What happened to Parker Washington? Jaguars WR's struggles vs Bengals frustrate fans: 'Where is he?'

Parker Washington's slow start against the Cincinnati Bengals has fantasy football managers getting frustrated.

The Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver came into Week 4 after a strong opening to the season. Through three games, Washington had 15 catches for 221 yards and two touchdowns, quickly becoming one of Trevor Lawrence’s favorite targets. He had also been a steady fantasy option.

His numbers dipped in Week 3 against the Patriots, when he caught just 3 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown on 5 targets. Even though he scored, it was his lowest total in both catches and receiving yards this season.

Things stayed quiet early against Cincinnati. Washington had yet to make a catch and had seen very few opportunities, with one short rush for 3 yards in the early updates. That left fantasy managers who were counting on him as a WR2 or flex option wondering when the targets would come.

Fans quickly took to X to voice their frustration.

One wrote, “Parker Washington and George Pickens with my fantasy team staring at 0-4 against a team that drafted Quinshon Judkins 3rd overall.”

Another said, “We need Parker Washington more involved.”

A third fan asked, “Where is Parker Washington today? 1 target?”

Someone else added, “Imagine a world where Parker Washington gets one target in the first half."

Bengals vs Jaguars Week 4 Depth Chart

Cincinnati Bengals

Key Inactives: S Bryan Cook, S Kyle Dugger, LB Swayze Bozeman, OT Myles Hinton, WR Colbie Young, DT B.J. Hill, DT Landon Robinson.

Offense

QB: Joe Burrow (Joe Flacco)

RB: Chase Brown (Samaje Perine, Tahj Brooks)

WR: Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Dohnte Meyers (Mitch Tinsley)

TE: Mike Gesicki / Drew Sample (Erick All Jr., others)

OL: LT: Orlando Brown Jr. (Javon Foster)

LG: Dylan Fairchild (Jalen Rivers)

C: Ted Karras (Connor Lew / Jacob Bayer)

RG: Dalton Risner (Jacob Bayer)

RT: Amarius Mims

Defense (base 4-3 look)

DL: Boye Mafe, Dexter Lawrence II, Jonathan Allen, Myles Murphy (Cashius Howell, T.J. Slaton, Kris Jenkins Jr., Shemar Stewart)

LB: Demetrius Knight Jr., Barrett Carter, Oren Burks (Joe Giles-Harris)

DB: DJ Turner II, Tacario Davis / Dax Hill (nickel), Jordan Battle (safeties thin — P.J. Jules / Russ Yeast elevated and expected to help)

Special Teams: K Evan McPherson, P Ryan Rehkow.

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Jacksonville Jaguars

Key Inactives: CB Montaric Brown, WR CJ Williams, CB Christian Braswell, S Jalen Huskey, LB Jack Kiser, OL Daniel Faalele, DE Wesley Williams.

Offense

QB: Trevor Lawrence (Quinn Ewers)

RB: Bhayshul Tuten (Chris Rodriguez Jr., LeQuint Allen Jr., Ameer Abdullah)

WR: Parker Washington, Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr. (Josh Cameron, Travis Hunter)

TE: Brenton Strange (Nate Boerkircher, Quintin Morris)

OL: LT: Anton Harrison (Walker Little)

LG: Emmanuel Pregnon

C: Robert Hainsey (Jonah Monheim)

RG: Ezra Cleveland (Wyatt Milum)

RT: Cole Van Lanen

Defense (base 4-3)

DL: Travon Walker, Arik Armstead, DaVon Hamilton, Josh Hines-Allen (Danny Striggow, others)

LB: Foyesade Oluokun, Ventrell Miller, Dennis Gardeck (Branson Combs, Jahlani Tavai)

DB: Travis Hunter, Jourdan Lewis (nickel), Eric Murray / Antonio Johnson (Jarrian Jones, Rayuan Lane III, Caleb Ransaw)

Special Teams: K Cam Little, P Logan Cooke. Parker Washington also handles punt returns