A.J. Green Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

A.J. Green
WR
, Cincinnati Bengals

Age: 32
Weight: 211 lbs
Height: 6' 4"

ADP: 78
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
8	80	0	8	0

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

When we last saw Green, he was on pace for 82 catches for 1234 yards and 10.7 touchdowns through nine games in 2018 before going on injured reserve with a toe injury. He then missed the entire 2019 season with a mysterious ankle injury. He’s now 31 years old (soon to be 32), reportedly wants out of Cincinnati and has been unable to come to terms on a new contract with the Bengals. He’s likely to play 2020 under the franchise tag ($17.9 million) and doesn’t have much leverage if he tries to hold out. We’re assuming that he plays in Cincy, so he’ll be dealing with a new, rookie quarterback and playing for a new coach. There’s a lot of risk associated with Green, but his sixth-round ADP is as late as he’s been going off the board in years.

Latest news

Bengals used 5-wide formations seven times in Week 1

The Athletic

Sep 15 · 9:05 AM EDT

In all, the Bengals wheeled out seven plays with five receivers Sunday.

You know how many times they did this all last year? Zero.

You know how many times the rest of the league did this Sunday? One play by the Bills.

Fantasy Impact:

The concept became a staple of his record-breaking season at LSU as his new offensive coordinator Joe Brady shifted from traditional six- and seven-man protections to the five-man protections with everyone out in the route to spread the field. The story added the Bengals ran more plays in five receivers than every team except Pittsburgh has over the last two full seasons. The entire league only ran five wide receivers for 25 total plays last season. The Steelers (17) led the way, Jaguars (four) were next and no other team had more than one. HC Zac Taylor said he wants to get the above WRs on the field because he feels there is a lot of talent there. But it also means pulling guys like Joe Mixon off the field at the same time.

Scouting report

by Chris Kucharski

· Sep 16 · 3:10 PM EDT

CIN WR A.J. Green - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 at Cleveland
The good news is A.J. Green is back on the field. He was targeted nine times which means more than the five receptions he had against the Chargers for 51 yards. Green was the favorite target of rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and Burrow's performance was just okay. If you took a chance on Green in your draft, even though the numbers weren't great, the potential could be there for him to regain his standing as a top receiver in the league.

Green will face the Browns who are 12th in aFPA to wide receivers. Cleveland was burned by Lamar Jackson's legs more than his arm last week, so we are still looking at an average defense at best. Green hasn't faced the Browns since 2017, but he did have some of his biggest games against them during his career.

The Bengals offense will probably remain conservative for the near future with Burrow, but Green should be a major part of the passing game and his number 1 target. But until we see Burrow break out a little bit, be cautious with expectations for Green. He only rates a low-end WR3 or flex for Week 2. Probably some better options for you for now.

2020 Strength of Schedule - CIN

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
4 LAC	12 @CLE	23 @PHI	11 JAX	10 @BAL	18 @IND	12 CLE	15 TEN	BYE	7 @PIT	24 @WAS	30 NYG	31 @MIA	6 DAL	7 PIT	22 @HOU	10 BAL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2020 Game Stats


Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	LAC	5	51	9	10.20	5.1	10.1	45/68	66.2%
2	@CLE	3	29	13	9.67	2.9	5.9	57/92	62.0%
Per game		4.00	40.00	11.00	10.00	4.00	8.00	51.00/80.00	64.07%
Totals		8	80	22	10.00	8	16	102/160	64.07%

Previous Games vs. PHI


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
2016	13	PHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average			nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan/nan	nan%