Johny The Greek's Cornerback Corner: Week 7
What are the best CB options for IDP fantasy football leagues in Week 7?
Welcome back to the Cornerback Corner! As is tradition, we’ll start with some transparency and get right into this week’s calls.
Last week, I made 77 calls for leagues of all shapes and sizes. Of those 77 calls, 16 were declared inactive or injured during play, which caused them to miss their projection (early in the game). Subtracting those players, we’re left with 61 adjusted calls.
Of those, 49 were correct (matched, beat, or were within a slim margin of their projection on Yahoo and MFL), and 12 were incorrect (didn’t match or beat projection and weren’t even close), giving us 80% accuracy for Week 6.
Of those 49 correct calls, 20 were “massive hits” (doubled, tripled, or more, their projection), giving us a 40% massive hit rate on correct calls for Week 6.
We sit at 76% accuracy overall for the season with 43% of all correct calls ending up as “massive hits.”
Week 1: 78% accuracy, 34% massive hit rate
Week 2: 71% accuracy, 43% massive hit rate
Week 3: 76% accuracy, 50% massive hit rate
Week 4: 66% accuracy, 53% massive hit rate
Week 5: 89% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Week 6: 80% accuracy, 40% massive hit rate
Please see THIS or THIS if you need a primer in cornerback streaming or what’s being discussed in this article (for new readers).
Also, there were a ton of injuries last week to our corners (16 inactives or mid-game injuries in Week 6). In general, I would avoid using the replacement options for these corners unless we’ve seen it before and the matchup is correct. Montaric Brown as a replacement? Yes. Tyrek Funderburk? No. Against the Bengals? Absolutely. Against the Browns? Nope.
There is no reason to chase anything “iffy” in a bad matchup or with a player we’ve only seen as a replacement one time ever. That’s a recipe for disaster if the coaching staff decides to go with a different corner or shift around the entire secondary to cover up the loss (like Indy and Green Bay did for Kenny Moore & Jaire Alexander). '“Some points” are always better than “no points” because we made the mistake of trusting something we’ve only seen once.
Broncos at Saints
Outlook: We’ve got a lower total to kick off Week 7, just 36.5 points for the early over/under and a likely defensive struggle. Both teams are within the worst third of the league for overall passing offense. While Denver is within the top third of the league for targeting their wide receivers, New Orleans is ranked 27th overall for this ranking and didn’t improve in this department with Rattler under center.
It will be “deeper leagues only” for all options in this one, which is also a Thursday night game, and those have traditionally been a dumpster fire.
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain/Levi Wallace (CB): Surtain was injured after only 1% of snaps last week. Levi Wallace appeared to be his direct replacement, and McMillian saw an increase in snaps. If Surtain is healthy, he would be SOLID and should play every snap. Wallace is a SIT since we’ve only seen it once. He only played 54% of snaps, and this isn’t an ideal matchup to begin with.
Riley Moss (CB): SOLID, he played 99% of snaps last week and continues to be red hot.
JaQuan McMillian (CB): SOLID, he played 97% of snaps last week but usually plays closer to 75% each week. He’ll have a solid role regardless, and maybe a bump in snaps if Surtain is inactive.
New Orleans Saints
Paulson Adebo (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week and had another monster performance.
Alontae Taylor (CB): SOLID, he played 77% of snaps last week and had another productive game.
Marshon Lattimore (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Patriots at Jaguars
Outlook: We’ve got another likely defensive struggle here with the early 39.5-point over/under and two of the worst offenses in the league. New England is the worst passing attack in the league but improved a bit with Drake Maye under center while Jacksonville is within the worst third of the league for this ranking. Jacksonville is within the top third of the league for targeting their wide receivers while New England is within the worst third of the league.
Unfortunately, it will be “deeper leagues only” for most options in this matchup as well.
New England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez (CB): SOLID, he played 98% of snaps last week.
Jonathan Jones (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 74% of snaps last week.
