Wide Receiver Usage Deep Dive: Week 8 – Is Corey Davis Breaking Out? Brandon Aiyuk’s Rushing Upside Matters
Image Credit: Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire. Pictured: Brandon Aiyuk.

All season long Zachary Krueger will go in-depth with all of the key wide receiver performances. Providing weekly targets, air yards breakdowns, and fantasy points over expectation trends, he’ll help you dominate the waiver wire and make the best start/sit decisions in your upcoming fantasy football matchups.

Unfortunately for those who dropped serious FAAB on Rashard Higgins, Week 8 was just not his week. Nelson Agholor didn’t do much for his fantasy owners either.

Despite these dud performances, Week 8 still brought us some exciting performances. Here are some receivers to watch as we head into Week 9.

Week 8 Target Recap

PlayerTeamPosTgtRecYardsTD
Cooper KuppLARWR21111100
D.K. MetcalfSEAWR15121612
Davante AdamsGBWR127533
Michael GallupDALWR127610
Anthony MillerCHIWR118730
Brandon AiyukSFWR118911
Braxton BerriosNYJWR118340
Jarvis LandryCLEWR114520
Keenan AllenLACWR119671
Corey DavisTENWR1081281
Jakobi MeyersNEWR106580
Jerry JeudyDENWR104730
Julio JonesATLWR1071370
Kendrick BourneSFWR108810
Sterling ShepardNYGWR108740
Chase ClaypoolPITWR95421
Darius SlaytonNYGWR95560
Josh ReynoldsLARWR94440
Mecole HardmanKCWR97961
Stefon DiggsBUFWR96920
Tee HigginsCINWR96780
Jaydon MickensTBWR85360
Jeff SmithNYJWR83290
Juju Smith-SchusterPITWR87670
Mike WilliamsLACWR85991
Robby AndersonCARWR85450
Robert WoodsLARWR87851
A.J. BrownTENWR74241
Allen RobinsonCHIWR76871
Auden TateCINWR77650
Marvin HallDETWR741130
Marvin JonesDETWR73392
Mike EvansTBWR75551
Travis FulghamPHIWR76781
Tre'Quan SmithNOWR75430
Tyler BoydCINWR76671
Willie SneadBALWR751060
D.J. MooreCARWR62550
Darnell MooneyCHIWR65691
Jalen ReagorPHIWR63161
Scott MillerTBWR63350
Tyreek HillKCWR64982
Zach PascalINDWR63440
A.J. GreenCINWR52190
Amari CooperDALWR5150
CeeDee LambDALWR54270
Curtis SamuelCARWR54241
DaeSean HamiltonDENWR54821
Demarcus RobinsonKCWR54631
Greg Ward Jr.PHIWR53100
Preston WilliamsMIAWR52150
Tyler LockettSEAWR54330
Adam ThielenMINWR43270
Byron PringleKCWR43220
Calvin RidleyATLWR43420
Damiere ByrdNEWR43390
Danny AmendolaDETWR43540
Henry RuggsLVWR4280
Hunter RenfrowLVWR44261
Jalen GuytonLACWR4130
Justin JeffersonMINWR43260
Kenny GolladayDETWR4000
Marcus JohnsonINDWR42390
Trent TaylorSFWR43320
David MooreSEAWR33181
Denzel MimsNYJWR32420
Deonte HarrisNOWR33190
Devin DuvernayBALWR31390
Diontae JohnsonPITWR3160
Equanimeous St. BrownGBWR31120
Golden TateNYGWR32311
John HightowerPHIWR3000
Juwan JohnsonNOWR3150
K.J. HamlerDENWR33131
Miles BoykinBALWR32201
Rashard HigginsCLEWR31140
Russell GageATLWR32250
Adam HumphriesTENWR2000
Cedrick WilsonDALWR2000
Christian BlakeATLWR22140
Cole BeasleyBUFWR22240
Cordarrelle PattersonCHIWR2210
DeVante ParkerMIAWR2131
Gabriel DavisBUFWR2000
Jakeem GrantMIAWR21150
John BrownBUFWR21210
Marquise BrownBALWR2131
Nelson AgholorLVWR2000
Noah BrownDALWR2000
T.Y. HiltonINDWR2290
Taysom HillNOWR22301
Tyler JohnsonTBWR22350
Van JeffersonLARWR22230
Ashton DulinINDWR11130
Austin CarrNOWR11100
Chad BeebeMINWR11160
Darrius ShepherdGBWR1160
Isaiah FordMIAWR11100
Isaiah ZuberNEWR11130
James ProcheBALWR1000
James WashingtonPITWR1000
Javon WimsCHIWR1190
Kalif RaymondTENWR11110
Malcolm PerryMIAWR11100
Malik TaylorGBWR11260
Marquez Valdes-ScantlingGBWR11190
Michael PittmanINDWR1160
Tommylee LewisNOWR1150
Vyncint SmithNYJWR11130
Alex EricksonCINWR0000
Andre RobertsBUFWR0000
Brandon PowellATLWR0000
Dante PettisSFWR0000
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR0000
Gunner OlszewskiNEWR0000
Jamal AgnewDETWR0000
Joe ReedLACWR0000
Justin WatsonTBWR0000
K.J. HillLACWR0000
K.J. OsbornMINWR0000
Nsimba WebsterLARWR0000
Pharoh CooperCARWR0000
Tyrie ClevelandDENWR0000

Brandon Aiyuk

The 49ers lost Deebo Samuel to a hamstring injury in Week 7, which paved the way for Brandon Aiyuk to emerge in Week 8 against the Seahawks. Despite a disappointing game out of Jimmy Garoppolo, Aiyuk made the most of his opportunities.

Aiyuk ended the week tied for the fourth most targets (11), and turned them into 8/91/1 and 23.1 PPR (WR6).

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