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It can be so easy to panic in fantasy football. After all, we have a very limited amount of time to witness and analyze a player’s performance. But never fear — Dalton Del Don is here to gauge exactly how worried we should be — if at all.
Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions
LaPorta’s target share has dropped from 21.1% as a rookie down to 9.9 this season, as the emergence of Jameson Williams has hurt his fantasy value. LaPorta was due for touchdown regression after cashing in eight touchdowns on 11 red-zone targets as a rookie, and he’s seen just one RZ look over the first two home games, where he scored 10 of his 11 TDs last season. Detroit will perform better inside the red zone, but to this point, Jared Goff has been horrible.
LaPorta’s slow start could also be blamed on a late preseason ankle injury, and he’d quickly see a big boost should Amon-Ra St. Brown’s injury force him to miss time. That said, some panic is warranted since LaPorta cost a top-30 pick, and he plays on a run-first Lions squad with two teammates who currently rank top five in first read targets this season. Trey McBride and possibly Brock Bowers now have stronger profiles moving forward.
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kelce has already matched his number of games (two) with fewer than seven PPR points in 2023. His streak of recording three-plus catches ended at an NFL-record 114 games Sunday, dating back to Patrick Mahomes’ second career start. Rashee Rice has clearly emerged as Kansas City’s top pass catcher. Kelce turns 35 years old next month, and sometimes the cliff comes fast.
On the positive side, Kelce is still running a lot of routes and had a 41-yard catch called back by penalty last week. He’s coming off a couple of tougher matchups, and most fantasy tight ends are disappointing to open the season while passing stats are remarkably down across the league – Mahomes finished with his fewest passing yards (151) during any healthy game of his career Sunday. Moreover, Marquise…
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Publish date : 2024-09-18 13:58:21
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