Fantasy Football Week 17 Wide Receiver Preview: Amon-Ra St. Brown should stay red hot

One of the biggest questions in the Fantasy Football playoffs is whether you play the players that got you there or try to catch lightning in a bottle with guys who emerge late in the season. In Week 17, that question becomes even more relevant with a few players who have been spectacular lately, and now you have to decide whether they'll keep it up.

Amon-ra St. Brown is the first guy who comes to mind. The rookie scored zero touchdowns the first 12 weeks of the season and didn't top 70 yards even once either. In his four games since, he has at least 11 targets, 15 PPR Fantasy points, and 73 yards in every game. He's also scored three times in those four games. Some of us got a little scared of him last week because Jared Goff was out and St. Brown set a career-high with 91 receiving yards on his way to 24.1 PPR Fantasy points. 

In Week 17, Goff is back, but St. Brown faces a Seahawks defense that allows the sixth-fewest Fantasy points to receivers and not allowed a touchdown to a receiver in six of their last seven games. I am willing to overlook the matchup because the volume has been so consistent and because it coincided with T.J. Hockenson going out, which makes sense. 

St. Brown is still available in 23% of leagues but he's a top-20 receiver for me in all formats this week.

Here is the rest of the Week 17 WR Preview:

Week 17 WR Preview

Who's Out

Numbers to Know

Matchups That Matter

Waiver Wire Targets

DFS Plays

Projections

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Who's Out

The following players are not being projected to play Week 17 at this time. Here's what it means:

Adam Thielen WR

CAR Carolina • #19
Age: 33 • Experience: 11 year

K.J. Osborn is one of the top waiver wire adds.

Bryan Edwards WR

NO New Orleans • #11
Age: 25 • Experience: 4 yrs.

DeSean Jackson could play a bigger role.

Julio Jones WR

PHI Philadelphia • #80
Age: 35 • Experience: 14 yrs.

A.J. Brown should see all the targets he can handle.

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Numbers to Know

• 89.6 -- PPR Fantasy points for St. Brown since Week 13, fourth-most amongst wide receivers.
• 15 -- Targets for Antonio Brown in his first game back with Tampa Bay.
• 24 -- Zay Jones has seen 24 targets over his past three games.
• 6 -- K.J. Osborn has scored at least 14 PPR Fantasy points in six of seven games this season in which he has received at least six targets.
• 309 -- DK Metcalf has 309 receiving yards in his last eight games. He's a touchdown-or-bust flex. 

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Matchups that matter

Matchups that matter

Isaiah McKenzie WR

NYG N.Y. Giants • #6
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs ATL BUF -14.5 O/U 44.5

OPP VS WR 29th

PROJ PTS 10.1

WR RNK 21st

YTD Stats
REC 18	TAR 23	REYDS 163	TD 2	FPTS/G 3.7

D.J. Moore WR

CHI Chicago • #2
Age: 27 • Experience: 7 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ NO NO -6.5 O/U 38

OPP VS WR 26th

PROJ PTS 14.2

WR RNK 22nd

YTD Stats
REC 83	TAR 144	REYDS 1041	TD 4	FPTS/G 14.3

Terry McLaurin WR

WAS Washington • #17
Age: 28 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs PHI PHI -4 O/U 46.5

OPP VS WR 2nd

PROJ PTS 13

WR RNK 36th

YTD Stats
REC 66	TAR 116	REYDS 899	TD 5	FPTS/G 12.5

Marvin Jones WR

DET Detroit
Age: 34 • Experience: 12 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ NE NE -15.5 O/U 41.5

OPP VS WR 4th

PROJ PTS 8.8

WR RNK 48th

YTD Stats
REC 64	TAR 106	REYDS 698	TD 3	FPTS/G 10.1

Josh Palmer WR

LAC L.A. Chargers • #5
Age: 24 • Experience: 4 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs DEN LAC -5.5 O/U 45

OPP VS WR 7th

PROJ PTS 11.6

WR RNK 38th

YTD Stats
REC 26	TAR 35	REYDS 292	TD 3	FPTS/G 4.9

Van Jefferson WR

PIT Pittsburgh • #15
Age: 27 • Experience: 5 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ BAL LAR -3.5 O/U 46.5

OPP VS WR 28th

PROJ PTS 10.9

WR RNK 31st

YTD Stats
REC 44	TAR 81	REYDS 708	TD 6	FPTS/G 10.2

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Waiver Wire Targets

Week 17 Waivers

K.J. Osborn WR

NE New England • #17
Age: 26 • Experience: 5 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ GB GB -7 O/U 46.5

OPP VS WR 12th

WR RNK 26th

ROSTERED 61%

YTD Stats
REC 46	TAR 73	REYDS 584	TD 5	FPTS/G 9

Osborn is a borderline No. 2 receiver as long as Thielen is out.

Zay Jones WR

ARI Arizona • #7
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ IND IND -6.5 O/U 44.5

OPP VS WR 14th

WR RNK 35th

ROSTERED 4%

YTD Stats
REC 34	TAR 52	REYDS 399	TD 1	FPTS/G 5.2

Jones' role has really expanded the past month and the Raiders should be in a pass-heavy game script against the Colts.

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DFS Plays

Top Play

Keenan Allen WR

CHI Chicago • #13
Age: 32 • Experience: 12 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs DEN LAC -5.5 O/U 45

OPP VS WR 7th

PROJ PTS 16.9

WR RNK 6th

YTD Stats
REC 96	TAR 140	REYDS 1042	TD 5	FPTS/G 16.6

I would expect a bounceback from Allen against a Broncos defense that is much tougher on outside receivers than slot receivers.

Contrarian Play

Zay Jones WR

ARI Arizona • #7
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ IND IND -6.5 O/U 42.5

OPP VS WR 14th

PROJ PTS 10.2

WR RNK 33rd

YTD Stats
REC 34	TAR 52	REYDS 399	TD 1	FPTS/G 5.2

Jones is still dirt cheap because those targets haven't turned into Fantasy points...yet.

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Heath's Projections