Week 9 Data Dump: Second half WR season BREAKOUT candidates + TERRIBLE defenses to take advantage of

It’s another edition of Data Dump on the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast as we make the pivot from Week 8 to Week 9 in the NFL. Ray Garvin joins Matt Harmon to share 10 data points you need to know for this upcoming week.

(2:20) - Fantasy fallout: Tyler Shough named QB1 in New Orleans

(7:50) - Ray's 1st data point: Marvin Harrison Jr. should smash the Cowboys defense 

(16:30) - Matt's 1st data point: Nico Collins should bounce back this week 

(24:42) - Ray's 2nd data point: Tucker Kraft looks like TE1

(32:45) - Matt's 2nd data point: Oronde Gadsden's rise is real 

(42:25) - Ray's 3rd data point: Are we witnessing Troy Franklin's breakout? 

(49:20) - Matt's 3rd data point: Josh Downs is a first down and TD machine 

(55:20) - Ray's 4th data point: Travis Hunter WR1 in Jacksonville? 

(1:04:55) - Matt's 4th data point: Devonta Smith is WR1 in Philly 

(1:09:15)- Ray's 5th data point: What's going on in Chicago? 

(1:15:50) - Matt's 5th data point: What's going on in Atlanta? 

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