Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the 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. (Note that for 2024, the “Target Explorer” tab has been removed from the tool.)
Giants at Panthers
- Wan’Dale Robinson will attack the Panthers from the slot and draws a notably strong matchup rating. This positions him as a flex candidate.
- That said, we have seen Robinson oppose favorable matchups several times this season without delivering.
- Darius Slayton and Malik Nabers face average matchups and can be expected to approximate points per game (PPG).
| Player | GMs | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | YPR | Tgt Shr | AirYards | AY/Tgt | Team % | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers | 7 | 12 | 7.9 | 79.6 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.37 | 127.9 | 10.7 | 0.48 | 0.89 |
| Wan’Dale Robinson | 9 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.26 | 32.7 | 3.9 | 0.13 | 0.48 |
| Darius Slayton | 9 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 52.1 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 0.17 | 70.1 | 12.6 | 0.27 | 0.45 |
| Theo Johnson | 9 | 3 | 1.9 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 0.09 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 0.09 | 0.2 |
| Devin Singletary | 7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.07 | -6 | -2.6 | -0.02 | 0.09 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr | 9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 12.9 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
- Carolina’s receivers face a matchup that will be slightly more challenging than average. On the year, only six WRs have posted WR1 or WR2 weeks against the Giants.
- New York has allowed notable PPG to wide alignments, but as Carolina doesn’t leverage a particular player from this alignment in an outsized way, this doesn’t raise the needle for a particular player.
| Player | GMs | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | YPR | Tgt Shr | AirYards | AY/Tgt | Team % | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Legette | 9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 27.1 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.15 | 50.7 | 11.4 | 0.22 | 0.37 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 4 | 2.7 | 36.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 0.13 | 42 | 10.5 | 0.19 | 0.33 |
| Ja’Tavion Sanders | 9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 27.2 | 0 | 10.2 | 0.11 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 0.07 | 0.21 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 12 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.11 | -4.3 | -1.3 | -0.02 | 0.15 |
| Jalen Coker | 6 | 3 | 2.3 | 37 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 42 | 14 | 0.18 | 0.27 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 0 | 10.1 | 0.09 | 26.8 | 9.3 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
