Zach Pascal

Week 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers

After a great game against the Texans in Week 7, Zach Pascal came crashing back to earth last week against a tough Broncos defense, catching only one of the two passes thrown his way for six yards. Pascal was on the field for 92% of the team’s offensive snaps, making him appear to be the WR2 on the roster while Devin Funchess is sidelined, but it’s hard to trust him with only sporadic fantasy output. This week, Pascal has some upside against a Steelers defense that ranks 21st in aFPA to opposing wide receivers, but he’s too risky to trust in the vast majority of leagues. He’s droppable.

Update: With T.Y. Hilton out the next three weeks, Pascal could get additional targets, giving him some deep-league WR3 potential against the Steelers. He's still risky, but there should definitely be increased opportunity.

Week 7 vs. Houston Texans

After a four-catch performance against the Raiders, Zach Pascal was targeted only twice against the Chiefs before the bye last week, catching one ball for eight yards and adding 12 yards on the ground. Pascal has shown promise at times but has been very inconsistent in his production. However, he saw 54% of the team’s offensive snaps against the Chiefs, second among Colts receivers to T.Y. Hilton. If he can continue to get snaps, he’ll eventually have a good game, giving him some roster upside in extremely deep leagues. In most formats, however, he’s not worth rostering at this point, even in what could be a nice matchup against the Texans.

Week 4 vs. Oakland Raiders

Zach Pascal caught a touchdown last week against the Falcons, but he only caught two of three balls sent his way for 53 yards. Pascal is likely to see more targets with T.Y. Hilton set to miss this week’s matchup against the Raiders, but even in a really good matchup, it’s hard to trust any of the Colts receivers to step up. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw 17 of his 27 non-Hilton pass attempts to tight ends or running backs last week, and I would expect a similar approach with Hilton out of the lineup. Someone will get Hilton’s 8.3 targets per game, but there’s no reason to suspect one player over another to do so. Pascal should stay on waivers.