Week 14 - Maclin vs. Seattle
Jeremy Maclin broke the 100-yard mark last week for the fourth time this season and first time in the last three games. He finished with eight catches for 108 yards on 10 targets.
The Cowboys ranked 10th in allowing fantasy points to WRs so it was a tough matchup. This week gets even tougher because the Seahawks rank second in that department. Maclin comes in as a low-end WR2 as a result. It's very possible he ends up seeing Richard Sherman which makes him a risk. It's hard to sit a guy like Maclin though, and owners can take one positive in that it's a home game for the Eagles and the Seahawks will have to travel across country.
Week 13 - Maclin vs. Dallas
Jeremy Maclin had six catches for 59 yards in Week 12. He was targeted eight times.
This week it's the Cowboys on a short week in Dallas. The Boys rank around the middle of the pack in allowing fantasy points to WRs and while Maclin's targets have dropped slightly since Sanchez took over for Nick Foles, he is still the beneficiary of nearly nine targets per game with breakout potential in the Eagles high-powered offense. Maclin has dropped off of his WR1 pace but is still a very good WR2 option in a mediocre matchup with Dalls.
Week 12 - Maclin - vs. Tennessee
Jeremy Maclin had a big bounce back last week despite a blowout loss. He caught nine balls for 93 yards and a TD on 11 targets. It followed a Week 10 3-38 line.
Maclin makes the top-10 this week in just an average matchup against the Titans who are 14th in allowing fantasy points to WRs. Maclin's schedule takes a bit of a hit over the next three weeks with two games against the Cowboys, and the Seahawks in between. Both those teams are in the top-10 against allowing fantasy points to WRs. But Maclin has been very good this year and needs to be in lineups.
Week 11 - Maclin vs. Green Bay
Jeremy Maclin saw his two-game streak of dominant play come to an end with a three-catch, 38-yard performance last week.
This was a bit of a weird game as the Eagles got a short field, a punt return TD and a defensive score very early in the game and pretty much took Maclin out of it. While QB Mark Sanchez had a nice game, he looked often to Jordan Matthews as due to a poor defensive strategy by the Panthers. So, no reason for Maclin owners to panic about the QB change. Maclin's matchup is a good one as the Packers are 26th in allowing fantasy points to WRs. With this matchup, it's hard not to imagine a lot of points getting put up. Maclin is ranked 10th this week.
Week 10 - Maclin vs. Carolina
It was another huge game for Maclin in Week 9, catching 6 balls for 158 yards and two touchdowns on seven targets. It didn't seem to matter if it was Nick Foles or Mark Sanchez throwing the ball, Maclin was a target for both.
This week, Maclin gets the Panthers at home on Monday night. Carolina ranks 19th in allowing fantasy points to WRs, so it's a good enough matchup that Maclin is again a solid WR1 play for owners. Perhaps an area of concern is the Birds coule run the ball a bit more to take pressure of Sanchez, but even so, Maclin is bound to get his targets and given the fantasy numbers he's put up the last two weeks, needs to be in lineups.
Week 9 - Maclin vs. Houston
Last week Jeremy Maclin caught 12 balls on 16 targets for 187 yards and two TDs. It was season highs in all categories and a monster game for Maclin.
Maclin even took a helmet-to-helmet hit, bled from his ears, but still returned to the game and appears fine to play in Week 9 against the Texans. Houston ranks 22nd in allowing fantasy points to WRs so it's a good enough matchup. Maclin is one of our top plays this week at the position. He has six TDs in seven games and really only put up one clunker of a game all season.
Week 8 - Maclin vs. Arizona
When we last saw Jeremy Maclin, it wasn't a great fantasy day in Week 6 vs. the Giants. He caught just two balls for 16 yards on three targets.
This week, Maclin cracks our top-10, coming in ninth in a pretty good matchup on paper against the Cards. Despite the ranking, and Cards being ranked 22nd in allowing fantasy points to WRs, I would think Patrick Peterson will spend a lot of time on Maclin who right now is the team's most dangerous receiver. But the overall matchup and ranking are good enough to stick with Maclin who had excelled through the first five weeks with nice fantasy numbers.
Week 6 - Maclin vs. NY Giants
Jeremy Maclin found the end zone again, making it four TDs and five games this year. He finished with five catches for 76 yards and was targeted 11 times.
Maclin continues to get looks, he's just not connecting with QB Nick Foles. Maclin has nine catches over the last two weeks but has been targeted 27 times. The good news is, hopefully anyway, some more of those targets turn into catches. It's a tough matchup this week though as Maclin faces the Giants who are sixth in allowing fantasy points to WRs. Still, Maclin comes in ranked ninth on our list and should be in lineups.
Week 5 - Maclin vs. St. Louis
Jeremy Maclin had just four catches for 57 yards last week, but was targeted 16 times.
The Eagles really struggled to move the ball. Defensive and special team TDs came after the 49ers had chewed up some clock so it felt like the Birds never had the ball and it really affected their ability to get into a rhythm on offense it seemed. Maclin still had 16 targets in the game, a season high. The Brids have no running game right now and defenses are attacking QB Nick Foles.
Look for the Birds to bounce back this week at home against the Rams. St. Louis is 22nd in allowing fantasy points to WRs so this is a good matchup. Maclin comes in ranked 14th so he's a very solid WR2 option.
Week 4 - Maclin vs. San Francisco
Jeremy Maclin produced his best statistical game of the season: eight catches for 154 yards and a TD on 10 targets.
He's averaging 10 targets a game, which is a little surprising at this point because there was supposed to be a lot of spreading the ball around on this offense. But he's off to a great start, and as a result, Maclin shoots up the charts to a low-end WR1 this week in what is actually a good matchup against a 49ers D that is dead-last in allowing fantasy points to WRs. Given the struggles of the Eagles run game, and the 49ers rank in stopping the run, the Birds likely throw a lot in this contest and Maclin is poised for another big day.