Marcus Jones/Marco Wilson (CB): SIT them both, Jones was in for just 45% of snaps while Wilson saw 26% last week. Neither has enough of a role to be of interest at the moment and their opponent this week isn’t worth chasing. Marcus Jones is a deep-league option if your league has return yards though, I just wouldn’t do it myself, he got a lucky pick last week barely playing at all and that’s not sustainable.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyson Campbell/Montaric Brown (CB): Campbell may be back from IR this week, if he is then SIT him while we see what his snaps look like and then readjust. If he’s inactive again then Brown is SOLID and played 98% of snaps last week. SIT Brown if Campbell is active.
Ronald Darby (CB): SOLID, he played 98% of snaps last week.
Darnell Savage/Jarrian Jones (CB/S): SIT them both, Savage was injured after 53% of snaps last week and while Jones was his replacement, this role doesn’t see a ton of snaps each week to begin with and this matchup isn’t worth chasing.
Seahawks at Falcons
Outlook: We’ve got a beautiful 47.5 points for the early over/under in this one and a battle of two of the better passing attacks in the league. Seattle is ranked as the best overall passing attack (YPG, through 5 weeks, these rankings are always behind due to when I write this article, it still gives us a good “read” though) while Atlanta is 6th overall for passing offense. Both teams are within the top ten for targeting their wide receivers.
All signs point towards a likely shootout with plenty of passing offense being directed by two competent quarterbacks who have plenty of talented pass-catching options. We are “all systems go” for the usual suspects in this one.
Seattle Seahawks
Tariq Woolen (CB): SOLID, if healthy, he was inactive last week due to an injury and there was a hodgepodge of replacement corners including Artie Burns, none of them played enough to be a realistic option for us. He should play every snap if he’s active.
Tre Brown (CB): SOLID, he played 69% of snaps last week and could see a bump if Woolen is inactive.
Devon Witherspoon (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Atlanta Falcons
AJ Terrell (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Mike Hughes (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 67% of snaps last week.
Dee Alford (CB): IDEAL, he saw a bump up to 92% of snaps last week and has been extremely productive this entire season.
Titans at Bills
Outlook: We’ve got an “acceptable” 43.5 points for the early over/under in this one. Tennessee is the second-worst passing offense in the league currently while Buffalo 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. Tennessee stinks offensively and Buffalo is committed to a “balanced offense” this season, neither of those facts is ideal for us in cornerback land.
It will be “deeper leagues only” for the usual suspects in this one and we’ll hope there are some fireworks.
Tennessee Titans
L’Jarius Sneed (CB): SOLID, he played 99% of snaps last week and smashed his projection against the Flacco-led Colts.
Jarvis Brownlee (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week as the Awuzie replacement and should do so again this week.
Roger McCreary (CB): SOLID, he saw a season-high 93% of snaps last week.
Chidobe Awuzie (CB): SIT, on IR.
Buffalo Bills
Rasul Douglas (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Christian Benford (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Taron Johnson (CB): IDEAL, he played 98% of snaps last week in his first game back from injury and cruised past his projection.
Cam Lewis (CB/S): SIT, he only played 5% of snaps last week now that Taron Johnson is back on the field.
Bengals at Browns
Outlook: We’ve got a decent 44.5 points for the early over/under in this one. Cincy is the 4th best passing attack in the league and they target their talented wide receivers just outside the top third of the league, our Cleveland corners will have value.
Cleveland, on the other hand, is ranked 29th for overall passing offense but targets their wide receivers within the top ten overall. Our Cincy options will have value as well as strange as that sounds.
We should get some nice production here, the Cleveland corners are in the better setup though (clearly).
Cincinnati Bengals
Cam Taylor Britt (CB): SOLID, he played 99% of snaps last week.
DJ Turner (CB): SOLID, he played 99% of snaps last week.
Mike Hilton (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 65% of snaps last week but finally beat his projection.
