Fantasy Football Playoffs Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, numbers to know, DFS plays, and more

The wide receiver preview will look a little bit different this week. The vast majority of Fantasy Football leagues are heading into the Fantasy playoffs, so I will try to give you an overview of the position for the next three weeks. There will still be Week 15 waiver wire adds below, but there will also be Week 16 stashes. 

Matchups are key in the Fantasy playoffs and at wide receiver three matchups have stood out above the rest. The Falcons, Vikings, and Ravens have all given p more than 38 PPR Fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers. The Lions and Jaguars are the only two other defenses to surrender more than 36 FPPG to receivers.

We may have to put an asterisk on the Ravens. They held A.J. Brown to 11.6 PPR Fantasy points in their last game, and haven't allowed a wide receiver to score a touchdown or post 100 yards in a game since Week 10. The fact that they are coming off of a bye and facing a team quarterbacked by Drew Lock makes me even more suspect that the Ravens are a matchup to target this week. 

The Vikings and Falcons, I feel better about. 

Minnesota faces the Bears this week, Seattle in Week 16, and the Packers in Week 17. There aren't a lot of waiver wire options on those teams, but you may want to think twice before benching D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze this week, or DK Metcalf in Week 16.

The Falcons get the Raiders this week, the Giants in Week 16, and Washington in Week 17. With Malik Nabers being so banged up, it may be a good idea to preemptively target Darius Slayton in deeper leagues. As for the Commanders, don't sleep on the flex appeal of Noah Brown in Week 17. Jakobi Meyers remains a must-start even with a bad QB. It's worth noting that Meyers also gets the Jaguars in Week 16 and the Saints in Week 17. He may be a league winner.

Of course, before we can win our league, most of us need to win Weeks 15 and 16 first. Let's start there.

Here is the rest of the Fantasy Football Playoffs WR Preview:

Fantasy Football Playoffs WR Preview

The following players are not being projected to play in Week 15 at this time. Here's what it means:

• 28.2% -- Since he returned from injury in Week 8, Jakobi Meyers leads the Raiders with a 28.2% target share. he also has a team-high 27.2% target share on throws from Desmond Ridder.
• 15.1 -- Jordan Addison has scored at least 15.1 PPR Fantasy points in three of his last four games and four of his last six.
• 8.9 -- Marvin Harrison Jr. has scored 8.9 or fewer PPR Fantasy points in three of his last five games and six of his last nine.
• 12 -- Rome Odunze leads the Bears with 12 end-zone targets. No other Bear has more than eight.
• 16.7% -- Scott Mille, Mike Williams, and Calvin Austin all saw a 16.7% target share and ran 13 to 15 routes without George Pickens in Week 14. I don't want to trust any of them.
• 21 -- Adam Thielen has 21 targets in his last two games combined. He's a number three wide receiver at worst.
• 32% -- Jauan Jennings has a 32% target share over the last month. Only Puka Nacua is higher among wide receivers.

My full set of Week 15 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 15. Projected stats for all starting wide receivers are available, so be sure to find my projections for every position over at SportsLine.