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Dortch

Dortch is following new Lions OC Drew Petzing from Arizona to Detroit. He turned 29 catches into 206 yards and three scores last year. Dortch is primarily a slot receiver and Amon-Ra St. Brown has the role locked down. At best, the former Cardinal will give ARSB the occasional breather. He could be an interesting PPR option if anything happens to St. Brown, but that isn’t something early fantasy drafters should plan for.

Dortch could return for the Week 18 finale, but it’s likely that the season is over for the 27-year-old. Assuming his campaign is done, he finishes 2025 with 29 receptions for 2026 yards and three touchdowns. Trent Sherfield has been promoted from the practice squad to take Dortch’s place.

With the pills no longer being Dortched, the Cardinals worked in 30 snaps of Xavier Weaver in Week 13’s loss to the Buccaneers. We expect a heavy concentration of targets on Trey McBride and Michael Wilson this week with both Dortch and Marvin Harrison Jr. down for the week.

Dortch is seemingly heading toward an absence for the Cardinals’ Week 14 game against the Rams. The veteran wide receiver was working his way into FLEX territory just a few weeks ago. He does not need to be rostered at this time. Cardinals WR Xavier Weaver (hamstring) was added to the injury report on Thursday.

Dortch was sidelined Wednesday with a chest injury. The 27-year-old had fantasy viability with Marvin Harrison Jr. out, but saw just two targets in Week 13 with Harrison back. Harrison (heel) also missed practice Wednesday, so the Cardinals’ wide receiver situation is one to monitor heading into Week 14 against the Rams.

With Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendectomy) rejoining Michael Wilson in the receiver corps, Dortch reverted to distant No. 4 status behind the wideouts and Trey McBride. It was nice to see Dortch pop up during the two games MHJ was sidelined, but he’s a real life role player who maxes out as a low-end WR4 in PPR leagues. When everyone is healthy, he struggles to crack the top 70. That will include for Week 14 against the Rams.

The shifty, diminutive speedster dusted his coverage defender on a slant route, late in regulation, caught the pass from QB Jacoby Brissett and shot past a second flailing defender before scampering for a 39-yard touchdown, briefly putting the Cardinals ahead on the scoreboard, 21-17. Dortch has caught six passes, generated 50-plus yards and scored a touchdown in consecutive weeks. He now warrants FLEX consideration against the Buccaneers, though he possesses a shaky floor.

If the Cardinals want to have successful plays with Dortch, they need to reduce the offensive penalties that happen when using him. Twice the Cardinals ran a direct snap play to him and twice the play was called back for a penalty. He hit paydirt with a garbage time touchdown in the fourth quarter. Dortch is primarily used in motion and in space; his strength is creating yards after the catch. If Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emari Demercado remain out in Week 12, expect Dortch to be on the fantasy WR4/5 bordeline. Otherwise, he should be off fantasy radars.

Harrison underwent appendicitis surgery and will be sidelined for at least one week, according to the Cardinals. Harrison’s absence comes as Jacoby Brissett — with Kyler Murray on IR — has breathed new life into the previously dormant Arizona passing attack. The Cardinals will also be without Zay Jones, who injured his Achilles in Week 10’s loss against Seattle. Look for Greg Dortch to take on a full-time role this week against a weak 49ers pass defense. Michael Wilson could see a slight increase in targets with MHJ sidelined. Trey McBride will continue seeing ample targets in the pass-first Arizona offense.

Dortch is the Cardinals’ shifty gadget receiver who primarily gets touches for yards-after-catch plays near the line of scrimmage. As a result, he ran for 12 yards on his touchdown score, but tallied minus-three yards on his other two receptions. Despite the score, Dortch is still best left off rosters for fantasy purposes.