Las Vegas Raiders receiver Jakobi Meyers appears on track to return after missing the last two weeks with an ankle injury. He returned to practice on Wednesday and is listed as questionable against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that managers should be scrambling to thrust Meyers back into their lineups.
While Meyers has caught at least three passes in every game in which he’s appeared this season, he’s now Las Vegas’ No. 1 perimeter receiver. Normally, that would be a good thing, but this week, that means he’ll likely draw standout Chiefs corner Trent McDuffie in coverage.
The Chiefs, for the record, have allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to opposing receiver this season.
And while Meyers may be Las Vegas’ No. 1 wideout now, tight end Brock Bowers is their true go-to pass-catcher. That won’t change against Chiefs defense that has struggled to contain tight ends. Plus, there’s no guarantee that Meyers will be at 100 percent.
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