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• Raiders' Nelson Agholor: Career resurgence in Vegas

  01/07/2021 •

  Agholor, who caught one pass for 57 yards on four targets in Sunday's 32-31 win over the Broncos, finished the 2020 season with 48 catches for 896 yards and eight touchdowns on 82 targets in 16 games. A change of scenery proved beneficial for Agholor, who posted career highs in receiving yards and 20-plus yard catches while matching his previous best with eight touchdowns after signing a one-year deal with the Raiders last offseason. The 27-year-old eventually earned WR1 honors in Vegas with Tyrell Williams (shoulder) shelved for the season, but volume wasn't always consistent for Agholor while tight end Darren Waller erupted for 107 catches (on 145 targets) for 1,196 yards and nine touchdowns. Agholor saw double-digit targets just once, and he never caught more than six passes in a single contest. Nonetheless, Agholor may have earned himself a revamped contract with the Raiders as fellow receivers Henry Ruggs and Bryan Edwards continue to develop.

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• Raiders' Nelson Agholor: Tears off 85-yard fourth-quarter TD

  12/27/2020 •

  Agholor reeled in five of six targets for 155 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 26-25 loss to the Dolphins. Agholor's explosive 85-yard TD provided Las Vegas with a six-point lead at the 3:37 mark of the fourth quarter, before Daniel Carlson failed on the subsequent point-after try. The 27-year-old wideout has been revitalized in his debut campaign with the Raiders, surpassing a previous career high Saturday by pushing his season-long receiving total to 839 yards. A Week 16 receiving score pulls Agholor even to his personal best of eight as Las Vegas enters its season finale against the Broncos' 10th-ranked pass defense, albeit one that's working through a few injuries. The fact that Agholor has attracted six-plus targets in six straight games promotes him as a high-floor option.

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• Raiders' Nelson Agholor: Four-catch night in defeat

  12/18/2020 •

  Agholor brought in four of eight targets for 49 yards in the Raiders' 30-27 overtime loss to the Chargers on Thursday night. The speedy wideout fought through what appeared to be a pinkie finger dislocation at one point to check in as a distant second to Darren Waller in receptions, receiving yards and targets on the Raiders for the night. Agholor's downturn after a 100-yard effort versus the Colts in Week 14 represented some unfortunate timing for fantasy managers with him on their postseason rosters, but Agholor has at least continued to be a serviceable option in full PPR formats most weeks. Thursday marked his fifth straight game with at least four catches. He'll look to up his overall production at the expense of the Dolphins in a Saturday night Week 16 matchup on Dec. 26.

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• Raiders' Nelson Agholor: Scores seventh touchdown

  12/14/2020 •

  Agholor caught five of nine targets for 100 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 44-27 loss to the Colts. Agholor led the team in receiving yardage while finishing second in targets and catches. He scored a 21-yard touchdown in the second quarter to bring him within one of his career high of eight in a single season. Agholor's production has varied a bit from week to week, but he's averaged 5.0 catches and 70 yards per game over the last four heading into Thursday's matchup with the Chargers.

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• Raiders' Nelson Agholor: Does little with 11 targets

  12/07/2020 •

  Agholor caught four of 11 targets for 38 yards in Sunday's 31-28 win over the Jets. Perhaps still bothered by the ankle injury that limited his practice reps this week, Agholor finished second on the team in targets but fourth in yards. He has 15 catches in the last three games after totaling 18 grabs over the first nine, so Agholor's role has expanded recently heading into a Week 14 matchup with the Colts.

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