BREAKOUT STAR: Jalen Coker’s Surge on Carolina Panthers—GRAB Him Off Waivers Before It’s Too Late

It's time to get off those fantasy wallets. The fob is calling you. Week two waivers are open and the wide receiver wire is louder than it is clean. Five names still sitting in enough leagues to matter. Jalen Coker at 49.3% are you kidding me? Yeah, you know we're gonna talk about him. And I feel like I failed you because that is way too much. Welcome back to Fancy Football Quick Hits and I'm Matt Donnelly. Today's episode is sponsored by Kelsey, download Kelsey and use code hip to get $25 when you trade $25. Now let's talk about my love child here. Jalen Coker, 49.3% availability. That's almost 50% of leagues you can still get him. That's way too much. This is literally the number one wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. He's got the cleanest wide receiver at this week and he's just sitting there. How, how was that possible? He caught eight passes from 138 yards and two touchdowns from Bryce Young. Bryce Young had three touchdowns in that Carolina Panthers 59.37 loss to the Chicago Bears. That is a shootout line. The process underneath this is where it all begins. I mean, Coker, he essentially was out there on every single route with 22% target per out run rate. The 3.45 yards per out run rate. A 40% of his targets coming from the slot. Ted McMillan also ran every single route there. Xavier Leggett used the clear wide receiver three which means he meant absolutely nothing in this. Caroline has two wide receivers that both can play on the perimeter and that is where they can attack the Atlanta Falcons this week. Atlanta, they cannot stop perimeter wide receivers. We go back. Let's go back to the last eight games here. I mean, including that wild card contest. Coker is averaging 16,000 points per game. 2.30 yards per out run. 0.21 targets per route. Week two is Atlanta on the road. A normal environment compared to that high scoring affair that we had in week number one. You're not buying another 138 yard type performance. You're buying it every down. Wide receiver two next McMillan in an office that just prove that it will throw if they get down. Don't back a panther in the corner if you don't want the clause people. At 49.3% availability, he's not gonna last the night. Pay wide receiver three money. Start them in a 12 team PPR league as your third wide receiver or your flex option. I'm on record here. You don't know me. I got the receipts unrotable. I have to keep saying this. This is a guy that I believe is going to top 1,000 yards. He'd be like the 14th undrafted free agent wide receiver to accomplish that feed. Get it on now. The hype, it is 100% real. And where else we have hype? How about Caleb Douglas of the Miami Dolphins? 84.4% availability. Again, if you're following Fancy Football Quick Hits podcast, you know that we've been in on Caleb Douglas since the very beginning. And in his Dolphins debut, the best working wide receiver night of the weekend took place. I mean, he caught five of seven targets for 94 yards. On 51 of Miami's 56 offensive snaps on that 27 13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. He basically tied Tyreek Hills franchise record for receiving yards in a debut. Malik Washington, he was leading the Dolphins at 95% road share, 30% target share. Whatever you want to call it there. Well, Douglas was right there, 84% road share, 26% target share. Okay, this is a rookie mind you. I mean, we're still, he's developing the chemistry with Malik Willis, he built that rapport throughout the preseason and in the training camp and all that other fun stuff. This is 100% real people. This is happening. You don't have to like it, but you have to respect it. Now Douglas at 87% road share, 18.8% targets, per route run, 2.94 yards per route run, and a 16.7 average depth of target on 31% of his routes coming from the slot. I love these metrics. These are all things I can get behind. Now, Washington, he ran all nine, two wide receiver else, Chris Bell, he came in at 54% share. We know he's still getting wrapped up coming back from his ACL injury. There's that risk. I mean, we know a healthy bell that's going to change things here. It's probably going to not Douglas down a notch. But that's not a reason not to add Douglas to this passing game. I mean, he's becoming Malik Willis' first read. And we took in San Francisco. We know how good the 49ers are. They just shut down the Los Angeles Rams. If Miami has any chance to stay in this game, they're going to need to throw the ball. They're going to have to throw against that 49ers' secondary. And Caleb Douglas is that body that is going to be able to make something happen. I don't like Malik Washington here in this contest against the 49ers. But I do like Caleb Douglas, especially if we find Miami having to throw the ball more than you would like to see. Now, up next, we have three more wide receivers up for consideration, including Antonio Williams, who appears to be coming after Cameron's role in DC. [VIDEO PLAYBACK] Pro football is back. Trade your predictions on Kelsey. America's number one prediction market platform. And Antonio Williams is currently trading at 3% to win the offensive rookie of the year, meaning a $100 trade pays off $3,121.33 if that goes down. Download Kelsey and use code hit to get $25 when you trade $25. K-A-L, S-H-I, Kelsey. Trade on anything. [END PLAYBACK] Williams led Washington with four catches on four targets for 64 yards and a touchdown in that 24-22 loss at Philadelphia. 