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he’s been beat up and injured and only saw 56% of snaps last week. I’d probably just sit him until he’s fully healthy again, he was almost inactive again last week according to beat writers. Cameron Mitchell appears to be his replacement but it’s not set in stone so if it isn’t Ward I would just skip it.
Greg Newsome (CB): SOLID, he played 97% of snaps last week.
Martin Emerson (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 73% of snaps last week.
Texans at Packers
Outlook: We’ve got a beautiful 47.5 points for the early over/under in this one and a battle of two of the best offenses in the league. Houston is the second overall passing offense while Green Bay is 11th (likely better after last week’s performance, the rankings haven’t caught up to Love’s 258 passing yards and 4 TDs from last week). Houston targets their wide receivers the third most overall while Green Bay is within the top third of the league for this ranking.
Fire up everyone with a pulse, this is the best setup we’ve seen so far this week. It is outdoors in Green Bay though so abandon ship if it’s snowing or something crazy like that though.
Houston Texans
Kamari Lassiter (CB): SIT, he was injured last week and is expected to miss multiple games.
Derek Stingley (CB): SOLID, he played 83% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
D’Angelo Ross (CB): SOLID, risky as all hell though. He played 100% of snaps as the Lassiter replacement last week but we’ve only seen it once, it could just as easily be someone else this week. The matchup is beautiful though so I think we can risk it with this particular player in this particular scenario.
Green Bay Packers
Jaire Alexander (CB): SOLID, he played 79% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout. He should be closer to 100% of snaps against this Houston passing attack.
Keisean Nixon (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week and even had 99 return yards on top of his already bloated box score!
Eric Stokes (CB): SIT, he only played 28% of snaps last week and was the third “corner” here in terms of playing time, it appears they’re using safety Evan Williams over him and unfortunately for us, Williams isn’t designated as a corner in Yahoo or MFL so it’s not an option we can pursue.
Dolphins at Colts
Outlook: We’ve got an acceptable 42.5 points for the early over/under in this one. If Tua is back we can feel good about our Indianapolis options, if it’s Huntley or Thompson I would only consider Jaylon Jones and Kenny Moore, and only in deeper leagues.
For our Miami options, if it’s Joe Flacco instead of Anthony Richardson we can fire up Jalen Ramsey and company and feel great about it. Abort mission if it’s Anthony Richardson under center. The rankings don’t apply when we’ve seen legitimately five different quarterbacks take snaps for these two teams since Week 1, it only matters who will be under center this week for our cornerback options.
Miami Dolphins
Jalen Ramsey (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Kendall Fuller (CB): SOLID, he played 92% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Kader Kohou (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 77% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Indianapolis Colts
Jaylon Jones (CB): IDEAL, he played 100% of snaps last week and continues to light up the box score week after week.
Kenny Moore (CB): SOLID, he played 93% of snaps last week in his first action since an extended injury. Promote him to IDEAL if somehow Tua ends up under center.
Samuel Womack (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 72% of snaps last week and appears to be the legitimate third corner here when everyone is healthy.
Lions at Vikings
Outlook: We’ve got a beautiful 47.5 points for the early over/under in this one and another battle of two of the best offenses in the league. Detroit is a top-ten passing attack and Minnesota is just outside the top third of the league for this ranking but has also blown away almost everyone they’ve played (they take their foot off the gas more than others).
Both teams are within the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers but may need to do so a bit more often this week against each other, these are two of the better teams in the league (obviously). We can fire up our normal options here and feel great about it.
Detroit Lions
Carlton Davis (CB): IDEAL, he played only 54% of snaps due to a concussion scare last week but cleared protocol on Monday and should be good to go. He should play every snap and has been excellent this season.
Amik Robertson (CB): SIT, he did see a bump last week with Davis exiting early but typically is an afterthought for this secondary.
Terrion Arnold (CB): SOLID, he played 74% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Brian Branch (CB/S): IDEAL, he played 77% of snaps last week and then sat due to the blowout.
