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Top 100 Flex Rankings & Tiers (week5)

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Oct 9, 2026
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Fri, October 9, 2026
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Tucker KraftA.J. BrownAaron JonesAlvin KamaraBreece HallBrock BowersBucky IrvingCarnell TateChase BrownChristian WatsonCourtland SuttonD'Andre SwiftDallas GoedertDeebo Samuel
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A.J. Brown

NegativeRole21:21

Still out; his absence from the offense is context for Romeo Doubs' elevated target volume.

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Aaron Jones

PositiveRole4:56

Probably the last week Aaron Jones will be ranked this aggressively. Gets the best setup possible without competing with Jordan Mason, securing 90%+ of snaps, opportunities, and the receiving role. Good matchup against New Orleans Saints defense that was just squashed by the Atlanta Falcons.

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Alvin Kamara

NegativeMatchup17:17

Had the desired role in New Orleans last week, getting usage as a receiver and at the goal line; however, faces a horrific matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, which has lowered expectations despite the favorable role.

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Breece Hall

PositiveUsage6:47

Despite disappointing last week when the Jets offense couldn't hold time of possession and got stomped, Breece Hall had over 90% of snaps. With that volume in an offense expected to win (56% win probability per Poly Market), he has a 78% chance of scoring 12+ points in PPR, making him a must-start.

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Brock Bowers

PositiveProjection4:30

Averaging 24 fantasy points per game; would rank as wide receiver three in fantasy, only behind JSN and Nico Collins in PPG. Absolutely incredible performance.

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Bucky Irving

PositiveProjection1:31

25-point performance last week is baseline expectation for this tier; comparable upside to Justin Jefferson and Jamar Chase in this matchup.

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Carnell Tate

PositiveMatchup18:30

Cleared to play despite back injury and expected to be available for week 5; faces the Texans defense, which has given up an absurd amount of points to opposing wide receivers, including points to CD Lamb last week.

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Chase Brown

PositiveMatchup2:00

Facing Miami Dolphins; Cincinnati Bengals are seven-point favorites and should be able to run. Target volume increased dramatically last week when Jamar Chase went down due to wide receiver injuries.

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Christian Watson

PositiveRole7:54

Watson is in a Green Bay offense that throws the ball a ton due to having no run game, with a very concentrated target share between really just Watson and Matthew Golden since every other wide receiver that used to be there no longer is. Per the source, he must be started.

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Courtland Sutton

PositiveUsage25:41

With Pat Bryant out, Sutton should draw a few more targets; additionally, new play caller Sean Payton's arrival introduces a different offensive scheme that could benefit Sutton's role.

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D'Andre Swift

PositiveRole5:20

Massive riser with Kyle Manungai ruled out, expanding Swift's role significantly. Fully removed from injury report and positioned to absolutely smash in one of the most exciting games of the week.

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Dallas Goedert

NegativeMatchup24:01

Even if healthy and playing, Philadelphia Eagles project to be the second-worst offense in the league this week (only ahead of Tennessee Titans). Justin Jefferson. He does not want to play him despite his talent due to offensive environment.

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Deebo Samuel

NegativeUsage22:02

Target volume hasn't materialized despite Justin Jefferson. He wanting to rank him higher; Mike Evans is fully healthy, which is eating into Samuel's opportunities; tough matchup against Seattle Seahawks compounds the concern. Volume constraints limit upside.

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Denzel Boston

PositiveUsage21:44

More talented than Romeo Doubs but lacks target volume; plays in worse offense projecting only 18 points; volume deficit makes him less attractive flex option than Doubs despite superior talent.

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Derrick Henry

NegativeProjection3:50

Baltimore Ravens project to only score 20 points without Lamar Jackson; lower expectations realistic for Henry.

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DK Metcalf

PositiveDepth Chart17:48

Gets a big bump up with Michael Pittman Jr. out of the lineup; faces a really good matchup against the Indianapolis Colts; currently averaging 10 fantasy points per game, but could easily be ranked ahead of Alvin Kamara in flex rankings.

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Emanuel Wilson

PositiveUsage8:21

Wilson had incredible underlying volume last week with 25 opportunities and 27 points in a game where the Seattle Seahawks are favored by three points. While the source doesn't think he's a good running back long-term (noting the team signed Joe Mixon and Zack Charbanet is coming), Wilson is a start this week.

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George Kittle

NegativeMatchup14:51

Has been absolutely dominant, averaging 16 fantasy points per game. However, faces the toughest matchup the 49ers have had all year against the Seattle Seahawks, arguably the best defense in the NFL, which significantly lowers his ceiling this week.

