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London

The Falcons offense was humming on the ground while Kirk Cousins hit his receivers in the gaps through the air. London was targeted on a third of Cousins’ passes - on both deep routes and shallow, contested routes. His touchdown catch came in the second quarter, catching a three-yard pass at the goal line for the score. Week 5 saw London getting a career-high in targets on 62 pass attempts, but this week’s 10 targets on 30 passes was an encouraging sign for London dominating the wideout rotation. Pencil London in as a fantasy WR2 for Week 7 against the Seahawks.

Four days after matching his previous career high for targets, London surpassed it in his second biggest yardage effort. He paid for it with a pair of injuries, requiring a first half concussion evaluation and getting shaken up on the game’s second-to-last play in OT. His absence is actually how KhaDarel Hodge scored the 45-yard walk-off touchdown. For what it’s worth, it seemed like London was probably about to come back into the game had Hodge not scored. London’s score came after he used a spin move to make an 18-yard house call to cap off the Falcons’ opening drive. London’s career high 12 catches were due in large part to Kirk Cousins dropping back 62 times, but it was only a matter of time before Cousins finally started jacking up his attempts totals. He had 35 in Week 4 after failing to reach 30 in any of his first three starts. The Panthers are on tap for Week 6.

The 12 targets matched a career high, but London has still yet to reach 70 yards this season. He has at least caught six balls each of the past three weeks. Down-field production has been difficult to come by with Kirk Cousins’ mobility limited and maybe his arm strength, as well. London’s WR2 phone won’t be ringing off the hook in Week 2 against the Bucs, but he remains a safe top-30 option for the time being.

London played his X-type wide receiver role well against a suffocating Chiefs defense in Week 3, with two of the three incompletions on his targets coming from bad misses by a now immobile Kirk Cousins that seems to be struggling with his throwing motion due to a healing Achilles. London typically requires above average volume to return fantasy utility due to a role that lacks the seven through nine routes, which he found on Sunday Night Football. London finds himself in a difficult matchup with Marshon Lattimore in Week 4 when the Falcons take on the Saints.

London was having a fairly pedestrian game before connecting with Kirk Cousins for a touchdown in the final minute of play to steal the victory away from the Eagles on the road. In a wild turn of events, Saquon Barkley failed to corral a routine catch on third down with under two minutes to play that would have iced the game, the Eagles instead forced to kick a field goal to go up by six points. Kirk Cousins got the ball back and drove the field in just over a minute, culminating in the last-minute touchdown reception by London. London could struggle in Week 3 as the Falcons play host to the Chiefs.

London felt like an afterthought in the Falcons’ offense, though anyone not named Bijan Robinson was. He only saw three targets, catching two. Most of his usage was on the first drive of the game with Kirk Cousins and the offense struggling to push the ball downfield. London will rebound, but it may not be as fruitful an offense as previously thought.

With London’s (6'5/210) lack of testing as he recovers from an ankle injury, Renner believes that will force him to fall in the draft. When healthy, his size makes him one of the best receivers in the draft, but not seeing him test his skills. could get some teams scared. There’s a lot of top-tier talent at the position this year, we could see the the ones that have tested during the predraft process getting picked before London.

London (6'5/210) showed off his amazing abilities during his time at USC and he comes as your prototypical big-bodied receiver. He towers over most defensive backs and has the advantage of any contested ball. While we haven’t seen him show off his skills in the predraft process as he recovers from the season-ending ankle injury, many still believe he’s the best on the board including Gayle has him as he ranked tenth but first amongst wide receivers. Not testing numbers like a 40-yard time and broad jump shouldn’t scare off teams for this possible generational talent.

London (6'5/210) is a unique receiver in this draft class. There aren’t a lot of receivers who truly fit the mold of an X receiver and he is the prototype. Finding a comparison isn’t the easiest due to his rare attributes but Trapasso found a good one in Higgins. They both aren’t athletically superior but they understand how to use their bodies with leverage, run routes, and high point the football. He does note that London is better after the catch, and that is high praise for the former Trojan.

London (6'5/210) did not participate in USC’s original pro day due to recovery from a season-ending ankle injury he suffered last season. The thought was that London would be healed enough to participate in workouts before the NFL Draft, but it’s likely he will head into the draft with no workout numbers of note. London said his decision to not run was due in part to not having enough time to prepare for it. We are two weeks away from finding out whether or not this will affect his draft stock as some have doubts about London’s speed and ability to separate.