Johny The Greek's Cornerback Corner: Week 10
What are the best CB options for IDP fantasy football leagues in Week 10?
Welcome back to the Cornerback Corner! As is tradition, we’ll start with transparency and get right into this week’s calls.
Last week, I made 72 calls for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Of those 72 calls, 7 were declared inactive or were injured during play, which caused them to miss their projection (early in the game). Subtracting those players, we’re left with 65 “adjusted” calls.
Of those, 50 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projection on Yahoo and MFL), and 15 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat projection and weren’t even close), giving us 76% accuracy for Week 9.
Of those 50 correct calls, 16 were “massive hits” (doubled, tripled, or more, their projection), giving us a 32% massive hit rate on correct calls for Week 9.
We are 72% accurate overall for the season, with 37% of all correct calls ending up as “massive hits.”
Week 1: 72% accuracy, 41% massive hit rate
Week 2: 73% accuracy, 46% massive hit rate
Week 3: 65% accuracy, 45% massive hit rate
Week 4: 73% accuracy, 36% massive hit rate
Week 5: 75% accuracy, 32% massive hit rate
Week 6: 67% accuracy, 34% massive hit rate
Week 7: 75% accuracy, 38% massive hit rate
Week 8: 75% accuracy, 30% massive hit rate
Week 9: 76% accuracy, 32% massive hit rate
Please see THIS if you need a primer in cornerback streaming or what’s being discussed in this article (for new readers).
If you notice a player playing safety who is designated a corner in your league of merit, please feel free to comment below, and I’ll update the article with that information.
Alignment & utilization metrics are from PFF.com, which is an outstanding resource for all things fantasy football related.
Raiders at Broncos
Outlook: The early total for the Thursday night game to kick off Week 10 sits at 42.5 points with Denver favored by 10.5 points at home. Denver is among the middle of the pack for passing yards per game, while Las Vegas is within the worst third of the league for this ranking. Denver is a top-ten team for targeting their wide receivers, while Las Vegas is within the worst third of the league once more.
It will be an ideal matchup for our Las Vegas corners in Week 10, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Denver corners in this particular matchup.
Las Vegas Raiders
Kyu Blu Kelly (CB): SIT. He was displaced by Darien Porter last week and appears to have lost his starting role and any significant playing time completely. This is what I’m talking about when I discuss how inconsistent, dangerous, and unpredictable the cornerback position is in IDP. No one except members of the Raiders staff knew this would be happening; we all had to take it on the chin and then readjust afterwards.
This isn’t the last time this will happen this season, and there is no great way of preventing it. Corners that score well for PFF don’t tend to produce as well as “iffy” corners who get picked on in coverage. As long as we continue to follow that trend and the production that comes with it, we’ll continue to encounter situations like this. It’s just part of the game if you’re using cornerback-specific slots in your IDP leagues, unfortunately.
Darien Porter (CB): SOLID, risky. He completely displaced Kyu Blu Kelly last week and played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback. He's got a great matchup, but we’ve only seen him as the starter for one week, so it’s a bit risky.
Eric Stokes (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week.
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain/Kris Abrams Draine (CB): Surtain will likely be out again this week (4-6 weeks was the initial estimate for his pectoral injury). Abrams Draine would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, as his replacement. Draine played 58% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week in relief of Surtain.
Riley Moss (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback. He also had a nice chunk of box snaps.
Jaquan McMillian (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He saw a bump up to 69% of snaps last week as the slot corner, nice, and may see a few more snaps each week with Surtain injured and out.
Jahdae Barron (CB): SIT. He only played 46% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback.
Falcons at Colts
Outlook: The early total for this battle in Berlin, Germany, sits at 48.5 points with Indy favored by a touchdown at a neutral field. Indianapolis is a top-ten team for passing yards per game, while Atlanta is among the middle of the pack. Both teams are among the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers each week. We can start the usual suspects in medium to deeper leagues, and we should be looking good for this one.
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Hughes (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback.
AJ Terrell (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback with a nice chunk of box snaps.
Billy Bowman/Dee Alford (CB): Bowman would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, if he can return from injury and play this week. Alford has been replacing him and played 45% of snaps as the slot corner last week, which would make him a SOLID in much deeper leagues only if Bowman is inactive again this week.
Indianapolis Colts
Kenny Moore (CB): SOLID. He played 76% of snaps last week, all of them from the slot or box, which helps offset some of that “less than ideal” playing time.