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Harold Fannin

PositiveRole21:00

Tight end with target volume but plays in a bad offense; similar problem to Jawan Johnson and Isaiah Likely—all three get target volume but play in bad offenses, which makes it hard to get excited about ceiling despite volume.

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Isaiah Likely

PositiveUsage20:31

Getting a ridiculous amount of target volume at tight end; strong volume play despite being in a lower-tier offense; similar tight end archetype to Jawan Johnson and Harold Fannon—all three get target volume but play in bad offenses, which limits ceiling.

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Ja'Marr Chase

NegativeInjury0:28

Questionable with concussion; limited practice Thursday, full practice Friday. This is his first NFL concussion. Expected to play; game is early in Miami so status will be known before lineup submission.

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Jameson Williams

PositiveProjection16:13

Last week had over 100 receiving yards and nearly had a 90-yard receiving touchdown. Ceiling is 25+ points. In the best game environment you could possibly ask for, though ceiling is slightly lowered this week compared to last week's near-miss.

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Jaylen Warren

PositiveRole4:26

Ranking assumes Rico Dattle does not play. Without Dattle, Warren is a three-down bellcow and must-start running back every week. If Dattle does play, expectations should be lowered but Warren is still likely a start given Dattle's expected massive role in his first game back.

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Jeremiyah Love

PositiveMatchup9:15

Love is in what's projected to be one of the highest-scoring games of the entire week with an over/under of 54.5 points. He was thought to have taken over as the true bellcow last week but was taken out at the end of the game and had an ankle problem being monitored all week; Friday reports indicate he will be good to go. General rule of thumb is to start all Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams in these shootout games.

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Jordan Addison

PositiveRole27:04

If Jordan Addison plays with no Justin Jefferson available, Addison would skyrocket in the rankings due to increased target share; his current tier placement reflects Jefferson's presence in the Vikings offense, suggesting significant upside in a Jefferson-out scenario.

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Justin Jefferson

PositiveInjury1:00

Questionable with ankle injury; three limited practices completed. Game in home state (Minnesota). Speaker personally playing him this week and expects him to play.

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Juwan Johnson

PositiveMatchup20:40

Gets target volume but faces a really tough matchup against Minnesota Vikings; Noah Fant's return to health is a tiny hit to his volume; similar tight end archetype to Isaiah Likely and Harold Fannon—all three get target volume but play in bad offenses, which limits ceiling.

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Keon Coleman

NegativeRole25:18

Desperation wide receiver play only if DJ Moore does not play. If DJ Moore plays, Coleman cannot be played due to reduced role. Role-dependent on Moore's availability.

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Khalil Shakir

PositiveValue24:24

Averaging 7.5 fantasy points per game and has never been relevant for fantasy purposes, but represents a better play than Dallas Goedert given the Eagles' offensive struggles. Relative value play in a weak offensive environment.

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Luther Burden

PositiveRole15:18

Ranked at 46 and expanding his target share in Chicago. Has cemented himself as the wide receiver one for the Chicago Bears. Caveat: Caleb Williams didn't practice early in the week and is questionable, potentially a game-time decision, which could impact Burden's usage.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveRole7:54

Golden is in a Green Bay offense that throws the ball a ton due to having no run game, with a very concentrated target share between really just Christian Watson and Golden since every other wide receiver that used to be there no longer is. Per the source, he must be started.

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Michael Wilson

PositiveMatchup4:55

Way higher ranked than ever before in a best-possible matchup against Detroit Lions, who have the worst defense in the NFL. Averaging 10+ targets per game; game over/under at 54 points. In the same high-scoring game environment as other Cardinals and Lions in a 54.5-point shootout where the general recommendation is to start every Cardinal possible.

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Mike Evans

NegativeMatchup17:00

Fully removed from the injury report after dealing with nagging injuries all season, which is positive; however, faces the toughest and worst matchup he's had all season against the Seattle Seahawks.

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Mike Washington Jr.

NegativeRole13:33

Ranking assumes no Ashyn Genty. If Genty is out, the assumption is that Mike Washington sees almost every single touch in the Las Vegas Raiders backfield, though there's no guarantee. He is not ranked as aggressively as Braille Allen because while we expect that workload, it's not necessarily guaranteed yet. Expected to see massive workloads with running backs out in front, but it's not necessarily a guarantee yet.

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Nico Collins

PositiveMatchup3:15

Averaging 26 fantasy points per game this season; Titans have garbage defense; Texans favored by seven points.

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Noah Fant

PositiveInjury20:40

Cleared to play; return to health will slightly reduce Jawan Johnson's target volume.

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Ollie Gordon

NegativeDepth Chart14:21

Falls behind Mike Washington in the Raiders depth chart. The team signed Katron Allen off waivers after the Commanders cut him; if Katron Allen ends up being active, Ollie Gordon would be moved down further in the rankings.

