outlook: The early total for the Thursday night game kicking off Week 10 is 42.5 points, with New York favored by 1.5 points at home. Both teams are in the middle of the pack for passing yards per game. Washington is a top-ten team for weekly wide receiver targets, while New York is in the middle of the pack.
We can start the usual suspects in medium-to-deeper leagues, and we should be looking good for this matchup.
Washington Commanders
Quan Martin (S/CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 56% of snaps as a deep safety last week and is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
Rasul Douglas (CB): SIT. He was down to just 24% of snaps as an outside corner last week and was a SIT last week as well.
Amik Robertson (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 96% of snaps last week. Half were from outside corner; the rest were from the slot or box.
Trey Amos (CB): SOLID. He played 97% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Mike Sainristil (CB): SIT. He remains useless with just 1.3% of snaps played last week.
New York Giants
Andru Phillips (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 82% of snaps as the slot corner last week and should play as much or this week against the 7th overall team for 11 personnel usage.
Paulson Adebo (CB): SIT. He was back to zero snaps and riding the bench last week. He was an injury replacement for Newsome a couple of weeks ago, not a displacement. That’s my screw-up; I should have looked into it more when I noticed this during last week’s article. My apologies if that caused damage anywhere.
Greg Newsome (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week. He was not displaced, just banged up, it appears. Adebo is back on the bench, as we’ve seen for most of the season.
Deonte Banks (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Ar’Darius Washington (S/CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, risky. He played 67% of snaps as a deep safety last week and is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo. With as much movement as we’ve seen in the New York safety corps this season, this feels precarious at best, but it is an option for the moment.
Patriots at Lions
Outlook: The early total for this one sits at 49.5 points with Detroit favored by a field goal. Detroit is a top-ten team in passing yards per game, while New England is in the top third of the league in this category. Detroit is in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets, while New England is now in the bottom third of the league for this ranking.
We can fire up both sets of corners in medium-to-deeper leagues; I’m less concerned about New England’s wide receiver targets ranking sliding a bit, as AJ Brown has been inactive, Doubs is on IR, and they’re rolling out the “B Team” these days. Drake Maye can still sling it when he needs to, and he’ll probably need to this week.
New England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez (CB): SOLID. He played 92% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Carlton Davis/Karon Prunty (CB): SOLID for Carlton if he can play this week. He was injured last week, with Prunty finishing out his snaps. We saw Charles Woods as the preferred replacement for him earlier this season, so we can’t trust Prunty as the actual backup (if it’s not Carlton, just skip it).
Marcus Jones (CB): SOLID; medium-to-deeper leagues. He played 77% of snaps as the slot corner last week and should play less this week against the 24th-ranked team for 11 personnel. However, if Carlton is inactive, then it’s likely we see the same defensive game plan we saw earlier this season when either Carlton or Gonzo was inactive, where Jones saw a spike in playing time (he played his normal slot snaps but then stayed on the field as an outside corner on snaps where he would normally sub off the field). With this in mind, Jones would be a risky IDEAL if Carlton is inactive. This assumes New England does the same thing we saw earlier this season, and I can’t guarantee that.
Detroit Lions
Roger McCreary (CB): IDEAL. He played 96% of snaps and lined up everywhere last week. He had snaps at outside corner, the slot, box, and blitzed as well. He does NOT lose playing time based on the opponent’s amount of 11 personnel usage, which gives him the value of a slot corner and the playing time of an outside corner, which is as good as it gets for our cornerback options.
DJ Reed (CB): SOLID if healthy. He was inactive last week, but is a full-time outside corner when he plays.
Rock Ya-Sin (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, SIT if Reed plays. Ya-Sin saw a noticeable bump in playing time with Reed inactive last week. He was in for 65% of snaps as an outside corner, but hasn’t had much playing time when the two normal starters at outside corner are healthy.
All others (CB): SIT. Three other corners combined to cover Reed's absence last week, along with the bump in playing time for Ya-Sin. None of them are worth our pursuit.
