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Finding the Next Sun God
Fantasy FootballThe next PPR menace heads to South Beach.
Mike McDaniel thinks impatience is a virtue. Sometimes, that means skipping a night's sleep and calling an 8 a.m. meeting that leads to your team trading for the fastest player in the NFL.
Miami's front office had planned to sign some hogmollies to protect Tua Tagovailoa, back in 2022, but McDaniel argued they should instead spend their resources on speed.
The first-year head coach had compiled a 700-play highlight reel to share with his quarterback and discovered Tagovailoa "could sense an opening before it happened." He was more accurate and got rid of the ball faster than most "star
Patrick Mahomes Reloaded
Kansas City ChiefsWhat will the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs' offense look like in a post–Travis Kelce world?
Kansas City will play San Francisco in the Super Bowl for the second time in four seasons. Patrick Mahomes has made the AFC Championship game in each of his six seasons as Chiefs starting quarterback. This will be their fourth Super Bowl and his second chance at going back-to-back.
He's Tom Brady and LeBron James rolled into one. As a Bills fan, watching him dice up the league while Josh Allen careens down the Philip Rivers trajectory isn't exactly what I would describe as a fun time.
But that's real life and I'm here to talk about fantasy football. Specifically,
The Next WR1 — (Part 4)
NFL
I've been deep in the sheets looking for wide receivers who will rise over the next seven weeks to help us win fantasy championships.
It has not been as simple as tracking the wide receivers who have met the 12 target threshold, which I outlined in Parts 1, 2, and 3.
The Next WR1 — (Part 1)
How a dozen targets became the threshold for elite WR seasons
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The Next WR1 — (Part 2)
21 wide receivers have seen at least 12 targets in a game through the first four weeks of the season.
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The Next WR1 — (Part 3)
NFLPredicting this season’s Top 25 PPR WRs
23 wide receivers met the 12-target mark in the first six weeks of the season:
- Tyreek Hill
- Stefon Diggs
- Adam Thielen
- Keenan Allen
- Ja'Marr Chase
- Puka Nacua
- A.J. Brown
- Justin Jefferson
- Davante Adams
- Amon-Ra St. Brown
- CeeDee Lamb
- Michael Pittman Jr.
- Jakobi Meyers
- Christian Kirk
- Garrett Wilson
- Drake London
- Deebo Samuel
- DeAndre Hopkins
- Romeo Doubs
- Josh Downs
- Mike Williams
- Cooper Kupp
- Tee Higgins
Cooper Kupp joined the party in Week 5. Drake London, despite Arthur Smith's best efforts, met the mark in Week 6.
The Next WR1 — (Part 1)
How a dozen targets became the threshold for elite WR
The Next WR1 — (Part 2)
NFL21 wideouts have seen 12+ targets in a game through the first four weeks.
21 wide receivers have seen at least 12 targets in a game through the first four weeks of the season.
15 currently rank in the Top 25 of PPR scoring with 9 in the Top 12.
But before I get to these absolute beasts, I want to talk about the rising tandem who have yet to meet the dozen-target mark.
Nico Collins and Tank Dell might end up being this year's outliers.
Through four weeks, both rank inside the Top 25 PPR WRs thanks to outstanding play from rookie QB C.J. Stroud (mea culpa coming soon).
Nico is the
