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• Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Catches 66 passes this season

  01/06/2025 • By RotoWire

  Douglas finished the 2024 regular season with 66 catches (on 87 targets) for 621 yards and three TDs in 17 games. Douglas, who also recorded three carries for 16 yards, ended up tied with tight end Hunter Henry for the team lead in catches during the Patriots' 4-13 season. Looking ahead, Douglas is poised to maintain his key role in the team's offense in 2025, and working with ascending young QB Drake Maye should provide the 2023 sixth-rounder with a decent weekly fantasy floor in PPR formats next season.

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• Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Finds end zone in loss

  12/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  Douglas caught four passes for 46 yards and one touchdown on five targets in Saturday's 40-7 loss to the Chargers. Douglas' best catch was a 36-yard touchdown where Drake Maye found him in the end zone on a free penalty play. Douglas' other four targets produced only 10 yards, a reflection of the overall struggles facing the Patriots offense, but Douglas has made clear by this point that he's a quality wideout and one the Patriots would probably do well to feature more consistently, even if it means giving Douglas more snaps in two-wide sets. As long as the Patriots insist on giving Douglas snaps in only three-wide formations, there will be a hard cap on his fantasy upside, despite his apparent talents otherwise. Douglas and the Patriots take on the Bills in Week 18.

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• Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Four catches in loss

  12/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Douglas recorded four receptions on five targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Bills. Douglas played a complementary role in the loss, with both Kayshon Boutte and Hunter Henry enjoying more production and earning more targets. After seeing at least five targets in seven of New England's first 12 games, he's failed to hit that mark in three straight contests. Given his lack of explosive ability, that makes Douglas tough to trust down the stretch in matchups against the Chargers and Bills.

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• Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Cashes in short TD on Sunday

  12/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Douglas hauled in all three of his targets for 11 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-17 loss to Arizona. Douglas came out of New England's bye week in good health and rewarded deep-league managers with his second touchdown of the season. The sophomore starter has quietly provided value for those in PPR formats with a 55-508-2 receiving line through 14 games. With his ankle injury in the rearview mirror, Douglas remains serviceable to those in the aforementioned formats against the Bills next Sunday.

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• Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Active versus Colts

  12/01/2024 • By RotoWire

  Douglas (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Colts. After being deemed a limited participant on all three of New England's practice reports this week, Douglas headed into the weekend listed as questionable. With his active status confirmed, the 2023 sixth-rounder -- who tops New England's WR corps in catches (48), receiving yards (477) and targets (66) -- will have an opportunity to remain a key target for QB Drake Maye, which puts the wideout on the Week 13 PPR radar. Over his last four contests, Douglas has combined for 20 catches (on 27 targets) for 206 yards.

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