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 72 calls for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Of those 72 calls, 10 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 62 “adjusted” calls.
Of those, 41 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projections on Yahoo and MFL), and 21 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat their projections and weren’t even close), giving us 66% accuracy for Week 7.
Of those 41 correct calls, 19 were “massive hits” (doubled, tripled, or more than their projections), giving us a 46% massive-hit rate on correct calls for Week 7.
We are 73% accurate overall for the season, with 45% 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
Quick note for Week 7 transparency: of the 10 players who were either injured or inactive, 3 of them had cleared their projection prior to being injured, and 2 of them had “massive hit”- type games. With those 3 extra correct calls last week, which I’m not counting, we’re at 70% accuracy for last week instead of the 66% I’m recording in this section.
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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.
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.
Panthers at Packers
Outlook: The Thursday night game to kick off Week 8 has a total of 47.5 points, with Green Bay favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are in the top ten for passing yards per game. Green Bay is the second-best team in the league for wide receiver targets per game (at the time of writing), while Carolina is in the top third of the league for this ranking.
We can fire up our Carolina options in an ideal matchup, and it’s “leagues of all sizes” for our Green Bay corners this week. Great game to kick off another week of cornerback streams!
Carolina Panthers
Will Lee (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Akayleb Evans (CB): SIT. See note below.
UPDATE: Evans was banged up against Tampa Bay and is already declared out for Thursday, but an immediate replacement wasn’t clear from last week’s snaps. We’ll know for next week and should have that information ready if he misses more than one game.
Green Bay Packers
Keisean Nixon (CB): IDEAL. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week and is still yet to be under his projection in any game this season.
Brandon Cisse (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week and has only been under projection in one game this season.
Ravens at Bills
Outlook: The early total for this likely shootout sits at 52.5 points, with Buffalo favored by a field goal at home. Buffalo is in the top third of the league for passing yards per game, while Baltimore is in the middle of the pack. Both teams are in the bottom third of the league for wide receiver targets per game.
It will be “medium to deeper leagues” for both sides in this one as we split the difference between “likely epic shootout” and “not enough wide receiver targets”.
Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Glizzy Gobbler Humphrey (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week and met his projection.
Nate Wiggins (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
All others (CB): Keyon Martin saw some snaps, but only 26%, so we’re still just at the known two options for now.
Buffalo Bills
Christian Benford (CB): SOLID. He played 97% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Maxwell Hairston/Davison Igbinosun (CB): SIT them both. Hairston only saw 40% of snaps to Igbinosun’s 63% the last time we saw them (bye last week). As snaps have declined for Hairston, they’ve increased for Igbinosun. As things stand, neither is super valuable at the moment, particularly in this matchup.
Dee Alford (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 65% of snaps as the slot corner the last time we saw him (bye last week) and should play substantially less this week against the 23rd-overall team for 11 personnel usage.
Titans at Bengals
Outlook: The early total for this AFC battle is 47.5 points, with Cincy favored by 10 points at home. Cincy is a top-ten team in passing yards per game, while Tennessee is the worst team in the league in this category at the time of writing. Cincy was in the top third of the league for wide receiver targets before their bye week knocked that ranking down a bit, but we know Chase and Higgins will get fed.
Tennessee is in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets. We can fire up our Tennessee options in an ideal matchup this week, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Cincy options in Week 8.
Tennessee Titans
Cor’Dale Flott (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Marcus Harris (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 75% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but should see a reduction in snaps this week against the 28th-ranked team in 11-personnel usage.
Alontae Taylor (CB): SIT. He was active last week but didn’t play a snap for the second week in a row. It appears he’s been displaced by Williams, as crazy as that is.
Joshua Williams (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. RISKY. He has displaced Alontae Taylor, but for how long? Taylor received a 3-year, 60 million dollar contract from Tennessee in the offseason; can they really afford to bench him for the rest of the season? This slot could flip on us again any given week. The only reason I’m even floating the idea of playing Williams is due to the (excellent) matchup.
Cincinnati Bengals
Dax Hill (S/CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 94% of snaps last week, most from the slot but with a large chunk in the box as well. He was just a tackle under projection in a bad matchup and has another similarly bad matchup this week, hence why he’s not ideal.
DJ Turner (CB): SOLID. He played 94% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
All others (CB): SIT. Tacario Davis and Josh Newton saw a smattering of snaps, but neither played more than 10% of snaps.
