Looking for a fantasy player to carry your team to the playoffs? You’d be hard-pressed to find better options than these three in Week 12. (Points and projections via Yahoo Sports)
Jerry Jeudy (WR) Cleveland Browns
The Browns host the Steelers on Thursday and while Pittsburgh may have the NFL’s third-best run defense, their pass defense is just average, allowing the 15th-most yards per game (214.5) through the air.
With Deshaun Watson as the team’s quarterback through the first eight games, Jeudy did very little with 6.2 targets and 8.5 fantasy points per contest. But in two games with Jameis Winston throwing passes, the Browns are averaging 120.5 more passing yards per game, allowing Jeudy to put up his best fantasy numbers of the season.
Cleveland’s leading receiver has seen exactly 11 targets in each of the last two games. Last week he caught six of them for a season-high 142 yards, a touchdown and 26.2 the fifth-most fantasy points (26.2) among wide receivers.
Jauan Jennings (WR) San Francisco 49ers
Like Jeudy, Jennings has seen exactly 11 targets in each of the last two games and is also his team’s leading receiver. He scored 25.1 fantasy points after catching 10 passes for 91 yards and a score against Seattle in Week 11 after putting up 93 yards against Tampa Bay in Week 10.