Jaylon Jones (CB): SOLID. He returned from IR last week and regained his starting slot. He ended up playing 88% of snaps as an outside corner and was pretty productive and reliable last season as well.
Mekhi Blackmon (CB): SOLID. He played 87% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback.
Sauce Gardner (CB): SIT. He was traded to the Colts literally as I was submitting this for publication. It’s highly unlikely he would know the defense well enough or play enough this week to be an option for us.
Giants at Bears
Outlook: The early total for this showdown in the Windy City sits at 47 points with Chicago favored by a field goal at home. Chicago is just outside the top ten for passing yards per game, while New York is among the middle of the pack. And the same for wide receiver targets, Chicago is just outside the top ten, while New York is among the middle of the pack.
We can fire up our normal cornerback options in medium to deeper leagues for this one, although it’s definitely a better matchup for our New York corners than for our Chicago corners.
New York Giants
Paulson Adebo/Deonte Banks (CB): Adebo was inactive again last week and should be out again in Week 10 (SIT Adebo), according to the original injury timetable. Deonte Banks was his replacement and played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback. Banks is a SOLID option this week.
Cor’Dale Flott/Korie Black (CB): Flott was inactive last week with a concussion but should clear protocol in time to play this week as a SOLID option. Black appeared to have been his replacement, but with Flott and Adebo both inactive, he only has value as a “second option” for a replacement corner, and we likely won’t run into that scenario again this week. (SIT Black).
Andru Phillips (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He was down to just 28% of snaps last week as the 49ers barely use any 11 personnel. That shouldn’t be as much of a factor this week against Chicago, but we do need to demote him a bit with this recent backwards slide in playing time.
Chicago Bears
Jaylon Johnson/Nahshon Wright (CB): Johnson is eligible to return from IR starting this week. If that’s the case, I would SIT him as they’ll likely ease him back into the lineup. If Johnson is inactive again, then Wright becomes a SOLID option. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week in relief of Johnson.
Tyrique Stevenson (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only; he played 72% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Nick McCloud (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. With Kyler Gordon on IR, McCloud is now the primary slot corner and played 54% of snaps last week.
Bills at Dolphins
Outlook: The early total for this matchup down in Miami sits at 50 points with Buffalo favored by 8.5 points on the road. Buffalo is among the middle of the pack for passing yards per game, while Miami is among the worst third of the league. Both teams are among the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers each week. We can fire up our normal cornerback options here in medium to deeper leagues, and that should be about right.
Buffalo Bills
Taron Johnson/Ja’Marcus Ingram (CB): Taron was inactive last week with a surprise groin injury. It appears that Ingram was his replacement, but Cam Lewis was his replacement last season, so I’d need to see it again before trusting it. Taron is SOLID if he can play, SIT any backups if he’s inactive just to be safe.
Christian Benford (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Maxwell Hairston/Tre’Davious White (CB): SIT them both. They split this last cornerback slot down the middle exactly, with 50% of snaps played for each last week.
Miami Dolphins
Jack Jones (CB): SOLID. He played 89% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Rasul Douglas (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 64% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week. He may have sat early due to the blowout.
All others (CB): SIT. No other corner crossed 39% of snaps for Miami last week.
Ravens at Vikings
Outlook: The early total for this matchup in Minnesota sits at 46.5 points with Baltimore favored by a field goal on the road. Baltimore is among the worst third of the league for passing yards per game, while Minnesota is among the middle of the pack. Minnesota is among the middle of the pack for targeting its wide receivers, whereas Baltimore rarely targets a wide receiver not named Zay Flowers.
Even with McCarthy winning last week, he still only completed 14 passes on the day, and is averaging just over 12 completed passes per game this season. It will be “deeper leagues only” for our Baltimore corners with that in mind. Same deal for our Minnesota corners against this Baltimore team that runs and targets their tight ends constantly, with wide receiver targets being a distant third option for them each week.
Baltimore Ravens
Nate Wiggins (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Marlon Humphrey (CB): SOLID. He played 95% of snaps last week, mostly as an outside corner, but with a nice chunk of slot snaps as well. He also recently expressed interest in trying 50 glizzies in 50 states, which has been drawing some ire from the Twitter crowd. He has been way over projection since making this announcement, though, so maybe this “glizzy tour” will be good for this IDP production going forward, fingers crossed.
Chidobe Awuzie (CB): SIT. He only ended up playing 34% of snaps last week. That should improve in a closer game against better passing offenses, but we can’t trust it until we actually see it.
