Brandon LaFell

Week 15 vs Miami
LaFell posted his worst outing in Week 14 since his Week 5 outing, catching less than half of his nine targets on his way to a 4-41 line. LaFell has been always been a bit of a boom/bust option, though he has provided a reasonable floor of fantasy points most down weeks, with either 60 yards or a TD in seven of his previous nine weeks. Down weeks happen for every WR though, and we're not overly concerned. This weekend we have him as WR29, regardless of scoring format.

Week 13 at Green Bay
In Week 12, LaFell put up a nice 9-89 line on 12 targets. LaFell has become a really solid real and fantasy football option. The targets ebb and flow a little, as the Patriots have an abundance of solid options, but LaFell has performed more often than not since Week 4. In an expected high-flying affair this week, we rank him as a low-end WR2 or high-end WR3 depending on your league size.

Week 5 at IND

LaFell added a solid 6-53-1 line to his refreshing 2014 campaign. Since Week 4, he's now averaging a surprising 5.33-78-.83 line. It's odd to even write this about LaFell, but those averages are top 10 fantasy WR numbers, on a per game basis. He's been a bit of a boom/bust performer, but only has one real clunker in that span, with a 1-20 line in Week 5. He's also out targeted fellow WR Julian Edelman in each of the last two weeks. His chemistry with the white hot Tom Brady and target volume week in and out both seem quite real, at this point.

The game against the Colts present an interesting dilemma for fantasy purposes. While the Colts are generous to fantasy QBs, they have stifled opposing WRs in fantasy, sporting a bottom 10 aFPA. We still rank LaFell in the low-end WR2 / high-end WR3 range, though, with a PPR bump into the WR2 conversation. While there's some pause for nervousness, LaFell makes for a solid start this weekend.