Graham Gano Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Kalil suffered a setback during Week 7's game and he'll be sidelined this weekend. His replacement, Tyler Larsen has struggled in pass protection this season, allowing the second-most pressures among centers (16, per PFF) and he’s been charged with the most sacks (3). Dickson will suit up, as expected. Since his huge game against the Lions in Week 5, when he capitalized on broken coverage a couple times on his way to 175 yards, the tight end hasn't topped 36 yards. He's remained involved in the passing game though, averaging 6.5 targets over his last two outings. While the Buccaneers, his Week 8 opponent, aren't considered efficient against tight ends by DVOA (23rd, per FO), they've only allowed 3.67 receptions per game to the position, the sixth-lowest rate in the league. Coleman is will make his return after a three-game absence. He could help bolster their already-strong rushing defense; in 2016, he was eighth among safeties with a 5.2% run-stop rate and he was fifth when lined up within eight yards of the line of scrimmage (7.9%, per PFF). On top of that, they're going to get Kuechly, PFF's sixth-ranked LB, on the field. Even without Kuechly and Coleman against the Bears in Week 7, they held Jordan Howard to 65 rushing yards on 21 attempts. As a team, they're fifth in rush DVOA while their line ranks eighth in adjusted line yards (3.78). Not surprisingly, they've given up the seventh-fewest PPR points to RBs this season. Doug Martin, who recorded a season-high 22 touches last week, will have his work cut out for him against this group.

Carolina still has rookie Harrison Butker on their roster, so he could potentially get benched down the line with bad performance. The job is his for now though and he checks in with the fourth-highest projection in our FanDuel model.