WR Jakobi Meyers vs TB
Jakobi Meyers is my wide receiver start of the week for Week 14 against the Chiefs, and it’s really simple why: He’s been absolutely killing it since Davante Adams was traded to the Jets, and his matchup this week is fantastic. In the seven games Meyers has played without Adams in the lineup this year, he’s averaging a 29% target share, 41% air yards share, and 15.1 fantasy points per game. Does that sound familiar? If it does, it’s because Davante Adams averaged almost identical stats in 2023 with the Raiders –he had a 33% target share, 40% air yards share, and averaged 15.6 points per game.
Obviously Brock Bowers is also hogging targets from Aidan O’Connell, but he’s averaging 38 pass attempts per game in his two full starts this season. There’s more than enough volume to go around in a distribution as top-heavy as the Raiders’, and the matchup against the Buccaneers this week could unlock WR1 upside for Meyers. Tampa Bay’s allowing the 3rd-most receptions, 5th-most fantasy points per game, and 7th-most receiving yards to wide receivers this season, and Meyers has scored at least 15 PPR points in four of his last five games. He’s my overall WR14 this week and should be in lineups as a high-end WR2.
WR Drake London vs MIN
Is the Kirk Cousins revenge game about to happen? If games were played on paper, it would be a lock – but Cousins is coming off a matchup where he threw four interceptions and hasn’t thrown a touchdown since Week 9 against the Cowboys. The good news is that the remedy could be a matchup against his old team: the Vikings are allowing the most fantasy points per game this year to wide receivers, as well as the 2nd-most receiving yards, the 2nd-most receptions, and the 4th-most TDs.
Despite his quarterback’s struggles, Drake London has continued to be the target magnet he’s been all season – he’s racked up a 34% target share on a 30% target rate during Cousins’ three-week cold spell. The ceiling hasn’t been there in recent weeks, but two matchups against the Chargers and Broncos could be to blame. London is a fringe-WR1 this week.
WR Malik Nabers vs NO
The Saints are allowing the 8th-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers this season on top of the most 40+ yard receptions and the 5th-most receiving yards per game. But things have really fallen apart for the Saints on the backend recently, with New Orleans allowing the most fantasy points per game overall to WRs over the last four weeks.
It hasn’t mattered if it’s been Daniel Jones, Tommy Devito, or Drew Lock under center this season – Nabers has earned targets at an elite rate. He’s been under 30% target share just once this year, and that was his first career game in Week 1. Nabers is a solid WR2 at worst on that usage and in a plus matchup against the also reeling Saints, he’s a top-10 option for Week 14.
WR Ceedee Lamb vs CIN
The Bengals rank inside the top 10 for the most fantasy points, receiving yards, and touchdowns allowed per game to wide receivers this season – but they’ve been gashed over the past four weeks, allowing the 2nd-most fantasy points per game to receivers in that span.
Ceedee Lamb is banged up a bit and isn’t a lock to play Monday Night, but the matchup and Cooper Rush’s improved play over the past few games should put him back in the WR1 conversation. Lamb left last week’s game vs the Giants early after earning six targets, his lowest total in a game this season and first time under double-digit opportunities since Week 5. His 26% target share since Cooper Rush has been the starter (Week 10) is also more than enough to get it done, although he’s almost exclusively a WR1 play in PPR only with him averaging just a 22% air yards share. Pay attention to injury reports, of course, but Lamb is a player worth waiting for on Monday night in the event he’s still uncertain to go on Saturday or Sunday.