Week 8 vs Cleveland Browns
Rookie wide receiver Jacobi Meyers continues to impress as his opportunities increase, and over the past two weeks, he's seen snap shares of 70% and 51% respectively. Meyers' 9.1% target rate over the past two games is second only to Julian Edelman among Patriots wide receivers, which is an encouraging development. The Patriots' acquisition of Mohamed Sanu is not an encouraging development. It's not a death knell for Meyers' fantasy prospects, but he's now essentially competing with Philip Dorsett to decide who the #3 option is behind Edelman and Sanu.
Week 8 brings the Cleveland Browns to town, and on a short week of practice, Sanu could see a limited snap share so soon after joining a team with a notoriously steep learning curve for wide receivers. This would benefit Meyers' prospects this week in three-wide-receiver sets, but his projected target volume makes him a bench candidate outside of deeper leagues.