Minnesota Vikings
Byron Murphy (CB): SOLID, he played 94% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Stephon Gilmore (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Shaq Griffin (CB): SIT, he only played 50% of snaps the last time we saw him and only gets “acceptable” playing time rarely.
Josh Metellus (CB/S): IDEAL, he played 82% of snaps the last time we saw him and is a cheat code safety incorrectly designated as a corner on several sites.
Eagles at Giants
Outlook: We’ve got a nice 46.5 points for the early over/under in this one and will likely have Malik Nabers back for New York as well. Both teams are within the top third of the league for overall passing offense. New York is the best team in the league for targeting their wide receivers (mostly due to Nabers) so our Philly options will have value.
Philadelphia is within the worst third of the league for wide receiver targets but was also missing Smith and Brown for a couple of weeks, which caused them to target their tight ends more often and lean on Saquon Barkley instead. With Brown and Smith back I think we don’t need to worry about this ranking as much. Our New York corners will have value as well in this one.
Philadelphia Eagles
Cooper DeJean (CB/S): SOLID, he played 91% of snaps in his debut and had an excellent box score.
Darius Slay (CB): SIT, he exited with a knee injury after just 51% of snaps last week, Isaiah Rogers appeared to be his replacement but only played 39% of snaps himself. We’ll wait and see what happens on this, if it’s Rogers this week and he has decent playing time we’ll recommend him going forward if Slay is out for a while. For now, though, it’s a “wait and see” (SIT Rogers as well).
Quinyon Mitchell (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Avonte Maddox (CB): SIT, DeJean has completely displaced him as a starting cornerback.
New York Giants
Deonte Banks (CB): SOLID, he played 98% of snaps last week.
Cor’Dale Flott (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 79% of snaps last week.
Andru Phillips (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 68% of snaps last week.
Raiders at Rams
Outlook: We’ve got a decent 43.5 points for the early over/under in this one. Las Vegas is within the middle of the pack for passing offense while Los Angeles is within the top third of the league. Las Vegas targets their wide receivers among the middle of the pack while Los Angeles is 4th overall for this ranking and will be even better when Puka and Kupp return from injury.
I feel solid about our Las Vegas corners and would feel amazing about them if we get Kupp and Puka back, either one or preferably both. Our Los Angeles corners will be “deeper leagues only”, especially now that DeVante has gone to (greener? the same color?) pastures.
Las Vegas Raiders
Nate Hobbs (CB): IDEAL, he played 93% of snaps last week and smashed his projection, (Brokeback Mountain voice) I CAN’T QUIT YOU! He’s probably closer to solid if I’m being honest but the Rams love to throw to their wide receivers and Hobbs is coming off of his best game of the season and his playing time was up as well, it’s a nice setup for him.
Jack Jones (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Jakorian Bennett (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played just 48% of snaps last week but it was a blowout and Pittsburgh runs the ball, they don’t pass much to begin with. We’ll play it safe though just in case this decrease in snaps is the new normal.
Los Angeles Rams
Darious Williams (CB): SOLID, he only played 49% of snaps his first week back from an IR stint but I’m projecting he’ll play a ton more than that this week (he just had a bye week to get even healthier). It’s risky, I don’t work for the Rams so they don’t let me in on their plans, but it tracks based on what we’ve seen before.
Tre’Davious White (CB): SIT, he was inactive the last time we saw Los Angeles due to a coach’s decision, that’s code for “Williams is back so we’re done here for now.”
Cobie Durant (CB): SOLID, he played 95% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Akhello Witherspoon (CB): SIT, he played 81% of snaps seemingly out of left field in Week 5, he had not played much at all before that this season. He’s been on the practice squad and was moved back down to that squad after the game, which doesn’t give me confidence that we’ll see him again any time soon.
