Green Bay Packers: Fantasy football profile Week 10
By Kenn Korb
WRs – Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jeff Janis
Week 9 Statistics:
Nelson – 7 catches (13 targets), 94 receiving yards, 1 TD; 15.40 fantasy points
Cobb – 2 catches (2 targets), 14 receiving yards, 1 rush, 0 yards, 1 TD; 7.40 fantasy points
Adams – 4 catches (8 targets), 41 receiving yards, 1 TD; 10.10 fantasy points
Janis – 1 catch (2 targets), 25 receiving yards; 2.50 fantasy points
With health returning to Cobb, this group has officially returned to being pretty much just a three-man attack.
Nelson continues to have a good season. A glut of TDs has made up most of his fantasy value so far to make up for the inconsistencies he’s experienced during his first season back from a torn ACL, but as the weeks go by he should continue to do better in that regard. Here, he faces a subpar Tennessee pass defense that likely lines up Jason McCourty against him; he’s been pretty good after an awful 2015, but Nelson should be able to find enough room for a few intermediate gains against him.
Cobb didn’t see much time on the field last week as the Packers decided to try holding off on using him if possible (he missed the previous game due to a hamstring injury).
When he did play the results were mixed; he fumbled on a rush attempt and caught only two passes, but a late TD catch was one of them to salvage his fantasy output. This week should see him come back even better, and his expected matchup (Brice McCain) is a below-average slot corner; that could spell a big day.
For now, I’m thinking he’ll end up as a moderately-utilized short-field option, picking up small chunks underneath while the coverage focuses on preventing big plays.
Adams has mostly cooled down after a couple high-usage weeks, but even with a lessened workload he saw close to double-digit targets. He also was the recipient of a 40 yard toss by Rodgers, as well as a TD in the Packers’ late comeback attempt. He should keep up his modest usage with the guys around him healthier, and fight his way to another decent showing — hopefully putting his strong red-zone work on display again.
With the team attempting to try doing well without Cobb, Janis was the main beneficiary. While his counterparts Geronimo Allison and Trevor Davis saw few snaps in the stead of Cobb, Janis saw his fourth straight game with at least 32 offensive plays.
He was close to rewarding Green Bay with a huge day too, but he failed to haul in a deep pass from Rodgers; had he caught it, he likely has a TD on that play and that game could have been a whole lot different. Even with Cobb returning, Janis should still see a decent amount of snaps; he’s just going to have to prove to us that he’s able to capitalize and make the sort of plays he has gotten tantalizingly close to bringing to fruition.
Week 10 Predictions: