Ray-RayMcCloud III

News: 4 hours agoMcCloud caught two of five targets for 20 yards during Sunday's 30-0 loss to the Panthers.

Spin: McCloud's role has been volatile to start 2025. He played 73 percent of the team's offensive snaps in Week 1, securing three of five targets for 51 yards. In Week 2, McCloud played only 24 percent of the offensive snaps and didn't record a catch on two targets. On Sunday, the veteran WR was more involved, playing over 70 percent of the offensive snaps and garnering five targets again. However, the entire offense struggled to find any consistency. McCloud is the clear top slot option, but he remains the fifth in the offensive pecking order behind Drake London, Darnell Mooney, Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: McCloud is entering his eighth NFL season, including his second in Atlanta. The 2018 sixth-round pick spent his first six seasons as a bench/situational player for four different teams prior to enjoying a mini-breakout in 2024. Operating as Atlanta's No. 3 receiver, McCloud set career-best marks in targets, catches and yardage. He was able to manage only a 59th-place finish in fantasy PPG, however, as he found the end zone once and, incredibly, now has only three touchdowns on 177 career touches. The 28-year-old remains behind Drake London and Darnell Mooney on the Atlanta depth chart. He has minimal upside and is worth a late flier only in the deepest of leagues.