Panthers at Commanders
Outlook: We’ve got a beautiful 48.5 points for the early over/under in this one with Washington favored by more than a touchdown. Washington is within the middle of the pack for overall passing offense while Carolina is within the worst third of the league. Carolina is within the top third of the league for targeting their wide receivers while Washington is within the worst third of the league and prefers to run the ball (all things being even).
We can fire up our Carolina corners in medium to deeper leagues, despite the imperfect opposing rankings it’s likely that Washington will dominate time of possession and march up and down the field on them all game long. Availability is the best ability, so our Carolina options are in a good spot this week. Our Washington corners will be “deeper leagues only” against this spotty and generally bad Carolina offense and passing attack.
Carolina Panthers
Jaycee Horn (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Mike Jackson (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Troy Hill (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 79% of snaps last week.
Washington Commanders
Quan Martin (CB/S): SOLID, he played 93% of snaps last week.
Benjamin St Juste (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Mike Sainristil (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 69% of snaps last week, nice.
Noah Igbinoghene/Michael Davis (CB): SIT them both, these two corners combined for just 54% of snaps last week, and neither is an option currently.
Chiefs at 49ers
Outlook: We’ve got a nice 46.5 points for the early over/under in this one and essentially a pickem from Vegas (Niners by 1.5 points). San Francisco is the 5th best passing attack while Kansas City is 9th overall. San Francisco is among the middle of the pack for targeting their wide receivers while Kansas City is within the worst third of the league for this ranking and I don’t see it getting better for them any time soon without Rashee Rice.
We can fire up our Kansas City options with confidence, however for Ward, Lenoir, and company, it will be “medium to deeper leagues” due to the less-than-ideal setup they face. It would be “deeper leagues only” but we’ve got Mahomes on the other side and he’s an entire factor by himself.
Kansas City Chiefs
Trent McDuffie (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Jaylon Watson (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps the last time we saw him.
Chammari Conner (CB/S): SOLID, he played 68% of snaps last week but has been efficient with his playing time-to-production ratio.
San Francisco 49ers
Chavarious Ward/Renardo Green (CB): With Ward inactive last week it was Green as the replacement, he played 91% of snaps and would be SOLID if Ward is out again. If Ward is healthy then he’s also SOLID and should play every snap. Sit Green if Ward is active, he has no value in that scenario. Green has the draft capital that gives me confidence he’ll continue to be a preferred injury replacement option at cornerback.
Deommodore Lenoir (CB): SOLID, he played 96% of snaps last week.
Isaac Yiadom (CB): SOLID, he saw a bump up to 99% of snaps last week with Ward inactive, he typically plays around 80% of snaps or so.
Jets at Steelers
Outlook: Unsurprisingly, we’ve only got 36.5 points for the early over/under in this one, which is also the most obvious defensive struggle the planet has ever seen. Both passing attacks are ranked within the worst third of the league. New York targets their wide receivers within the top third of the league so our Pittsburgh options will have value. Pittsburgh is ranked 30th for wide receiver targets so DJ Reed and company may be in for a slow day at the office.
It will be “deeper leagues only” for our New York options and “medium to deeper leagues” for our Pittsburgh options. Russel Wilson possibly getting the start doesn’t move the needle for me either (for the record). He stinks!
New York Jets
DJ Reed (CB): SOLID, if healthy, he played 68% of snaps last week before suffering a groin injury. Brandin Echols was his direct replacement, we have seen that before, and if Reed can’t play then Echols would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, and should play most snaps.
Brandin Echols (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, and only if Reed or Carter is inactive. From what I've seen this season, he’s the preferred replacement for any cornerback injuries in New York. SIT him if everyone is healthy (Reed & Carter).
Sauce Gardner (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Michael Carter/Isaiah Oliver (CB): Carter was inactive last week, if he’s healthy he would be SOLID, deeper leagues only, and maxes out around 80% of snaps each week. Echols is the preferred replacement whenever there is a cornerback injury for New York, Oliver would only see the field if both Carter and Reed are inactive this week, and we don’t need to chase that against this Pittsburgh “passing offense.” SIT Oliver.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joey Porter Jr (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Donte Jackson (CB): SOLID, he played 79% of snaps and then sat due to the blowout last week.
