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GSOFFL Est. 2010
FFL: Preseason | NFL: Week 1
D.J. Chark

WR CAR

College: LSU | 6 years
Height: 6'3" | Weight: 200 lbs
Birth Date: 1996-09-23
2024 Bye Week: 7

Total Pts: 80.5
Avg Pts: 4.74
Rank: 58 WR

Free Agent

2024 RTSports Outlook

Chark had injury issues last season, which really slowed him down. He showed his potential late in the year, though, having 90-plus yards three of his last six games. Chark finished the season with 30 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games. He is a former 1,000-yard receiver looking to land a starting job this year, which is possible. He signed with the Panthers, a team with plenty of openings at receiver. He could emerge as a starter. Injuries are concern for Chark, playing just 15 games the last two years. Chark is a tall receiver with plus speed. He can run by defenders in a hurry and does well in catching the ball at it's highest point. He isn't a great route runner, but improved in that area since entering the league. He is more of a complete receiver.

FANTASY OUTLOOK: Chark is a good late-round reserve receiver for fantasy teams. He is always capable of that big game and could have a good season if he can stay healthy. But for now, look for 50 receptions for 700 yards and four or five touchdowns.

FreeDraftGuide.com

Fantasy WeekPts
Scoring
Week 10.00
Week 21.50D.J. Chark 15 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 1 reception (0.50 pts)
Week 313.00D.J. Chark 1 receiving TD (6.00 pts)
. . . DJ Chark Jr. 47 yd TD pass from Andy Dalton
D.J. Chark 86 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 86 receiving yds (4.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 4 receptions (2.00 pts)
Week 43.00D.J. Chark 28 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 28 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 2 receptions (1.00 pts)
Week 510.50D.J. Chark 1 receiving TD (6.00 pts)
. . . DJ Chark Jr. 18 yd TD pass from Bryce Young
D.J. Chark 42 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 42 receiving yds (2.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 3 receptions (1.50 pts)
Week 63.50D.J. Chark 26 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 26 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 3 receptions (1.50 pts)
Week 7
Week 83.00D.J. Chark 23 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 23 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 2 receptions (1.00 pts)
Week 98.00D.J. Chark 1 receiving TD (6.00 pts)
. . . DJ Chark Jr. 5 yd TD pass from Bryce Young
D.J. Chark 9 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 2 receptions (1.00 pts)
Week 100.00
Week 110.00
Week 123.50D.J. Chark 34 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 34 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 3 receptions (1.50 pts)
Week 134.50D.J. Chark 56 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 56 receiving yds (2.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 3 receptions (1.50 pts)
Week 143.00D.J. Chark 26 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 26 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 2 receptions (1.00 pts)
Playoff Week 11.50D.J. Chark 18 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 1 reception (0.50 pts)
Playoff Week 220.00D.J. Chark 2 receiving TDs (12.00 pts)
. . . DJ Chark Jr. 11 yd TD pass from Bryce Young
. . . DJ Chark Jr. 10 yd TD pass from Bryce Young
D.J. Chark 98 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 98 receiving yds (4.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 6 receptions (3.00 pts)
Playoff Week 31.50D.J. Chark 18 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 1 reception (0.50 pts)
Playoff Week 44.00D.J. Chark 46 receiving yds (1.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 46 receiving yds (2.00 pts)
D.J. Chark 2 receptions (1.00 pts)
No Playoff Match Up
Player Notes
Jan 7 5:50pm ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. caught two of his four targets for 46 yards in a 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18. Chark wound up leading the team in receiving in the loss. He was quiet for most of the season but finished the year on a high note as he went for nine catches, 162 yards, and two touchdowns over his final three games. Chark will look to catch on with another team this offseason as he will be an unrestricted free-agent.

From RotoBaller

Jan 7 4:43pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. caught two passes for 46 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18. He was targeted four times during the game but did lose a fumble.