Chiefs at Falcons
Outlook: The early total for this battle in Atlanta is 46.5 points, with Kansas City favored by a field goal on the road. Kansas City is a top-ten team in passing yards per game, while Atlanta is in the bottom third of the league in this category. Both teams are in the bottom third of the league for weekly wide receiver targets.
We can fire up options on both sides in deeper leagues only, since both offenses tend to rely more on their running backs and tight ends than on their wide receivers these days.
Kansas City Chiefs
Nohl Williams (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Mansor Delane/Kristian Fulton (CB): Delane was inactive last week, but is a full-time outside corner when healthy. Fulton replaced him and played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week. Either one would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, in this matchup. Fulton only has value if Delane is inactive again.
Chris Roland Wallace (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 71% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but could see a reduction in snaps against the 18th-overall team in 11-personnel usage this week.
Atlanta Falcons
AJ Terrell (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
CJ Henderson (CB): SOLID. He played 82% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Mike Hughes/Avieon Terrell (CB): SIT them both. They played 35% and 17% of snaps last week, respectively. The slot snaps continue to mostly go to Sydney Brown, who is a safety everywhere. And Terrell isn’t playing even close to enough for our purposes.
Texans at Browns
Outlook: The early total for this battle in Cleveland sits at just 38.5 points, with Houston favored by 4.5 points on the road. Houston is a top-ten team for passing yards per game, while Cleveland is in the middle of the pack. Both teams are in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets, but Houston tends to rely on them more than Cleveland does, all things being equal. Houston also just had their bye in Week 8, so that tanked their wide receiver targets ranking a bit.
We can fire up our Cleveland options in leagues of all sizes, and “medium to deep” leagues should be fine for Lassiter and company this week against a mediocre Cleveland passing attack. Lassiter should be fine despite the bad matchup, as is tradition.
Houston Texans
Kamari Lassiter (CB): IDEAL. He played 98% of snaps at outside corner last week and continues to routinely smash his projection, powered by the “not as dangerous as Stingley or Pitre” effect.
Derek Stingley (CB): SOLID. He played 91% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Jalen Pitre (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 98% of snaps last week and had ideal utilization. He lined up in the slot or box for over 90% of his total snaps; the rest came from deep safety.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 97% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Tyson Campbell (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Myles Harden (CB): IDEAL. He played 64% of snaps as the slot corner last week. He landed two sacks off blitzes and should play as much as or more this week against the 8th-overall team for 11-personnel usage.
Vikings at Packers
Outlook: The early total for this battle in the land of cheese sits at 42.5 points with Green Bay favored by a field goal at home. Green Bay is the second-best team for passing yards per game and averages the second-most wide receiver targets each week; it’s an ideal matchup for our Minnesota options this week.
For our Green Bay corners, the Vikings are the second-worst team in the league in passing yards per game and the second-worst team in the league in weekly wide receiver targets. It will be deeper leagues only for Keisean and company.
UPDATE: Kirko-chains was traded to Minnesota earlier this week. Their passing attack should have life once more! Still, we need to see it before we make recommendations. I’d still be cautious with Keisean and Cisse this week, just in case it’s not all sunshine and rainbows right off the bat for this new-look Minnesota passing attack.
Minnesota Vikings
Byron Murphy Jr. (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 66% of snaps as an outside corner last week and had zero slot snaps for the second week in a row. He remains a great option and has been reliable and consistent for many years, plus the matchup is correct. Still, losing those snaps in the slot does hurt his overall value. The Minnesota corners also played far less as a unit last week against a Buffalo team that ran the ball far more than they passed; I wouldn’t worry about Murphy's playing time going forward.
Isaiah Rodgers (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 58% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Josh Metellus (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 96% of snaps from the box and slot last week with just a small chunk from deep safety. He is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
James Pierre (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 62% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Green Bay Packers
Keisean Nixon (CB): SOLID. He played 81% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Brandon Cisse (CB): SOLID. He played 81% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Dolphins at Colts
Outlook: The early total for this battle in Indy is 42.5 points, with Indianapolis favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are in the “worst five” across the league for passing yards per game. Indy is a top-10 team in weekly wide receiver targets, while Miami is in the bottom third of the league in this ranking.
