Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will use charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week.
This week’s Going Deep Worksheet can be found at the end of the article and includes data from all games played in 2021. For a better understanding of the information contained within it, please check out this article.
Wide Receivers With Positive Matchups – Week 14
D.K. Metcalf should roast Houston’s Desmond King. King is allowing 10.6 PPG on direct targets, ranks eighth in targets per coverage snap allowed, 16th in completion percentage allowed, fifth in yards allowed per game, and has struggled against good WRs. Stefon Diggs scored 10.2 points when covered by King, DeAndre Hopkins 11.2, and Jaylen Waddle 8.3. Keep in mind, these receivers also saw coverage from Terrance Mitchell, who hasn’t been a shut-down corner either.