Beanie Bishop Jr (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played his usual 75% of snaps last week.
Ravens at Buccaneers
Outlook: We’ve got another solid setup here with 47.5 points for the early over/under and another two excellent offenses facing off. Baltimore is a top-ten passing offense as crazy as that is and Tampa Bay is within the top third of the league. Tampa Bay is also within the top third of the league for targeting their excellent wide receivers while Baltimore is within the worst third of the league for this ranking, which makes sense. If it’s not Zay Flower then it’s not a Baltimore wide receiver seeing targets.
We can fire up our Baltimore corners with confidence but it will be “medium to deeper leagues” for our Tampa Bay options, there may still be enough offensive fireworks here for them to be OK on paper, but it’s not an ideal setup.
Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Humphrey (CB): IDEAL, he played 97% of snaps last week and has been red-hot recently, @PFF_Macri on Twitter mentioned that his alignment and role have shifted and you can see the massive increase in production that has come from this since the Dallas game.
Brandon Stephens (CB/S): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Nate Wiggins (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 73% of snaps last week and his playing time has fluctuated massively up and down and now up again in the past few weeks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jamel Dean/Tyrek Funderburk (CB): Dean injured his hamstring after only 14% of snaps last week, if he’s healthy then he would be SOLID and should play every snap. If he’s inactive then Funderburk was his replacement, and not a replacement we need to chase. SIT Funderburk since the matchup isn’t ideal and we’re not positive he’ll be the replacement going forward either (We’ve only seen it once and I don’t work for Tampa Bay).
Zyon McCollum (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week.
Christian Izien (S/CB): SIT, he's injured to begin with and only had value as the incorrectly designated replacement for Antoine Winfield Jr.
Tykee Smith (S): He’s not listed as a corner in either of my “guideposts” I use to figure out if I should be talking about a player or not (Yahoo for the masses, MFL for the degenerates, he’s a safety on both). Find me a site where he’s a corner and I’ll have a call for you, until then I stay in my lane. In general, he’s been great but Winfield is back and if Dean is healthy this week there may be “too many chefs in the kitchen” for this secondary, and the odds are good it’s the rookie who loses out on playing time in that scenario. And that's not factoring in that Izien may have earned himself some sort of role covering for Winfield the last month plus. Let's see what it looks like when everyone is healthy and go from there. I can't argue that it's one hell of a kill shot if he is a cornerback in your league of merit though.
Chargers at Cardinals
Outlook: We’ve got a decent 42.5 points for the early over/under in this one to round out Week 7. Both passing attacks are within the worst third of the league and Arizona may be down their best wide receiver (Harrison Jr) due to a concussion. Arizona is within the worst third of the league for targeting their wide receivers while Los Angeles is dead last in this category.
The only “acceptable” factor here is the implied total from Vegas, everything else about this setup stinks like my cat’s butt after too many crab treats. It will be “deeper leagues only” for everyone for this one and I’m sure we’ll all be tuned into the “better” Monday night game instead (Bucs & Ravens).
Los Angeles Chargers
Kristian Fulton (CB): SIT, he suffered a hamstring injury last week and is questionable. Reinjury risk plus this bad matchup equals a sit from me.
Asante Samuel Jr (CB): SIT, on IR until at least a month with a shoulder injury.
Elijah Molden (CB/S): SOLID, deeper leagues only, risky. He played 69% of snaps last week and was working his way into the third cornerback slot to begin with before these injuries. My guess is he’ll have a role of some sort now with Samuel and Fulton banged up.
Cam Hart (CB): SOLID, he played 100% of snaps last week and is the direct Samuel replacement.
