Zay Jones
  • Zay Jones

  • WR
  • , Arizona Cardinals
  • 29
  • 200 lbs
  • 6' 2"
  • East Carolina
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by Chris Kucharski

BUF WR Zay Jones - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 at Kansas City Chiefs

Both Kelvin Benjamin and Jordan Matthews are banged up which leaves Zay Jones as the best fantasy option at wide receiver for the Bills. Jones has 10 receptions in the last two games which includes a touchdown. with Tyrod Taylor back at QB, it should give Bills receivers better opportunities.

Buffalo faces the Chiefs this week, who are ranked 30th in aFPA to wide receivers. But even with that favorable matchup, keep Jones on the bench for Week 12.

by Chris Kucharski

BUF WR Zay Jones - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 at Cincinnati Bengals

With Jordan Matthews out with an injury, Zay Jones will be the No. 1 receiver. However, we don't expect anything significant from the rookie. He should not be in your lineup or even on your bench at this point. Too much unknown and he only has 4 receptions in four games. Targets might go up slightly, but the results will not be impactful.

by Chris Kucharski

BUF WR Zay Jones - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 vs. New York Jets

Zay Jones will have a chance to make an immediate impact so that gives him some fantasy value entering the regular season. Rookie wide receivers sometimes have trouble translating to the NFL, but we will need a few weeks to see if that happens to Jones.

Someone is going to have to catch the passes Tyrod Taylor throws and Jones could be the guy. But until we see some evidence of that, Jones is a bench player for Week 1.

by Chris Kucharski

BUF WR Zay Jones - 2017 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Rookie Zay Jones didn't have much value entering the season, but the Sammy Watkins trade changes things. Now, Jones might have to grow up quickly. He does have a good pedigree as the Bills chose him in the second round and he was the fourth wide receiver taken overall. Opportunities will be there and maybe QB Tyrod Taylor finds chemistry with Jones quickly.

Fantasy Downside

Rookie wide receivers are very green. For every stud rookie wideout you see emerge in the NFL, you see four or five guys who are duds or need two or three years in the league to make an impact. Also, Buffalo is a run-first team who will not throw the ball 40 times a game. Opportunities might not be plentiful for any of the Bills receivers, so even if Jones gets snaps, the numbers might not reflect the time on the field.

2017 Bottom Line

Jones is talented and might become a good NFL receiver someday. But I don't think that's going to happen in 2017. He might be worth taking a flier on in the late rounds, but even his ADP in rounds 16-17 is a bit steep. If it's a keeper league, then maybe, but he will likely not return much value in 2017

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