Cardinals at Cowboys
Outlook: The early total for this one sits at a massive 52.5 points with Dallas favored by a touchdown at home. Dallas ranks in the top 10 in passing yards per game, while Arizona is in the middle of the pack. Dallas averages the most wide receiver targets per week, while Arizona ranks in the top ten in this category.
We’ve got an ideal setup across the board for this one, as neither defense is all that good; the total is as bloated as my guts after a Chick-fil-A chicken-and-waffles meal, and both teams target their wide receivers plenty each week.
Arizona Cardinals
Kei’Trel Clark (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Denzel Burke (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Garrett Williams (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 55% of snaps from the slot, box, and safety. That’s great utilization but horrendous playing time (for the second week in a row). He should get you something, but there are better streams elsewhere, and if it weren’t a great matchup, he wouldn’t even be an option this week.
Kalen King (CB): SOLID, much deeper leagues only, risky. He played 42% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but we’ve only seen it twice, and that isn’t a ton of playing time at all. The matchup is the only reason I’d even consider it. Dallas ranks 3rd overall in 11-personnel usage.
Dallas Cowboys
DaRon Bland (CB): SOLID. He played 87% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Joey Porter Jr (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 73% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Cobie Durant (CB): SIT. Durant played slot last week, but for only 36% of snaps, as Caleb Downs ate up the vast majority of slot snaps but is a safety everywhere I’ve seen.
All others (CB): SIT. There were some others, Speed, Revel, but none played enough for our purposes.
Vikings at Lions
Outlook: The early total for this NFC North showdown is 46.5 points, with Detroit favored by a field goal at home. Detroit is a top-five team in passing yards per game, while Minnesota is in the bottom third of the league in this category. Detroit is in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets, while Minnesota is the worst team in the league for this ranking at the time of writing.
We can fire up our Minnesota corners in leagues of all sizes, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Detroit options against this extremely mediocre Minnesota offense.
Minnesota Vikings
Josh Metellus (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 96% of snaps and lined up all over the place. He had significant snaps in the slot, box, deep safety, and on the defensive line.
Byron Murphy Jr. (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 73% of snaps as an outside corner last week with a nice chunk of slot snaps as added value. No Minnesota corner played more than 75% of snaps last week for whatever reason; it certainly wasn’t due to blowout rest since there was no blowout.
Isaiah Rodgers (CB): SOLID. He played 75% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
James Pierre (CB): SOLID, much deeper leagues only. He played 60% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Detroit Lions
Keith Abney (S/CB): SIT. He played 50% of snaps as a deep safety last week and should continue to lose playing time as Brian Branch works his way up to his full playing time. Branch was in for 67% of snaps last week, with only 15% of his total snaps in the slot, and should play more this week as he continues to ramp up to his normal amount of snaps.
DJ Reed (CB): SOLID. He played 91% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Roger McCreary (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps last week, with 55% from the slot and the rest from outside corner and the box. It appears he will maintain his role as the other full-time cornerback starter along with DJ Reed (and we’ll get a smattering of randoms covering those “other” slot snaps, including Brian Branch, who is most certainly not a “random”).
All others (CB): SIT. Rock Ya-Sin, Khalil Dorsey, and Ennis Rakestraw all saw around 30% of snaps last week, not enough to strike our fancy, especially in this matchup.
Colts at Jaguars
Outlook: The early total for this AFC South battle is 46.5 points, with Jacksonville favored by a touchdown at home. Jacksonville is in the middle of the pack in passing yards per game, while Indy is in the bottom third of the league in this category. Indy is a top-ten team for weekly wide receiver targets, while Jacksonville is in the middle of the pack.
We can fire up the usual suspects in medium- to deep-league settings, and we should be all set for this one.
Indianapolis Colts
Chavarious Ward (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Sauce Gardner/Cam Taylor-Britt (CB): Sauce was inactive last week, but Britt played slot corner instead of outside corner in a changeup that only the Indianapolis defensive coaching staff saw coming. Britt played 42% of snaps as the slot corner, but should see a bit more usage in 11 personnel this week against the 15th-overall team, assuming he retains that slot role. This entire unit beyond Ward appears to be in flux.
Justin Walley/Kenneth Harris (CB): Walley would be SOLID, risky, if he can play this week. He exited the game last week, and Harris replaced him and finished out his outside corner snaps. If Walley is inactive, then Harris becomes a risky (we’ve only seen it once) option as a likely outside corner. Walley was playing the slot, so all of this is a massive fluctuation; buyer beware.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Hunter (CB/WR): IDEAL. He went absolutely insane the last time we saw him (bye last week) and played 98% of snaps as an outside corner. He was catching touchdown passes and picking off passes in Week 6. This is the ridiculous ceiling we all drafted him for, and even without those splash plays, if your league scores pass defense correctly, he’s been very usable this season, regardless.
