The Green Bay Packers have a long history of game-breaking talents at wide receiver. The question at hand is, are we seeing one blossom in front of our eyes in Jayden Reed, and should we look to add him off the fantasy football waiver wire in Week 11?
Should Jayden Reed Be a Fantasy Waiver Wire Add in Week 11?
We’ve been advising you to pick Reed up since Week 1. That was before he took over as the deep threat for the Packers’ offense.
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love’s one consistent skill is that he throws a good and catchable deep ball. The fantasy community thought it would be Christian Watson running under those Jeff Blake-like rainbows, but that hasn’t worked out the way many expected. Instead, Reed has emerged as the man who can do a lot of fantasy goodness with a low target share.
Reed has only averaged a 13.7% target share over his past three contents but has put up four catches for 62 yards and 0.33 touchdowns per game in that span. This is a big-play guy with speed to burn.
It’s the time of the year in fantasy to roster upside players whenever we can, and this is the perfect situation. Reed can be started right now. His schedule for the rest of the fantasy regular season is up and down, with a matchup against the fifth-ranked fantasy defense against wide receivers this week in the Chargers, followed by the ninth-ranked Lions, and then an easy matchup against the bottom three-ranked Chiefs.
The fantasy playoff schedule for Reed and the Packers’ wide receivers is much better, with all three matchups being plus situations, concluding with the Panthers’ 22nd-ranked defense vs. opposing wide receivers in Week 16 and the 14th-ranked Vikings a week later.
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I advise picking up Reed in all situations where you have an acceptable cut candidate. We had him ranked as the WR52 this past week in our PFN Consensus Rankings, and he went for five catches, 84 yards, and a touchdown.
I see Reed as a high-upside WR3/Flex who could be your WR2 in the playoffs if the chips fall perfectly. The risk is minimal, as we all have that one player on our roster who we’ve been waiting all season to pop. I recommend dropping that player and picking up Reed, who has shown to compete at the NFL level and has the upside we all want for the fantasy playoffs.
Let’s be crystal clear here. I want Reed on my roster, but only if I can make a move that makes sense for my roster.
I’m not dropping any of the following potential WR3s for Reed: Puka Nacua, Diontae Johnson, Rashee Rice, Tee Higgins, Marquise Brown, Calvin Ridley, or Tank Dell. I would, however, pick up Reed for Jakobi Meyers, Courland Sutton, Jahan Dotson, or Tyler Boyd.
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