Tarheeb Still (CB): SIT, he should have a nice role if Fulton is out again this week but we don’t need to risk it in this (bad) matchup. If it were the 2011 New Orleans Saints on the other side that would move the needle, but not this current Arizona passing attack or team.
Arizona Cardinals
Garrett Williams (CB): SOLID, he played 74% of snaps last week, deeper leagues only.
Starling Thomas (CB): SOLID, deeper leagues only, he played 64% of snaps last week. Part of that was rest due to the blowout but he hasn’t had ideal playing time even in close games this season.
Sean Murphy Bunting (CB): SOLID, if healthy, he played just 68% of snaps last week then exited with a neck injury. There was no direct replacement that I saw.
Byes this week: Bears, Cowboys
Week 7 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 and then the best options within those matchups to find my favorite streaming options each week. I want to help you learn to fish, not just give everyone a fish. Good luck this week!
IDEAL (our best options):
Paulson Adebo
Devon Witherspoon, Dee Alford
Taron Johnson
Keisean Nixon
Jaylon Jones (Colts)
Brian Branch, Carlton Davis, Josh Metellus
Nate Hobbs
Marlon Humphrey
SOLID (matchup or playing time isn’t perfect, best in deeper leagues):
Patrick Surtain, Riley Moss, JaQuan McMillian, Alontae Taylor, Marshon Lattimore
Christian Gonzalez, Jonathan Jones, Ronald Darby, Montaric Brown/Tyson Campbell (sit Brown if Campbell is active)
Tariq Woolen, Tre Brown, AJ Terrell, Mike Hughes
L’Jarius Sneed, Roger McCreary, Jarvis Brownlee, Christian Benford, Rasul Douglas
Cam Taylor Britt, DJ Turner, Mike Hilton, Denzel Ward, Martin Emerson, Greg Newsome
Derek Stingley, D’Angelo Ross, Jaire Alexander
Jalen Ramsey, Kendall Fuller, Kader Kohou, Kenny Moore, Samuel Womack
Terrion Arnold, Byron Murphy, Stephon Gilmore
Cooper DeJean, Quinyon Mitchell, Deonte Banks, Cor’Dale Flott, Andru Phillips
Jack Jones, Jakorian Bennett, Darious Williams, Cobie Durant
Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, Troy Hill, Quan Martin, Benjamin St Juste, Mike Sainristil
Trent McDuffie, Jaylon Watson, Chammari Conner, Chavarious Ward, Deommodore Lenoir, Isaac Yiadom, Renardo Green (only if Ward is inactive, sit otherwise)
DJ Reed, Sauce Gardner, Michael Carter, Brandin Echols (only if Reed is inactive, sit otherwise), Joey Porter Jr, Donte Jackson, Beanie Bishop Jr
Brandon Stephens, Nate Wiggins, Jamel Dean, Zyon McCollum
Elijah Molden, Cam Hart, Sean Murphy Bunting, Starling Thomas, Garrett Williams
TRAPS (sit these players):
Levi Wallace
Marcus Jones (SOLID if your league has return yards though), Marco Wilson, Darnell Savage, Jarrian Jones
Chidobe Awuzie, Cam Lewis
Kamari Lassiter, Eric Stokes
Amik Robertson, Shaq Griffin
Darius Slay, Avonte Maddox, Isaiah Rogers
Akhello Witherspoon, Tre’Davious White
Noah Igbinoghene, Mike Davis
Isaiah Oliver
Tyrek Funderburk
Kristian Fulton, Asante Samuel Jr, Tarheeb Still
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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Johny! Thanks for the article. Please answer a question regarding my 12t PPR 1QB,2WR, 2RB,1TE,1FLX,any3IDP League if you can. The scoring is Tackle2 TackleAssist1 Sack5, Pass Defended2, Force Fumble4 and Fumble Recovery4. Do you think streaming a CB each week is good tactic since so many defensive players with upside are available each week. Or do you think the space is too volatile and just stick with LBs that may have more consistency?