Browns Week 7 fantasy start-sit: Boston, Judkins, Fannin, Concepcion

The Cleveland Browns’ best Week 7 fantasy football plays come at wide receiver for Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET game at Tennessee, where the Titans have allowed 29.0 half-PPR points per game to the position, the 10th most.

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Denzel Boston (WR24) is a firm start, and KC Concepcion Jr. (WR31) is a solid WR3/flex play in a plus slot matchup. Harold Fannin Jr. (TE11) draws a tough tight end matchup, and Quinshon Judkins (RB35) returns from an ankle injury with Dylan Sampson back from injured reserve.

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Denzel Boston leads Cleveland’s receivers

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Denzel Boston (12) attempts to make a catch over Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jamel Dean (35) | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Boston has 17 catches for 345 yards and three touchdowns. His 20.3 yards per catch gives him the highest weekly ceiling in Cleveland’s passing game. The second-round rookie from Washington was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday with a foot injury, but he came off the final injury report and has no designation for Sunday.

The Titans have allowed 175.3 receiving yards per game to wide receivers, and Boston’s targets have held steady even in quiet weeks. Against Baltimore in Week 6 he drew five targets and finished with one catch for 15 yards. He has at least four targets in every game this season.

Boston is a WR2 start in 12-team leagues because he pairs steady volume with big-play production, and Tennessee gives up yardage to receivers.

Should you start KC Concepcion?

Cleveland Browns wide receiver KC Concepcion (1) warms up prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers | Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

Concepcion leads the Browns with 35 targets, one more than Boston, but he has turned them into just 22 catches for 186 yards and no touchdowns. He’s averaging fewer than nine yards per catch and hasn’t topped 64 receiving yards in a game, which limits his half-PPR value.

Tennessee has allowed the second-most yards per target to slot receivers. Concepcion has drawn at least six targets in four of six games, including six in Week 6, when he caught four passes for 37 yards.

Use him as a WR3 or flex in 12-team leagues. His target share gives him a steadier path to points than most receivers in his range.

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Harold Fannin Jr. faces stingy Titans

New York Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) breaks up a pass intended for Cleveland Browns tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (44) | Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

Fannin’s three touchdowns have inflated his fantasy line. He’s caught 19 passes for 166 yards, and the scores account for 3.0 of his 7.4 half-PPR points per game.

The second-year tight end has caught one pass in each of the last two games, including one catch for nine yards on three targets against Baltimore. Browns head coach Todd Monken said, “It’s really nothing to do with Harold as much as it is, we’ve got to become more consistent at throwing the football.”

Tennessee has allowed 8.2 half-PPR points per game to tight ends, the eighth fewest, and just 175 receiving yards to the position all season. Fannin stays a low-end TE1 because the position is thin. Still, sit him for a streaming option with similar volume and a better matchup.

How will Sampson affect Judkins?

Judkins has no injury designation after missing Week 6 with an ankle injury. He averaged 18.2 touches in his five games, and that workload keeps him in the flex mix even though he’s averaging 3.0 yards per carry with a long run of 14 yards.

Tennessee’s run defense has softened recently, allowing the seventh-highest explosive run rate since Week 3. But Sampson’s activation threatens Judkins’ receiving work, which supplies about 40% of his half-PPR points. Offensive coordinator Travis Switzer said, “Those two are a big part of what we do on offense, run and pass.” Monken said of Sampson, “Just getting the ball in his hands. He’s so explosive.”

Start Judkins as a low-end flex in 12-team leagues. Leave Sampson (RB53) on benches until the Browns show how they’ll split passing downs.

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Deshaun Watson as a superflex QB2

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) attempts a pass in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens | Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

Deshaun Watson (QB16) is a sit in one-quarterback leagues and a mid-range QB2 in superflex. He’s thrown for 1,174 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions, and his 195.7 passing yards per game leave little ceiling.

Watson’s rushing supplies his floor. His 45 carries for 196 yards are worth about three fantasy points per game before he throws a pass.

Tennessee has allowed 16.2 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, the ninth fewest, and just one passing touchdown per game. The Titans also recorded six sacks against Indianapolis last week, and Watson has taken 24 sacks through six games. He called Tennessee’s front “very aggressive, very active.” Start him only in superflex lineups if you don’t have a better QB2.

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Who else should stay benched?

Jerry Jeudy (WR50) caught four passes for 69 yards against Baltimore, and Monken said “you’ve seen Jerry (Jeudy) come up big the last few weeks.” Still, the veteran receiver has 19 targets and no touchdowns all season. He trails Boston and Concepcion in targets and stays on the bench.

Jaleel McLaughlin (RB46) handled nine carries for 41 yards and four catches for 14 yards in Week 6. Audric Estime (RB49) scored on one of his nine carries in his Cleveland debut. Judkins and Sampson return to take that work, so neither belongs in lineups outside of deep leagues.

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