Wide receiver-cornerback showdowns might be the most important individual matchups in football.
In this piece, I leverage snap data from Pro Football Focus to project NFL Week 17 WR/CB matchups.
For more, see the FantasyLabs Matchups page, where we provide basic and advanced data — including fantasy and red-zone performance — for each offensive skill-position player based on his matchup.
Also consult our Week 17 injury report for status updates on receivers and corners. I will update my WR/CB projections over the weekend.
Let’s start with this week’s featured matchup and then run through all the potential shadow matchups and sort through my matrix featuring every matchup.
WR/CB Matchup of the Week
Dolphins WRs DeVante Parker, Albert Wilson & Allen Hurns vs. Patriots CBs Stephon Gilmore, J.C. Jackson & Joejuan Williams
The Pats are No. 1 with a 93.3 PFF coverage grade and 4.0 adjusted yards allowed per attempt, but they are likely to be without two key defensive starters this week.
Perimeter cornerback Jason McCourty (groin) has missed most of the past two months, and he played just four snaps last week before he tweaked his lingering injury. I doubt he will play in Week 17.
