Wide Receiver vs. Cornerback Matchups: Week 2

Sep 16, 2023
Wide Receiver vs. Cornerback Matchups: Week 2

Below is a chart detailing each wide receiver versus cornerback matchup for Week 2, including target rates, cornerback yards per target and reception, catch rate allowed, yards, and fantasy points per target allowed with data. The data is from 2023, so it's a small sample size, but I think we can spot the corners to target. The two most important columns are fantasy points per target and the last one (+/-), which indicates whether the matchup is an upgrade or downgrade for the receiver (N indicates a neutral matchup).

After the chart, I also provide notes such as veteran receivers that will square off against rookies, how a wide receiver matchup might affect the team's tight end, etc. There are some key injuries to watch throughout the rest of the week and this chart will be updated to reflect breaking news.

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Week 2 Wide Receiver vs. Cornerback Matchups

'N' in the Upgrade/Downgrade (+/-) column indicates a neutral matchup. Click the header to sort. Outside of shadow situations, LWRs and RWRs generally match up with both outside cornerbacks over the course of a game, as almost every wide receiver moves around the offensive formation to varying degrees, and almost every defense plays zone coverage on at least half of its snaps.

M/U = aFPA ranking vs. WR. Tar % = targets per snap in coverage. C% = catch rate allowed. YPR = yards per reception allowed. YPT = yards per target allowed. FP/T = PPR fantasy points per target allowed.

