- Tee Higgins has been a high-end option against man coverage this season: Higgins draws a positive matchup to deliver once again this week.
- Justin Jefferson has struggled to produce against man coverage: Jefferson will draw a difficult man-heavy matchup this week, but the Vikings’ quarterback change may help him turn things around.
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This fantasy football report will build on PFF wide receiver grades against man and zone coverages.
By providing additional fantasy-related details, including opponent coverage tendencies, we’ll look to find one more edge to help dominate fantasy leagues this season.
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Arizona Cardinals
Week 9 opponent: Dallas Cowboys
- Man coverage rate: 15.7% (26)
- Zone coverage rate: 76.6% (8)
Versus man
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Zay Jones | 35 | 4 | 40 | 20.0% | 8.0 | 0.23 |
| Greg Dortch | 23 | 2 | 27 | 8.7% | 10.7 | 0.47 |
| Michael Wilson | 45 | 5 | 65 | 22.2% | 11.5 | 0.26 |
| Xavier Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 37 | 3 | 43 | 16.2% | 7.3 | 0.20 |
Versus zone
| Player | Routes run | Receptions | Receiving yards | Target rate | PPR points | FF PTS/RR |
| Zay Jones | 111 | 8 | 143 | 7.2% | 22.3 | 0.20 |
| Greg Dortch | 68 | 13 | 46 | 20.6% | 17.6 | 0.26 |
| Michael Wilson | 192 | 10 | 71 | 8.3% | 23.1 | 0.12 |
| Simi Fehoko | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Xavier Weaver | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 204 | 21 | 353 | 16.2% | 68.3 | 0.33 |
The Cowboys have played zone coverage at a top-10 rate this season but rank in the bottom three in yards allowed per coverage target (9.7), yards allowed per coverage snap (7.58) and first-down-plus-touchdown rate allowed (39.8%) while in zone.
The Cardinals’ wide receivers haven’t found high-end success against zone coverage this season, with Marvin Harrison Jr. leading the way in fantasy points per route run — although he ranks just 41st in that regard among 140 qualifying wide receivers. Harrison will draw a great matchup to bring that ranking up in Week 9.
