Fantasy Matchups: WR vs CB Matchups For Week 8

Week 8 WR CB Matchups

Week 8 WR/CB Matchups are here! This weekly article is designed to help you make better decisions when setting your lineups.

Key:

Coverage Rating: From PlayerProfiler.com, A comprehensive cornerback efficiency metric incorporating target rate, pass break-ups, catch rate allowed, and fantasy points allowed per snap. The lower values are favorable for the WR, which is why they are in green while the higher values are listed in red/orange.

Opp vs WR: Where the WR’s opposing team ranks in fantasy points allowed per game to the wide receiver position.

Matchup Rating: A Metric that combines the Coverage Rating of the projected primary cornerback assigned to cover the selected wide receiver and the opponent’s team ranking vs WRs in fantasy points allowed per game.

Shadow: A ‘Yes’ designation means the cornerback is expected to be in shadow coverage on the selected WR.Click To Enlarge Chart

Matchups To Exploit

Kenny Stills, Texans vs Raiders

Not only is Kenny Stills one of the best waiver wire pickups in traditional leagues this week, he is a lock-button play in DFS as well. Stills steps into the Will Fuller role as the Texans No.2 WR opposite DeAndre Hopkins. With Fuller going down early in Week 7, Stills played on 98.3-percent of the snaps and ran 32 routes. He was targeted five times, catching four for 105 yards and finishing as the WR20 for the week. While he has been limited early in the season due to coming over in a trade just before Week 1 and a hamstring injury that kept him out Weeks 5 and 6, Stills has played well when given the opportunity.

His sub-4.40 speed allows him to work the deep areas of the field much like Fuller, and he is efficient when doing so. In fact, he leads all wide receivers in yards per target and is top-three in yards per reception and yards per route. Deshaun Watson’s 136.3 passer rating when targeting Stills is the fifth best among all quarterback-wide receiver combinations. Stills is fifth in fantasy points per target and averages 0.64 (No.9) fantasy points for every route run. Now in the role that saw Fuller average eight targets per game, Stills is in line to smash for fantasy gamers. He is a complete steal on both FanDuel ($5,700) and DraftKings ($4,700) despite a matchup with the Raiders who have allowed 16 passing touchdowns and 43 fantasy points per game to wideouts.

Kenny Golladay, Lions vs Giants

In a game that saw Marvin Jones score four times, Kenny Golladay was a massive disappointment last week against the Vikings. Week 8 presents a prime bounce-back spot for the third-year receiver, though, as the Giants have surrendered the seventh most fantasy points per game to wideouts. They have allowed the second most pass plays of 20 yards or more including seven passes of more than 40 yards. That plays right into Golladay’s wheelhouse. He has been targeted deep 15 times (No.3) and is fourth in average Target Distance. Golladay has seen at least eight targets in all but one game. He is tied with Larry Fitzgerald for most targets inside the 10-yard line (seven). Despite ranking as a top-10 WR in our rankings for Week 8, Golladay is priced outside the top-15 on both DraftKings ($6,400) and FanDuel ($6,700).