Who Should I Start? Keith Kirkwood or Isaiah Hodgins

Wednesday, February 19, 9:35 PM

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed veteran wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to the league's personnel notice. Kirkwood spent the entire 2024 season on Baltimore's practice squad and will now return to workout with the team this offseason and through training camp this summer. The 30-year-old pass-catcher made his NFL debut in 2018 with the New Orleans Saints and spent two years in the Big Easy before playing two seasons with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 and 2021. He then returned to New Orleans in 2022 and 2023. Kirkwood's best season was his rookie year, when he caught 13 of 21 targets for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He has accumulated only 24 receptions for 294 yards and three touchdowns on 43 targets in his six seasons in the NFL.

Saturday, November 22, 11:30 AM

New York Giants wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins led the team in receiving yards last week, but he could be relegated to a depth role during this Sunday's Week 12 matchup against the Detroit Lions. Hodgins' increased volume last week was a result of Darius Slayton (hamstring) being sidelined, but now that Slayton is back, he'll likely drop to third or lower in the pecking order. If Hodgins defies expectation and puts together another good game, he could get onto the fantasy radar for Week 13. For now, though, managers should temper expectations and assume that Slayton and Wan'Dale Robinson are the only Giants receivers worth starting in fantasy football for Week 12. Hodgins ranks as the WR74 in RotoBaller's weekly fantasy rankings.