I need to admit something to you. I was way too high on Josh Reynolds and Corey Davis coming out of college. I thought both could be the best wide receivers in the 2017 class if everything went right. Just for reference, Cooper Kupp was in that class. So, yeah, I enjoyed it when Davis and Reynolds were both top-15 wide receivers in Week 4. And it's not that outlandish to believe it could happen again.
For Davis, his breakout appears to be all about getting his quarterback back. Last week marked the sixth time that the pair has started and finished a game together. Davis has 25 catches for 376 yards and four touchdowns in those six games. That's 14.4 PPR FPPG, which would rank 21st this season.
For Reynolds, it was more about who was missing. The Lions were without D'Andre Swift, Amon-Ra-St. Brown, and D.J. Chark in Week 4. As of Thursday, only Chark had returned to practice. Reynolds has taken advantage of his opportunity to the tune of 13-177-1 on 18 targets over his past two games.
Long-term, both of these guys face risks from other receivers. St. Brown isn't expected to be out for long and rookie Jameson Williams could return after the team's bye. For Davis, it's not guys returning, but emerging. Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore are the future of this franchise and it's hard to believe they'll play second and third fiddle all season.
But those concerns are long-term. In Week 5, unless St. Brown returns, you should start both Reynolds and Davis as No. 3 receivers, and they have a lot more upside than that.
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• #80
Age: 31
• Experience: 10 yrs.
Isaiah McKenzie could be out as well, which could open the door for Khalil Shakir to have a big role.
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11 -- Season-high 11 targets for D.J. Moore in Week 4, though three of those were batted at the line of scrimmage and two of the 11 resulted in interceptions.
This one is simple. If Amon-Ra St. Brown remains out this week, Reynolds is a top-24 wide receiver. If St. Brown returns but D.J. Chark is still out, Reynolds is a good No. 3. Just don't spend too much, because he's a short-term fix. Eventually we expect St. Brown and Jameson Williams to dominate targets for the Lions.
For the second week in a row, I'm planning on stashing both Kadarius Toney and Wan'Dale Robinson until we see if they're ruled out for Week 5. One of these guys is going to have a big impact in the second half of the season if they can get healthy and get on Brian Daboll's good side. The team needs them desperately.
Samuel has earned a 22% target share with Jahan Dotson on the field. That could balloon to 25% without Dotson. Add in two or three carries per game and he has top-10 upside if he can get into the end zone.
Too much is being made of Wilson's poor performance in his first game with Zach Wilson. He still saw six targets and I would expect more volume chasing the score against the Dolphins in Week 5. Their secondary isn't healthy and they've been below average against wide receivers this year.