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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Adam Thielen has seen his target share and yards per route run average decrease in each of the last three years. Moving to a new team with a lesser quarterback certainly seemed to be the proverbial nail in the coffin, but Thielen has shown he's not dead yet.
Over the last two weeks, Thielen has racked up 23 targets. The volume is fantastic, but even better is what he's been able to accomplish with that volume. He caught seven of his nine targets in Week 2 for 57 yards and a touchdown (16.9 half-PPR points) and then caught 11 of his 14 targets this past weekend for 145 yards and a touchdown (26 half-PPR points).
Rookie quarterback Bryce Young missed Carolina's Week 3 game due to an ankle injury, an injury that is expected to keep him out of Week 4, too. That's actually a good thing for Thielen's fantasy value. While Young will eventually be the better quarterback, veteran Andy Dalton was able to help Thielen to his best fantasy performance this season.
It's also notable that rookie receiver Jonathan Mingo left the game with a concussion and could potentially miss Week 4. His absence would help ensure Thielen's target share stays very high.
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