Kadarius Toney - Week 2 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Kadarius Toney - Week 2 Outlook for Fantasy Football

one year ago

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney bungled his Week 1 return from late-July knee surgery by dropping at least three of his five targets. The main silver lining behind this debacle was the 24-year-old's ability to command five targets on just 14 routes run (35.7% target rate), plus quarterback Patrick Mahomes endorsed him after the loss. Toney was a deservedly popular fantasy drop candidate amid a busy waiver wire, but it's not as if any other Chiefs WRs truly stepped up to supplant him in Travis Kelce's (knee) stead. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense notably tied for the fourth-most touchdowns permitted (18) to WRs last year. It's worth noting Toney could match up most with Tyson Campbell, who was bested for a 7/94/1 receiving line while mostly defending Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 1. Fantasy managers still can't trust Toney as anything more than a volatile WR4 with Kelce back in Week 2, but the former first-round pick's tantalizing talent leaves him worth stashing on benches.

Source: NFL.com