0:00Welcome into the Lineup Fantasy Football Show, I'm Mitch Anderson.
0:03I'm Justin Mello. And if you have any start set questions, trade questions, or anything we can answer to help you win
0:09your Week 7 matchup and beyond, let us know down below and we're going to answer every single comment.
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0:29But Mello, let's get into our six biggest buy-ups.
0:31I'm going to talk about later this episode that I am trading for everywhere, but let's jump into your first guy you're buying before Week 7.
0:38Let's get the people fired up because I think a lot of people are really mad at this guy and that's Dak
0:44Prescott coming off two stinky performances, like not just underwhelming, like stinky bad performances.
0:48Stinky is an understatement. Yeah, I actually can't even think of a word that does it quite justice.
0:53It's like he remembered that it's an even-numbered season and he's legally obligated to suck.
0:57He's like, I know I'm not hurt, but I'm going to hurt you.
1:00Yeah, something has to go wrong when it's an even-numbered year.
1:03And it's really hard to blame much else aside from himself.
1:06Like he just personally has been horrible. There's really no other way to put it.
1:10But now let's move on from the negatives. And let's not forget just how great the first few weeks were.
1:16And to add a little bit of context, and I know he's been horrible, so I don't want to make excuses for him.
1:22Some of the turnovers, two of the picks I would say weren't his fault.
1:26Jake Ferguson two weeks ago off his hands was picked.
1:29Last night, CeeDee Lamb just fell down on the route.
1:31So again, I know he sucked, but maybe not as putridly bad as it feels.
1:35And the schedule is getting easier. His next three games are against the Eagles, Cardinals, and Colts.
1:40Those are beautiful fantasy matchups, teams that have struggled against opposing quarterbacks, especially from a fantasy football perspective.
1:45So you can see the bounce back happening. And the other thing I'll add is he still has CeeDee Lamb.
1:50He still has George Pickens. He still has a really bad defense.
1:54He certainly has a bad defense. And that's the perfect recipe for fantasy success.
1:57It's the same recipe that earned him the quarterback five spot overall last year.
2:01However, the Cowboys are a bad team, but they could still win the NFC least.
2:05I mean, this vision is wide open, so you know they'll continue to be aggressive in pursuit of the division.
2:11I think now is a nice time to buy low.
2:14Look, we know what Dak Prescott is. We've known what he is for years.
2:17He's not an elite quarterback, but he is a good quarterback and went in a really good situation and put up really good numbers.
2:24Don't let these last two weeks leave a bad taste in your mouth.
2:27Yeah, I think this is such a good one.
2:30And we talk about like this year quarterback is so deep in the sense that like if you don't have Josh Allen
2:36and honestly, after the past few weeks, I'll add Drake May kind of into that conversation too of like, you know, you
2:42can get some of these guys for an attainable price.
2:45If you're streaming quarterback right now and you really need somebody like Dak, I don't think you have to give up too much to get him.
2:52And I agree with you. I can't see a world that it gets worse from here.
2:56No, I agree. And I like what you said too, like, especially in one quarterback leagues, a lot of guys are streaming.
3:02It's kind of wide open. He's a guy I think you can get at a discount though.
3:07Yeah, absolutely. Let's go to a guy that you could get at a discount for a while and then the price rose.
3:13And now I think we're right back to being able to get him at a discount.
3:17And that's AJ Brown. Talk about stinky three catches for 27 yards off of 10 targets, Mello.
3:21And if you want to consider the onside kick a target, he dropped that one too.
3:26The whole day was just absolutely horrific, but I'm chalking the whole thing up to Russ.
3:30I'm thanking my lucky stars that we have another by-low window here on the number one receiver for potentially the hottest quarterback in fantasy football right now.
3:38And yes, I know it was bad. I watched the game too.
3:41As a Patriots fan, I watched it closer than any other game yesterday.
3:44But for me, the 10 targets should tell you everything.
3:47This team wants and more importantly needs to get AJ Brown going and they will.
3:51He looked bad, but he basically played a half of football all year.
3:55Gets thrown right back into the action here in week six.
3:58Now we have Romeo Dobbs potentially hurt, could miss some time with the shoulder injury.
4:02Not to mention AJ Brown schedule coming up. Perfect get right spots.
4:05You have Chicago, Miami, Green Bay and Detroit all before the bye.
4:08Right now, I think you have a one week window before we start feeding the squeaky wheel.
4:13And we see AJ Brown get plenty involved. And that window is closed immediately in week seven.
4:18If people overreact to one week from AJ Brown, go get him.
4:21And I think people are overreacting. Oh, he's washed.
4:23There was a narrative already going into the year of like, oh, well, he's washed.
4:27And now this is confirmation bias here of being like, well, I didn't get to see anything for the first five weeks.
