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Keenan Allen has been one of the most consistent wide receivers for fantasy owners all season. Now, after lacerating his kidney last week, an injury shelving him for the year, a new door can open up for other Chargers to bolt through and put up valuable fantasy points in his absence.
Facing the Chicago Bears Monday night, Malcom Floyd will likely benefit the most from Allen's injury. According to Yahoo! Sports, the Bears have given up the 10th most fantasy points to wide receivers this season. And on a team that simply hasn't been able to establish any sort of run attack whatsoever, Floyd is a must-start, WR2 this week. Expect him to inherit a lot of Allen's targets, but also expect quarterback, Philip Rivers, to sprinkle the ball around to other options as well.
After a solid start, raking in 12 catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns in two games, wide receiver Stevie Johnson has cooled off, accumulating only 13 catches in his next four games. Although, his role will likely be expanded as well. Johnson was once an 1000-yard receiver three years in a row with the Buffalo Bills and on an offense that loves to keep the ball in the air, we can be sure Johnson will be targeted more this week. He is a WR3.
In 2014, when Allen was sidelined for two games, wide receiver Dontrelle Inman stepped up and averaged six catches for 79 yards, stats efficient enough to rattle the scoreboard a bit in PPR leagues. Now if you're wondering who Dontrelle Inman is, that's okay, but what's important is that he is now San Diego's number three receiver. It would be tough to start Inman, in any league, but it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on his performance and how often he is targeted, a number likely to increase. There would be worse guys to start in the wake of injuries and bye weeks, but he is no more than a WR4, if that.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Bears have surrendered a bloated 16 passing touchdowns this season. However, they have given up the 8th fewest fantasy points to running backs, stats that shouldn't be ignored by fantasy owners of running back, Melvin Gordon. San Diego hasn't had one 100-yard rusher all season and it isn't likely they'll get their first against the Bears. Running back, Danny Woodhead, is the safer and smarter running back to start; a back with great hands targeted often, increasing his value in PPR leagues. Woodhead has 4 touchdowns this season. Gordon has zero.