We can fire up our Indianapolis options in deeper leagues only this week, and Miami’s corners will now also be “deeper leagues only” after Indy traded away every warm-body wide receiver they had and are rolling out guys we didn’t know were alive a week ago in this matchup.
Miami Dolphins
Chris Johnson (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week and lined up mostly at outside corner, but had a nice chunk of box and slot snaps as added value.
Juju Brents (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 63% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Jason Marshall (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 61% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Indianapolis Colts
Sauce Gardner (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Chavarious Ward (CB): SOLID. He played 89% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Justin Walley/Kenneth Harris (CB): SOLID for Walley if he can play this week. He is the slot corner when healthy and should play around 60% of snaps against the 16th-overall team in 11-personnel. If he’s inactive again, then Harris becomes a SOLID option for the same role and playing time.
Panthers at Saints
Outlook: The early total for this NFC South showdown is 47.5 points, with Carolina favored by 1.5 points on the road. Carolina ranks in the top 10 in passing yards per game, while New Orleans is in the middle of the pack. Both teams are in the top 10 in weekly wide receiver targets, and neither defense is the reincarnation of the 1985 Bears.
We can fire up both sets of corners in leagues of all sizes for this one, which is also indoors (that’s going to be more of a factor each week now going forward; it’s easier to complete passes indoors and away from snow, sleet, rain, wind, etc).
Carolina Panthers
Marco Wilson (CB): Assuming Horn and Jackson remain on IR this week, Wilson should have some kind of role. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week. My official recommendation for this entire mess is to SIT them all and SKIP this entirely. However, I’ve laid out my best guess if you want to pursue this, as is tradition. We’re wandering into cornerback five- and six-territory here due to all the injuries, and that’s too far down the depth chart to ensure any kind of accuracy. We’re just as likely to start the wrong corner and get a zero as we are to guess right and take advantage of this ideal matchup.
Will Lee/Corey Thornton (CB): Lee was inactive last week, but is likely the “top” replacement corner option here, with Wilson right behind him, then Thornton. So if Horn or Jackson can play but not both, then Lee should be the other full-time corner if he’s healthy this week. If Horn, Jackson, and Lee are inactive, then Marco Wilson will play, and Corey Thornton should be an option. That’s so deep into the backup corners that it’s exceedingly dangerous. I’m skipping this mess entirely for my own streams. Lee was inactive last week, and Thornton played 100% of snaps as an outside corner.
Update: Will Lee practiced in full earlier this week; he should be a locked-in starter as a full-time outside corner this week (assuming Horn and Jackson remain on IR for another week). My best guess is Marco Wilson as his running mate this week, but that’s about as certain as eating Taco Bell without the threat of crapping your pants (not certain at all; the threat of crapping your pants is an integral part of the Taco Bell experience).
Jaycee Horn/Mike Jackson (CB): According to the head coach, we should get an update on these two sometime later this week. They should be close to both returning from IR. The original target date was around Week 11. These two BOTH need to be inactive this week for anything written above to come to fruition. If either or both can play, I would consider them risky SOLID options as full-time outside corners if they return from IR this week.
New Orleans Saints
Kool-Aid McKinstry (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Martin Emerson (CB): SOLID. He played 94% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Quincy Riley (CB): SIT or blast out the airlock. He continues to be an afterthought and only played 4.1% of snaps last week.
Bills at Jets
Outlook: The early total for this AFC East showdown in the Big Apple is 50.5 points, with Buffalo favored by 8.5 points on the road. Buffalo is in the top third of the league for passing yards per game, while New York is in the middle of the pack. New York is in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets, while Buffalo is in the bottom third of the league for this ranking.
We can fire up both sets of corners in medium-to-deeper leagues, and that should be about right for this one.
Buffalo Bills
Christian Benford (CB): SOLID. He played 58% of snaps as an outside corner last week. He was injured but returned to the game, so he should be good to go this week.
Davison Igbinosun (CB): SOLID. He played 81% of snaps as an outside corner last week. No Buffalo corner played more than that, as it was more of a defensive struggle than an airshow against Minnesota in Week 9.