From TheHuddle

Jan 6 8:10am ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. (foot) was targeted six times in Week 17 but he managed to catch just one ball for 18 yards. Chark was limited in practice with a foot injury on Wednesday but was able to practice fully on Thursday and Friday and is listed without an injury designation heading into Sunday. The veteran wideout will look to bounce back against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18. Tampa Bay has been generous to wideouts this season as they are allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game to the position. Chark is just two weeks removed from a two-touchdown game and should see extra looks this weekend with Jonathan Mingo (foot) placed on injured reserve earlier in the week. Chark is in play as a cheap dart throw in DFS tournaments this weekend.

From RotoBaller

Jan 5 1:03pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. (foot) was a full participant at practice Friday, Jan. 5, and carries no injury designation ahead of the Week 18 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fantasy Spin: Chark should be good to go, and he can be viewed as a boom/bust WR3 option in a favorable matchup.

From TheHuddle

Jan 4 4:13pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. (foot) fully participated in practice Thursday, Jan. 4.

Fantasy Spin: Chark had a very productive game two games ago but has been held to under 30 yards in three of the last four games. He should see a handful of targets in the passing game this week but probably can be avoided in most leagues.

From TheHuddle

Jan 4 2:43pm ET

Carolina Panthers LB Marquis Haynes (concussion), P Johnny Hekker (personal), LB Tae Davis (illness) and PK Eddy Pineiro (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday, Jan. 4. LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (groin), CB Troy Hill (concussion), CB Jaycee Horn (toe) and OG Cade Mays (finger) were limited. RB Miles Sanders (illness), WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (illness,), WR DJ Chark Jr. (foot), LB Brian Burns (knee), OT Taylor Moton (knee) and QB Bryce Young (back) practiced in full.

From TheHuddle

Jan 3 3:03pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. (foot) was limited in practice on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Fantasy Spin: Chark showed a sign of life in Week 16 with a big game but reverted back to irrelevance last week. He can be left on waivers.

From TheHuddle

Jan 3 3:00pm ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark (foot) is listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a foot injury. The 27-year-old had his best showing of the season in Week 16, catching six passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns. However, he posted just one catch for 18 yards in Week 17. Despite Jonathan Mingo (foot) landing on Injured Reserve and a favorable matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on deck, it's tough to trust any Panthers' pass-catcher in fantasy football at this point. Chark can be utilized as a cheap boom-or-bust DFS option, but he should be nowhere near starting fantasy lineups in Week 18.

From RotoBaller

Jan 3 2:53pm ET

Carolina Panthers LB Marquis Haynes (concussion), P Johnny Hekker (personal), PK Eddy Pineiro (hamstring), RB Miles Sanders (illness) and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (illness) did not take part in practice on Wednesday, Jan. 3. In addition, WR DJ Chark Jr. (foot), LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (groin), CB Troy Hill (concussion), CB Jaycee Horn (toe) and OG Cade Mays (finger) were limited and LB Brian Burns (knee), OT Taylor Moton (knee) and QB Bryce Young (back) practiced in full.

From TheHuddle

Jan 1 3:20pm ET

A week after Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. had season-highs in catches (six) and receiving yards (98) while scoring two touchdowns in the Week 16 loss to the Green Bay Packers, he caught just one of his six targets for a gain of 18 yards in Sunday's 26-0 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars defense completely shut down an inept Carolina offense, leaving Chark few opportunities to do damage. He does have five touchdowns on the year in 14 games, but the 27-year-old pass-catcher hasn't been a very reliable WR4/flex option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues. Chark will close out his first year in Carolina with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the first meeting against them in Week 13, Chark caught three of four targets for 56 yards, which was actually one of his better games of the year.

From RotoBaller

Dec 31 6:03pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. ended up with a lone 18-yard catch in Week 17 against the Jacksonville Jaguars despite tying for a team high with six targets.

