Donovan Peoples-Jones Fantasy Football News | Shark Bites

Browns WRs Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones and KhaDarel Hodge have been placed on the COVID list as high-risk close contacts and are out for Sunday's game against the Jets. Those are Cleveland's top 4 WRs. Marvin Hall is the only other WR on the active roster. Ja'Marcus Bradley and Derrick Willies are on the practice squad. We wouldn't mess with that situation in Week 16 fantasy lineups. TEs Austin Hooper, Harrison Bryant and David Njoku should be busy tomorrow. Baker Mayfield, meanwhile, goes from a solid QB1 play to a shaky QB2. Expect a run-heavy game plan from Cleveland.

Update: Bradley and Willies have been promoted from the practice squad.

The Browns have re-signed WR Rashard Higgins to a 1-year deal. His 2019 season was derailed by a knee injury, but Higgins went for 572 yards and 4 TDs on 39 catches in 2018. Consider him the early favorite for Cleveland's #3 WR job this year -- with Taywan Taylor, Damion Ratley, KhaDarel Hodge and rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones as the competition.

The Browns selected Michigan WR Donovan Peoples-Jones in the 6th round of the 2020 NFL Draft. DPJ was a major disappointment for Big Blue. The 5-star recruit totaled just 103 catches, 1,327 yards and 14 TDs across 3 years on campus. In his defense, he dealt with crappy QB play. Michigan ranked 111th, 80th and 50th in passing yards per game the last 3 seasons. Peoples-Jones turned heads with his Combine performance: a 4.48-second 40 time and 44.5-inch vertical at 6’2 and 212 pounds. He earned a 99th percentile SPARQ score. And you see flashes of that athleticism on tape. Peoples-Jones waited a long time to hear his name called, though, and will have to battle for #3 WR duties in Cleveland behind Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry. He’s just a deep dynasty stash.