Jourdan Lewis (CB): SOLID. He played 65% of snaps as the slot corner the last time we saw him (bye week last week) and should see similar playing time against the 16th-overall team in 11-personnel usage.
Jarrian Jones (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Montaric Brown (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, if healthy. He was inactive in Week 6. He is typically an outside corner that sees around 60% of snaps.
Raiders at Jets
Outlook: The early total is 44.5 points, with New York favored by 1.5 points at home. Las Vegas is a top-ten team in passing yards per game, while New York 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. It will be “deeper leagues only” for this one.
Las Vegas Raiders
Treydan Stukes (S/CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps last week as a safety, with his snaps split pretty evenly between deep and box safety. He is incorrectly designated as a corner on Yahoo.
Eric Stokes (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Taron Johnson (CB): SOLID. He played 40% of snaps as the slot corner last week but should see more playing time this week against the 12th-overall 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 booty cheeks, with Porter in for 60% of snaps and Masses for 40%.
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.
Jarvis Brownlee/D’Angelo Ponds (CB): SIT them both. But feel free to add Ponds if you’re interested in the likely future slot corner for the Jets to close out the season. He has apparently finally displaced a healthy Brownlee last week and played 46% of snaps as the slot corner. Las Vegas is dead last in the league in 11-personnel usage, so this isn’t the week to try him out in your lineup. Brownlee did not play a single snap last week and can be blasted out of the nearest airlock to the infinite, cold, lonely void of space.
Browns at Steelers
Outlook: The early total for this possible stinker is 39.5 points, with Pittsburgh favored by a field goal at home. Pittsburgh is in the middle of the pack in passing yards per game, while Cleveland is in the bottom third of the league in this category. Pittsburgh is also in the top ten for weekly wide receiver targets, while Cleveland is in the middle of the pack.
We can fire up our Cleveland corners in leagues of all sizes, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Pittsburgh options this week, although I’m sure Ramsey will produce despite the matchup, as is tradition.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Tyson Campbell (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Myles Harden (CB): SOLID. He played 65% of snaps as the slot corner last week and should see similar (or better) playing time this week against the 9th-overall team in 11-personnel usage.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jalen Ramsey (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week and lined up all over the place once more. The majority of his snaps came from the slot, but he also played deep safety, box safety, and blitzed off of the defensive line. Cleveland ranks 4th overall in 11-personnel usage, so we should have no playing-time concerns.
Jamel Dean (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 96% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Asante Samuel Jr. (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 96% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Falcons at Bucs
Outlook: The early total for this NFC South showdown is 44.5 points, with Tampa Bay favored by 1.5 points at home. Both teams are in the bottom third of the league for passing yards per game. Both teams are in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets. We can fire up our normal options in medium- to deep-league settings, and that should be about right for this one.
Atlanta Falcons
AJ Terrell (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
CJ Henderson (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Mike Hughes (CB): SOLID. He played just 25% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but should play more this week against the 6th-overall team in 11-personnel usage; this assumes he keeps the slot role (which has been in flux all season long). This is risky since there’s been so much movement for the slot role here in Atlanta.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zyon McCollum (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Jacob Parrish (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Keionte Scott (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 60% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but should see less playing time this week against the 22nd-ranked team with 11 personnel.
Chargers at Rams
Outlook: The early total for the battle of Los Angeles is 45.5 points, with the Rams favored by a touchdown at home. The Rams rank in the top 10 in passing yards per game, while the Chargers rank in the bottom third of the league. The Rams rank in the top 10 in weekly wide receiver targets, while the Chargers rank in the bottom third of the league.
It’s an ideal matchup for our Chargers options this week, but it will be deeper leagues only for our Rams options in Week 8.
Los Angeles Chargers
Elijah Molden (S/CB): SOLID. He played 73% of snaps as a deep safety with a nice chunk of box snaps the last time we saw him (bye last week). He is incorrectly designated as a corner on Yahoo.
Tarheeb Still (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps and lined up all over the place the last time we saw him (bye last week). He had significant snaps in the slot, outside corner, and from the box. Beyond that, the matchup is correct.
