Marvin Jones Jr. Fantasy

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. put a bow on his 2020 year by hauling in eight receptions for a season-high 180 yards to go along with two touchdowns during Sunday's loss to Minnesota. Jones even could have had a third TD grab if not for a somewhat controversial overturn by replay review. His yardage production marks his highest output since Week 3 of the 2016 year, having benefited immensely from facing an exploitable Vikings secondary with Matthew Stafford under center. Jones was the primary beneficiary down the stretch of Kenny Golladay's (hip) consistent absences, which may place his fantasy intrigue in '21 back to where it was to begin this year. Set to become an unrestricted free agent, where Jones plays next year and how crowded that team's WR corps is will likely determine his season-long viability.

Jan. 3rd • 9:29 PM

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. will wrap up another solid season this Sunday against the Vikings in Week 17. Jones Jr. consistently remains to be one of the more underrated fantasy receivers in the game and enters the final week with 68 receptions for 798 yards and seven touchdowns. Those numbers have been aided by a strong second half of the season and will face a Vikings Defense that is allowing the fourth most fantasy points to opposing receivers. The Lions may have backup Chase Daniel under center, which could slightly flatten Jones' fantasy value. But the veteran receiver posted 43 yards with one touchdown against the Vikings in Week 9, making him a sneaky, backend WR2/3 option for Week 17.

Dec. 30th • 4:13 PM

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. caught only three passes for 19 yards in the Lions embarrassing 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16. The veteran Jones came into the contest on a mild hot streak, posting 474 receiving yards and three touchdowns over his previous six games. But this game got out of hand quickly and the Lions offense was submarined by quarterback Matthew Stafford suffering another injury. Backup Chase Daniel came in and unfortunately was ineffective as the Lions scored their only points of the game on a kickoff return. Jones Jr. is perhaps the teams most capable wide receiver (with Kenny Golladay stuck on the injury shelf) but will be difficult to trust in the final week of the season, especially if Stafford is not under center.

Dec. 26th • 5:01 PM