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Parker Washington

NegativeUsage7:28

Hype may have gotten ahead of him. While he has established himself as the wide receiver one in a very good Jacksonville Jaguars offense, his underlying volume is only averaging 6.5 targets per game.

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Quentin Johnston

NegativeProjection12:18

Johnston was phenomenal last week in a game where the Cleveland Browns won and were able to consistently move the ball down the field. However, the source's personal expectations are that the Cleveland Browns will be a bad football team and a bad offense not only this week but through the rest of the season. The saving grace is the expanded target share with no Dylan Samson in the offense. Browns are 2.5-point dogs to the New York Jets and project to only score 18.5 points this week, the lowest of any offense discussed so far.

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Rhamondre Stevenson

PositiveRole19:36

Cleared to play and expected to get the goal line role in a committee with Trevion Henderson; if forced to start one back in the split, Stevenson is the preferred option.

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RJ Harvey

NegativeUsage23:02

Getting consistent receiving work with Jonah Coleman still out, but gets literally nothing as a rusher. If Chargers fall behind to Denver and need to run the ball in the second half, his fantasy value is capped. Limited upside despite receiving role.

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Roman Wilson

NegativeProjection27:04

Wilson is in the final tier of flex rankings and should not be played unless good injury news emerges over the weekend.

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Romeo Doubs

PositiveProjection21:21

Had a super big week; getting target volume; New England Patriots project to score 24 points; acceptable flex play; preferred over Denzel Boston despite Boston being more talented, because Doubs has better target volume; AJ Brown is still out, which elevates Doubs' target opportunities.

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T.J. Hockenson

NegativeInjury25:01

Ranking is impossible to determine because the status of Justin Jefferson and Adam Addison is unknown. If Jefferson and Addison miss, Hockenson's value skyrockets. Justin Jefferson. He will provide updates as injury status becomes clear.

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Terry McLaurin

NegativeInjury18:05

Impossible to rank right now due to unclear injury status; if fully healthy, would rank much higher; Jaden Daniels will start and Stefon Diggs will not play in this game, which provides context for his ceiling if available.

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TreVeyon Henderson

NegativeRole19:36

Will split committee with Rhamondre Stevenson; expectations should be lowered now that Stevenson is playing and cleared to return; was ranked higher in RB rankings before Stevenson's return was confirmed; if forced to start one back in the split, Stevenson is the preferred option with the goal line role.

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Tucker Kraft

NegativeUsage18:54

Has seen a considerable amount of targets, averaging consistent volume; however, hasn't played well and has had key drops; if he improves ball security and starts holding on to those balls, could see much improved performance.

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NegativeUsage19:20

Has seen considerable target volume but hasn't played well; has had key drops; if he improves ball security, could see much improved performance.

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Tyler Higbee

NegativeProjection27:04

Tyler Higbee is in the final tier of flex rankings and should not be played unless good injury news emerges over the weekend.

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Tyler Warren

PositiveUsage15:53

Target volumes look really good; has had at least five targets in every single game, averaging 6.8 targets per game and 5.8 receptions. Big plays aren't there yet, but guaranteed target volume in a game where Keenan Allen is expected to miss.

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Will Shipley

NegativeRole25:45

Shipley is a committee running back in a garbage offense and should not be played this week.

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Zay Flowers

NegativeProjection6:06

Typically ranked much higher, but this week presents a tougher setup due to Lamar Jackson's absence. Ravens' projected scoring drops from their typical 25–26 points to 20 points, and they are 3.5-point underdogs to the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta.