98.1% of leagues and 20 of Williams is still available. He set up the jacory, cross-emarred, short touchdown score with a 16-yard grab that landed him at the 1. He converted on 3.14 with a 33-yarder. And he finished the last drive with a 1-yard touchdown on a low ball. This is a rookie winning his opportunities. It is not an every-down profile yet. But Terry McLean, he had 35 routes, 92% share. Step on Diggs, 25 routes, 66% share. Diamy Brown, 22 routes, 58% share. Williams scored the most fancy points in the room with just a 26% route share. We have an uptick here. After Chick-a-Conco went down, I get that. And Williams is going to be a big guy here to watch on the dynasty roster watch. I mean, we know what happens here with aging and receiver rooms. Terry McLean is not getting any younger. Step on Diggs is not getting any younger. And 20 of Williams is going to be the future of this commander's passing game. I mean, I get it. McLean, he's still on the field. He's still going to go out there. He's still going to get his snaps. Diggs, he led the team in targets with nine. Williams is a deep league ad dynasty stash. Not a 12 team flex. Not a guy that's going to just simply build on a four-for-four type knight there. But at 98.1% availability, he's pennies on the dollar right now. Spend it if you have an open bench spot. Don't burn a priority claim whether you could be using on someone else like a maybe a Devon Valle, who we'll talk about here in a second or a Jayla Coker. I mean, Jayla Coker, if he's on your wave wire, he's definitely the guy to go get. But if you can get Antonio Williams without using up your waiver claim and or spending very little to get him, I mean, Step on Diggs and Terry McLean, they're high injury risk. I mean, I hate to say it. As an old guy myself, I sneeze. My back is going out. There's a high risk every morning when I wake up, something ain't going to work right. Now, speaking of Devon Valle, everything he's doing is working right. I mean, Valle is the wide receiver version of a spike week. I mean, he caught seven of nine targets for 69 yards and a touchdown and now one point overtime loss to the Detroit lines. We also had dive in conversions. I kept New Orleans drives alive, especially in that scoreless first half. Jordan Tyson, we know he's out for another six, seven weeks. I mean, he's not coming back until at least week number eight, which means you've got another six, seven games of Valle to be a fill in in a feature role. I mean, we take a look, he led the Saints at 84% road share and tied for second on the team with a 17% target share. The offense in round 86 plays the fourth highest total since the start of the 2025 season. And we take a look at Valle, every down wide receiver, 92% road share, 15.5% target per road run, 1.19 per road run rate, a 7.8 average depth of target with 52% of those routes coming from the slot. That is basically everything that we had, Jordan Tyson pencil enemy. This is not a flu cameo. This is an actual reoccurring role. Chris Lava, he is still going to eat 10 catches. I mean, absolutely ridiculous type numbers here, but Valle, he's going to be that slot engine every single week. He's going to be the guy to kind of kick start this Saints offense. He's the guy that Tyler Schuck is going to look to when he needs a big play at an important moment. So you can cap your expectations all you want, but this is a guy I feel really good about. As long as Jordan Tyson is out, he's a guy that I think you could put in as a flex option or a wide receiver three who's got an opportunity to lead his team in road share rate every single week. And finally, how about another wide receiver who's available in 84% of leagues? If you've been listening to the show, you know he's a guy that you can go out there and get there. We've been talking about him for a couple of weeks now. It's on Fabian Wix. Wix looked like Ville Dubbies wide receiver two in that debut. Two catches four targets, 73 yards. And that 64 yard bomb and touchdown in that victory over the Washington matters. He played 50 at 55 stands. We're a couple of 91%. One off of Devonta Smith's 52. I mean, we got a guy who's right there snapped for stab with Devonta Smith. I mean, you don't need any more evidence to prove that who's the number two wide receiver here. Wix, he's running more routes than McKay Lemon. I mean, McKay Lemon's slot rate was 68% with the AERYARs per road target rate around zero. I mean, hey, that is what it is. But Wix was at 27% slot rate and nearly 20 AERYARs per target. Same with an 18% target share. So I'm taking a look at these numbers. Every underlying metric, it is very favorable to Don Tayden and Wix, not only for next week, but to continue to build. that profile moving forward. We had 15.3 fastly points for Wix, the 2.5 for lemon. We take a look at Wix's 91% road share, 12.9% targets per run, 2.35 yards per route run, the 21.8% average depth of target, 33% slot share. I mean, these are good numbers here. It doesn't matter what source you're pulling them from. Everything you look at, it is screaming value here with Don Taven Wix. Smith, he's still on this team in routes and in targets. Dallas Goddard, he's got the touchdown scores, they're multiple touchdown scores. I mean, he's probably the number two option in this passing offense. But I mean, Don Taven Wix, if something would happen to Smith or Goddard, he's going to have a huge role moving forward. Even right now, he's got a flex option here. He's a flex appeal. I'm okay with Don Taven Wix, especially when we get to the buy weeks, you're going to be happy you have him on your roster. Week two, it's Tennessee, a better spot than most of the guys that we talked about on this list. You're going to add him in every 12 team league you're going to possibly look at. And if you're looking for a ceiling play, a boom bus kind of guy, he may be a guy who has a pretty safe target floor and a guy who has a realistic opportunity to hit this week. We were ordered if you get two claims. Coker is by far the first one. Then it gets a little bit interesting here. delay if you need help in the immediate future for the next five, six weeks. Caleb Douglas, if you need someone a little bit later in that three to twelve range, Don Taven Wix may be the guy that you want long term because Douglas has a higher upside by Chris Bell is eventually going to come back. Devon Vallet has immediate value right now in a role, but Jordan Tyson is eventually going to come back. Don Taven Wix, I think he's going to hold off McCoy 11. These are all guys I would put in order on my waiver claim. I'll be happy for anybody. I mean, week one created four splashy box scores and one every down role that we're going to be saying here in the future. roster's the roster of the roles. Previous spikes. Thanks for rolling with my fasty football quick hits. I'm Matt Dolly, and remember, get those claims in, lock in those lines, and we'll see you after week two.