Fantasy Football: Jalen McMillan and 5 other players who could make or break your lineup in Week 8

Consider this column the Make or Break: Injury Edition!

Week 7 hit us with an overload of injuries, and often, those injuries create increased opportunities without yielding must-start upside.

These injuries are a bit different. Multiple teams were hit with injuries that created massive holes in their offense, with young talent ready to step up and be truly viable fantasy fill-ins. However, with multiple options, some of those fill-in choices aren’t exactly clear-cut.

Who can we trust in Week 8?

San Francisco 49ers receiving corps: Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings

Week 7 was a nightmare for the 49ers. They started the game with a near-full receiving corps — minus Jauan Jennings — and ended the day with Deebo Samuel hospitalized, Brandon Aiyuk out for the season and George Kittle with a sprained foot. It’s tough to make any significant takeaways from the fantasy production of the backup receiving corps in Week 7 because Kansas City is giving up the fourth-fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers. However, we can look to snap counts and route participation to try to make sense of the potential pecking order of Week 8.

In his first game, straight off IR, the 49ers wasted no time integrating Pearsall into the offense. Pearsall had the highest snap count and route participation of all 49ers receivers and was tied with Brandon Aiyuk for the team lead with five targets. While the fantasy points weren’t impressive for Pearsall, the fact that he immediately saw such a significant workload — rather than being eased in as an inexperienced rookie — was a fantastic sign.

Jacob Cowing led the way in fantasy points but had significantly lower snaps (just 12) and routes run (just eight). Second-year receiver Ronnie Bell saw some usage, and veteran Chris Conley was very active as well. None of these players are trustworthy fantasy options. That leaves us with Pearsall and Jennings, who was inactive in Week 7.

Jennings is a potentially strong play if he’s active this…

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Publish date : 2024-10-24 15:46:13

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