Who Should I Start? Dontayvion Wicks or Isaiah Bond

Friday, October 17, 8:33 PM

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable to play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7. Wicks should be cleared to play in the desert on Sunday, but he should remain out of starting fantasy lineups, as the fourth option, at best, in the passing attack behind Romeo Doubs, rookie Matthew Golden, and tight end Tucker Kraft. The 24-year-old is going to fall even further down the pecking order in Green Bay's WR room when Christian Watson (knee) likely makes his season debut in Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wicks has had exactly two catches in four of his five games this season. His best game came in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders, when he caught four of his six targets for 44 yards. Wicks has been a limited contributor for the Packers, with 12 receptions on 18 targets for 129 yards and no scores through five games this year.

Friday, October 17, 7:11 PM

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Isaiah Bond turned in a quiet outing in a Week 6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, catching just two of his five targets for nine yards. The rookie wideout will now look to bounce back at home in a Week 7 contest against the Miami Dolphins. Bond has ascended to the WR2 role in Cleveland with Cedric Tillman (hamstring) out, but he has yet to turn that into production on the field, as his best performance is a three-catch, 58-yard outing in Week 4 against the Detroit Lions. The Dolphins have been unable to do much right on defense this season, although they have been decent against receivers, allowing just the 23rd-most fantasy points per game to the position. Bond is a low-end flex play who should probably remain on fantasy benches this weekend.