Tarik Cohen's regression in 2019 may serve bargain Fantasy shoppers well on Draft Day. Considering all that, the following four teams, with individual players of interest highlighted, present great opportunity for current (or new) receivers on their respective rosters to benefit from a target boost this season. Tarik Cohen was expected to be used mainly as a receiver last season out of the backfield in Chicago, and that is exactly what he was. He is one of the best pass-catching RBs in the league, and he was targeted as such. Fantasy Football Analysis. You can bypass the rushing finishes, as we knew they were going to rank at the bottom of the list compared to other backs. It really helps me grow the site! This ranks should have been much closer to the Top 5. Tarik Cohen Fantasy Football Outlook (2020) By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Sunday, Aug 9th. Sadly, Cohen was less efficient with those targets and was more than 2.0 yards per touch worse in his third season, scoring five fewer times as well. Though he did see fewer carries, Cohen still played nearly 50% of all offensive snaps and confirmed his passing-game role with a slight bump in targets (6.5 per game). The past season's statistics can be adversely impacted by unexpected injuries, such as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. I am Fantasy Football for the People on Facebook, @TripleFTP on Twitter, tripleftp12 on Instagram, and I am TripleFTP on the Fantasy Life App. It could be an outlier when looking back at Cohen’s career because he is still a talented player regardless of how last season shook out. The team's philosophy shifted in 2019, however, as Austin Hooper, the man Hurst will replace, enjoyed an 18.6% target share alone in his 13 healthy games. Below are the fantasy finishes for Cohen in 2019. Taylor and Hurd seem ticketed for a slot receiver preseason battle, while Aiyuk should start across from Samuel. Let me know what you thought here or on any of my social media pages and at any of my handles. Fantasy Football For The People © 2020. We will look at every possible angle so that you have all the information … He still finished as a flex option, having more than a few fantasy-relevant weeks, but Cohen was not the same fantasy asset we saw in 2018. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. All Rights Reserved. Cohen was the RB13 in 2018. It was a massive letdown, as he did everything he could to be fantasy relevant. His carry count came down to the lowest it has been in his career up to this point, but his target share was at a career-high in 2019. That was a truly terrible performance on a massive workload. Trent Taylor, Jalen Hurd and Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers: The Niners have a lot of youth at wide receiver, and they lost both Emmanuel Sanders' 53 and Marquise Goodwin's 21 targets during the offseason. His production both as a runner as a receiver took a big step back and it made him fairly unreliable for fantasy purposes. (All stats are based on Half-PPR scoring formats.). Rankings, Opinion Articles, Player Outlooks, etc. One way to do so is to examine a team's 2019 target totals, then compare that number to the available talent on its 2020 roster. Below is the 2019 stat line for Cohen. Be sure to consider the team's context before treating its 2019 target total as gospel. To sum things up, Cohen had the workload to be more than productive, but due to the offense struggling around him and his QB being one of the worst in the league, he was unable to be fantasy relevant for the majority of the season. Outlook & Fantasy Value October 7, 2020 Tarik Cohen's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football mock drafts. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nfl/reg/free/stories. Jalen Reagor, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Marquise Goodwin, Philadelphia Eagles: Goodwin's new team is another that has opened up a good amount of opportunity after Nelson Agholor's (69 targets) free-agent departure in March. He was unable to break away and get into space as he did in 2018, and it made him a very inconsistent fantasy option. While many expected him to take a step back, this was a complete freefall for fantasy purposes. The Bears offense is going to very similar to last season. Granted, the Cowboys' 597 pass attempts in 2019 were their most in seven seasons, but that also was only the 10th-highest total across an NFL that is increasingly resorting to the air. While everyone looks to tight end George Kittle and wide receiver Deebo Samuel as the receiving stars in San Francisco, it's these three pass-catchers (who contributed zero targets to the 2019 squad) who are the most interesting from a role-boosting perspective. However, if things break his way more positively than he is likely to have more weeks inside the Top 36 than last season. Cheat Sheet Central >>, Create or join a league today >> Rookie Reagor is in prime position to excel, but Arcega-Whiteside and Goodwin, three years removed from a 103-target campaign, could also factor in. He is currently being drafted as the RB39 in drafts right now. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. His Quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky, was downright bad, his offensive line was even worse, and the Nagy failed to incorporate a high powered offense for the second year in a row. All Rights Reserved. He averaged just 5.7 yards per reception, which was far away from his average of 10.2 in 2018. Expect him to play frequently in three-receiver sets, absorbing 80-plus targets, making him a strong value at his current WR44 average draft position. This includes how many weeks he was a Top 12 RB, how many weeks he ranked outside the Top 36, and more. However, even with over 100 targets last year, it was not a great season for Cohen. The Bears did not add much to the receiving core, and no other back is going to compete with Cohen for his already high target share. -- the Bills don't exactly have the most accurate of quarterbacks, meaning their offense can become only so pass-friendly. That did not even pass his receiving yard total from a season ago. Subscribe to the newsletter at the bottom of the page, it’s super simple! The QB play is likely to be below average once again, and that is not great news for Cohen. 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