Have we been ignoring the Henry Ruggs breakout season?

Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don delve into the Raiders receiver's production heading into their Week 7 matchup against the Eagles.

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MATT HARMON: Henry Ruggs is a guy that I think is not getting enough credit right now for the second-year season that he's having. 38.7% of Henry Ruggs's targets have come 20 plus yards down the field. He has the second most yards on those throws. Derek Carr has a 142.4 passer rating on those throws. That's huge. I think Henry Ruggs is a guy that you're thinking about playing Henry Ruggs like to chase the ceiling, you know, as your wide receiver three or flex at this point, every week of the season. Ruggs looks good, man, and he's making plays not just in the speed game. Like he's winning some back shoulder throws, contested throws.

Like I compared him coming into this year, based on his profile from his first season, as like a Brandin Cooks-lite type. And they're kind of unleashing him as that type of player. So that's pretty exciting. Does this-- and Brian Edwards you know, I mean, he's out there and he's making random big plays, but he's not really getting enough volume to really matter that much at all. Does this diminish your thoughts on Darren Waller, who I should note, has a huge great match-up against the Eagles this week? I feel like this is the week to buy back in on Darren Waller in season-long, daily fantasy, et cetera, et cetera, before he faces the Eagles. But is the Henry Ruggs kind of mini-breakout here diminishing those thoughts for you at all?

DALTON DEL DON: Henry Ruggs, I thought Brian Edwards had like a 50-50 shot of out-producing him this year, I was clearly wrong on that. Ruggs makes top 15 in air yards. He's passed the eye test, he looks really good. I don't know if he can continue this efficiency, because he's just really made the most of his targets. But I have him ranked, it looks like the community does as, a borderline top 25 fantasy wideout this week. Yeah, he looks good. It's nice that he plays indoors with his speed.

Darren Waller is a guy who went after him in round two in a lot of big money leagues. I love the 19 targets week one, and it's just been very, very mediocre since. I expect a bigger, more production moving forward. But Ruggs is absolutely a wide receiver two during bye weeks, and a wide receiver three type option moving forward.

MATT HARMON: Again I will note though, for Darren Waller this week, the Eagles have allowed the most touchdowns to tight ends and the third most catches. Like that is the position that they get beat up on annually, because like their linebackers are bad. Their safeties are very hit or miss. So that is just a thing worth noting, that if you have been disappointed by Darren Waller, and people are starting to make you little trade offers for him, maybe wait. Maybe wait on that a little bit.

DALTON DEL DON: Yeah and that those type of versus-opponent numbers can be scheme based, too. So it's possible there's something to that. Wow Henry Ruggs is fifth in yards per target. I mean, man, that's getting it done. Wow what a breakout year two.