Minnesota Vikings
Josh Metellus (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week as a starting safety, who is incorrectly designated as a cornerback in Yahoo. He lined up deep with 28% of his total snaps, but the rest were in the “sweet spot” (box, slot, or a blitzing attempt).
Byron Murphy (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week, mostly from outside cornerback, but had some slot snaps as well.
Isaiah Rogers (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 95% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Browns at Jets
Outlook: The early total for this battle in the Big Apple sits at just 38.5 points with New York favored by 1.5 points at home. These two teams are the third-worst and the overall worst passing offenses in the league (YPG), respectively. Both teams are within the worst third of the league for targeting their wide receivers. It will be “deeper leagues only” across the board for this one.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 85% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Tyson Campbell (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 64% of snaps as an outside cornerback the last time we saw him (and probably sat early, that was the blowout against the Pats).
Myles Harden (CB): SOLID, deepest leagues humanly possible. He played just 50% of snaps the last time we saw him, but most of them were in the slot, which helps offset some of that bad playing time.
New York Jets
Azareyeh Thomas (CB): SOLID. Sauce Gardner, the starter for this slot, was traded to Indy as I was finishing up this article. If the trend in replacement corners we’ve seen from New York holds, then we should get Thomas this week as a full-time outside cornerback option.
Brandon Stephens (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside corner the last time we saw him.
Jarvis Brownlee (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 67% of snaps as the slot corner the last time we saw him.
Michael Carter (CB): SIT/blast out the airlock. He was traded to Philly, where he will be no more than a depth piece.
Patriots at Bucs
Outlook: The early total for this showdown of first-place teams sits at 47.5 points with Tampa Bay favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are either within or just outside of the top ten for passing yards per game. Tampa Bay is a top-five team for targeting its wide receivers each week, while New England is among the middle of the pack.
We can fire up our New England corners in an ideal matchup this week, but it will just be “medium to deeper leagues” for our Tampa Bay corners against a New England team that targets their running backs and tight ends just as often (if not more so) as their wide receivers each week.
New England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez/Charles Woods (CB): Gonzalez was (possibly?) concussed last week and likely won’t clear protocol in time to play this week. He would be SOLID if he could play, though. This matchup is worth the reinjury risk. We’ve only seen Woods as a preferred backup corner once; it’s been Alex Austin before this, so we can’t trust it yet. SIT Woods if Gonzalez is inactive this week. Any injury news on Gonzalez was difficult to find before publication of this article; we’ll need to keep an eye on him this week to see if that even was an actual concussion in the first place.
Carlton Davis (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Marcus Jones (CB): IDEAL. He played 89% of snaps last week, with the vast majority of those slots coming from the slot or box. That utilization plus this matchup equals a very productive day at the office (hopefully).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tykee Smith (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 97% of snaps and lined up all over the place and was massively productive the last time we saw him (bye last week).
Zyon McCollum (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him. He lined up mostly outside, but also had some slot snaps in Week 8.
Jamel Dean/Benjamin Morrison (CB): SIT them both is the official recommendation. They are essentially splitting this role, but Dean does play a bit more and is usable in deeper leagues currently unless the playing time split gets worse this week.
Jacob Parrish (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played just 51% of snaps the last time we saw him, but those were slot snaps, which helps offset some of that bad playing time.
Saints at Panthers
Outlook: The early total for this NFC South battle sits at 41.5 points with Carolina favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are within the worst third of the league for passing yards per game. And both teams are either within the top ten for targeting their wide receivers each week or just outside of it.
On paper, we’ve got an ideal matchup. I don’t know if that’s what we’ll actually get here, but we can start the usual suspects in all but the shallowest of leagues with this matchup, and we should be looking good. It’s not like either defense is the reincarnation of the ‘85 Bears, so we should get enough action even if those wide receiver target rankings don’t bear out for us in reality like they do on paper.
New Orleans Saints
Alontae Taylor (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week and lined up all over the place and smashed his projection. His utilization remains excellent, and the production is starting to catch up to where we think it should be.
Koolaid McKinstry (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week.
Quincy Riley (CB): SOLID, much deeper leagues only. He played just 46% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback.
Carolina Panthers
Jaycee Horn (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Mike Jackson (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Chau Smith Wade (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 61% of snaps last week, but those snaps were from the slot or box, which helps make up the difference with that lost playing time a bit.
