Roster management is the single most crucial in-season task for fantasy football managers. Knowing which players to let go is as important as adding the right guys.
Which wide receivers find themselves on our Week 12 fantasy football cut list based on roster percentages from Yahoo? We take a closer look below.
If you’re looking for all other positions, head over to our Week 13 Fantasy Cut List, which covers quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end.
Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers (59%)
This is what you get with Green Bay Packers wide receivers. One week, Christian Watson catches four passes for 150 yards. The next, he doesn’t catch any of his three targets.
It easily could’ve been another big week for Watson, but he dropped a wide-open over-the-shoulder touchdown.
There’s just no predictability. It’s now Week 13, and Watson has given fantasy managers two useable weeks. That’s not someone you are ever trusting in lineups.
Diontae Johnson, WR, Baltimore Ravens (56%)
This is being written before Monday Night Football. However, I’m not sure what could happen that would change our outlook on Diontae Johnson.
Evidently, the Baltimore Ravens traded for Johnson simply because they could — because the price was so cheap. We are long past the point of him getting acclimated to the offense because he’s not part of it.
Johnson is a situational role player and is well behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman. He has one catch for six yards in three games with the Ravens. Johnson is a talented player, but it’s become too difficult to defend rostering him.
Ricky Pearsall, WR, San Francisco 49ers (34%)
Ricky Pearsall’s 4-73-1 game feels so long ago. Since that Week 10 performance against the Bucs’ bottom-10 pass defense, Pearsall has been invisible. He quite literally has not caught a pass since.
In his last two games, Pearsall has seen two total targets, catching zero. Last week, he wasn’t even targeted.
Ricky Pearsall failed to catch a pass in both Weeks 11 and 12 despite route participation rates of 64% and 69%. He didn't see a target against the Packers.
— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) November 25, 2024
To be fair, Brock Purdy being out severely hindered the San Francisco 49ers’ offense. Pearsall also picked up a leg injury. Regardless, the usage is incredibly concerning.
Cedric Tillman, WR, Cleveland Browns (56%)
It was a fun run for Cedric Tillman, but I think it’s over. He was a nice surprise after such a dismal rookie year, but it was always unlikely that he suddenly figured out how to be an impactful receiver.
Tillman had his three-game stretch of elite WR1 numbers. Over the past two games, he’s posted 7.7 and 2.8 fantasy points. Currently, he’s also in the concussion protocol.
The Cleveland Browns have one of the most difficult schedules of pass defenses to close out the year (Broncos, Steelers, and Chiefs over their next three).
Given what Tillman has done recently, he will be very difficult to put in Week 13 lineups. Regardless of what he does this week, he’ll be hard to trust in Week 14 lineups against the Steelers again. That’s a long time to hold a player that may never start for you again.