Marquez Valdes-Scantling Fantasy Football Week 20 Scouting Report

Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
, New Orleans Saints

Age: 31
Weight: 206 lbs
Height: 6' 4"
College: South Florida

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Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
65.5	411	4	19	4

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by Jordan Heck

· Sep 14, 2022 · 11:11 AM EDT

KC WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Patrick Mahomes put up 360 yards and five touchdowns in Week 1, but Marquez Valdes-Scantling only finished 4-44 on four targets. He also had a carry that went backwards for three yards. With the way the Chiefs are spreading the ball around, some players are bound to have some not-so-great performances. This week MVS didn't catch a touchdown, but he easily could in any given week. MVS gets a decent matchup in Week 2 against the Chargers in what should be a high-scoring game between two powerful offenses. MVS should be viewed as a WR4 for Week 2.

by Jordan Heck

· Sep 08, 2022 · 5:27 PM EDT

KC WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at Arizona Cardinals

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is projected to be the No. 2 receiving threat in this high-powered Chiefs offense. While he won't fully take over Tyreek Hill's role, MVS does offer a nice deep threat option for Patrick Mahomes. On 123 career receptions, MVS has averaged 17.5 yards per catch, which ranks 1st among receivers with 100+ receptions since MVS joined the league in 2018. That's pretty much a fancy way of saying MVS is a boom-or-bust type of player. He may catch a long TD, or he may just have a couple receptions. He does draw a favorable matchup in Week 1 against a Cardinals defense that gave up the 5th-most average fantasy points to WRs last year. MVS should be viewed as a WR4 for Week 1.

by Jordan Heck

· Jul 12, 2022 · 4:47 PM EDT

KC WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

2022 Fantasy Upside
Marquez Valdes-Scantling was added to the Chiefs less than a day after trading away Tyreek Hill. MVS gives Kansas City a solid home run threat as he’s ranked inside the top five in yards per reception over the last two seasons, including a phenomenal 20.9 ypr in 2020. It’s a nice pairing with the strong-armed Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs also provided MVS with a solid 3-year deal worth up to $36 million.

2022 Fantasy Downside
MVS will need to see a lot more work in Kansas City if he’s going to be a reliable fantasy option. In his four-year career at Green Bay, MVS had just eight games with eight targets or more. And MVS wasn’t very efficient with those targets, with a career catch percentage of 49.8%. His 47.3% catch percentage last season ranked 211th out of 212 eligible receivers.

2022 Bottom Line
Unless the Chiefs have different plans for MVS, this WR is essentially a one trick pony. He can help replace some of what this offense is lacking after the departure of Hill, but not all of it. Still, he’s in a good situation at Kansas City and we have him projected to hit career highs in receptions and receiving yards. MVS will likely be a sub 1,000-yard receiver, but he still carries enough value to warrant a selection in the later rounds. He should be a viable WR4 option heading into 2022.

by Joe Redemann

· Dec 31, 2021 · 11:43 AM EST

GB WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Minnesota Vikings
In a divisional matchup with the Minnesota Vikings – who allow the second-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points (aFPA) to wide receivers – Green Bay Packers deep threat receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling should have decent upside this week. Despite returning from the COVID list this week, MVS still has plenty of potential, considering he posted 123 yards and a score on 10 targets the last time he faced the Vikings. Our models project Valdes-Scantling as a low-end WR3/upside WR4, but Green Bay could take his return slowly if he was exposed to illness prior to the last game.

by Joe Redemann

· Dec 17, 2021 · 4:55 PM EST

GB WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 at Baltimore Ravens
Though Marquez Valdes-Scantling has at points been an absolute fantasy unit this season, the Green Bay Packers' deep threat projects to be a lower-end WR4/5 in Week 15. This offense runs through Davante Adams in the air, but the secondary receiving roles shift to fit the situations at hand. A few weeks ago, MVS saw 19 targets across two games. Last week, he was limited to just five targets and saw his red-zone work go to Allen Lazard. Unless you're in a deeper format or just desperate, MVS is probably a bench option despite the Baltimore Ravens allowing the ninth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points (aFPA) to opposing wide receivers.

by Joe Redemann

· Dec 10, 2021 · 10:57 AM EST

GB WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 vs. Chicago Bears

Marquez Valdes-Scantling has tended to play a low-volume, high depth-of-target role as a field-stretching wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. In 2021, however, he holds a meaningful 16.6% team target share when healthy that ranks second on the team. Over their last two games, MVS has compiled a whopping 19 targets, turning them into eight catches for 173 yards and a score.

In Week 14, it's not likely Valdes-Scantling will exactly repeat his recent performances, but our models project him as a top-30 wide receiver option. He faces a Chicago Bears defense allowing a middle-of-the-road 16th-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points (aFPA) to wide receivers.

by Joe Redemann

· Nov 26, 2021 · 6:05 PM EST

GB WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 vs. Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams of 2021 are not the Rams of old, with an insanely productive pass-rush and stifling secondary. No, this year they are playing more with a "bend-don't-break" mentality, which is good for fantasy options in opposing passing games. The Rams' defense ranks 10th-highest by schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA) to wide receivers, which is why Green Bay Packers deep threat Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a feasible fantasy option in Week 12.

MVS has the second-highest target share on the Packers at 15.7%, in spite of seeing just four combined targets in his first two games back from IR (Weeks 9 and 10). Week 11 sent 10 targets his way, the highest volume of looks since Week 1's eight-target outburst. In a game that appears likely to shoot out in Week 12, there's a decent chance for MVS to outplay his WR3/4 projection in our models.