Who Should I Start? Dontayvion Wicks or Jaylin Lane

Friday, September 26, 5:11 PM

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks could be the beneficiary of a great matchup when the Packers travel down to AT&T Stadium as Green Bay squares off with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4. Wicks saw his routes increase with Jayden Reed (clavicle, foot) out of the lineup. Seeing just four targets and catching just two balls for 21 yards out of the slot for the Packers, Wicks had a tough matchup like everybody else did against the Browns in Week 3. For Week 4, that matchup becomes a lot easier as the Dallas Cowboys represent one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. Because the Packers are so spread out on offense and the pass volume is limited, Wicks is merely a low-end flex play in Week 4 despite the great matchup on deck.

Saturday, October 4, 9:18 AM

Washington Commanders wide receiver Jaylin Lane should continue to occupy a larger role against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 5. Teammates Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) and Noah Brown (groin) remain sidelined for Sunday's game, leaving Lane in line to handle the No. 3 receiver role behind Deebo Samuel Sr. and Chris Moore. In the same role last week, Lane caught two of three targets for 18 yards on a 44 percent snap share. He also fumbled twice, but both loose footballs were recovered by Washington. While Lane appears third in the pecking order behind Samuel and Moore, he'll also have to compete with Zach Ertz, the overall TE11 in PPR leagues, and Luke McCaffrey, the young receiver who has scored a touchdown in each of his last two games. Coming off a contest with a sub-50 percent snap share in an offense where targets remain relatively hard to come by, Lane is nothing more than a low-end WR4 in deeper leagues. He can be benched or left on waivers in most formats.