2015 Fantasy Football: Wide Receivers Matchup Chart





By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham
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Each week, I will provide our loyal readers with a matchup chart for each NFL position.

Check out the other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Tight End

My method is to rank each defense in different categories and then average those rankings into a single ranking. So below you will see how well defenses performed against wide receivers so far this season based on receptions per game allowed, receiving yards allowed, receiving touchdowns allowed and so on and so forth. Remember, the numbers are how they ranked in that category. The higher the ranking the worse they performed. So as you can see in the chart, Pittsburgh ranked the worst against wide receivers and Denver was the best.





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DEPWide ReceiversTmOppRec/GReYd/G ReYd/TarTD/GT/GCom. %FPPGFOAVG
WR1Travis BenjaminCLEPIT323226 232530311727.0
WR1A.J. GreenCINBAL252118312223302624.5
WR2Marvin JonesCINBAL252118 312223302624.5
WR2Rueben RandleNYGPHI3028123217311324.1
WR3Dwayne HarrisNYGPHI302812303217311324.1
WR1Jordan MatthewsPHI@NYG312916162825212724.1
WR2Nelson AgholorPHI@NYG312916162825212724.1
WR3Riley CooperPHI@NYG312916 162825212724.1
WR2Brandon LaFellNE@MIA1623291427243023.3
WR1Antonio BrownPIT@CLE1425301419272822.5
WR2Martavis BryantPIT@CLE1425301419272822.5
WR3Markus WheatonPIT@CLE142530231419272822.5
WR1Tavon AustinSTL@SF1627321228192921.8
WR2Kenny BrittSTL@SF162732 111228192921.8
WR3Brian QuickSTL@SF162732111228192921.8
WR1Julio JonesATLNO101326 32526293221.6
WR2Roddy WhiteATLNO101326 32526293221.6
WR3Justin HardyATLNO10132632526293221.6
WR1Ted Ginn Jr.CARTB22162523< /td>932212521.6
WR2Jerricho CotcheryCARTB221625932212521.6
WR1Kendall WrightTEN@IND213120 23264281621.1
WR2Dorial Green- BeckhamTEN@IND21312023264281621.1
WR1DeAndre HopkinsHOUJAC2019202021163120.1
WR2Cecil ShortsHOUJAC201920142021163120.1
WR3Nate WashingtonHOUJAC201920142021163120.1
WR1T.Y. HiltonINDTEN11183023822232419.9
WR2Donte MoncriefINDTEN111830 23822232419.9
WR1Brandon MarshallNYJ@BUF28248 16317202319.6
WR2Eric DeckerNYJ@BUF28248317202319.6
WR1Amari CooperOAK@KC27291429626419.6
WR2Michael CrabtreeOAK@KC272914 2229626419.6
WR1Eddie RoyalCHIDET251722111431142119.4
WR2Marc MarianiCHIDET2517221431142119.4
WR1Terrance WilliamsDALWAS72026109251818.0
WR2Brice ButlerDALWAS7202629109251818.0
WR3Cole BeasleyDALWAS72026109251818.0
WR1Jeremy MaclinKCOAK29228 52918111417.0
WR2Albert WilsonKCOAK29228 52918111417.0
WR1Jarvis LandryMIANE16261814243181116.3
WR2DeVante ParkerMIANE16261814243181116.3
WR1Randall CobbGBMIN151010 161816141213.9
WR2Davante AdamsGBMIN151010161816141213.9
WR3James JonesGBMIN151010 161816141213.9
WR1Kamar AikenBAL@CIN231148212011913.4
WR2Jeremy ButlerBAL@CIN23114212011913.4
WR1Stefon DiggsMIN@GB111522121313712.6
WR3Jarius WrightMIN@GB111522121313712.6
WR1Sammy WatkinsBUFNYJ13142271171012.5
WR3Chris HoganBUFNYJ13142 16271171012.5
WR1Anquan BoldinSFSTL23766< /td>17296512.4
WR2Torrey SmithSFSTL2376617296512.4
WR1Desean JacksonWAS@DAL692432441511.0
WR2Pierre GarconWAS@DAL692432441511.0
WR3Jamison CrowderWAS@DAL6924 332441511.0
WR1Mike EvansTB@CAR19124823710210.6
WR1Demaryius ThomasDENSD5616 661552210.1
WR2Emmanuel SandersDENSD5616 661552210.1
WR1Calvin JohnsonDET@CHI23142118209.5
WR2Golden TateDET@CHI23141 62118209.5
WR1Doug BaldwinSEA@ARI78611192838.0
WR1Tyler LockettSEA@ARI786 11192838.0
WR1Allen RobinsonJAX@HOU753115787.8
WR2Allen HurnsJAX@HOU753 16115787.8
WR1Brandin CooksNO@ATL1213 3192196.3
WR2Willie SneadNO@ATL1213 3192196.3
WR1Larry FitzgeraldARISEA4410712365.9
WR2John BrownARISEA44101 712365.9
WR3Michael FloydARISEA44101< /td>712365.9
WR1Malcom FloydSD@DEN3112 414113.4
WR2Dontrelle InmanSD@DEN3112 414113.4


Key

FO: Football Outsiders ranking for pass defense
FPPG: Fantasy points allowed to wide receivers per game.
Com %: Completion percentage allowed to wide receivers per target.
T/G: Receiving targets allowed to wide receivers per game.
ReTD/G: Receiving touchdowns allowed per game to wide receivers.
ReYd/Tar: Receiving yards allowed per target to wide receivers.
ReYd/G: Receiving yards allowed per game to wide receivers.
Rec/G: Receptions allowed per game to wide receivers.


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