FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast on Justin Jefferson

PodcastWeek 7 Fantasy Football WR Rankings: Breakout Candidates & Risky Starts (Ep. 22...October 22, 2026

From the episode

we saw McCarthy last year with Justin Jefferson and it was horrible. He totally nuked Jefferson week after week after week. And we kept saying, you got to play this guy as a fantasy wide receiver one every single week. And then it just, it never panned out.

Mentioned at 2:23 – 2:38

STACKED’s take

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McCarthy historically underperformed with Jefferson; raises Neighbors concern.

Historical context for concern with JJ McCarthy: McCarthy's performance with Jefferson last year was poor, with Jefferson being 'totally nuked' week after week despite being a fantasy WR1 every week. This historical precedent raises risk concerns for Malik Neighbors' production with McCarthy starting in Week 7.