From TheHuddle

Dec 30 9:40am ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. exploded for six catches, 98 yards, and two touchdowns in a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. The veteran wideout will look to stay hot in a road game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17. Jacksonville has been an excellent matchup for wide receivers this season as they are allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game to the position thus far. That being said, we probably already saw Chark's best game of the season last week. He is on the map as a desperation flex option in the fantasy championships but keep expectations in check after his unexpected breakout game last week.

From RotoBaller

Dec 26 1:00pm ET

Carolina's WR D.J. Chark scored 27.80 fantasy points in Sunday's Week 16 loss against the Packers. Chark caught six passes for 98 yards with two touchdowns.

Dec 24 6:53pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. caught six passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. He was targeted eight times during the game.

From TheHuddle

Dec 24 4:40pm ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. caught six of his eight targets for 98 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-30 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. Chark's two-touchdown game was one of the more unexpected developments in Week 16 as he had caught just six passes for 100 scoreless yards combined over his previous three contests. Chark hauled in touchdown passes of 11 and 10 yards, both in the fourth quarter, as the Panthers came close to pulling off a comeback win over Green Bay. That being said, Chark is unlikely to remain a viable fantasy option heading into a Week 17 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

From RotoBaller

Dec 18 2:13am ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. managed only one catch on two targets for 18 yards in Week 15 against the Atlanta Falcons.

From TheHuddle

Dec 11 12:20pm ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. was held under 50 receiving yards for the ninth time in 11 games on Sunday in the 28-6 loss to the division-rival New Orleans Saints. Chark hauled in two of his four targets for 26 yards on a day in which rookie first-round quarterback Bryce Young put the ball in the air 36 times. Chark's 26 yards were second on the team behind Adam Thielen's 74. The 27-year-old just hasn't been a trustworthy receiving option for the Panthers or fantasy managers in his first year in Carolina in one of the worst offenses in the NFL. The former second-round pick in 2018 hasn't found the end zone since Week 9 and has just one game in 2023 where he has gone over three receptions, and that came all the way back in Week 3, when he had four catches for a season-high 86 yards and a score on a season-high 11 targets. Chark hasn't been targeted more than six times since.

From RotoBaller

Dec 10 4:33pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. caught two passes for 26 yards against the New Orleans Saints in Week 14. He was targeted four times during the game.

From TheHuddle

Dec 3 9:43pm ET

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Chark Jr. ended up with three receptions for 56 yards on four targets in Week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From TheHuddle

Dec 2 8:10am ET

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. is coming off a three-catch, 34-yard outing in a Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans. He will look to post a big game in Week 13 against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense that is allowing the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing wideouts this year. Chark has shown a nose for the end zone with three touchdowns in nine games for Carolina, good for the second-most TD catches on the team behind Adam Thielen. That being said, Chark hasn't been involved enough in the offense to trust as anything more than a touchdown-or-bust flex option in fantasy this weekend.

From RotoBaller

Player Transactions
  • 24-Mar-2023: DJ Chark - SGN - The Carolina Panthers signed WR DJ Chark.
  • 14-Mar-2023: DJ Chark - FA - WR DJ Chark declared free agency.
  • 19-Nov-2022: D.J. Chark - ACT - The Detroit Lions activated WR D.J. Chark from injured reserve.
  • 16-Nov-2022: D.J. Chark - IRDR - The Detroit Lions placed WR D.J. Chark on IRD.
  • 22-Oct-2022: DET DJ Chark Jr. - On IR - ankle
  • 16-Mar-2022: JAX DJ Chark Jr. - Declared Free Agent
  • 16-Mar-2022: DET DJ Chark Jr. - Signed, Unrestricted FA - One-year contract (through 2022)
  • 16-Mar-2022: DET DJ Chark Jr. - Signed, Unrestricted FA
  • 04-Oct-2021: JAX DJ Chark Jr. - On IR - broken left ankle
  • 25-May-2018: JAC - Signed, Draft Choice - Four-year contract (through 2021)
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