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0:00There are more game time decisions this week than I feel like we've had all year long. Now, obviously, you know, the S
0:06tier guys, they will be playing. You start Gibbs, Bejon, Puka, JSN, Amanra, Trey McBride. This going to be the first week we have a tight end inside the S
0:15tier. But that game against the Detroit Lions, it's just going to be an absolute shootout. Christian McAffrey and Jonathan Taylor. If you have any of
0:23these guys, you start them. You don't need me to talk about them. Going over to the A tier. Um, also if you have any
0:28of them, you're going to start them. But Jamar Chase currently is still questionable for this Sunday game. He got in a limited practice on Thursday,
0:37got in a full practice on Friday. I believe this is his first NFL concussion. So, I am going to assume that Jamar Chase probably is going to
0:48play this week. Now, you don't have to stress over it too too much because this game's going to be early. It's getting
0:54played in Miami, so you'll know the status of Jamar Chase before you have to submit the rest of your starting lineup.
1:00Going over to Justin Jefferson, another questionable player. I personally am playing Justin Jefferson this week. And I am playing against Jamar Chase. So,
1:11I'm hoping Jefferson plays and Jamar Chase prioritizes his health headed into the by-week. I honestly expect probably both these guys are going to play with
1:20Justin Jefferson. He did get in three limited practices with his ankle injury and obviously this game is being played in his home state. Now going over to
1:31Bucky Irving, I'm just going to be putting him here because this 25 point performance is probably about what I'm expecting from the other guys in this
1:39tier, right? Like the Justin Jefferson, Jamar Chase, you're hoping they give you the same game that Bucky did last night.
1:45Kairen Williams going up against the Buffalo Bills. Kairen Williams, his workload has been insane. Blake Cororm's been the true backup and this game does
1:54project to be the highest scoring game of the week. Chase Brown going up against the Miami Dolphins. Cincinnati Bengals project to score a ton of
2:01points. They're seven-point favorites.
2:03They should be able to run. And in the game last week where we saw Jamar Chase go down, we actually did see the target
2:10volume go dramatically up for Chase Brown with the wide receiver injuries.
2:14Javvante Williams obviously already played on Thursday. Drake London, absolute jam, has looked significantly better with Michael Penn under center in comparison to the third string
2:24quarterback Cooper Rush. Going over to Chris Ave was limited in the Thursday practice with a foot injury, but it sounds like he is completely removed
2:34from the injury report, so zero hesitation. Typically, Ave is going to be higher in these rankings with no Jordan Tyson. But this is going to be a
2:41tough matchup that he has having to play against the Minnesota Vikings. And then the last player in this tier will be
2:47Nico Collins. Um with Nico, the Titans have a garbage defense. The Texans are favored by seven points and he is averaging 26 fantasy points per game so
2:57far this season. Now going over to the Btier, these are also names that you have to start. Obviously George Pickins already went nuclear, but Derrick Henry,
3:07James Cook, you're hoping that you get the same game that you had from Pickins.
3:11Realistically for the Baltimore Ravens, I would say lower expectations given the fact that obviously you're not going to have Lamar Jackson in this
3:21game. So the Ravens project to only score 20. James Cook, very few games will you have the Buffalo Bills as a
3:27dogs in, but this is one of those contest in a tough matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Brock Bowers is going
3:34to be going over to New England.
3:36Bowowers is averaging 24 fantasy points per game so far this season. That would make him the wide receiver three in fantasy, only behind JSN and Nico
3:47Collins in points per game. He's been absolutely incredible. Michael Wilson is way higher now than he's ever been. This is the best matchup you could possibly
3:56ask for. Right now, the overunder of this game is currently sitting at about 54 points. The Detroit Lions have the worst defense in the NFL. And Michael
4:06Wilson's averaging 10 plus targets a game. Now DeAndre Swift is a massive riser as well. Kyle Manungai has been ruled out. And with no Kyle Manungai,
4:18DeAndre Swift's going to be seeing an expanded role. He's fully removed from the injury report and he is going to absolutely smash in what will be one of
4:26the most exciting games of the week. And then Jaylen Warren will be our last running back in this tier. I am making
4:31this ranking under the assumption that Rico Dattle is not going to play. And what we have seen with no Rico Dattle is
4:39Jaylen Warren be a threeown bellcow that is a mustart running back every single week. Now here, if Dow does play, lower
4:48your expectations. You're still probably playing Jaylen Warren this week as we wanted to expect Dow to have a massive role his first game back. Now moving
4:56over to the C tier, we are going to see Aaron Jones. Now, this is probably the last week you're going to get Aaron
5:03Jones ranked this aggressively, but very similar to what you have with Jaylen Warren. Aaron Jones gets the best setup possible in which he does not have to
5:14compete with Jordan Mason. So, he's going to have 90 plus% of the snaps, the opportunities, the receiving role, and it's a good matchup against the New