Wide Receiver vs. Cornerback Matchups Week 2

Day Tm WR Pos Opp CB POS M/U Tar % C % YPR YPT FP/T Shad (+/-)
Sun ARI Marquise Brown LWR NYG Deonte Banks Right Corner 18 7.1% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N +
Sun ARI Rondale Moore SWR NYG Adoree' Jackson Slot Corner 18 12.0% 66.7% 12.50 8.33 1.50 N N
Sun ARI Michael Wilson RWR NYG Tre Hawkins III Left Corner 18 8.7% 100.0% 12.50 12.50 2.25 N +
Sun ATL Drake London LWR GB Jaire Alexander Right Corner 10 6.1% 50.0% 4.00 2.00 0.70 Y -
Sun ATL Scott Miller SWR GB Keisean Nixon Slot Corner 10 8.1% 100.0% 13.00 13.00 4.30 N +
Sun ATL Mack Hollins RWR GB Rasul Douglas Left Corner 10 4.2% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun BAL Odell Beckham LWR CIN Chidobe Awuzie Right Corner 19 4.3% 100.0% 12.00 12.00 2.20 N +
Sun BAL Rashod Bateman SWR CIN Mike Hilton Slot Corner 19 8.0% 100.0% 19.50 19.50 2.95 N +
Sun BAL Zay Flowers RWR CIN Cam Taylor-Britt Left Corner 19 11.8% 25.0% 6.00 1.50 0.40 N -
Sun BUF Stefon Diggs LWR LV Jakorian Bennett Right Corner 21 7.7% 100.0% 8.00 8.00 1.80 N +
Sun BUF Deonte Harty SWR LV Nate Hobbs Slot Corner 21 9.1% 100.0% 6.33 6.33 1.63 N N
Sun BUF Gabe Davis RWR LV Marcus Peters Left Corner 21 10.3% 75.0% 7.00 5.25 1.28 N -
Mon CAR Jonathan Mingo LWR NO Marshon Lattimore Right Corner 8 15.8% 33.3% 12.00 4.00 0.73 N -
Mon CAR Adam Thielen SWR NO Alontae Taylor Slot Corner 8 25.8% 62.5% 10.40 6.50 1.28 N -
Mon CAR D.J. Chark RWR NO Paulson Adebo Left Corner 8 7.5% 66.7% 15.00 10.00 1.67 N N
Sun CHI D.J. Moore LWR TB Zyon McCollum Right Corner 31 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N +
Sun CHI Darnell Mooney SWR TB Christian Izien Slot Corner 31 17.4% 75.0% 4.67 3.50 1.10 N -
Sun CHI Chase Claypool RWR TB Jamel Dean Left Corner 31 6.5% 33.3% 19.00 6.33 0.97 N -
Sun CIN Ja'Marr Chase LWR BAL Brandon Stephens Right Corner 13 13.2% 85.7% 9.67 8.29 1.69 N N
Sun CIN Tyler Boyd SWR BAL Ar'Darius Washington Slot Corner 13 2.3% 100.0% 14.00 14.00 2.40 N +
Sun CIN Tee Higgins RWR BAL Ronald Darby Left Corner 13 22.2% 60.0% 11.50 6.90 1.29 N -
Mon CLE Amari Cooper LWR PIT Levi Wallace Right Corner 5 14.7% 80.0% 16.25 13.00 2.10 N +
Mon CLE Elijah Moore SWR PIT Chandon Sullivan Slot Corner 5 12.5% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Mon CLE Donovan Peoples-Jones RWR PIT Patrick Peterson Left Corner 5 14.7% 60.0% 14.33 8.60 3.86 N +
Sun DAL Michael Gallup LWR NYJ D.J. Reed Right Corner 1 16.0% 62.5% 8.60 5.38 1.16 N -
Sun DAL CeeDee Lamb SWR NYJ Michael Carter II Slot Corner 1 7.7% 100.0% 5.67 5.67 3.57 N +
Sun DAL Jalen Tolbert RWR NYJ Sauce Gardner Left Corner 1 10.0% 100.0% 14.80 14.80 2.48 N -
Sun DEN Courtland Sutton LWR WAS Kendall Fuller Right Corner 4 12.1% 50.0% 6.50 3.25 0.83 N -
Sun DEN Jerry Jeudy SWR WAS Benjamin St-Juste Slot Corner 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun DEN Brandon Johnson RWR WAS Emmanuel Forbes Left Corner 4 8.7% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun DET Marvin Jones LWR SEA Riq Woolen Right Corner 6 5.3% 50.0% 5.00 2.50 0.75 N -
Sun DET Amon-Ra St. Brown SWR SEA Coby Bryant Slot Corner 6 9.7% 66.7% 15.50 10.33 1.70 N +
Sun DET Josh Reynolds RWR SEA Devon Witherspoon Left Corner 6 - - - - - N N
Sun GB Samori Toure LWR ATL Tre Flowers Right Corner 3 9.8% 50.0% 10.00 5.00 1.00 N -
Sun GB Jayden Reed SWR ATL Dee Alford Slot Corner 3 7.1% 100.0% 6.67 6.67 1.67 N N
Sun GB Romeo Doubs RWR ATL A.J. Terrell Left Corner 3 14.0% 16.7% 3.00 0.50 0.22 N -
Sun HOU Nico Collins LWR IND Julius Brents Right Corner 17 - - - - - N +
Sun HOU Noah Brown SWR IND Kenny Moore II Slot Corner 17 5.9% 100.0% 18.50 18.50 2.85 N +
Sun HOU Robert Woods RWR IND Darrell Baker Jr. Left Corner 17 16.7% 60.0% 16.67 10.00 2.80 N +
Sun IND Alec Pierce LWR HOU Steven Nelson Right Corner 2 9.7% 66.7% 13.50 9.00 1.57 N N
Sun IND Josh Downs SWR HOU Tavierre Thomas Slot Corner 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun IND Michael Pittman, Jr. RWR HOU Derek Stingley Jr. Left Corner 2 6.5% 50.0% 20.00 10.00 1.50 N N
Sun JAX Zay Jones LWR KC Joshua Williams Right Corner 24 19.0% 50.0% 13.50 6.75 2.68 N +
Sun JAX Christian Kirk SWR KC Trent McDuffie Slot Corner 24 9.1% 33.3% 18.00 6.00 0.93 N -
Sun JAX Calvin Ridley RWR KC L'Jarius Sneed Left Corner 24 9.1% 100.0% 15.33 15.33 2.53 N +