Cam Hart (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Los Angeles Rams
Jaylen Watson (CB): SOLID. He played 94% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Trent McDuffie (CB): SOLID if healthy. He was inactive last week, but is a full-time outside corner when he can play.
Josh Wallace (CB): SOLID if McDuffie is inactive; SOLID, deeper leagues only, if McDuffie plays this week. Wallace played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week, but his playing time would drop significantly if McDuffie can play this week.
Chiefs at Broncos
Outlook: The early total for this AFC West battle is 42.5 points, with Kansas City favored by 1.5 points on the road. Kansas City is a top-ten team in passing yards per game, while Denver 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.
This likely defensive struggle has “deeper leagues only” written all over it.
Kansas City Chiefs
L’Jarius Sneed (CB): SIT. He played just 20% of snaps last week as the slot corner, but that tracks, as it was against the 27th-ranked team with 11 personnel. Still, that is a drastic reduction, and we did see Christian Roland-Wallace get significant snaps in the slot last week as well, so this role could be in flux. We’ll see what this week brings and adjust from there; better to play it safe for now.
Mansoor Delane (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Nohl Williams (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain/Jahdae Barron (CB): SOLID if healthy for Surtain; he is a full-time outside corner when he can play. If he’s inactive again, then Barron becomes an option as a full-time outside corner replacement.
Riley Moss (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside corner and is back to his normal playing time.
Ja’Quan McMillian (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 61% of snaps as the slot corner last week, but should see less playing time this week against the 24th-ranked team with 11 personnel.
Patriots at Dolphins
Outlook: The early total for this AFC East matchup is 44.5 points, with New England favored by a touchdown on the road. New England ranks in the top third of the league in passing yards per game, while Miami ranks second-worst in this category. New England is in the middle of the pack for weekly wide receiver targets, while Miami is in the bottom third of the league.
We can fire up our Miami options in medium-to-deeper leagues, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our New England options this week.
New England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Carlton Davis/Charles Woods (CB): SOLID if healthy for Davis; he is a full-time outside corner when he can play, but was inactive again last week. Woods played only 55% of snaps as his replacement last week, while Jones saw a bump in playing time. We can SIT Woods if Davis is inactive again.
Marcus Jones (CB): IDEAL if Carlton Davis is inactive; SOLID in medium-to-deeper leagues if Carlton Davis can play this week. Without Davis last week, Jones saw 97% of snaps and lined up all over the place. He’ll see his slot snaps regardless, and Miami is 17th overall for 11 personnel usage, so he should play a decent amount this week to begin with. But when Davis is inactive, he also sees a bunch of outside corner snaps, and his playing time jumps up from “part time” to “full time”. He is also more valuable in leagues that take punt or kick return yardage into account.
Miami Dolphins
Chris Johnson (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week and lined up all over the place. He had significant snaps in the slot, box, outside corner, and blitzed as well.
Jason Marshall (CB): SIT. His playing time plummeted to just 59% of snaps as an outside corner last week, while Brents went in the other direction; this could be a displacement or slow-motion benching. More to be revealed.
Juju Brents (CB): SOLID. He played 89% of snaps as an outside corner last week and saw a noticeable bump in his playing time, while Jason Marshall's playing time dropped drastically.
Eagles at Commanders
Outlook: The early total for this NFC East showdown is 41.5 points, with Washington favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are in the bottom third of the league for passing yards per game. Washington is a top-ten team for weekly wide receiver targets, while Philly is in the top third of the league for this ranking.
We can fire up the usual suspects in medium- to deep-league settings for this one.
Philadelphia Eagles
Cooper DeJean (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps and lined up all over the place last week. He had significant snaps in the slot, box, deep safety, and on the defensive line during blitzes.
Quinyon Mitchell (CB): SOLID. He played 94% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Tariq Woolen (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Washington Commanders
Quan Martin (S/CB): SIT. With Nick Cross back in the lineup, Quan played only 29% of snaps as a deep safety the last time we saw him (bye week last week). He is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
Amik Robertson (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week) and has not been under projection in any game yet this season.
Rasul Douglas (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 58% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week), but was on a hot streak for both playing time and production prior to that. We’ll demote him a bit for now, and keep an eye on it going forward.
