The Green Bay Packers will face the Detroit Lions in Week 14. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Jayden Reed.
Is Jayden Reed Playing in Week 14?
Update: If you are here because you started Jayden Reed in fantasy and are wondering why there is a big zero beside his name, well it isn’t because of injury. Reed is active, he just wasn’t a factor in Greeb Bay’s gameplan tonight.
Reed is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play on Thursday.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ 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 Jayden Reed in Week 14?
Reed showcased strong efficiency as a rookie last season (25.2% over expectation) and has only gotten better this year (+51.6%). As a multi-league manager of Reed’s, I can tell you that three straight games (and five of six) with under four receptions is beyond frustrating when you see how potent he is with the ball in his hands, but this is a situation where I’m content to trust the process.
Jordan Love missed him on a deep target on their second play from scrimmage last week; if that connects, the final stat line looks different. He did score twice on Thanksgiving, one of which came on a well-designed screen pass where they leveraged his YAC ability. The team is clearly cognizant of what its WR1 can do; in my opinion, it’s only a matter of time until we see them roll out a Deebo Samuel Sr.-like game plan around him.
Reed turned six targets (16.2% target share) into five catches and 113 yards in the Week 9 game against Detroit. He had a 41-yard catch in that game, more yardage on a single catch than any of his teammates produced for the entire game.
I think looking for 15-ish PPR points in this game is reasonable, and if it turns into the type of shootout that the sportsbooks are expecting, there is the potential for Reed to have your matchup in a great spot heading into the weekend.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 14 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jayden Reed’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 14
As of Thursday morning, Reed is projected to score 14.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.1 receptions for 60.8 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jayden Reed’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.
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)
