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Is it worth starting any of the wide receivers on the Seattle Seahawks?
The defending NFC champions head to Dallas this week and face a Cowboys team that has given up the seventh fewest fantasy points to wide receivers this season, according to Yahoo! Sports. What does this mean for a trio of receivers that have yet to really establish themselves as threats in a league filled with receiving weapons?
Since being targeted nine and eight times in the first two weeks of the season, Doug Baldwin did not see the ball thrown his way more than four times in each of the five games that followed. He has cooled off tremendously alongside Seattle’s passing offense, watching quarterback Russell Wilson attempt only 24 passes last week against the San Fransisco 49ers. Baldwin is no more than a WR4, if that.
Jermaine Kearse has also seen a drop in his targets since being targeted ten times Week 1, although has been the most consistent fantasy point-getter of the three this season. Despite two weeks of scoring zero points, he has put up decent numbers that could help fantasy owners, but he simply isn’t given the ball enough and is relied heavily on his ability to make big plays. A mere boom-or-bust, Kearse is a tough guy to keep or start in 12-team leagues.
Tyler Lockett is coming off his best game of the season against the Niners, catching five passes on five targets for 79 yards and a touchdown. Before last week’s contest, Lockett was targeted only 19 times in six games. However, if trends are any indiction of anything in Seattle, Lockett could be the guy to start this week, as Wilson and Seattle play-calling could go with the hot hand. He is still only a Bye-Week Flex substitute.
It’s best to avoid starting any of the three receivers as it isn’t clear who the top guy is in Seattle, if there is one. Expect Wilson to use his legs and Marshawn Lynch to tap into beast-mode, a combination that will likely dictate Seattle’s offensive attack this Sunday.
