The fantasy football week has one game to go and then things will turn over into the Week 10 schedule and some of the top wide receiver options heading into next week includes Jerricho Cotchery, Keenan Allen, TY Hilton, Kenbrell Thompkins, Doug Baldwin and Riley Cooper.
Cotchery had himself quite the game against the Patriots despite losing with the Steelers, while Cooper had another breakout game with three touchdowns against the Raiders in the huge matchup after Nick Foles threw for seven touchdowns. Thompkins and Baldwin are two solid options for deeper leagues in PPR leagues and Hilton showed off his skills while making all the catches for Andrew Luck as the team made a comeback on Sunday night football and he has shown a flair for the dramatic and the endzone so far this season and in his short career.
Cotchery had a very solid game against the Patriots and had three touchdowns for the Steelers and he has been filling the void that Mike Wallace left back when he signed with the Dolphins. Cotchery ended up with seven catches on eight targets for 96 yards on the day and he scored his first TV in four games, giving him now four over the past five and that other one came in a big game against the Vikings that saw him catch five balls for 103 yards in London. Cotchery has been steady for the Steelers and over the past three weeks he has made 14 catches and he should be considered a number one for the team going forward.
Keenan Allen has been one of the breakout players in the league overall and he has continued to be a steady and dependable receiver for Philip Rivers while the team deals with injuries to Malcom Floyd and Danario Alexander and he has shown poise and explosiveness as a rookie. Allen is small and has explosive speed and he reminds many of a DeSean Jackson and he has been one reason why the Chargers and Rivers are having a bounce back year and while they lost in overtime on Sunday, Allen has been a major factor to the team and he should continue that way for the rest of the season.
Allen led the team with eight catches for 128 yards and a score and the fact that he had 11 targets is promising and he now has double digit targets in two of the past three games and he has not had less than six in the past five games. His touchdown on Sunday also marked his third score in four games and he has a nose for the endzone and he also has big play ability, as he has had a 20 yards catch in each of his last five games and in four of those games he went over 100 yards receiving. Last week he had just three catches for 67 yards, but the week before that he had nine catches for 107 yards on Monday night football and then added six for 115 yards and he has been dependable and productive for Rivers all season.
TY Hilton, Kenbrell Thompkins and Doug Baldwin are all sold pickups and Hilton was the number one option for Andrew Luck after Reggie Wayne went down and Baldwin has stepped up for Russell Wilson with Sidney Rice out. Thompkins and the others are all solid picks for Week 10 and could put up numbers.