ESPN’s Matthew Berry points out some barely owned receivers, who, while they may not be household names, have certainly been fantasy factors the past few weeks:
Matthew Berry Highlights Under The Radar Receivers
Kenny Britt, WR, Titans (8 percent): Two important things happened for young Kenny Britt over the past three weeks. One, Justin Gage got hurt, opening up more playing time for Britt. And two, Vince Young became an actual NFL quarterback, with good throws and everything. Since Gage has been out, Britt has increased his number of receptions in three straight weeks, scored in each of his past two and caught the game winner against the Cardinals on Sunday to cap off a terrific seven for 128 and a score day. (That was the third thing.) When you look at Britt’s playoff schedule (starting in Week 14) and see he gets St. Louis, Miami, San Diego and Seattle, you can’t help but smile.
Jason Avant, WR, Eagles (2 percent): I like Jeremy Maclin as well, but he’s mentioned above. And look at what Avant has done in the past three weeks. He had eight for 156 at San Diego, a touchdown at Chicago and five for 94 against Washington. With DeSean Jackson now likely out and the Falcons’ 27th-ranked pass defense on the docket Sunday, I really like Avant.
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