Fantasy Football: 4 Unexpectedly Great Week 3 Performances
Marcedes Lewis, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL.com Start Percentage: 0.0%
Week 3 Fantasy Points: 24.2
You know what's embarrassing? Losing an NFL game by a score of 44-7. Know what's even more embarrassing? Giving up 3 touchdowns to Marcedes Lewis.
To say that Lewis is off the fantasy radar is an understatement. He hasn't averaged more than 7 points per game (NFL.com scoring) since 2010 and hasn't cleared 50 targets in a season since 2012. Prior to Jacksonville's beatdown of the Baltimore Ravens, Lewis had 3 touchdowns in his last 35 games.
Despite Sunday's outburst, don't expect the loss of Allen Robinson to make much difference in Lewis' football life. Since Robinson entered the league, Lewis averages 2.9 targets per game when Robinson plays. When Robinson doesn't play, that shoots all the way up to...3.0 targets per game.
Move along, nothing to see here, leave Lewis on the waiver wire where he belongs. If you need help at the tight end position, numberFire's own Jacob Gibbs has you covered.
The real story here might be that the Ravens are susceptible to tight ends. Three games isn't much of a sample size, but tight ends have roasted them in two. In Week 1, the Cincinnati Bengals tight ends didn't do much, but in Week 2, the Cleveland Browns' tight ends combined for 6 catches, 108 yards, and a touchdown. Then in Week 3, Lewis posted 4 catches for 62 yards and those 3 scores. It'll be interesting to see how Pittsburgh's Jesse James fares against the Ravens next week...