Jaguars at Texans
Outlook: The early total for this AFC South matchup sits at 42.5 points with Houston favored by a field goal at home. Both teams are among the middle of the pack for passing yards per game. Jacksonville is a top ten team for targeting their wide receivers each week, while Houston is among the middle of the pack.
We can fire up our Houston corners in an ideal matchup, and it will be “medium to deeper leagues” for Jourdan Lewis and our Jacksonville options.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jourdan Lewis/Jarrian Jones (CB): Lewis was injured early last week. He would be SOLID if he could play this week as a full-time corner with great utilization. Jones replaced him, and we’ve only seen that once, plus this entire cornerback corps is in flux recently (SIT Jones if Lewis is inactive again is the official recommendation).
Montaric Brown (CB): With Hunter on IR, it appears that Brown is now a starter for at least the next few weeks. I don’t really trust it yet, but he did play 96% of snaps as an outside corner last week and would be a SOLID option in deeper leagues this week if you need it.
Greg Newsome (CB): SOLID. He played 96% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Travis Hunter (WR/CB): SIT. He’ll be on IR for at least another 3 weeks.
Houston Texans
Kamari Lassiter (CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback with a decent chunk of box and slot snaps added into the mix. He continues to smash his projection week after week despite bad matchups and less-than-ideal utilization. It’s time to just accept that he’s “Paulson Adebo good.” (Adebo excels despite being a wide corner, same for Lassiter).
Derek Stingley (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week.
Jalen Pitre (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps as a box and slot safety/corner last week, with only 11% of his total snaps coming from deep safety.
Cardinals at Seahawks
Outlook: The early total for this NFC West showdown sits at 44.5 points with Seattle favored by 6.5 points at home. Seattle has a top ten passing attack in yards per game, while Arizona is among the worst third of the league for this ranking. Both teams are among the worst third of the league for wide receiver targets each week. It will be “deeper leagues only” across the board for this one.
Arizona Cardinals
Will Johnson (CB): SOLID. He played 98% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside cornerback.
Max Melton/Denzel Burke (CB): SOLID, if healthy. Melton left with a concussion last week and likely won’t clear protocol in time to play this week. Burke appeared to be his replacement, but we’ve only seen that once, and this isn’t an ideal matchup, so we can skip it (SIT Burke).
Garrett Williams (CB): SOLID. He returned from IR and played 80% of snaps last week as the slot corner for Arizona. He was a starter earlier this season before that injury as well.
Seattle Seahawks
Josh Jobe/Tariq Woolen (CB): Jobe was injured early but would be SOLID as a full-time outside corner if he can play this week. Woolen appears to have lost his starting role with the promotion of Emmanwori. However, Woolen did end up playing a bunch last week due to the Jobe injury, but he may be far less useful to us when Jobe gets healthy. We can start Woolen as a SOLID option in deeper leagues this week only if Jobe is inactive; SIT otherwise.
Nick Emmanwori (S/CB): SOLID. He played 87% of snaps last week, most of them from the slot or box, and appears to have taken over Witherspoon’s role. He’s a safety in most places, so this doesn’t help us much. We’ll keep monitoring.
Devon Witherspoon (CB): SOLID. He played 72% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout. He was deployed as an outside corner, mostly, but also had a good chunk of slot and box snaps. He surpassed his projection even with the change to his utilization. We’ll keep an eye on that going forward.
Rams at 49ers
Outlook: The early total for this NFC West showdown sits at 48.5 points with Los Angeles favored by a field goal on the road. We have the number 3 and number 2 overall passing offenses, respectively, in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Los Angeles is also a top ten team for targeting their wide receivers each week, while San Francisco is among the middle of the pack.
It’s an ideal matchup for our San Francisco corners in Week 10, but it will be “medium to deeper leagues” for our Los Angeles options this week.
Los Angeles Rams
Darious Williams (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, if healthy. He was inactive last week.
Cobie Durant (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He did see a bump up to 100% of snaps as an outside corner last week with Williams inactive, but he typically only sees around 60% of snaps each week.
Emmanuel Forbes (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only if Williams is active, just SOLID if Williams is inactive. Forbes saw a bump in playing time with Darious inactive last week. He played 100% of snaps as an outside cornerback in Week 9.
Quentin Lake (S/CB): IDEAL. He played 100% of snaps and only lined up deep with 19% of his total snaps. The (horrendous) matchup against New Orleans and a true rookie quarterback is what killed his production last week; that should be much better this week against a real offense. Our IDP players can’t score points from the bench if the opposing offense keeps going three-and-out. We always want them up against the best offenses humanly possible and those that can sustain drives each week, thereby giving our IDP options plenty of opportunity to “eat”.
