The Carolina Panthers will face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Jalen Coker.
Is Jalen Coker Playing in Week 16?
Coker was limited at Thursday’s practice with a quad issue. He’s been dealing with this injury for several weeks. It could just be maintenance, but his absence from Wednesday’s report suggests there’s maybe a chance he aggravated the injury at Thursday’s practice. Coker being limited on Friday and drawing a questionable tag confirms it. Coker seems legitimately 50/50 to play.
We’ll continue to monitor the Panthers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Jalen Coker in Week 16?
Coker returned from a quad injury last week and took a pass 83 yards to the house to celebrate, fueling his second top-20 performance of his rookie season.
That play, naturally, was as much the result of mass confusion in Dallas’ secondary as anything, so I’d caution against reading too much into anything. It was Coker and Adam Thielen in two-receiver sets with Xavier Legette getting banged up, and that puts two similar skill sets in position to cannibalize one another.
With Bryce Young offering spotty QB play, I’d prefer to have the slot role locked up if I were going to venture into the Panthers’ waters. Both Coker and Thielen have shown the ability to win at that spot on the field, but last week, it was the veteran occupying that spot (71.4% of snaps) over the rookie (46.5%).
I remain interested in this team — I’ll save my exposure for next season.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 16 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jalen Coker’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 16
As of Sunday morning, Coker is projected to score 10.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 2.1 receptions for 61.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jalen Coker’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
