Harold Fannin
vs Parker Washington

“TE Harold Fannin vs BAL Fannin posted a dud for your fantasy team last week, but his utilization in terms of snap share continues to hover around 90%. Baltimore’s defense is good, but they are more vulnerable through the air than on the ground, and the Browns are going to need to throw to keep pace in this game. The floor is low for Fannin in a lackluster Browns’ offense, but there aren’t many TEs who offer the 20-point upside that Fannin possesses.”

“Will it continue…who knows; Harold Fannin has started to emerge in the last fortnight to pilfer additional targets, and despite some efficient play, QB Deshaun Watson has been sacked eleven times so far on the year; if these trends continue, it may not be such a happy ending to the year for the man with undoubtedly the worst contract in professional sports. How about the rest of these names? Carnell Tate – last I checked, his QB was still Cam Ward, so that is probably not happening.”

“Fannin was held below 11 PPR points in each of the first two games of the season. He has a 21.7% target share, 1.57 YPRR, two red zone targets, one deep target, and a 17.9% first-read share (third on the team). Fannin could stay hot this week against a pass defense that has allowed the eighth-most yards per target and the ninth-most fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends.”

“Browns Fantasy Tight End Preview Harold Fannin After a quiet season opener, Fannin has rebounded with games of 5-45-0 and 7-51-2. He scored both Cleveland touchdowns on Sunday, becoming the first Cleveland player to get an end-zone target other than Boston to open the season. Fannin is averaging only 9.0 yards per catch, but with Watson focusing on getting rid of the football, he has regained opportunities in the offense.”

“Fannin played 85.7% of the snaps, ran 68.8% of the routes, and earned a 30% target share. On that improved usage, he earned nine targets, catching seven of them for 51 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 24.1 PPR points on the day. Fannin won’t get 30% of the targets every game, but this is also a ceiling that most tight ends don’t have.”

“Fannin had 72 catches for 731 yards and six TDs last year. He led all FBS pass catchers — both tight ends and wide receivers — in catches and receiving yards in his final college season at Bowling Green in 2024. Fannin is a legitimate dude, and he could be the answer to a fantasy team’s TE problem.” – Pat Fitzmaurice ( FantasyPros )”

“Fannin was fourth on the team with a 13.6% target share and 7.1% first-read share. He had only two receptions and 21 receiving yards (0.95 YPRR). Fannin also didn’t get any high cholesterol usage, as he didn’t have any red zone, end zone, or deep targets.”

“Fannin caught two passes for 21 yards all afternoon, even though Cleveland was in catch-up mode all game long. As long as Deshaun Watson is under center, it will be difficult to trust anyone on the Browns as a startable asset moving forward.”

“Fannin has to compete with two outstanding rookie receivers for targets in KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston . Veteran Jerry Jeudy remains as well.”

“Harold Fannin is one in this range, which should be the top target option on his team, and he doesn’t have to compete with Njoku this year.”

“The Browns have added more weapons and Njoku is gone, so it will be interesting to see if Fannin was a product of necessity or talent. I believe it is the latter, and the second-easiest opening schedule gives him a great opportunity to prove it.”

“Harold Fannin is coming off the board around the sixth-round/seventh-round turn.”

“In their one tight matchup against the Broncos, Washington earned 12 targets. Liam Coen loves to utilize his slot receivers, as we’ve seen in prior seasons with Cooper Kupp and Chris Godwin . All signs point to Washington following in their footsteps.”

“Recent trades of Washington are going for future firsts in ’28 and beyond plus a little more.”

“Washington is on pace for 75 catches, 1,200 yards, and 14 touchdowns. Better yet, the usage backs it up. He’s running a route on 96% of dropbacks, so he basically never leaves the field.”

“Parker Washington – 9 targets, 6 rec Washington is the WR7 overall so far this season, but the targets have been inconsistent. You can see his weekly target breakdown in the table below. Week Targets Target % 1 6 29% 2 12 43% 3 5 19% 4 3 13% 5 9 24% Average 7 25% Washington’s overall averages look solid, but there is clearly some volatility to his game.”

“The fantasy WR8 on the young season, Washington had his best performance of the season on Sunday against Philadelphia “over the pond” in London, hauling in six receptions on nine targets for 124 yards and two touchdowns. There is very little downside to Washington right now — he’s an alpha option on an elite offense that throws, capable of playing both inside and outside to create mismatches against defenses. I don’t often endorse buying high on players, but this is an exception.”

“Parker Washington Might Still Be Underrated After a down week, Washington bounced back in a big way. He caught both of Trevor Lawrence ’s TD passes, from 51 and 27 yards, the latter being the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter of Jacksonville’s 19-17 win over Philadelphia. He is clearly Lawrence’s go-to guy in key situations.”

“After last week’s surprising dud, Parker Washington is the WR23 in fantasy points per game. Last week, Washington had only a 13% target share and a 14.3% first-read share as Trevor Lawrence was locked onto Brenton Strange . In the three previous weeks, Washington was the team’s unquestioned alpha with a 27.2% target share, 3.25 YPRR, 0.132 FD/RR, and a 32.8% first-read share.”

““ Parker Washington is my favorite buy-low after his one-catch, seven-yard game against Cincinnati. He remains my WR12 for the rest of the season. Jacksonville attempted only 23 passes, and I expect Washington’s involvement to rebound.”

“Washington has drawn defensive attention the past two weeks. After target shares of 28.6% and 41.4% to open the season, Washington has seen 18.5% and 13% of targets over the past two games. The Bengals used DJ Turner to match up with Washington on his snaps outside and bracket coverage when he moved inside.”

“Before Sunday, Washington was the WR10 in total PPR points, so I’m not letting one three-target clunker erase everything we’ve seen. He had a 39-yard reception overturned, which would have made this conversation considerably less interesting. Sometimes good fantasy players have bad games; no need for panic.”