Dee Alford (CB): SOLID. He played 75% of snaps at slot corner last week and should see similar time this week against the 15th-ranked team in 11 personnel usage.
New York Jets
Brandon Stephens (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Azareyeh Thomas (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
D’Angelo Ponds/Jarvis Brownlee (CB): SIT them both. This slot flip-flopped again, with Ponds seeing 33% of snaps as the slot corner while Brownlee was down to just 3%. These two continue to split this last cornerback slot like a pair of huge, bouncing, oiled-up, powdered-up, voluminous butt cheeks.
Jaguars at Titans
Outlook: The early total for this AFC South battle is 45.5 points, with Jacksonville favored by 10 points on the road. Jacksonville is in the middle of the pack in passing yards per game, while Tennessee is in the bottom third of the league in this category. Both teams are in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets.
We can fire up both sets of corners in medium-to-deeper leagues for this one, with a slight nod to our Tennessee corners having the better matchup.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Hunter (WR/CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes, risky. He played 82% of snaps as an outside corner last week but is still playing only a handful of offensive snaps per game. The play here is to go for the kill shot with him. We get the sack, pick, touchdown, catches/yards, or it’s a stinker. There is no in-between. Buyer beware.
Jarrian Jones (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 55% of snaps as an outside corner last week and had some slot snaps as bonus value.
Montaric Brown (CB): SOLID; medium-to-deeper leagues. He played 75% of snaps as an outside corner last week, then sat out the blowout.
Jourdan Lewis (CB): SOLID, medium to deeper leagues. He played just 26% of snaps as the slot corner last week and then sat due to the blowout. He should play considerably more this week against the number-one overall team in 11-personnel usage across the entire league.
Tennessee Titans
Marcus Harris (CB): SOLID. He was injured in Week 8, but is practicing in full this week and is the slot corner when healthy. He should play around 40-60% of snaps against the 18th-overall team in 11-personnel this week.
Alontae Taylor (CB): SIT. He was forced into the lineup in Week 8 (Harris was injured). Harris is healthy once more. Alontae was benched the game before seeing emergency-replacement action in Week 8. We aren’t touching him with a ten-foot pole until we see some snaps as a starter again; replacement duty doesn’t move the needle for me.
Josh Williams (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Rams at Cardinals
Outlook: The early total for this NFC West matchup is 46.5 points, with Los Angeles favored by a touchdown on the road. Los Angeles is a top-ten team for passing yards per game, while Arizona is in the middle of the pack. Los Angeles ranks 3rd overall in weekly wide receiver targets, while Arizona ranks in the top third of the league in this category.
It will be “deeper leagues only” across the board for this one, as Arizona is now down to their third-string quarterback and Los Angeles lost Puka for at least the next month and likely longer. The Rams should go heavy with their tight end targets while he’s gone, and that doesn’t help us here in cornerback land.
Los Angeles Rams
Trent McDuffie/Emmanuel Forbes (CB): McDuffie was inactive last week, but is a full-time outside corner when healthy and is a SOLID option if he can play this week. Forbes would replace him and have the same role and playing time as a replacement corner if McDuffie can’t play again this week.
Jaylen Watson (CB): SIT/blast out the closest airlock into the infinite void of cold, deadly space. He was placed on IR and is done for the season.
Joshua Wallace (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Arizona Cardinals
Denzel Burke (CB): SOLID. He played 87% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Max Melton (CB): SOLID. He played 78% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
All Others (CB): SIT. Beyond these two, it’s a gigantic mess. We’ll skip it and the 400 or so words it would take to break it all down until we see some stability and there’s something worth writing about here.
Seahawks at Raiders
Outlook: The early total for this battle at the Death Star sits at 43.5 points, with Seattle favored by a field goal on the road. Las Vegas ranks in the top 10 in passing yards per game, while Seattle is in the middle of the pack. Seattle is a top-ten team for weekly wide receiver targets, but most of those targets just go to one man (JSN), so that’s a bit of smoke and mirrors. Las Vegas is the 3rd-worst team in the league for this ranking.
