In Week 3, the Buffalo Bills will face the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader. Which Bills receivers should be in your fantasy football team’s starting lineup? Let’s break down Buffalo’s WR weapons.
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Khalil Shakir’s Fantasy Outlook
Efficiency can be difficult to sustain, but it might be possible that Shakir is an exception. He has hauled in all eight of his targets this season, putting his career rate at a cartoonish 88.7%. For reference, Gabe Davis had two fewer catches on 28 more targets as a member of the Bills.
If I have to pick a receiver in Buffalo to approach the PPR Flex conversation, it remains Shakir. He’s not there yet, but could this be a breakout performance? The Jaguars blitz at an above-average rate, and as a result, own one of the 10 lowest opponent average depths of target since the beginning of last season.
Shakir isn’t ranked as a starter for me, but he has my attention and I’ll be invested as his prop markets become available.
Keon Coleman’s Fantasy Outlook
The rookie has led the Buffalo receiver room in routes run in both games this season, and while the numbers haven’t been there (4-51-0 after being shut out against the Dolphins), being on the field next to Allen is enough to keep him on rosters.
The odds of Coleman never being considered a starter for you are higher than him assuming a Flex role on a consistent basis, but I want my roster depth tethered to talent and that is the situation here.
Curtis Samuel’s Fantasy Outlook
The preseason optimism around Samuel was rooted in the idea that Joe Brady orchestrated his 2020 breakout season and that the duo could recreate that magic in a more talented offensive room.
Well, as it turns out, a veteran receiver who missed time late in camp (turf toe) playing in an offense with younger options that do similar things, isn’t the safest of best.
Through two weeks, 75% of Samuel’s routes have come in the slot – that’s where he is at his best, but it’s also the role he is most likely to surrender to Shakir.
At best, Samuel is a fringe stash that you’re holding simply because there is nothing better on the waiver wire. That might well be the case, but I’d be open to the idea of cutting ties at the drop of a hat should an upside become available.