5 breakout fantasy football stars to pick up for Week 16

4. Top Fantasy Football Pickups For Week 16 – Dallas Cowboys WR Noah Brown

The real-life result wasn’t what the Dallas Cowboys wanted but it did provide a useful piece of information for teams in need of help at wide receiver. Noah Brown stepped up as one of Dallas’ best offensive weapons in the 40-34 loss to the Jaguars, catching six passes for 49 yards and two touchdowns on the day.

Dak Prescott looked Brown’s way nine times, a solid uptick after a six-target effort in Week 14’s win over the Houston Texans. Brown converted four of those targets into 85 yards so he is becoming more of a factor in the offense with Michael Gallup still struggling to recapture his old form.

Week 16 offers a potential shootout for the Cowboys as they welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to town in a game they have to win to remain alive in the NFC East race. Smart fantasy players will want to have as many pieces of action in that game as possible and Brown could be in line for a solid day in a high-scoring game.

Brown is rostered in just two percent of Yahoo! leagues and is a solid pickup for teams in need of help at the flex position. Finding the end zone twice likely won’t happen again but Brown should offer good PPR value if his uptick in targets continues for a third straight week.