5:22Orleans Saints where obviously this Saints defense just got absolutely squashed by the Atlanta Falcons this past week. Now, Garrett Wilson, yes, the
5:31New York Jets were horrific a week ago, but um here they're actually favored against the Cleveland Browns. I think their time of possession will be
5:39significantly higher than it just was.
5:41And for that reason, we can be a little bit more optimistic about what you have here for Wilson. Then moving to Devonte
5:48Adams, clearly the target share is dramatically down once the true alpha and Pukanua is back in this offense. But that doesn't really shy me away from
5:57wanting to play Adams. Again, this projects to be the highest scoring game of the entire season between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams. So, you
6:06want to start as many names here as you possibly can going to Z Flowers.
6:10Typically, Z Flower is going to be much higher in our rankings, but this is just a much tougher setup where you have no
6:18Lamar Jackson. So instead of the Ravens projecting out to score like 25 26 points, which is where they're typically at, they're down at 20 points. They're
6:27three and a half point dogs to the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. Then Malik Neighbors looks like he should be good to go alongside Cam Scataboo. Neighbors
6:38had his first good fantasy football day of the entire season this past week. And honestly, there are reasons to believe why he is going to continue to improve
6:47as time goes on. And then Brilan Allen will be our last player in this tier. I understand that this may look like a
6:55very aggressive ranking for Brilland Allen because last week this dude literally did nothing, right? I mean, the New York Jets offense, they couldn't
7:02hold time of possession. They got absolutely stomped on. But Brilen Allen had over 90% of the snaps. So, if you're going to get that kind of volume, we can
7:12just go over and pull up the current markets. Poly Market US has the Jets with a 56% chance of winning this game.
7:20And right now, for the player props, moving over to fantasy points PPR, Brilen Allen has a 78% chance of scoring 12 or more points. So, if you have this
7:31volume in an offense that's expected to win, I mean, very few players are going to see 90 plus% of their backfield. So
7:37you have to start Brilin even with him being disappointing this past week. Now obviously if you want to check out any
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7:48up with promo code flock you are going to get $25 added to your account after you deposit your first 10 available in
7:56every state outside of Nevada. Now moving over to the D tier. These are still players that you probably need to start. Now, I will say with Parker
8:04Washington, maybe the hype has gotten ahead of him just a bit. And that if you look at the underlying volume, the
8:10dude's actually only averaging six and a half targets per game right now, but he has submitted himself as the wide receiver one and what is a very good
8:21offense for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
8:24Then Christian Watson as well as Matthew Golden. Um, both are in an offense that throws the ball a ton since they have no
8:31run game. And it's a very concentrated target share between really just Watson and Golden since every other wide receiver that used to be here no longer
8:41is. So, I am very much optimistic about both of these Packers wide receivers. I think you have to start them. Going over
8:48to Emanuel Wilson, the Seattle Seahawks are favored by three points. Not only are the Seahawks favored by three points, but at the same time, the
8:58underlying volume was incredible for Wilson last week. He had 25 opportunities, scoring 27 points. Now, I don't think he's a good running back to
9:08be completely honest with you. Like, we did see um this team try to go out there and solve um the position by like
9:15signing Joe Mixon. I think in the long run, Zack Charbanet coming in is going to be saving this team. But for now,
9:22Emanuel Wilson is a start. Bashel Tutin is the starting running back in an offense that's seven and a half point favorites. The problem is Bashel Tutin
9:31is still operating in a committee.
9:32Obviously had the big rushing touchdowns get called back from him last week, but um only 13 points per game so far this
9:40season, but he's a starting running back in what projects to be a really good offense.
9:44Now, Jeremiah Love is in what's supposed to be one of the highest scoring games of the entire week. Again, the overunder
9:54of this game is like 54 and a half points. So, general rule of thumb, you want to start all of your Detroit Lions
10:02this week. You want to start all of your Arizona Cardinals, your Buffalo Bills, and your Los Angeles Rams. These are going to be the shootout games. Jeremiah
10:11Love, we thought he had taken over as the true Bellcow last week. Turned out to not be the case where obviously he
10:18was taken out at the end of the game. He had an ankle problem that we were monitoring all week. But reports on
10:24Friday are saying that Jeremiah Love will be a-ok. Okay, good to go. Now, I probably should circle back here because at this point probably you're wondering
10:33where's T. Higgins. Teagans did get into a full practice on Friday, but after Tiggins missed practice on Wednesday as well as Thursday, my expectations are
10:44most likely Tiggins is not going to be playing in this game. Now, if I'm wrong, then at that point, um, we will update
10:52these rankings on Saturday. We'll update these rankings on Sunday morning. So, please just make sure you subscribe to the channel. I'd be happy to cover
