Last week, the article was on A.J. Brown as the Eagles-Vikings game environment offered a potential breakout.
However, DeVonta Smith took the weekly honors with 183 receiving yards.
Brown had a solid game as well, as the two Eagles wideouts combined for over 300 receiving yards.
This should come as no surprise, despite the Eagles' struggles early in the season, as the Eagles have a condensed target tree and were playing indoors with a solid game environment.
Smith had 47.8% of the Eagles' targets on Sunday, which actually ranked third highest.
Ja’Marr Chase had 51.1% of the Bengals' targets, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba continued his incredible season with 48.3% of the Seahawks' targets.
Week 7 featured 10 players reaching the 100-yard receiving mark, including 8 wide receivers and 2 tight ends.
As a result of teams force feeding the ball to their best receiving option, wide receiver target share climbed to 57.6%, which is similar to the opening weeks of the season.
There is a lot of variance chasing most receiving yards.
Like passing yards, chasing game state is important, but locating condensed target trees is likely as important.
NFL Weekly Receiving Leaders, 2025:
| Week | Wide Receiver | Receiving Yards | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Flowers | 140 | Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | Malik Nabers | 167 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Tre Tucker | 145 | Washington Commanders |
| 4 | Puka Nacua | 170 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 | Emeka Egbuka | 163 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 6 | George Pickens | 168 | Carolina Panthers |
| 7 | Devonta Smith | 183 | Minnesota VIkings |
Most Week 8 Receiving Yards Prediction (Sunday): Chris Olave (+2700)
The Buccaneers are a pass funnel defense, ranking fourth in rushing success rate and EPA per rush allowed. The Saints have lost two pieces to their run game in Kendre Miller and Erik McCoy, and they are underdogs in a game played in a dome.
Spencer Rattler has the potential to see the highest dropback rate of his career, and against a blitz-happy defense, Olave is likely to be the beneficiary.
He has a 36% target share when Rattler is blitzed.
After averaging under 10 yards per reception in every game over the first five weeks, Olave has been used on some deeper routes over the past two weeks, which has allowed him to reach 98 yards in consecutive games.
In his first 7 games of the season, Olave has averaged 10.1 targets per game.
Combined with the increase in deeper routes, that provides an opportunity for his best game of the season.
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Week 8 Receiving Yards Longshot Bet: National Tight End Day Anytime TD Parlay
- Dalton Kincaid Anytime TD, David Njoku Anytime TD, George Kittle Anytime TD (+3550)
In 2024, tight ends set a single day record of 16 touchdowns and 177 receptions on National Tight End Day.
Although Kittle has a difficult matchup, he is the originator of National Tight End Day and was a great soldier in his return from injury, blocking all game without a single reception.
Both Kincaid and Njoku have great matchups, as both defenses have allowed more than 60 yards per game to opposing tight ends.
Kincaid is second to Keon Coleman in targets on passes thrown to the end zone this season and is targeted on 22% of his routes.
Njoku has been targeted on 27.3% of his routes since the switch in quarterbacks to Dillon Gabriel and has a favorable matchup against the pass-funnel Patriot defense.
