Deal or No Deal: Home run hitters
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The Chargers, Steelers and Cardinals are among five teams to have scored at least 60 points through the season's first two weeks, so naturally they boast several players who can find the end zone in a hurry.
These receivers may not rack up the catches, but they've been making the most of their opportunities. Do they represent good value, or are they due to disappoint?
WR Jaron Brown, Cardinals (at Bills)
Much to the chagrin of John Brown fantasy owners, it has been Jaron Brown who has delivered as Arizona's deep threat with three catches for 96 yards, including a 51-yard score. Despite John Brown's mere two catches and 22 yards, he's priced significantly above Jaron Brown on most sites, likely based on last season's body of work.
Deep passes are a staple of the Arizona offense, which had 66 pass plays of 20 yards or more in 2015 (third-most in the league) while finishing with the second-most passing yards. Buffalo has allowed 632 yards through the air in its two games, so it doesn't appear primed to stop Arizona's vertical assault.
While the ageless Larry Fitzgerald (14-162-3) is the Cardinals' most consistent receiving option, he's priced as such. Right now, it's hard to say that Jaron Brown doesn't offer better value than either John Brown or Michael Floyd (5-69-1) as a non-Fitzgerald route into the Arizona passing game.
Verdict: DEAL
WR Sammie Coates, Steelers (at Eagles)
While Antonio Brown was held to four catches and 39 yards in Pittsburgh's Week 2 win over Cincinnati, Coates picked up the slack in a big way, hauling in two passes for 97 yards, though he couldn't find the end zone. Through two games, the second-year receiver's 153 yards ranks just behind Brown's 165, despite eight fewer receptions.
The Steelers have a full house of serviceable pass-catchers, with slot receiver Eli Rogers underwhelming (one catch, nine yards) after a strong Week 1 (6-59-1). Markus Wheaton (shoulder) missed the first two games and could return in Week 3, while Pittsburgh's unheralded tight end duo of Jesse James and Xavier Grimble has found the end zone twice.
Though Pittsburgh will remain one of the most explosive offenses in football as long as QB Ben Roethlisberger is under center, there are a myriad of sources of yards and touchdowns. The Steelers' passing game seems like it could be a lottery from week to week, making it tough to bank on an extreme deep threat like Coates.
Verdict: NO DEAL
WR Tyrell Williams, Chargers (at Colts)
Williams was tipped by some as the best bet of the Chargers' secondary receivers to fill the shoes of the out-for-the-season Keenan Allen. He has become the team's deep threat through two games while Travis Benjamin has hauled in 13 of 14 targets for 147 yards.
The Colts' injury-riddled secondary was strafed for 340 yards and three TDs by Detroit in Week 1; the running-and-defense-oriented Broncos couldn't take similar advantage in Week 2. Despite the absence of Allen and an in-game injury to passing-down back Danny Woodhead, Chargers QB Philip Rivers still threw four TDs against the Jaguars on Sunday.
Williams has made his five receptions on the season count, tallying 132 yards and a touchdown, and with 11 targets to Benjamin's 14, it's not like he's being ignored in the passing game. Against the Colts, there should be more than enough to go around for both receivers, so at a fairly low price, Williams offers great value considering the matchup.
Verdict: DEAL