11:00everything as it comes out. Now, moving over to the E tier.
11:04Cam Scataboo is reported that he should be good to go. Dealing with a shoulder injury, he did wear the non-cont jersey
11:12in practice on Wednesday as well as on Thursday, but sounds like he'll be fine.
11:18I don't think you should stress too too much about this. Going to Josh DS. Um, I'm not the biggest Josh DS guy in the
11:25world and obviously he was incredibly disappointing this past week in what was the perfect setup for him in a really good matchup against the Commanders and
11:34a game in which the Indianapolis Colts had no Keenan Allen and no Alec Pierce.
11:39Well, you're kind of running back a similar setup here. the matchup's a little bit tougher that you have going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but
11:46with no Alec Pierce as well as no Keenan Allen, I do think that Josh Downs is a pretty comfortable start. Now, looking
11:54at Jaylen Wadd, um Wadd is maybe looking a little more appealing this week with no Pat Bryant and at the same time Shawn
12:03Peyton's taking over play calling. I do expect this to be a lowercing game in general though against the Los Angeles Chargers. So, I would probably assume
12:12that the passing volume is going to be a little limited here in Denver. Now, Quinn Sean Judkins, yes, was phenomenal this past week, but that was a game in
12:23which the Cleveland Browns won. It was a game in which the Browns were able to consistently move the ball down the
12:28field. I do want to reiterate my personal expectations, which maybe I end up being wrong on this, but I expect the Cleveland Browns to be a bad
12:38football team. I expect them to be a bad offense not only this week but through the rest of the season. The saving grace
12:45that you had with Quinn Sean Judkins was that we actually did see the expanded target share with no Dylan Samson in
12:52this offense. So that is a reason to maybe be a little excited here. Now I will also point out that the Cleveland
13:01Browns are two and a half point dogs to the New York Jets. The Browns project to only score 18 and a half points this
13:07week, which is lower than any other offense that we have talked about so far in this video. Now, moving over to Mike
13:15Washington. Obviously, this ranking is under the assumption that you have no Ashen Genty. And if you have no Ashen Genty, my assumption is
13:27going to be that Mike Washington sees almost every single touch in this Las Vegas Raiders backfield. Now, it's just an assumption. We don't have any
13:36guarantee with that whatsoever, which is why I'm not going to be able to go out there and rank him as aggressively as we
13:42can rank Braille Allen. Right. One, with Brilen Allen, the Jets are favored in their game. They project score slightly more points. But more importantly, we've
13:52already seen Brillin Allen dominate with over 90% of the snaps with no Breece Hall, right? We've already seen Jaylen Boore and Aaron Jones have massive ma
14:00massive workloads with the running backs out in front of them. While we expect that to be the case for Mike Washington,
14:06it's not necessarily a guarantee just yet. So, I will be a little bit more hesitant on where we rank him. But, I
14:13would say if you're like missed out on Genty, if you're planning on starting Ash and Gent, Mike Washington's probably not the worst call in the world for you
14:21to pivot over to. Now, Olly Gordon here obviously is going to fall behind Mike Washington. This team did go out there
14:29and just sign Katron Allen or they picked him up off the waiverwire after the commanders cut him. If Katron Allen ends up being active, I probably do move
14:39Ali Gordon down the rankings just a bit.
14:42Sam Leaporta is in that same game environment we talked about, starting Michael Wilson, starting Tripping. You start every Lion, you start every
14:51Cardinal you possibly can. And then George KD obviously has been absolutely dominant, averaging 16 fantasy points per game. George KD looks incredible
15:00right now, but this is the worst the Niners have projected all year. It's the toughest matchup they've had all year going up against arguably the best
15:08defense in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks. Now, moving over to our next tier, Ibuka was lower than this, but after the game last night, I wanted to
15:18move him up to maybe set expectations of what we can look at from the players in Ftier. Luther Burden at 46 is expanding
15:26his target share in Chicago. The one thing to note here is will Caleb Williams play because Caleb Williams didn't practice early in this week, but
15:36they haven't ruled him out. They actually made Caleb Williams um uh questionable. I don't know if he's going to be a game time decision, but kind of
15:44regardless here, that will be an interesting note for Burton, but he does look like he has cemented himself as the wide receiver one for the Chicago Bears.
15:53Now, moving over to Tyler Warren, the target volumes looked really good. He's had at least five targets every single game. He's averaging 6.8 targets a game
16:04and 5.8 receptions. So, the big plays aren't there obviously with the tight end, but the guaranteed target volume in a game in which I expect Keenan Allen
16:13probably does miss. Jameson Williams is a receiver that I'll be starting. Last week, JMO had over a 100 receiving yards and he almost had a 90yard receiving
16:24touchdown at the same time, which if that would have happened, I would have officially died and gone to heaven. And sadly, uh, it didn't. So, I'm one and
