Van Jefferson Fantasy

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (shoulder) is officially active on Monday night against the Arizona Cardinals after he was listed as questionable to play on the final injury report for wild-card week. Although Jefferson is the Rams No. 3 receiver behind Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr., he could do damage deep down the field against a Cardinals defense that has given up a lot of big plays to opponents through the air in the last three weeks of action. Jefferson also played very well against Arizona in two earlier games this year, catching eight of his nine targets for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Consider him an enticing DFS sleeper play in hopes that he can connect with quarterback Matthew Stafford deep down the field.

Jan. 17th • 7:09 PM

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (shoulder) was limited in practice for the second straight day on Saturday and is questionable to play in Monday's wild-card tilt against the division-rival Arizona Cardinals. Jefferson will be a low-cost DFS sleeper if he's active on Monday night against a Cardinals defense that he torched in two games during the regular season for an 8-148-2 line on nine targets. He had only 2.9 catches per game in 17 contests, but he managed 802 yards and six touchdowns in his second season in LA. If he plays and can break free for a couple long gains and maybe a score, Jefferson could return some nice value for fantasy managers. If he's out, rookie Ben Skowronek will be the No. 3 receiver behind Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr.

Jan. 15th • 11:05 PM

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (shoulder) was downgraded from a full practice on Thursday to a limited participant on Friday. It's unclear if Jefferson actually suffered a setback that might put his status in question for Monday night's wild-card game against the Arizona Cardinals, but we'll have a better idea of his availability on Saturday. The 25-year-old will continue to serve as LA's No. 3 receiver behind Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. if he's able to play, and could be a nice DFS sleeper target this weekend. Jefferson finished off the year on a quiet note, but he has an opportunity to make some splash plays deep down the field against a Cardinals defense that allowed the fifth-most fantasy points per game to WRs this year. Jefferson had eight catches on nine targets for 148 yards and two TDs in his two previous games against Arizona in 2021.

Jan. 14th • 6:34 PM