QB-WR Connection Finder

I was listening to Evan Silva and JMtoWin’s podcast, and Evan mentioned liking a certain WR (I’ll have to go back and see who it was, I can’t recall) because he’s had a good connection with one of the QBs in the past. He said he puts stock in this sort of thing, which had me curious what other connections we might be able to find this way. This is a list of all QBs and WRs that have played together in past pre-season games and are currently on the same roster. Listed is the WRs Target% from the QB. (min. 20 Total QB Targets)

QB WR G TOTAL_QB_TARGETS TARGETS TARGET_PERC
Carson Wentz Alshon Jeffery 2 21 9 0.43
Andy Dalton A.J. Green 20 234 77 0.33
Matthew Stafford Marvin Jones 5 74 24 0.32
Derek Carr Amari Cooper 8 116 35 0.30
Marcus Mariota Tajae Sharpe 4 55 16 0.29
Matt Ryan Mohamed Sanu 6 57 16 0.28
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Derek Carty is the creator of THE BAT X (for MLB) and THE BLITZ (for NFL) projection systems, widely considered the gold standard for projections and the driving force behind multiple Milly Maker winners. You may also know him from ESPN.com, from his time on Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter, or from his early career managing the fantasy sections for Baseball Prospectus and The Hardball Times. While perhaps best known for DFS, he also has an elite track record in both sports betting (career ~13% ROI on thousands of publicly-tracked bets as of the end of the 2023-24 NFL season) and season-long fantasy expert leagues (11 titles while placing in the top 3 in roughly half of all leagues). On the sports betting side, you may recognize his work from EV Analytics, ScoresAndOdds, Covers, and Unabated. For season-long fantasy, THE BAT X is prominently featured at FanGraphs. While known mostly for his analytical skills, he’s also proud to be the only active fantasy or betting analyst to have graduated from MLB’s exclusive Scout School. Follow Carty on Twitter – @DerekCarty