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Jordan Whittington is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for wide receivers. John discusses whether you should him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Jordan Whittington received considerable hype coming out of the preseason and played every offensive snap in Week 2 after Rams WR1 Cooper Kupp went down with an injury, but Whittington saw fewer snaps in Week 3, and disappointed fantasy managers.
Jordan Whittington played 24 snaps and ran 11 routes yesterday.
But he had a 27% target rate and was used in pre-snap motion twice to set up a screen.
Here's his one non-manufactured touch where he was able to beat Charvarius Ward on a quick crosser.
Expect his role to grow. pic.twitter.com/eecYg657UH
— Dave Kluge (@DaveKluge) September 23, 2024
That doesn't mean all is lost, though. Whittington is still a rookie, and most of the time rookies take time to be worked in throughout their first season. Whittington had some encouraging things happen, like getting a 27% target rate. Whittington is a long-term bench stash though. He had just three catches for 28 yards.
For now, fellow WRs Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson, and Demarcus Robinson played more snaps, though only Atwell had more receptions than Whittington. The Rams leaned heavily on their run game, possibly due to their offensive line suffering so many injuries. Stafford only completed 16 passes for 221 yards.
Whittington may take time to break out, but he has a higher long-term ceiling than Johnson and Atwell in this offense. We've only seen Robinson have consistent success in the past, and that was due to a streak of touchdowns. Don't feel bad about stashing Whittington on your bench.
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