Fantasy Points Against Slot Receivers

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Fantasy Points Allowed To Slot Receivers 2019

  • Weeks:
  • 2020 Season

Fantasy Points Against Slot Receivers

Fan Pts AgnstPassingRushingRed Zone
TeamOppAvgRnkCompAttYdsIntTDAttYdsTDRZ TouchRZ G2G
TB23.10323444933851926553226147
New York Jets Defense
vs QB
@LA22.343134548638279286619451914
@BAL21.6630310444364392857248394
Seattle Seahawks Defense
vs QB
@WAS21.352936353940091121682725169
DET20.90273455253664122847175395
Cleveland Browns Defense
vs QB
@NYG20.902730847534521026633363175
@TEN20.4026303446358472647126384
Buffalo Bills Defense
vs QB
@DEN19.6625304461334312214823861810
@IND19.55243084463510325471181116
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
vs QB
@LV19.52232714292895924642396198
SF19.2222262403286552759273293
Las Vegas Raiders Defense
vs QB
LAC19.122129647134081022511834126
@GB19.1020330477338952345167484
Baltimore Ravens Defense
vs QB
JAX18.6319326503324681846211597
BUF18.55182994533068816603186137
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense
vs QB
@ATL18.23173414913520142446227194
PIT18.0216284449330892548139162
Minnesota Vikings Defense
vs QB
CHI17.89153024613453112640127-51
@NO17.771428445531041521552685106
Philadelphia Eagles Defense
vs QB
@ARI17.73132924313151419653642114
PHI17.631230546531861019583162112
Chicago Bears Defense
vs QB
@MIN17.0411283451321772052179-114
@DAL16.6592704162877112178334282
Washington Football Team Defense
vs QB
SEA16.6592794402941121947268494
CAR16.478281433316282235165-61
Miami Dolphins Defense
vs QB
NE16.2872814453440161653281493
HOU15.82627442831051517511955143
New York Giants Defense
vs QB
CLE15.7953144683395101757154184
KC15.5842614232930112238174142
New England Patriots Defense
vs QB
@MIA15.2432603942967151762254396
@CIN13.9522534512939171949258-125
Los Angeles Rams Defense
vs QB
NYJ13.16128645827771314442003138

New Fantasy Forecast video. Click to view video. This player's Fantasy Point total includes points not displayed on your roster page. These points come from categories not normally associated with this player's position (e.g., a kicker who throws a touchdown pass, a running back who blocks a kick, etc.) Player Status: D: Doubtful: NA. Three wideouts have received at least seven targets against the Bears this season, including Lions’ slot-receiver Danny Amendola (13.1 fantasy points) back in Week 1. For slot receivers, it was 11.63. So, over time and based on the play design and the makeup of the receivers, teams could find just that many more yards by throwing to their slot targets. The best slot receivers in the game bring unique and highly valuable traits to the game, and here are the best among them.

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In the 2019 regular and postseason, per Pro Football Focus data, slot receivers regardless of position (receivers, running backs, and tight ends) accounted for 32% of all targets, 31.6% of all receptions, 32.3% of all receiving yardage, and 34.3% of all receiving touchdowns. In a league where the three-receiver set is by far the default formation (it happened on 69% of all snaps last season, per Sports Info Solutions), having a versatile and productive slot receiver is an absolute necessity in the modern passing game.

Moreover, there is no one kind of slot receiver in the modern NFL. It used to be that you wanted the shorter, smaller guy inside, and your bigger, more physical receivers on the outside. Then, offensive coaches started to realize that by putting bigger receivers and tight ends in the slot, you could create mismatches with slower linebackers and smaller slot cornerbacks. Teams countered this by acquiring linebackers built like safeties, eager to do more than just chase after run fits, and also by moving their best cornerbacks into the slot in certain situations.

Now that offensive and defensive coaches have worked hard to create as many schematic and personnel ties in the slot as possible, the best slot receivers are the ones who consistently show the ideal characteristics for the position. These receivers know how to exploit defenders who don’t have a boundary to help them — they’ll create inside and outside position to move the defender where they want him to go. They understand the value and precision of the option route, and how you can hang a defender out to dry with a simple “if this/then that” equation based on coverage rules. They know how to work in concert with their outside receivers to create route combinations which create impossible math problems for defenses. And they know how to get open in quick spaces.

But don’t automatically assume that slot receivers are just taking the dink-and-dunk routes — they’re actually tasked to catch everything from quick slants to vertical stuff down the seam and up the numbers. Last season, per PFF data, the NFL average for yards per completion for outside receivers was 11.28. For slot receivers, it was 11.63. So, over time and based on the play design and the makeup of the receivers, teams could find just that many more yards by throwing to their slot targets.

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The best slot receivers in the game bring unique and highly valuable traits to the game, and here are the best among them.

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Honorable Mentions

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Had we dropped the qualifying floor to under 50% slot snaps, two guys would have easily made it — Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans, and Baltimore’s Marquise Goodwin. Evans led all slot receivers with at least 25 targets with a passer rating when targeted of 151.3, and Brown was an absolute force against defenses in the slot — especially when he was using his speed in empty formations.

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San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel, who was probably the MVP of the first half of Super Bowl LIV before things started to go backward for his team, would have received a mention as well — Samuel had just 33 targets, but caught 28 of them and helped his quarterback to a 135.3 rating when he was targeted in the slot. Kansas City speed receiver Mecole Hardman had just 23 a lot targets, but he was also highly efficient with them, helping his quarterbacks to a 133.9 rating. Though Danny Amendola was the only Lions receiver to make the 50% threshold, both Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay were highly efficient when tasked to move inside. Other former slot stars like Tyreek Hill of the Chiefs and Minnesota’s Adam Thielen saw their roles change more to the outside in 2019 from previous seasons.

Of the receivers who actually qualified, Nelson Agholor of the Eagles was quietly efficient and had just two drops in the slot last season — which would go against several memes on the subject. Buffalo’s Cole Beasley just missed the cut, through he was one of several receivers on the Bills’ roster who didn’t always get the accuracy and efficiency they deserved from quarterback Josh Allen. And though Randall Cobb was productive for the Cowboys last season and should be so for the Texans in 2020, his nine drops as a slot man… well, we can only have one guy with nine slot drops on this list. More on that in a minute.

Now, on to the top 11.

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