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A big wide receiver who can run a complete route tree, Randle was the best player on the Giants’ board “by far” when he was selected late in the second round. Smooth and athletic, Randle will have the edge on Ramses Barden, Jerrel Jernigan, and Domenik Hixon for the No. 3 receiver role.

Hall had another inefficient outing, as the Jets managed just 195 total yards against an aggressive Saints defense that sacked QB Brady Cook seven times. Isaiah Davis had three carries as the team’s RB2 while catching all four of his targets for 52 yards. Hall led Davis in routes out of the backfield 22 to 17. Hall, who now has one touchdown over his past seven games, has only exceeded 60 rushing yards six times in 2025. Hall will be a shaky flex play without much upside in Week 17 against the Patriots.

Jefferson has been seeing WR1 volume all year. He hasn’t given fantasy managers a WR1 performance in months. While he might not crack the top 12 for Week 16 when all is said and done, this is still his best showing by total yards since Week 6. Six catches are his best mark since Week 8. Jefferson notably converted multiple third downs with more than 10 yards to go. One came from J.J. McCarthy on the opening drive and the other was a miraculous, toe-dragging catch on a Max Brosmer toss near in the second half. With McCarthy banged up and Brosmer likely to start next week, Jefferson will be stuck on the WR2/3 border for the fantasy football championship week.

Not a single Chargers receiver had more than six targets in Week 17 as Harris got more involved, seeing 29-of-63 snaps against the Cowboys and putting in a solid fantasy line. It’ll be hard to see Harris being more than a WR5 against the Texans in Week 17, but he’s at least setting up some firm roots for the 2026 season here.

He won a couple of sideline go balls against the weak Dallas secondary, one for a spectacular one-handed touchdown, and another for a 50-yard gain early in the third quarter. The Chargers’ passing game is so spread around that it’s hard to get excited about anyone, but Johnston became the first Chargers receiver since Antonio Gates to have back-to-back seasons with eight or more touchdowns. It sure seems like Johnston will be low on the WR3 line against the Texans in Week 17.

Ferguson hasn’t scored since Week 11 and hasn’t cracked 60 yards since Week 3. The October touchdown sugar rush was fun, but he’s only a touchdown-or-bust borderline TE1 at this point. Ferguson put up a 7/29 receiving line against the Commanders in their first meeting this year and will be a potential PPR scam TE1 in Week 17.

Looking to bounce back from one of the most painful performances of the first week of the fantasy playoffs, Burrow took advantage of a soft defensive matchup and turnover-prone Dolphins offense to post his second four-score effort in three weeks. Never mind last Sunday’s doughnut. Having Tee Higgins this time around certainly helped, as the Bengals’ No. 2 wideout added 3/53/1 to Ja’Marr Chase’s 9/103/0 output. Navigating clean pockets and hitting whomever was open — Chase Brown and Mike Gesicki combined for three receiving scores — Burrow was back in control heading into a Week 17 smash spot with the Cardinals. If you somehow survived last Sunday, Burrow is looking like a potentially important part of title efforts.

Pickens’ big blow was a 38-yard go ball touchdown from Dak Prescott to put the Cowboys at 17 points. Clearly doubled at times in the red zone, the Chargers were willing to get beat elsewhere. Pickens had some incredible downfield catches, including a fourth-down conversion early in the game. He’ll be on the WR1 line against the Commanders in Week 17.

Lamb became the first Cowboys wideout since Michael Irvin to go over 1,000 yards for five straight seasons. And yet, you’re mad. Curious! Lamb was never really uninvolved, but couldn’t hit the big play and managed just 2/7 in the red zone as Los Angeles’ defense constricted Dak Prescott’s throwing lanes. He’ll be an obvious WR1 against the Commanders in Week 17. We know that doesn’t help you right now.

Dart was flustered by Brian Flores’s blitz-heavy defense for most of this game. The Vikings got home on him for five sacks, on which he lost 20 yards. His net passing of 13 yards is one of the worst marks of the season. Dart added a measly two carries for seven yards. Interim head coach Mike Kafka has made it a point of emphasis to limit Dart’s rushing. While Dart might be taking fewer concussive hits under Kafka, he looks out of place as a pocket passer. Dart’s interception was a tipped pass by Theo Johnson, but the throw was high and opened Johnson up to a big hit over the middle. Dart’s fantasy luster is entirely gone without his rushing production. He will barely register as a QB2 for Week 17 against the Raiders.

The Buccaneers offense finally has a fully healthy receiving corps, but still struggled to pass downfield against the Panthers. Mayfield’s longest pass was 13 yards before connecting with Emeka Egbuka for a 40-yard pass in the fourth quarter. He threw a one-yard goal-line fade to Mike Evans for the first Bucs score and averaged 5.6 yards per attempt for the game. Mayfield’s rushing production came off scramble plays he took several yards downfield. He made quick passes to the middle of field in the fourth quarter two-minute drill, but capped it off by missing Mike Evans to throw an interception to end the game. The Bucs have struggled offensively the second half of the season and now lose control of first place in the NFC South. Mayfield has fallen to the fantasy QB2 range for Week 17 against the Dolphins.