San Francisco 49ers
Deommodore Lenoir (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Renardo Green (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Upton Stout (CB): IDEAL, he played 93% of snaps last week as a slot cornerback. If that playing time holds, with that utilization and this matchup, he could be in for a huge week.
Lions at Commanders
Outlook: The early total for this rematch of last year’s NFC Divisional Playoff Game sits at a massive 51.5 points with Detroit favored by a field goal on the road. Detroit is among the middle of the pack for passing yards per game, while Washington is within the worst third of the league. Washington is among the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers each week, while Detroit is now among the worst third of the league for this ranking.
We can fire up the normal cornerback options here in all but the shallowest of leagues and hope we get the shootout that Vegas thinks we’re getting. With many plays will come many opportunities for IDP points for our opposing corners.
Detroit Lions
DJ Reed/Amik Robertson (CB): Reed would be a SIT in his first game back from a month-plus IR stint. If he’s inactive again, then Robertson would be SOLID as a full-time outside cornerback and preferred replacement corner in Detroit.
Terrion Arnold (CB): SOLID. He played 91% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
All others (CB): SIT. No other corner crossed 29% of snaps for Detroit last week.
Washington Commanders
Quan Martin (S/CB): SOLID. He played 76% of snaps as a starting safety, which is incorrectly designated as a cornerback in Yahoo, last week. He is working through a hamstring injury that may have been responsible for him sitting a little early. More to be revealed there.
Will Harris (S/CB): SIT. He would be a reinjury risk, and likely eased back into the lineup in his first game in a month-plus. He is getting close to a return and is a starting safety that’s incorrectly designated a corner in Yahoo.
Mike Sainristil (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 54% of snaps last week as the slot cornerback, and his playing time continues to be reliant upon the matchup.
Trey Amos (CB): SOLID. He played 68% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback and then sat due to the blowout.
Marshon Lattimore (CB): SIT/blast out the airlock. He suffered an ACL injury and is done for the season.
Jonathan Jones (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, risky. He appears to be the Lattimore replacement.
Steelers at Chargers
Outlook: The early total for this battle in Los Angeles sits at 46.5 points with the Chargers favored by 4.5 points at home. Los Angeles has the 4th best passing offense for yards per game, while Pittsburgh is within the worst third of the league for this ranking. Los Angeles averages the most wide receiver targets each week, while Pittsburgh now averages the least each week (they’re dead last).
We can fire up our Pittsburgh corners in an ideal matchup, but it will be “deeper leagues only” for our Los Angeles corners in Week 10.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jalen Ramsey (S/CB): IDEAL. He was moved to safety this past week, but is a cornerback in most league sites. He played 98% of snaps and had a good chunk of box snaps as well.
Joey Porter Jr (CB): IDEAL. He played 98% of snaps last week, mostly as an outside cornerback, but he also had some box snaps. The “lesser of all evils” theory appears to be holding; Porter has been targeted non-stop in recent weeks, and his box scores have been as bloated and dangerous as my lower intestines after Taco Bell. We’ll keep riding the hot hand for now.
Darius Slay (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 78% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback.
Brandin Echols (S/CB): SOLID, risky. Echols found new life as a starting slot corner here in Pittsburgh last week and played 72% of snaps. We have no idea if these changes will stick or not, but the results last week make it appear likely. Between Echols now becoming the slot corner and Ramsey moving to safety, there were some huge changes to the defensive scheme/structure for Pittsburgh last week. I think these changes will stick after seeing that defense look like its old self again. They managed to shut down the best offense in the league; if that’s not a reason to keep these adjustments, then I don’t know what is.
Los Angeles Chargers
Cam Hart (CB): SOLID. He played 78% of snaps as an outside cornerback last week.
Donte Jackson (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only. He played 68% of snaps as an outside corner last week.
Benjamin St Juste (CB): SOLID, much deeper leagues only. He played 53% of snaps as an outside corner last week and saw a small playing time bump with Still inactive. SIT him completely if Tarheeb Still can play this week.
Tarheeb Still/Ja Sir Taylor (CB): Still would be SOLID if he can play this week, we know all about him and his excellent utilization. SIT Taylor. He did not end up being the direct replacement for Still last week (even though we saw that the week prior).
Eagles at Packers
Outlook: The early total for the Monday Night Football game to wrap up Week 10 sits at 45.5 points with Green Bay favored by a field goal at home. Green Bay is a top ten team for passing yards per game, while Philadelphia is within the worst third of the league for this ranking. Both teams are within the worst third of the league for targeting their wide receivers.
