WR vs CB Matchups For Week 15

Week 15 WR CB Matchups

Week 15 WR/CB Matchups are here! This weekly article is designed to help you make better decisions when setting your lineups.

DFS Optimized Lineups For Week 15

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

Deebo Samuel, 49ers vs Falcons

Deebo Samuel is somehow priced at just $5,800 (WR35) on DraftKings and $6,500 (WR32) on FanDuel despite finishing no worse than WR27 over the last five weeks. He has seen a Target Rate of 19-percent or higher in five of his last six games. Samuel is 16th in Yards Per Target and top-12 with a 70.1-percent Catch Rate. He is No.8 in Target Separation and top-17 in fantasy points per route run and fantasy points per target. He is top-24 in red zone receptions and Yards Per Route and ranks eighth among wide receivers in yards after the catch. Samuel gets a juicy matchup in Week 15 against the Falcons who have allowed 38.5 fantasy points per game to wide receivers and just lost their top cornerback for the season. His cheap price on both platforms makes him the lock-button wide receiver play of the week.

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Chris Godwin, Buccaneers at Lions

Chris Godwin will get all the targets with Mike Evans out for the season. His ability to play from the slot will help him avoid shadow coverage from Darius Slay and take advantage of the Lions who are allowing 39.3 fantasy points per game to wide receivers.