The fantasy football schedule is now moving into Week 8 with the completion of Monday night football with the Giants taking down the Minnesota Vikings in a sloppy game across the river from New York and now fantasy owners will be looking for pickups and sleepers and some of the best WR options this week includes Marvin Jones, Jeremy Kerley, Terrance Williams, Brandon Gibson, Kendall Wright and Brandon LaFell.
Jones had himself a solid game on Sunday for the Bengals and he continues to be a very good second option for Andy Dalton in the offense aside from AJ Green and he has been putting together solid stats over the past few weeks. Jones had just four catches on Sunday in the close win, but he made them count and had 57 yards in the game with one touchdown and he did on six targets for an average of 14.3 yards per catch. Jones has not had crazy numbers this season, but for deeper leagues he is a very good option and in flex leagues as well.
Jones has had a good rapport with Andy Dalton this season and while he made just four catches, over the past three weeks he has over half his production for the season and appears to be trending upwards. Jones has scored two touchdowns over the past two weeks and he is coming into next week's game with 16 catches on 26 targets for 247 yards and an miprssive 15.4 yards per catch. While he likely never will put up numbers like Green has, he is a solid option for owners looking for depth at the position and he could have some big games, as he has a nice for the end zone after scoring three times during the past five games.
Geno Smith and the Jets have been playing better than anyone expected and one reason has been due to the play of Jeremy Kerley, who has emerged as a number one option for Smith and the offense. Kerley was very good on Sunday and converted a number of big plays on third down and he was a contributing factor for the team against the Patriots in the upset victory on Sunday. He finished with eight catches and 97 yards on the day as well as a nice touchdown catch and now he has two TD receptions in the past three weeks and could continue being a redzone threat for Smith and the Jets.
Tony Romo is playing better than most quarterbacks in the league this year and Terrence Williams has been one of his best targets, although he hasn't gone to him as much as others. The impressive thing about Williams and Romo is their connection, as he has caught 24 balls on 28 targets for one of the best percentages in the league and he has 380 yards on the season, giving him a nice big play type average of over 15 yards per catch. Over the past four weeks he has averaged double digits in catches and in each of the past three games he has scored a touchdown, making him very valuable to fantasy owners.
According to ESPN.com, he has made 19 of 21 catches on balls thrown to him in the past four weeks and now he will head into a game against the Lions. Williams had six catches on Sunday for 71 yards and that came two weeks after a 151 yard performance against Denver. Brandon Gibson, Kendall Wright and Brandon LaFell are also all good options in the passing game for deeper leagues looking for free agents.
