Week 4 IDP Matchups to Exploit & Streaming Options
Ideally, you drafted a set-it-and-forget-it IDP roster, rendering this column useless to you all season long, but that's not how life works. The Waiver Wire column should help as well, but I want to use this space weekly to highlight some of the best matchup spots on the slate, along with any corresponding defenders who are in line to benefit.
Sometimes, I'll reference a player who's nearly universally rostered across all IDP leagues, but perhaps that'll help you with a potential start/sit decision you were wrestling with.
There's a lot of variance in how defensive players score fantasy points, but the most bankable skill set is tackles. It provides a projectable floor for all players when other categories like interceptions and touchdowns are so hard to predict year-to-year, let alone week-to-week. But there's a subjectivity to exploit that doesn't exist with other statistics.
For example, a reception is a binary outcome. A catch either happens or it doesn't. But a tackle and who's credited with it in the box score is entirely at the discretion of the official scorekeeper for that game. Was that a solo tackle or assist? That presents an exploitable opportunity for IDP gamers.
In this space, the weekly targets will range from individual players and positional groups to entire defensive units. IDP leagues are like snowflakes, so if you have specific questions, jump into our subscriber Discord, find the IDP channel, and tag me with any questions you have. Some of you play in leagues where all of these players are already owned, and some of you play in IDP leagues where only 3-4 players are rostered on each team, so the players listed below might not even be on your radar, so don't be afraid to reach out.
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Week 4 IDP Matchups to Exploit
Bryce Huff - San Francisco 49ers
There's a lot of pressure on Bryce Huff to step up and be the man in San Francisco with Nick Bosa lost for the season. He'll likely get a lot more attention now, but his Week 4 matchup is still one I want to exploit.
Jacksonville is fourth in pass rate over expected this season (+3.3%), and Huff's individual matchup against left tackle Walker Little is one of the best of the week. Huff's 91.5 PFF grade on true pass rush sets ranks fourth in the league this season, trailing only Micah Parsons, Myles Garrett, and Danielle Hunter. Little has allowed 14 pressures so far this season, including 11 on true pass sets, which is tied for the second-most in the NFL.
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