16:33three because of it. But regardless, he we've seen the ceiling. We know that he can go out there and we can drop 25 plus
16:40points. This is the best game environment you could possibly ask for.
16:44So, if you got Jo, which I have him, I'm throwing him in one of my flex spots, hoping for the best, knowing that the
16:50ceiling is a little lowered. Now, I'm also starting Daltton Concaid hoping for the best. At this point, you should probably know these rankings are making
16:58the assumption that DJ Moore, who really hasn't practiced all week, is not going to be playing this week. Now, of course,
17:06if that changes, I'll let you know in the live streams on Saturday and Sunday, and we will go through and update those
17:12rankings and those streams. So, make sure you're subscribed. But, as it stands right now, I think King Kade's going to have a pretty large target
17:20share in a game that should be a just full-blown shootout. Now, Mike Evans is fully removed from the injury report, which is incredible here for Evans, who
17:31has obviously dealt with nagging injuries all year. The thing that I do want to point out here is going to be
17:37the fact that it is the toughest and the worst matchup that you've had all season for Mike Evans, though. And then Alvin
17:45Kamara, he had the role that you wanted in New Orleans this past week. He's the guy that's getting the usage as a
17:52receiver. He's the guy that's getting the usage as well at the goal line. Um, I will be starting him because my team's
17:59horrible. But hopefully you have better options. Hopefully your running back too didn't get injured because I will say I have lowered expectations
18:08for Kamara given the fact that this is a horrific matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Now going over to DK Mechaf obviously get a big bump up with no
18:18Michael Pitman Jr. Um, and this is a really good matchup against the Indianapolis Colts as well. Now, he's only averaging 10 fantasy points per
18:25game, but I could very easily see you making an argument to put him ahead of Kamara. Now, Terry McLaren is an
18:30impossible ranking right now because I do not know if Terry McLaren's going to play. I do know that Jaden Daniels will
18:37start and on top of this, you will not be seeing Stefon Diggs in this game. So, if Terry is fully healthy, Terry goes
18:44way higher than this. It's just a problem. We don't really have the full injury status for Terry just yet. We do
18:50know that Carnell Tate is going to be good to go with a back injury. Now, this Texans defense has given up an absurd
18:58amount of points to opposing wide receivers, which obviously includes the points that they gave up to CD Lamb last week. But at the same time, the
19:06Tennessee Titans project to be the worst offense in the NFL this week. They project to score 15 and a half points
19:14which is lower than what you have with the Miami offense. It's literally lower than what you have with any other DST.
19:20Now going over to Tucker Craft. Tucker Craft has seen a considerable amount of targets. He hasn't played super well.
19:27He's had some pretty key drops, but if he starts holding on to those balls, you could see a much much improved Tucker
19:34Craft. Going over to Arandre Stevenson.
19:36Remandre Stevenson gave the thumbs up.
19:39He is going to be playing. I would want to bench Raadre. I would want to bench Trevian knowing that they will split
19:46this committee. If I had to start one, it would be Remadre Stevenson with the expectations that of course this will be
19:52the guy that ends up getting the goal line role. Now, David McGomery is also playable this week. Do I want to play
20:00him? Hell to the no. But hell, even if I think he's bad, even if the big plays aren't there, even if the lack of
20:08receiving is there, I mean, obviously we talked about this all off seasonason.
20:12Y'all know I'm not a big Montgomery guy.
20:15The Texans are seven-point favorites.
20:17Probably going to be the first game that they win against the Tennessee Titans.
20:19So, they probably can run the ball in the second half and it will probably be the best David McGomery game that you've
20:25gotten in quite some time now. Sadly, I have to play against David McGomery, so I am hoping that I'm wrong here. Isaiah
20:31likely is getting a ridiculous amount of target volume at tight end at the moment. And then going over to the last
20:36name in this tier, Jawan Johnson, we can say the same thing. Now, we do have Noah Fant good to go, which is going to be a
20:43tiny tiny hit for him. But more importantly, if we are going to try to have a knock here for Jawan, again, it's
20:52just a really tough matchup that you have going up against the Minnesota Vikings. Now, moving down to our H tier, we are going to be led off with Harold
21:00Fannon. Um, similar problem that you have with Jawan Johnson, right? And Isaiah likely. These are tight ends that are going to get target volume, but at
21:09the same time, they are in bad offenses.
21:11So, it's not the easiest spot in the world to get very excited about them.
21:17Now, going over to Romeo Dos. Doss had a super big week this past week. as of now. Obviously, you still have no AJ
21:25Brown back into this offense. And Drake May is looking like he's turning it around. I'm going to be starting Drake May, so I know that it's going to end up
21:33very poorly for me, but the New England Patriots project to score 24 points. Dos is getting the target volume, so I think
21:40he is an acceptable flex play. Like, I'd rather flex him over Denzel Boston.
21:44Obviously, Denzel Boston has been much better and I would say that Denzel Boston is a much more talented player.