It will be “deeper leagues only” for our Seattle corners, but Emmanwori or Witherspoon can still blow up any given week despite a bad matchup. For our Las Vegas corners, medium to deep leagues should be fine. And we should really dial back expectations for our Seattle options against a rookie quarterback in his first-ever start.
Seattle Seahawks
Nick Emmanwori (S/CB): SOLID. He has the playing time and usage to be ideal, but he’s up against a rookie quarterback in his first-ever start against this insanely good defense. There probably won’t be “enough to eat” for all the IDPs on Seattle to meet their projections this week. Emmanwori played 100% of snaps last week and lined up in the slot, box, or on the defensive line.
Devon Witherspoon (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner, with a nice chunk of snaps in the box and on the defensive line last week.
Josh Jobe (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Las Vegas Raiders
Eric Stokes (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Treydan Stukes (S/CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as a deep safety last week and is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
Taron Johnson (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 58% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but should play fewer snaps this week against the 27th-ranked team in 11 personnel.
Darien Porter/Hezekiah Masses (CB): SIT them both. They continue to split this last cornerback slot like a pair of huge, bouncing, oiled-up, powdered-up, bulbous, tanned, voluminous butt cheeks. Porter was in for 52% of snaps, and Masses played 16%. Jermod McCoy also joined the party with 35% of snaps, making this even messier.
49ers at Cowboys
Outlook: The early total for this trip down memory lane sits at a truly ridiculous 55.5 points, with San Francisco favored by 4.5 points on the road. Both teams are in the top third of the league for passing yards per game. Dallas is the best team in the league for weekly wide receiver targets, while San Francisco is the worst.
It will be “deeper leagues only” for Bland and company this week, but we’ve got an ideal matchup for our San Francisco corners in Week 10.
San Francisco 49ers
Renardo Green (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 86% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Deommodore Lenoir (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 86% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Upton Stout (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 74% of snaps as the slot corner last week and should play as much or more this week against the 5th-overall team for 11 personnel usage.
Marques Sigle (S/CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, risky. He returned from IR and played 56% of snaps as a deep safety last week. He is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo. The matchup is the only reason I’d even consider this; we need to see more playing time to consider him on a weekly basis going forward.
Dallas Cowboys
Cobie Durant (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
DaRon Bland (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Joey Porter Jr. (CB): SIT. He was inactive last week, hasn’t practiced yet this week, and hasn’t even come close to playing enough to really interest us since he was traded from Pittsburgh to Dallas. Beyond that, this matchup is garbage, so anything less than a full-time corner shouldn’t be considered.
Steelers at Bengals
Outlook: The early total for this AFC North showdown is 48.5 points, with Cincy favored by a field goal at home. Cincy is a top-five team for passing yards per game, while Pittsburgh is in the middle of the pack for this ranking. Cincy is 4th overall for weekly wide receiver targets, while Pittsburgh is in the middle of the pack once more.
It’s an ideal matchup for Jalen Ramsey and company this week, but it will be “medium to deep leagues” for our Cincy options in this matchup.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jalen Ramsey (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him (bye last week) and lined up in the slot, deep safety, box safety, and the defensive line pretty evenly. The playing time and utilization are excellent, and the matchup is correct.
Jamel Dean (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 97% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him.
Asante Samuel Jr (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him.
Cincinnati Bengals
Dax Hill (S/CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as just an outside corner last week and has apparently lost that excellent utilization we saw earlier this season.
DJ Turner (CB): SOLID. He played 96% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Josh Newton (CB): SOLID. He played 90% of snaps as the (newish) slot corner last week. Pittsburgh is 14th overall in 11 personnel usage, so he should see a slight reduction in snaps this week if the trends we’ve seen for many seasons now hold for slot corners and opposing teams' 11 personnel usage.
Chargers at Ravens
Outlook: The early total for this pile of steaming dog poop to wrap up Week 10 on Monday Night Football sits at just 38.5 points, with Baltimore favored by a field goal at home. Baltimore should have Brissett under center, so we’ll be throwing out their rankings. We know what to expect from him; medium-to-deep leagues for our Los Angeles corners should be fine.
