Jason Pierre-Paul Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul (knee), who was in and out of practice last season due to a knee injury, underwent a minor knee cleanup procedure on Wednesday. Despite the nagging knee injury, Pierre-Paul played in all 16 regular season games in 2020 and earned his third career Pro Bowl selection by racking up 55 tackles (34 solo), seven tackles for loss, 14 QB hits, a career-high two interceptions, six passes defensed, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 9.5 sacks. JPP finished as the top-scoring IDP defensive lineman for a nasty Buccaneers defensive line that ultimately disrupted Patrick Mahomes and single-handedly won Super Bowl LV. If healthy next season, Pierre-Paul will be a very attractive D-lineman in IDP formats yet again.

Feb. 24th • 11:41 AM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul (knee) missed practice for a second straight day on Wednesday. Pierre-Paul has been battling through injury to close out the 2020 season, and he has just three solo tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits in the last three games for the Bucs defense. He made the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career, however, racking up 55 combined tackles (seven for loss), 14 QB hits, two interceptions, six passes defensed, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 9.5 sacks over a full season. The 32-year-old will need to put in at least a limited practice on Thursday to have a shot at playing in the wild-card game on Saturday night against Washington. Tampa's defense will be the top fantasy option of the weekend, but not having JPP would give them a little less upside.

Jan. 6th • 7:36 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (knee) did not practice on Friday but was not on the team's final Week 16 injury report against the Lions. Pierre-Paul should be active on Saturday against Detroit and has a good chance of bouncing back after not recording a single tackle or sack in the Week 15 win over the Falcons. With 9.5 sacks, 31 total tackles, four passes defensed, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, JPP has been the most valuable defensive lineman in IDP leagues in his 12 games. Continue to start him in Week 16 against the Lions despite his donut last weekend. Tampa's defensive unit will also be a strong fantasy option on Saturday against a Lions team that will be without interim head coach Darrell Bevell.

Dec. 24th • 4:12 PM