Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an hour to watch the tutorial/walkthrough and take a spin through the tool.
Please note that we only touch upon players with 6.0 or more PPG in this article.
MATCHUPS
SAINTS AT BUCCANEERS
- The Buccaneers’ defense has been one of the most forgiving across positions and alignments.
- As a result, the Saints’ pass catchers draw favorable matchup ratings and the group is poised to put up fantasy points.
- Juwan Johnson scores an extremely high rating for a tight end Rashid Shaheed is a fringe WR2.
- Cade Otton faces an average matchup and looks like a high-end TE2 against the Saints.
- Chris Godwin and Mike Evans face a tougher matchup as New Orleans has slowed down WRs across the formation and the position is scoring 5% PPR less than PPG against the team.
- Evans had one of his worst games of the season when the teams met in Week 4. Still, he looks like a low-end WR2 for this matchup when layering in his GLSP.
- Godwin, in contrast, had his second-best game of the season but it’s hard to expect more than a WR3 performance from him.
