Tyson finished as the WR43 for Week 9 so far, catching 4 of 5 targets for 30 yards in his NFL debut. His first catch resulted in a lost fumble. The eighth overall pick was activated off IR on Saturday after a hamstring injury in August. He played just 18 snaps but ran 16 routes, all in 11 personnel, which works out to a target on 31% of his routes.
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The Saints eased him in as the fourth WR. He took 35% of the 11-personnel snaps from Bryce Lance, who had played 96% of them over the first four weeks. Chris Olave (64 snaps) and Devaughn Vele (70) weren’t affected. Olave came in with a 27.0% target share and Vele with 18.3%, and the Saints throw at the 4th-highest rate in the league (62.7%). That leaves room for Tyson’s role to grow if he moves into two-WR sets.
Week 10 brings Carolina, which allows the 16th-most fantasy points to WRs (31.7 per game) and ranks 16th in Pass Defense Power. Week 11 is at Chicago (18th-most to WRs, 31.2; 19th in Pass Defense Power). Week 12 is at Cincinnati (19th, 30.8), which has PFF’s fourth-worst coverage grade (40.1). Tyson is a WR5 stash until his snap share climbs.
