The Green Bay Packers will face the Philadelphia Eagles on Wild Card Weekend. 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 vs. the Eagles?
Reed is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
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 on Wild Card Weekend?
I was pretty firm with my stance this preseason that Jayden Reed was set to be Green Bay’s unquestioned WR1 with a handful of players fighting for scraps behind him.
That simply hasn’t happened.
Heck, I was in trouble with that call from the jump. When these two teams played in Week 1, there was no real separation in the receiver profiles, something that hasn’t really changed.
Week 1 vs. Eagles, 2024:
- Romeo Doubs: 33 routes and 12.6 expected PPR points
- Christian Watson: 27 routes and 11.1 expected PPR points
- Reed: 27 routes and 10.5 expected PPR points
Reed did haul in a 70-yard touchdown in the second quarter of that game to give him the edge in actual fantasy points, but the split role has been more sticky than spike plays like that.
Watson will miss this game and the entire postseason, but Dontayvion Wicks looms as the next man up and this Packers offense is counting on the running game more now than at any point during the season. The Eagles are the best playoff team in terms of yards allowed per slot pass this season, making Reed’s already iffy role that much more risky.
Paying down for Tucker Kraft to clear the tight end position might be the play here. Green Bay projects to be in a negative game script and if you believe that, you’re going to want some exposure to this passing game. But with the target hierarchy still unsettled, I’m having a hard time going there with any level of confidence.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Wild Card Weekend Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jayden Reed’s Fantasy Points Projection on Wild Card Weekend
As of Sunday, Reed is projected to score 12.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.5 receptions for 52.1 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)
