
Damiere Byrd Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 175 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- January 27, 1993 (30)
- Experience
- 7th Season
- Drafted
- 2015 / Rd. / Pk. (CAR)
- College
- South Carolina
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Damiere Byrd News
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd has played well recently. The veteran receiver has scored at least 14 fantasy points in back-to-back games. Furthermore, he has a touchdown in both contests. Last week Byrd was second on the team in targets (six) and receiving yards (67). Moreover, he scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over two minutes left in regulation last week. More importantly, the Los Angeles Chargers have surrendered nine receiving touchdowns to the wide receivers this season. Fantasy players in deeper leagues should consider starting Byrd as a bye-week replacement.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd scored a 47-yard touchdown in the team's 37-34 Week 8 win over the Carolina Panthers. The veteran receiver found the end zone for the second game in a row on Sunday after scoring a 75-yard touchdown in Week 7. More importantly, he had six targets in the game, only three fewer than Kyle Pitts for the team lead. While Olamide Zaccheaus and Drake London have been the top two wide receivers on the team this season, Byrd has put together back-to-back impressive performances. The veteran isn't worth adding off the waiver wire this week. However, he could be worth adding if he finds the end zone again in Week 9.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd led the team's passing attack in their 35-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7, a game in which quarterback Marcus Mariota only attempted 13 total passes. Byrd, who had zero catches on two targets in three games coming into Sunday's affair, caught his only target for a 75-yard touchdown strike against Cincy. The 29-year-old has now played in four straight games for the Falcons and played a season-high 34 percent of the offensive snaps on Sunday, but this out-of-nowhere performance is most likely an outlier and not a sign of things to come in Atlanta's run-happy offense. Fantasy managers shouldn't be considering picking Byrd up off the waiver wire.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
QB | Desmond Ridder |
Marcus Mariota | |
RB | Tyler Allgeier |
Cordarrelle Patterson | |
FB | Keith Smith |
LWR | Drake London |
Frank Darby | |
RWR | Damiere Byrd |
KhaDarel Hodge | |
SWR | Olamide Zaccheaus |
Jared Bernhardt | |
LTE | Kyle Pitts |
MyCole Pruitt | |
RTE | Parker Hesse |
Anthony Firkser | |
LT | Jake Matthews |
Chuma Edoga | |
LG | Matt Hennessy |
Elijah Wilkinson | |
C | Drew Dalman |
Ryan Neuzil | |
RG | Chris Lindstrom |
Colby Gossett | |
RT | Kaleb McGary |
Germain Ifedi |
DE | Ta'Quon Graham |
Jalen Dalton | |
NT | Abdullah Anderson |
Timmy Horne | |
DT | Grady Jarrett |
Jaleel Johnson | |
LOLB | Adetokunbo Ogundeji |
Arnold Ebiketie | |
WLB | Troy Andersen |
Mykal Walker | |
MLB | Rashaan Evans |
Nick Kwiatkoski | |
ROLB | Lorenzo Carter |
DeAngelo Malone | |
LCB | A.J. Terrell |
Darren Hall | |
SS | Richie Grant |
Erik Harris | |
FS | Jaylinn Hawkins |
Jovante Moffatt | |
RCB | Casey Hayward |
Cornell Armstrong | |
NB | Isaiah Oliver |
Dee Alford |
PK | Younghoe Koo |
Journeyman wide receiver Damiere Byrd signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons this offseason. He will compete for the third or fourth wide receiver spot on the team against newly acquired Bryan Edwards, Auden Tate, KhaDarel Hodge, and Olamide Zaccheus. Byrd's best season came in 2020 with New England, where he had 47 receptions for 604 yards and one touchdown. While the negative game scripts could be there in the passing game for the Falcons to air it out, there is too much...