Sun KC Kadarius Toney LWR JAX Tyson Campbell Right Corner 23 6.5% 66.7% 12.00 8.00 1.47 N N
Sun KC Skyy Moore SWR JAX Tre Herndon Slot Corner 23 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun KC Marquez Valdes-Scantling RWR JAX Darious Williams Left Corner 23 12.8% 33.3% 6.00 2.00 0.53 N -
Sun LAC Mike Williams LWR TEN Kristian Fulton Right Corner 28 25.0% 75.0% 23.33 17.50 2.50 N +
Sun LAC Keenan Allen SWR TEN Roger McCreary Slot Corner 28 12.5% 50.0% 8.50 4.25 0.93 N -
Sun LAC Josh Palmer RWR TEN Sean Murphy-Bunting Left Corner 28 10.5% 75.0% 13.00 9.75 3.23 N +
Sun LAR Tutu Atwell LWR SF Ambry Thomas Right Corner 25 16.1% 80.0% 8.25 6.60 1.46 N N
Sun LAR Van Jefferson SWR SF Deommodore Lenoir Slot Corner 25 19.0% 100.0% 7.50 7.50 1.75 N +
Sun LAR Puka Nacua RWR SF Charvarius Ward Left Corner 25 20.0% 37.5% 14.33 5.38 0.91 N -
Sun LV Davante Adams LWR BUF Tre'Davious White Right Corner 22 7.7% 50.0% 3.00 1.50 3.65 Y +
Sun LV Hunter Renfrow SWR BUF Taron Johnson Slot Corner 22 4.2% 100.0% 2.00 2.00 1.20 N -
Sun LV Jakobi Meyers RWR BUF Christian Benford Left Corner 22 11.5% 66.7% 13.00 8.67 1.53 N N
Sun MIA Jaylen Waddle LWR NE Jonathan Jones Right Corner 24 11.5% 33.3% 7.00 2.33 0.57 N -
Sun MIA Braxton Berrios SWR NE Myles Bryant Slot Corner 24 3.3% 100.0% 3.00 3.00 1.30 N -
Sun MIA Tyreek Hill RWR NE Christian Gonzalez Left Corner 24 24.3% 77.8% 12.00 9.33 1.71 N +
Sun NE DeVante Parker LWR MIA Eli Apple Right Corner 14 5.9% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N +
Sun NE JuJu Smith-Schuster SWR MIA Kader Kohou Slot Corner 14 9.8% 100.0% 9.75 9.75 1.98 N +
Sun NE Kendrick Bourne RWR MIA Xavien Howard Left Corner 14 11.9% 60.0% 5.33 3.20 0.92 N -
Mon NO Michael Thomas LWR CAR Donte Jackson Right Corner 32 4.8% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Mon NO Chris Olave SWR CAR Jeremy Chinn Slot Corner 32 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N N
Mon NO Rashid Shaheed RWR CAR C.J. Henderson Left Corner 32 16.7% 100.0% 22.50 22.50 3.25 N +
Sun NYG Isaiah Hodgins LWR ARI Marco Wilson Right Corner 9 17.5% 57.1% 9.00 5.14 1.09 N -
Sun NYG Parris Campbell SWR ARI Jalen Thompson Slot Corner 9 5.1% 50.0% 32.00 16.00 2.10 N +
Sun NYG Darius Slayton RWR ARI Kei'Trel Clark Left Corner 9 10.0% 75.0% 10.33 7.75 1.53 N N
Sun NYJ Garrett Wilson LWR DAL Trevon Diggs Right Corner 29 8.8% 66.7% 14.50 9.67 1.63 N N
Sun NYJ Randall Cobb SWR DAL DaRon Bland Slot Corner 29 8.3% 33.3% 2.00 0.67 0.40 N -
Sun NYJ Allen Lazard RWR DAL Stephon Gilmore Left Corner 29 23.5% 37.5% 12.00 4.50 0.83 N -
Mon PIT Calvin Austin III LWR CLE Martin Emerson Jr. Right Corner 7 14.7% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Mon PIT Allen Robinson SWR CLE Greg Newsome II Slot Corner 7 6.3% 50.0% 6.00 3.00 0.80 N -
Mon PIT George Pickens RWR CLE Denzel Ward Left Corner 7 18.2% 33.3% 6.00 2.00 0.53 N -
Sun SEA DK Metcalf LWR DET Jerry Jacobs Right Corner 27 13.0% 50.0% 4.33 2.17 0.72 N -
Sun SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba SWR DET Brian Branch Slot Corner 27 5.6% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N N
Sun SEA Tyler Lockett RWR DET Cameron Sutton Left Corner 27 8.7% 25.0% 34.00 8.50 1.10 N -
Sun SF Brandon Aiyuk LWR LAR Derion Kendrick Right Corner 16 17.9% 20.0% 10.00 2.00 1.60 N N
Sun SF Jauan Jennings SWR LAR Cobie Durant Slot Corner 16 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N N
Sun SF Deebo Samuel RWR LAR Ahkello Witherspoon Left Corner 16 6.9% 100.0% 16.50 16.50 2.65 N +
Sun TB Mike Evans LWR CHI Tyrique Stevenson Right Corner 26 16.7% 60.0% 7.00 4.20 2.22 N +
Sun TB Trey Palmer SWR CHI Terell Smith Slot Corner 26 - - - - - N +
Sun TB Chris Godwin RWR CHI Jaylon Johnson Left Corner 26 10.0% 33.3% 13.00 4.33 0.77 N -
Sun TEN DeAndre Hopkins LWR LAC J.C. Jackson Right Corner 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun TEN Nick Westbrook-Ikhine SWR LAC Asante Samuel Jr. Slot Corner 4 2.6% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 N -
Sun TEN Treylon Burks RWR LAC Michael Davis Left Corner 4 21.3% 70.0% 12.86 9.00 2.80 N +
Sun WAS Jahan Dotson LWR DEN Damarri Mathis Right Corner 20 22.6% 85.7% 11.83 10.14 3.59 N +
Sun WAS Curtis Samuel SWR DEN Essang Bassey Slot Corner 20 14.3% 100.0% 6.00 6.00 1.60 N N
Sun WAS Terry McLaurin RWR DEN Pat Surtain II Left Corner 20 16.1% 40.0% 5.50 2.20 0.62 Y -

