• Kansas City may need to rely on JuJu Smith-Schuster going forward: Luckily for the Chiefs, Smith-Schuster has excelled against man coverage this season, which happens to be the San Francisco 49ers‘ weakness in coverage.
• A difficult matchup for the Seattle Seahawks‘ wide receivers: Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba have struggled to stand out against zone coverage and draw a difficult matchup against Atlanta’s zone-heavy coverage unit.
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This fantasy football wide receiver report will build on PFF's wide receiver grades against man and zone coverages.
By providing additional fantasy-related details, including opponent coverage tendencies, we’ll look to find one more edge to help us dominate our fantasy leagues this season.
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Arizona Cardinals
Week 7 opponent: Los Angeles Chargers
- Man coverage rate: 13.6% (30)
- Zone coverage rate: 83.0% (1)
Versus man
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Chris Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Zach Pascal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Dortch | 36 | 2 | 23 | 16.7% | 4.3 | 0.12 |
| Michael Wilson | 43 | 3 | 17 | 16.3% | 4.7 | 0.11 |
| Xavier Weaver | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 40 | 8 | 92 | 35.0% | 29.2 | 0.73 |
Versus zone
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Chris Moore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Zach Pascal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Dortch | 101 | 17 | 151 | 18.8% | 32.1 | 0.32 |
| Michael Wilson | 132 | 18 | 220 | 17.4% | 52.0 | 0.39 |
| Xavier Weaver | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 117 | 9 | 187 | 18.8% | 39.7 | 0.34 |
The Chargers have played zone coverage at the highest rate in the NFL this season and rank as a top-five zone coverage unit in defensive success rate (53.7%) and first down-plus-touchdown rate allowed (27.1%).
Michael Wilson was highlighted last week due to his success against zone coverage, and he scored a touchdown. This week, he’ll have a shot to keep the momentum going in a favorable matchup. Wilson ranks as a top-20 wide receiver (minimum of 100 routes) in fantasy points per route run against zone coverage.
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