All others (CB): SIT. Sainristil only played 11% of snaps, and no one else struck our fancy the last time we saw Washington play football. Most league sites still project Sainristil as a full-time slot corner, which is why I’ve framed this article as an “accurate” look at our “actual” cornerback options each week. When MFL, Yahoo, Sleeper, and others have a guy who plays 11% of snaps as one of the top waiver-wire adds this week, you know they aren’t on top of this position. It’s the same for Alontae Taylor, who hasn’t played a snap in two entire games now, just some shameful stuff.
Bears at Seahawks
Outlook: The early total for this Monday night battle sits at 46.5 points, with Seattle favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are in the middle of the pack for passing yards per game. Seattle is a top-ten team for weekly wide receiver targets, while Chicago is in the middle of the pack. That Seattle wide receiver targets ranking is a bit skewed, as Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the vast majority of all the Seattle wide receiver targets, so it’s really only one guy and not the entire unit.
We can fire up both cornerback corps in medium-to-deeper leagues, and we should be looking good to round out Week 8.
Chicago Bears
Cam Lewis (S/CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes. He played 100% of snaps as a deep safety with a nice chunk of slot snaps last week. He is incorrectly designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
Malik Muhammed/Tyrique Stevenson (CB): Muhammed was injured last week, and Stevenson took over his role to finish out the game against New England. Malik would be a SOLID as a full-time outside corner if he can play this week, and Stevenson would only be an option if he’s inactive, as a risky SOLID for the same role and playing time.
Jaylon Johnson (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Kyler Gordon (CB): SOLID, leagues of all sizes, risky. He played 58% of snaps as the slot corner last week and blitzed off the corner for 25% of his total snaps. His playing time could be a concern against the 27th-overall team for 11-personnel usage this week, and his production appears to be mostly “splash play powered,” which is always risky, but we have to just go with the hot hand at this point. It'll be boom or bust for Gordon going forward, I reckon.
Seattle Seahawks
Nick Emmanwori (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week as a box safety, with a nice chunk of slot and defensive line snaps. He is designated as a cornerback on Yahoo.
Devon Witherspoon (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside corner with a nice chunk of box and slot snaps as added value.
Josh Jobe (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Byes this week: Houston, New Orleans, New York Giants, San Francisco
My favorite matchups, Week 8:
Carolina corners versus Green Bay
Tennessee corners versus Cincy
Cardinals corners versus Dallas
Los Angeles (Chargers) corners versus Los Angeles (Rams)
Week 8 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)
Keisean Nixon
Josh Metellus
Travis Hunter
Jalen Ramsey
Tarheeb Still
Chris Johnson
Cooper DeJean, Amik Robertson
Nick Emmanwori, Devon Witherspoon
SOLID: (Matchup or some other factor isn’t perfect. These are generally “safe” options that play enough to get you some production)
Will Lee, Brandon Cisse
Marlon Glizzy Gobbler Humphrey, Nate Wiggins, Christian Benford, Dee Alford
Cor’Dale Flott, Marcus Williams, Joshua Williams, Dax Hill, DJ Turner
Kei’Trel Clark, Denzel Burke, Garrett Williams, Kalen King, DaRon Bland, Joey Porter Jr
Byron Murphy, Isaiah Rodgers, James Pierre, DJ Reed, Roger McCreary
Chavarious Ward, Sauce Gardner/Cam Taylor Britt, Justin Walley/Kenneth Harris, Jourdan Lewis, Montaric Brown, Jarrian Jones
Treydan Stukes, Eric Stokes, Taron Johnson, Brandon Stephens, Azareyeh Thomas
Denzel Ward, Tyson Campbell, Myles Harden, Jamel Dean, Asante Samuel Jr
AJ Terrell, CJ Henderson, Mike Hughes, Zyon McCollum, Jacob Parrish, Keionte Scott
Elijah Molden, Cam Hart, Jaylen Watson, Trent McDuffie, Josh Wallace
Mansor Delane, Nohl Williams, Patrick Surtain/Jahdae Barron, Riley Moss, JaQuan McMillian
Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Marcus Jones, Juju Brents
Quinyon Mitchell, Tariq Woolen, Rasul Douglas
Malik Muhammed/Tyrique Stevenson, Jaylon Johnson, Kyler Gordon, Josh Jobe
TRAPS: (Sit these players)
Akayleb Evans
Maxwell Hairston, Davison Igbinosun
Alontae Taylor, Tacario Davis, Josh Newton
Cobie Durant
Keith Abney, Rock Ya-Sin
Hezekiah Masses, Darien Porter, Jarvis Brownlee, D’Angelo Ponds
L’Jarius Sneed
Jason Marshall
Quan Martin, Mike Sainristil
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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