Jahan Dotson, Washington Commanders vs. Damarri Mathis, Denver Broncos

Jahan Dotson saw a healthy amount of targets in Week 1 (7) and ended up running 36 routes. This week, he should find himself matched up with Damarri Mathis. Patrick Surtain is expected to shadow Terry McLaurin. Mathis had a bad day in coverage in Week 1. He allowed six catches on seven catchable targets and gave up two scores, resulting in 3.6 fantasy points per target. Both scores came in man coverage.

Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans Saints vs. CJ Henderson, Carolina Panthers

I really like the matchup for Rashid Shaheed this week. Derek Carr looked his way six times and Shaheed hauled in five catches and a score last week. When running his routes against zone coverage, Shaheed hauled in all three targets and a score. The Panthers are going to be without Jaycee Horn, so CJ Henderson is going to get some coverage snaps on the outside and Shaheed should be his primary matchup. In 9 zone coverage snaps, Henderson yielded 3.3 fantasy points per target.

Mike Williams, Los Angeles Chargers vs. Roger McCreary, Tennessee Titans

Austin Ekeler looks to be out this week, so targets have opened up. Williams saw 75% of the snaps in Week 1 and ran 24 routes. Williams saw four catchable targets. I like the matchup this week against Tennessee. Williams might have run most of his routes against Kristian Fulton, but he's out. I don't care that Roger McCreary allowed 17 yards, I still don't think he's a good cover corner. I also hope they scheme Williams to run routes on Sean Murphy-Bunting.

Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans vs. Michael Davis, Los Angeles Chargers

Staying in the Titans/Chargers game, keep an eye on DeAndre Hopkins's ankle injury. He's the type of player who doesn't need to practice, but if he's out, it could mean more targets for Treylon Burks. Burks ran 35 routes in Week 1 and saw 91% of the snaps. If Hopkins does suit up, I'm hoping he draws JC Jackson. Burks should run most of his routes on Michael Davis. It didn't matter the coverage, Davis got toasted. Davis allowed 50 yards and a score when targeted in zone. I'm hoping Burks feasts.

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