And for the other side, Herbert continues to look horrendous, so it will be “deeper leagues only” for the Glizzy Gobbler against the 3rd-worst team in the league for weekly wide receiver targets. Los Angeles is also in the bottom third of the league for passing yards per game.
Los Angeles Chargers
Elijah Molden (S/CB): SOLID. He played 75% of snaps as a deep safety, then sat out last week's blowout. He is incorrectly designated as a corner on Yahoo.
Tarheeb Still (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps last week. Those snaps were evenly divided between outside corner and the slot. This would be ideal in a better matchup.
Cam Hart/Donte Jackson (CB): Hart was injured, but is a full-time outside corner if he can play this week. Jackson would be a risky option (we’ve only seen it once) as a full-time outside corner this week if Hart is inactive.
Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Glizzy Gobbler Humphrey (CB): SOLID. He played 78% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Nate Wiggins/Chidobe Awuzie (CB): Wiggins was inactive last week, but would be a SOLID option as the other full-time outside corner here if he can play this week. Awuzie replaced him and would have the same role and playing time if Wiggins is inactive again this week.
Byes this week: Chicago, Denver, Philly, Tampa Bay
My Favorite Matchups, Week 10:
Minnesota corners versus Green Bay
San Francisco corners versus Dallas
Cleveland corners versus Houston
Pittsburgh corners versus Cincy
Week 10 Corners at a Glance:
These are not in any particular order or ranking; they are just divided into the sections you see below. I typically identify the best matchups (see above), then the best options within those matchups, to find my favorite streaming options each week.
*If you see player/player, that means starter/direct replacement*
IDEAL: (Our best options)
Roger McCreary
Kamari Lassiter, Jalen Pitre, Myles Harden
Josh Metellus
Chris Johnson
Jalen Ramsey
SOLID: (Matchup or some other factor isn’t perfect. These are generally “safe” options that play enough to get you some production)
Quan Martin, Amik Robertson, Trey Amos, Andru Phillips, Greg Newsome, Deonte Banks, Ar’Darius Washington
Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Marcus Jones, DJ Reed, Rock Ya-Sin
Nohl Williams, Chris Roland-Wallace, Mansor Delane/Kristian Fulton, AJ Terrell, CJ Henderson
Derek Stingley, Denzel Ward, Tyson Campbell
Byron Murphy, Isaiah Rodgers, James Pierre, Keisean Nixon, Brandon Cisse
Juju Brents, Jason Marshall, Sauce Gardner, Chavarious Ward, Justin Walley/Kenneth Harris
Will Lee, Marco Wilson/Corey Thornton (see Carolina section for details), Koolaid McKinstry, Martin Emerson
Christian Benford, Davison Igbinosun, Dee Alford, Brandon Stephens, Azareyeh Thomas
Travis Hunter, Jourdan Lewis, Jarrian Jones, Montaric Brown, Marcus Harris, Josh Williams
Trent McDuffie/Emmanuel Forbes, Joshua Wallace, Denzel Burke, Max Melton
Devon Witherspoon, Nick Emmanwori, Josh Jobe, Eric Stokes, Treydan Stukes, Taron Johnson
Marques Sigle, Upton Stout, Renardo Green, Deommodore Lenoir, DaRon Bland, Cobie Durant
Jamel Dean, Asante Samuel Jr., Dax Hill, DJ Turner, Josh Newton
Elijah Molden, Tarheeb Still, Cam Hart/Donte Jackson, Marlon Glizzy Gobbler Humphrey, Nate Wiggins/Chidobe Awuzie
TRAPS: (Sit these players)
Rasul Douglas, Mike Sainristil, Paulson Adebo
Mike Hughes, Avieon Terrell
Quincy Riley
D’Angelo Ponds, Jarvis Brownlee
Alontae Taylor
Jaylen Watson
Hezekiah Masses, Darien Porter
Joey Porter Jr
Reminder: These are only suggestions. Your lineup is your responsibility and yours alone. However, I’m making the same moves, so we sink or swim together. Remember to check for inactive players before kickoff to prevent any surprise zeroes.
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out of the 3 49ers dbs who would be the best option to start?