• WR Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions vs. CB Byron Murphy Jr., Minnesota Vikings: Williams excels towards each the blitz and zone protection.
• Jacksonville Jaguars WR Gabe Davis vs. CB Christina Gonzalez, New England Patriots: Davis is due for shadow therapy towards New England.
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Identifying advantageous and disadvantageous cornerback matchups is a vital side of fantasy soccer’s lineup-setting course of.
This article particulars three vast receivers who may be began with confidence and three vast receivers who must be prevented, thanks partly to their main defensive counterparts in Week 7.
WR/CB Matchups to Target
WR Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions vs. CB Byron Murphy Jr., Minnesota Vikings
Williams has a matchup to focus on towards Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. Williams’ 73.1 PFF receiving grade ranks twenty second amongst 66 vast receivers with a minimum of 135 receiving snaps.
Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores deploys his defensive backs in a myriad of how, obfuscating defensive obligations. Three Vikings cornerbacks have 100-plus perimeter protection snaps, and the crew’s high two perimeter cornerbacks (Stephon Gilmore and Shaquill Griffin) each line up totally on the defensive-right facet. Murphy ranks third in perimeter protection snaps (130) and second in slot protection snaps (86), but he leads Minnesota cornerbacks in complete protection snaps (236).