It will be deeper leagues only for everyone except the Chosen One himself, Cooper DeJean, who is good enough and his alignment perfect enough to overcome even the worst matchup.
Philadelphia Eagles
Quinyon Mitchell (CB): SOLID. He played 86% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout the last time we saw him (bye last week). He deploys as an outside cornerback.
Cooper DeJean (CB): IDEAL. He played 86% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout the last time we saw him. He lines up all over the place and has been under projection just once in the leagues where I have him this season. He’s as close to a “sure thing” as we have for IDP cornerback production these days.
Kelee Ringo/All others (CB): SIT. We’ve seen a rotating cast of characters as Philly has been trying to fill this last cornerback slot all season long. I don’t trust it yet. Give us another couple of weeks of Ringo and then we’ll talk.
Green Bay Packers
Keisean Nixon (CB): SOLID. He played 100% of snaps last week and was deployed as an outside corner.
Carrington Valentine (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, risky. He played 74% of snaps last week as an outside cornerback, but has only had this role for two games now.
Javon Bullard (S/CB): SOLID. He played 72% of snaps last week, but all of his snaps were from the slot or box.
Nate Hobbs (CB): SIT. He remains on the outside looking in as he only played 32% of snaps last week.
Byes this week: Bengals, Cowboys, Titans, Chiefs
My Favorite Matchups, Week 10:
Las Vegas Raiders corners against the Denver Broncos
New York Giants corners against the Chicago Bears
New England Patriots corners against the Tampa Bay Bucs
Saints at Panthers, either side
Houston Texans corners against the Jacksonville Jaguars
San Francisco 49ers corners against the Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers corners against the Los Angeles Chargers
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) and 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):
Josh Metellus
Marcus Jones, Tykee Smith
Alontae Taylor
Kamari Lassiter, Jalen Pitre
Quentin Lake, Upton Stout
Jalen Ramsey, Joey Porter Jr
Cooper DeJean
SOLID (matchup or playing time isn’t perfect, best in medium to deeper leagues):
Darien Porter, Eric Stokes, Patrick Surtain/Kris Abrams Draine, Riley Moss, JaQuan McMillian
Mike Hughes, AJ Terrell, Billy Bowman/Dee Alford, Kenny Moore, Jaylon Jones, Mekhi Blackmon
Deonte Banks (if Adebo is inactive), Cor’Dale Flott, Andru Phillips, Nahshon Wright (if Jaylon Johnson is inactive), Nick McCloud, Tyrique Stevenson
Taron Johnson, Christian Benford, Jack Jones, Rasul Douglas
Nate Wiggins, Marlon Humphrey, Byron Murphy, Isaiah Rogers
Denzel Ward, Tyson Campbell, Myles Harden, Sauce Gardner/Azareyeh Thomas, Brandon Stephens, Jarvis Brownlee
Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Zyon McCollum, Jacob Parrish
Koolaid McKinstry, Quincy Riley, Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, Chau Smith Wade
Jourdan Lewis, Montaric Brown, Greg Newsome, Derek Stingley
Will Johnson, Max Melton, Garrett Williams, Josh Jobe, Nick Emmanwori, Devon Witherspoon
Darious Williams, Cobie Durant, Emmanuel Forbes, Deommodore Lenoir, Renardo Green
Amik Robertson (if Reed is inactive), Terrion Arnold, Quan Martin, Mike Sainristil, Trey Amos, Jonathan Jones
Darius Slay, Brandin Echols, Cam Hart, Donte Jackson, Benjamin St Juste, Tarheeb Still
Quinyon Mitchell, Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Javon Bullard
TRAPS (sit these players):
Kyu Blu Kelly, Jahdae Barron
Sauce Gardner
Korie Black, Jaylon Johnson
Ja’Marcus Ingram, Maxwell Hairston, Tre’Davious White
Chidobe Awuzie
Michael Carter
Charles Woods, Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison
Jarrian Jones, Travis Hunter
Denzel Burke, Tariq Woolen
DJ Reed, Will Harris, Marshon Lattimore
Ja’Sir Taylor
Kelee Ringo, Nate Hobbs
Reminder: these are only suggestions. Your lineup is your responsibility and yours alone. However, these are the same moves I’m making myself, so we sink or swim together. Remember to check for inactive players before kickoff to prevent any surprise zeroes.
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