The New York Jets will face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13. Here’s fantasy football start-sit advice for every Jets skill player who has the potential to make a fantasy impact during the game.
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Aaron Rodgers, QB
I’m about as out on the Seahawks’ defense as anyone, and even I can’t get there with recommending Aaron Rodgers as a fantasy starter this weekend.
Seattle struggles against the deep pass (see Wilson, Garrett), but my concern is with Rodgers having the needed time to exploit that weakness. The Seahawks rank in the 80th percentile when it comes to creating pressure without the benefit of a blitz, a situation in which Rodgers has struggled this season.
Over his past four games, the future Hall of Famer has completed just six of his 20 passes in such spots (pressured without a blitz) for 58 yards. That’s not going to get it done, and that factors prominently into him being twice as likely this season to finish as the QB20 or worse than the QB10 or better.
If Rodgers looks good this weekend, we can have a streaming discussion next week in Miami, but without any teams on a bye, there’s no reason to take on this sort of risk.
Braelon Allen, RB
There are more things wrong with the Jets than I have time to explain (keep reading, I’ll try). In short, New York’s offense isn’t functioning at a level to support All-Pros, making it impossible for a rookie like Braelon Allen to carve out any sort of meaningful role.
The explosive Wisconsin product caught six passes over his first three professional games, but Allen has only managed to haul in four since and has a total of 14 touches on his résumé over the past three weeks.
Long term, I think there’s a world in which Allen takes a step forward in Year 2 to form a dangerous backfield with Breece Hall. Yet, without volume or splash ability (none of his 72 touches this season have gained more than 20 yards), there’s not much to see here.
As a handcuff — if you have the luxury, sure, but are we sure that there is a single role in Gotham City these days that is a lock to be fantasy viable?
Breece Hall, RB
Breece Hall is rounding into form at the perfect time, though speculation surrounding Aaron Rodgers’ status moving forward serves as something that DFS managers will need to track — there’s no actionable move for redraft managers setting lineups for this week if a change is made.
- Week 8 at New England Patriots: 31.6% below expectations
- Week 9 vs. Houston Texans: 19.4% below expectations
- Week 10 at Arizona Cardinals: 10.7% above expectations
- Week 11 vs. Indianapolis Colts: 73.4% above expectations
Hall recorded a season-high 23 touches in the loss to the Colts, and that volume allowed him to score twice, doubling his total from the previous seven games. We are looking at an elite talent in a tough spot — he’s the 2024 version of 2023 Bijan Robinson, to a degree.
I like him to post his eighth top-20 finish of the season regardless of the situation under center, but I would remove top-five upside (three such finishes this season) from his profile should Rodgers be sat down.
Davante Adams, WR
Davante Adams has as many top-30 finishes with the Raiders as the Jets this season (one). It’s safe to say that things haven’t worked out exactly how Adams (or the Jets) had in mind, but it’s not for a lack of effort.
Adams has hauled in at least six passes in three straight games. He got there in the least exciting way possible against the Colts in Week 11 (3.0 aDOT), but I’m OK with that. After three months, it’s pretty clear that this offense isn’t the high-flying unit that we had hoped it would be, so I’ll happily accept the focus being on getting the ball in his hands and take my chances.
I currently have Adams ranked as my WR21 for Week 13.
Garrett Wilson, WR
This Jets offense has gone conservative, putting Garrett Wilson in a tough spot given that his aDOT has been higher than Davante Adams’ in four of their six games played together.
New York has shown little desire to stretch the field, and I can’t imagine that changes against a Seahawks defense that is rarely challenged downfield (fifth-fewest deep pass attempts against) and even more rarely is vulnerable in such spots (fifth-highest interception rate on those throws).
Wilson has turned 14 targets into just 59 yards over New York’s past two games, and with rumors swirling about Aaron Rodgers’ season potentially coming to an end earlier than expected, there’s more risk in this profile despite the raw talent that is obvious.
I’m ranking him as a middling Flex option, alongside other big-name receivers with floor concerns (Marvin Harrison JR. and Amari Cooper, to name a pair). It’s Xavier Worthy week for me, and I have the rookie burner two spots ahead of Wilson at this moment in time.
Tyler Conklin, TE
If Tyler Conklin is the answer to your TE questions — there’s always next season. Care to venture a guess as to how many tight ends had more receiving yards than Conklin in Weeks 9-11 (eighth at the position in routes run over that stretch), before New York went on their bye?
Sixty-four.
Look somewhere else. Anywhere else, I beg of you.