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Week 11 / AFC Safeties

NOTICE – Chart Key Marking Fine-Tuning Update

This was not applied to all the charts yet but will be by WK6. We are using a new STAR method this year that needed a better user-friendly feel.

Avoid Weak
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Barley Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Firm Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Really Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Firm Strong
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Questionable (?)  –  Out (O)

Doubtful  –  (D)  –  Injuried Reserve (IR)

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AFC NORTH

 Ravens Safeties

Chuck Clark
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
DeShon Elliott
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Anthony Levine Sr.
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Geno Stone
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Titans. And adding, Clark’s upside of his position as the play-caller for the defense pushed him to his mark. We likely marked his ceiling here this week, pending on the game flow. If the matchup is a ground attack, which we think it will be, he actually has some more upside.

Bengals Safeties

Jessie Bates
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Von Bell
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Shawn Williams
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Brandon Wilson (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus Washington. And adding, Bates is pretty much matchup proof. So he has more upside than we marked.

 Browns Safeties

Ronnie Harrison Jr.
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Andrew Sendejo
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Karl Joseph
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Sheldrick Redwine
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked, and if Harrison can overachieve in this one, we’ll add upside going forward.

Steelers Safeties

Terrell Edmunds
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Minkah Fitzpatrick
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Sean Davis
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Jordan Dangerfield
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Jaguars. Just keep in mind that Fitzpatrick normally needs to make an impact play to hit par.

AFC south

Texans Safeties

Justin Reid
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Eric Murray
☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/5
Michael Thomas
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Patriots.

Colts Safeties

Khari Willis
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Julian Blackmon
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Tavon Wilson
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
George Odum
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Packers, which sit in bottom four in allowing production to the safties. Any overachieving will be determined by the play of their fellow defensive players.

 Jaquars Safeties

Jarrod Wilson
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Daniel Thomas
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Brandon Watson
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5
Josh Jones (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Steelers. And ride the rookie’s hot hand, Thomas is producing just like Jones was earlier in the season at the SS. No need to look at it any other way at this point.

Titans Safeties

Kenny Vaccaro
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Kevin Byard
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Amani Hooker
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Joshua Kalu
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Ravens and adding for the first time in some time, Vaccaro should have the advantage. And it wouldn’t shock us if he overachieved.

AFC East

 Bills Safeties

Jordan Poyer
☆☆☆☆☆ /5
Micah Hyde (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Dean Marlowe
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Jaquan Johnson
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Bye Week.

Dolphins Safeties

Bobby McCain
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Eric Rowe
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Brandon Jones
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Reshad Jones (Q)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: When it’s such a strong matchup on paper, it’s too hard not to mark them as they are versus the Broncos. But know this, they pretty well had the same marks last contest and came up short of par. And it’s that type of inconsistency that has them at just a firm solid.

 Patriots Safeties

Adrian Phillips
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Devin McCourty
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Kyle Dugger
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Terrence Brooks
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Texans. And two things to talk about. Adrian Phillips has no upside this time around, and as far as we are concern he is maxed out on his mark. Second, that is based on this article we recently published on Dugger, and the questions facing IDP owners in this contest.

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Jets Safeties

Marcus Maye
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Ashtyn Davis
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Matthias Farley
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Bradley McDougald (IR)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: The way it’s been going lately for the Jets, don’t be surprised if one, or both, don’t hit par. Not to mention the Chargers have slipped recently in allowing production to the safeties.

AFC west

 Broncos Safeties

Justin Simmons
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Kareem Jackson
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Trey Marshall
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
P.J. Locke
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Dolphins, which have totally reinvited themselves under their new QB. And that includes allowing points to most IDP positions. They are simply getting better and reducing opportunities. With that said, Simmons being the stud he is, got him marked as he is. We don’t think it’s a trap matchup, but wouldn’t be surprised if it was either.

Chiefs Safeties

Tyrann Mathieu
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Daniel Sorensen
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Juan Thornhill
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Tedric Thompson
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: On paper, the raiders are bottom 10 allowing production to the safeties. As for Sorenson, who has emerged as a key player again, his role is sort of like a hybrid LB/SS. But more safety than LB, and with him playing all the time and the Chiefs LBs normally not, he gets a boost over the others. And don’t be surprised when he overachieves even more.

Chargers Safeties

Nasir Adderley
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Rayshawn Jenkins
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Jahleel Addae
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Alohi Gilman
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked on paper versus the Jets. 

Raiders Safeties

Johnathan Abram (O)
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Erik Harris
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Jeff Heath (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Dallin Leavitt
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Chiefs and not worth chasing down the reason why our info says Abrams is out. The last time these two teams played, there were 10 combined tackles between the 3 of them. And that likely has to do with the Chiefs still sitting dead last in our formula in allowing production to the safties.

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