Another week is in the books from the NFL season and again there were some surprise performances, the Dolphins offense against at Saints’ D, and some dominant performances, Houston against Tennessee, to look at. As the calendar moves to October, teams start to become more who they are and trends become more solidified.

Target Monsters

Alvin Kamara- It’s been a couple of a weeks since Kamara saw passes in the red zone but he came back with a flourish in London. Four of the seven passes Drew Brees through inside the 20s went Kamara’s direction. The running back caught all four targets, including one for a score, in addition to running it twice, the most on the team, inside the 20. The Saints are off in Week 5, but it is a good sign that he is getting more involved.

Taylor Gabriel- Like Kamara, it’s been a couple of weeks since Gabriel has seen looks his way in the red zone. He made a big statement in that department in Week 4 however, with three of the nine targets going his way. He didn’t catch any of them, but the three looks on Sunday were enough to put in into the team lead so far with five on the season. The absence of Julio Jones and potentially Mohamed Sanu means Gabriel could see a bunch more his way.

Mike Wallace- Joe Flacco hadn’t looked the way of Wallace at all yet this season, until the Steelers rolled into town. Wallace saw three of the seven red zone passes come his way and caught one for a score. The Ravens offense has been shaky this season, and tends to operate on long plays more than sustained drives, but at least for one week, Wallace saw his share of looks in the red zone.

Mike Evans- Evans had been missing in the action in the red zone until the game against the Giants on Sunday.  Jameis Winston targeted Evans thrice inside the Giants 20 including twice inside the 10. He only converted one of those targets into a catch, though it went for a six-yard touchdown, but it was nice to see that kind of volume for a projected stud like Evans.

Most Efficient

Devin Funchess- Funchess could have been listed in the section above, but he produced better than those guys. Prior to Sunday’s game against the Patriots, Funchess had only been targeted once. Now that total stands at four. The three looks on Sunday garnered him two catches, both going for scores, as he proved to be Cam Newton’s favorite receiver. His up and down play this year isn’t great for fantasy owners, but the uptick in scoring chances is.

Tyler Kroft- If you listened to our own Howard Bender on Sunday, you already know why Kroft is in this section. Andy Dalton looked the TE’s way twice against the Browns and both were caught and both went for scores. While it remains to be seen what will happen to Kroft’s upside when Tyler Eifert returns from injury, the Week 4 showing proves he has chemistry with Dalton. Eifert has already been ruled out for Week 5, making Kroft another sneaky play once more.

Packers WRs/TE- That’s right the entire receiving corps for Green Bay is on the list. Of the nine passing attempts Aaron Rodgers had inside the 20, all found their way to a receiver or tight end and seven were caught for four scores. Jordy Nelson led the way with two scores on two targets, but Martellus Bennett and Devante Adams saw three targets each with two catches each and a score for Adams. Randall Cobb had just one look, but that was still good enough to get him a score from inside the five. We all know the Packers offense is potent, but this kind of efficiency raises all of their respective fantasy values.

Ones to Watch

Tarik Cohen- Cohen saw another two target week this week, bringing his season total to five and tied for the team lead. He has caught four of those five targets with one score. The Bears announced earlier this week that Mitchell Trubisky will be the starter in Week 5, and likely beyond, but that shouldn’t hurt Cohen too much. The best friends of a rookie QB are a TE and a running back he can dump it down to, which is what Cohen is.

Will Fuller- Week 4 was the first time on the field for Fuller this season, after suffering a broken collarbone in camp, and he comported himself well. His six overall targets were second on the team, behind DeAndre Hopkins, but he outpaced Hopkins in the red zone with two targets, two catches, and two scores. The Houston offense is really starting to find its groove and with Fuller demonstrating his immediate chemistry with Watson, good things will only follow from here.

Jared Cook- The Raiders offense struggled on Sunday against the top pass defense in the league in Denver. However the only three red zone targets in the game came from E.J. Manuel once Derek Carr left injured, and two of those went to Cook. Cook was an afterthought much of the time for Carr, but Manuel find him right away. Over the next few weeks at least, Manuel will be at the helm, giving the chemistry a chance to grow some more.