Matt Okada Names Zay Flowers Week 10 WR Start as DK Metcalf Draws Sit Call

Q: Does Marvin Mims' historic special teams brilliance offer any hidden fantasy upside against Seattle's elite defense?

No — not in standard fantasy formats. Marvin Mims’ special-teams brilliance is real, but it does not create meaningful hidden upside against Seattle’s elite pass defense unless your league explicitly rewards return yardage or return touchdowns. The evidence points the other way. Seattle has allowed the fewest receiving yards per game to wide receivers and has sharply limited explosive passes, which directly attacks the one offensive trait that gives Mims fantasy appeal: big-play volatility. Mims’ offensive usage is also too small to trust. Recent reporting and game logs show a thin target share, limited snap rate, and almost no weekly floor as a receiver. His return value is legitimate. Mims is one of the NFL’s best punt returners, has flirted with historic average marks, and remains capable of flipping field position or breaking a return. But in most season-long fantasy leagues, that helps Denver more than fantasy managers. Return production usually does not count, and return touchdowns are too rare to start a player chasing them. There is a narrow exception. In leagues that award return yards, Mims does gain hidden value, because he can accumulate points even if Seattle erases him as a receiver. Still, that is format-specific upside, not a strong mainstream start case. Even then, Seattle’s defense and Mims’ limited offensive role keep him more in desperation-flex territory than as a recommended play. So the column’s sit recommendation remains the sound call.

3 articles · Updated · NFL.com · Nov 11

Zay Flowers is Okada’s Week 10 wide receiver start of the week, with the Ravens expected to lean on him against a Chargers defense allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to the position.
Jacoby Brissett’s expected Baltimore debut drives that call after Flowers totaled just 5.3 fantasy points over the past two weeks with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley sidelined.
Other starts include Amari Cooper, Jalen Coker and Tetairoa McMillan if healthy, with Okada citing matchup upside against secondaries in New Orleans, Jacksonville and a shorthanded Jets target tree.
DK Metcalf is the sit of the week after producing only two 60-yard games all season, carrying a 51.6% catch rate and posting just 3 catches for 31 yards against Cincinnati in Week 3.
Stefon Diggs, Marvin Mims Jr. and Devaughn Vele also made the sit list, reflecting Okada’s focus on fringe lineup decisions rather than obvious every-week fantasy starters.