Week 9 WR Recap

Keenan Allen and Riley Cooper had monster games in week nine but are they legit?

Analysis: Keenan Allen is quickly becoming a fantasy stud. He caught 8 balls on 11 targets for 128 yards and 1 touchdown Sunday afternoon against Washington. He now has three 100 plus receiving yard games in his last four games. Allen has 38 targets in that four game span and that many targets cannot be ignored. Allen’s fantasy availability is mixed, he’s available in 3-60% of fantasy leagues.

Riley Cooper scored 3 touchdowns Sunday in Oakland but he was only targeted 6 times. With Nick Foles now running the show in Philly maybe Cooper’s numbers will bump up consistently, but who knows? He’s worth a “stash and store” but he’s a better sell high option at this point. Cooper is available in 80-90% of fantasy leagues.

There was also a Dwayne Bowe sighting in week nine. He caught a season high 7 receptions on a healthy 12 targets for 67 yards. Bowe has just 2 touchdowns this year and zero games over 70 yards. He cannot be trusted but he is available in 4-15% of fantasy leagues.

Week 6 WR Recap

Let’s take a look at some of the big performances by fantasy wide outs in week six.

Analysis: Riley Cooper had himself a big day on Sunday afternoon against the Bucs. Cooper caught 4 balls on 6 targets for 120 yards and a touchdown. Cooper isn’t the most reliable fantasy wide out though. Today was his first game with more than two receptions and 30 receiving yards this year. Cooper may get some love on the wire this upcoming week but it would be wise to avoid him. He is available in 90-97% of fantasy leagues.

Emmanuel Sanders is another under the radar wide out to check out. Sanders posted 3 receptions on 6 targets for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Jets. Sanders has two 70 plus receiving yard games this year and four games he has surpassed the 55 yard mark. He’s not going to be a touchdown/red zone performer but he should rack up a decent amount of yards with the Steeler running game missing in action. Sanders is available in 15-50% of fantasy leagues.

Brandon LaFell is another wide out like Cooper that will be hard to trust going forward. LaFell put up 107 yards on only 4 receptions with a touchdown against the Vikings; he now has 3 receiving touchdowns this year. LeFell has been targeted more than five times just twice this season. He makes more sense than Cooper and can be considered a depth add. He is available in 80-95% of fantasy leagues.