21:52Just the difference is with Boston, the target volume hasn't exactly been there.
21:56While at the same time, it is a much worse offense. They project only score 18 points. Now, our next name is going
22:03to be Debo Samuel. With Debo, I would like to be a lot higher on him, but the target volume hasn't been there. You
22:10have Mike Evans fully healthy and it's a tough match up against the Seattle Seahawks, but he looks really good. Now, going over to Trevon Henderson with
22:19Hindo, I had him way way higher in our running back rankings this week. But what I was expecting is I was expecting
22:27to see no Remadre Stevenson. Now that Raadre is playing, you just got to lower your expectations here for Trevian. Amari and Hampton
22:37played like 30% of the snaps this past week and this Chargers offense projects to only score 19 points. So I I would be
22:46very hardressed to go through and play Amari and Hampton at this point. Almost want nothing to do with him. Malik Washington here is the wide receiver one
22:56for Malik Willis. The problem is he plays for the Miami Dolphins, right? But frankly the Dolphins project to score about the same amount of points as the
23:04Cleveland Browns this week. So, I know obviously people want to say like, "Oh, the Browns are back. Mason, have you seen Deshun Watson? Deshun Watson's
23:13playing real good football." Which I'm not going to deny that. Obviously played real good football on Thursday night.
23:18He's played it previously. But in terms of looking into the future, like I think the Browns in this spot against the
23:25Jets, similar boat to what you have with the Dolphins, and that's generally you don't want to play these wide receivers in these garbage offenses. Then going
23:34over to RJ Harvey with our last ranking inside the H tier. He is getting the consistent receiving work. You still
23:42have no Jonah Coleman, but the problem is he just gets literally nothing as a rusher. And if the Los Angeles Chargers
23:52aren't able to keep up with the Denver Broncos here, there is a chance they are just running the ball consistently in
23:57the second half. Now, I tear him below.
24:01I would like to bench these players if we can. Dallas got his first week in here. But while I want to clown on the
24:07Browns offense, while I want to clown on the Miami Dolphins offense, hell, uh the Philadelphia Eagles offense projects be the second to worst offense in the
24:17league this week, only ahead of the Tennessee Titans. So, even if Goddard's in, I don't want to play him. Like I
24:24would rather play Khalil Shakir averaging seven and a half fantasy points per game has never ever been relevant for fantasy purposes. But if
24:31you have no DJ Moore is going to be the best environment possible. Um Jacobe Meyers super low ceiling but high floor
24:37play. This TJ Hawinson ranking is impossible because we don't know the status of Jefferson and Addison. I will keep you up to date tomorrow and the
24:45next day if Jefferson and Addison miss, Hawinson skyrockets going over to Lad Manki. Impossible to rank him as well.
24:53We don't know his status. We do know that Quinton Johnson is not going to be playing though. Going over to Courtland
25:00Sutton, you have no Pat Bryant, right?
25:03So with no Pat Bryant, Sutton probably draws a few more targets. Also, you have the different play caller coming in with
25:09Shawn Payeyton. So that will be an interesting note here as well. And then regarding our last three spots, the Devon Vele, Roman Dunce, Keon Coleman,
25:18these are like desperation wide receiver plays under the assumption that you have no DJ more. If DJ Moore plays, you can't
25:24play Keon. You can't play um Shakir.
25:27Rome has looked better over the past few weeks. He's still only averaging nine fantasy points per game. And then with Devon Vele, like typically he'd be much
25:36higher in these rankings. It's just a horrific matchup here. Now our Jtier Will Shipley committee running back in a garbage offense. Don't play him. Jakori
25:45Kroski Merritt. Rashad White looks like he's going to play. So don't play him.
25:49Dantavian Wixs. Again, this Philly offense looks to be horrific. Don't play him. Casey Conception getting more target volume than Enzo Boss. That'll be
25:57fine if you wanted to flip them in the rankings, but I don't want to play a Browns receiver. We have Coulson Lovelin
26:02here. Uh he almost had a touchdown this past week, but don't play him. Mike Gaseki is only playable if Jamar Chase
26:09and Tiegins both miss. I don't know the status on these receivers yet. If both of them miss, Gaseki is going to fly up
26:15these rankings. Hunter Henry, Dalton Schultz don't play him. And then our last tier, you got like Roman Wilson, Tony Pard, Tyler Aier, Dobbins, Juanale,
26:24Jordan Addison, Tyler Higgby. If Addison were to play with no Jefferson, Addison would skyrocket. But in general, these final three tiers, unless we see some
26:34good injury news over this weekend, I probably don't want to play any of those names. But I think that's all I got for
26:39you. I know obviously so much going to come down to what we get at the very last second with those injury updates.
26:46So, please just make sure you're subscribed. I'm going to be live on Saturday. I'll be live on Sunday. I'm giving you all the latest injury
26:52updates, answering all your fantasy football questions, and yeah, really appreciate you. Just make sure you subscribe to the channel, drop a like,
26:59and I hope I get to see you out in the live stream one of those days.

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