4:33And then I finally do get to see him and he looks like trash.
4:37And so I think people are going to run with that.
4:40And I think you're going to be able to get him for pennies on the dollar.
4:44Agreed. And look, he got 10 targets. Okay. Yeah.
4:47Like the volume is there. The drops are going to dissipate.
4:50He's going to start catching the ball. He's going to start making plays.
4:53I agree. I think this might, he might be my favorite by low right now, to be honest.
4:58Yeah. Well, let's move on to another receiver on the team he used to play for the Philadelphia Eagles.
5:03Let's talk about Makai Lemmon, Mitch. Are we sick and twisted for propping up Eagles like we do?
5:08Are we addicted to the pain? I don't know why he's doing this.
5:12I think I'm going to end up in like a mental institution in a straitjacket being like, no, no, no.
5:17It was Kevin Petula in 2025. Yeah. You and me both.
5:20We might need a therapist to help us unpack that.
5:23But one thing is for certain. And it's that I'm still a Lemonhead.
5:27Still a Lemonhead. Still a little with Makai Lemon.
5:29And here's the nice thing. Unlike the last two guys we talked about, which are really nice by lows, they're still going
5:35to cost you a little bit of something. Makai Lemon is dirt cheap in redraft right now.
5:40In fact, he's actually available in 55% of sleeper leagues right now.
5:43We almost consider putting him on the waiver show.
5:45Like in a lot of leagues, you can go get him off waivers.
5:49And if that's the case and you have the roster spot, he's someone I'm having.
5:53I'm certainly adding. But even if you can't get him off waivers and even if you got to trade for him, I
5:59would be looking to make a two for one trade that includes Lemon as a throw in.
6:04I view him as more than that, but that's sort of how you can frame it.
6:08Every year, there are rookie receivers who are quiet for two months or so.
6:12And then they absolutely explode down the stretch. Will Makai Lemon be that this year?
6:16I don't know, but he certainly could be. And certainly could be is enough for me to justify the peanuts you have
6:22to pay to actually go out and get him.
6:24We're talking about a guy with first round draft capital, was literally pro football focuses single highest graded receiver in last year's draft class.
6:31And even if Philly continues to crumble and fall apart, which by the way, is also what's happening to Devonta Smith's body,
6:37which could be something else to monitor. Can't stay on the field.
6:40But if their season continues to fall apart, even if that's the case, the Eagles are going to ramp them up.
6:46They're going to get them more involved down the stretch.
6:48They want to see him succeed given the draft capital they paid to get him and given the future they envisioned for him.
6:55So he's a guy to me who's much cheaper than he was six weeks ago, but could still easily develop into what
7:01you paid for six weeks ago in draft capital down the stretch this season.
7:04This is such a good pick to me. And like we talk so much in fantasy football about how this is a game of probability.
7:11I like what you said. Is he going to be a league winner?
7:15I mean, nobody can say for certain. We don't have a crystal ball, but if you look at the price you have
7:21to pay for Makai Lemon right now versus what you had to pay a few weeks ago, I'm absolutely taking that chance.
7:27We constantly talk about draft rookies. Don't trade them because we expect these slow starts.
7:31And granted, I think the start from Makai Lemon through the first few weeks was a little bit slower than people wanted.
7:37And I think there was a little bit of reaction to that.
7:40But if you look at what we've seen over the past few weeks, I think we've seen him start to come along and develop a little bit.
7:47And now we're seeing even more opportunity for him.
7:50You talked about the fact that like, I don't know, I would not be shocked if we see Devonta Smith miss more
7:56time this season, whether it be like long stretches or games here and there and give Makai Lemon that opportunity to get more touches and more targets.
8:03And I'm always interested in what a rookie is going to do after the buy.
8:07So right now is the opportunity in my mind to go buy Makai Lemon for like you said, have him be an add on in a trade.
8:15If you're trying to make something work and it's close and you feel like you can get a little something extra because
8:21that person wants to make the deal happen. Tack on Makai Lemon.
8:24Yep. That's exactly how you should be framing it when you're negotiating and looking to potentially get Makai Lemon.
8:29100%. On to our next guy, though. I talked about someone who was pretty expensive with AJ Brown.
8:34I'm going to talk about someone here that's a little bit less expensive.
8:37It's still on a little bit of a pricier side.
8:40And I'm excited to end with a guy that I think is pretty cheap right now that should not be anywhere close
8:46to his price tag because of the potential to be a league winner.
8:50But let's talk about Michael Wilson here. And this is the guy I think of all three at his current price.
8:55I'm probably targeting the most aggressively. I think he's a screaming value through week for Michael Wilson had the fourth most targets
9:01of any wide receiver in the NFL. So I'm not letting a quiet two week showing here against the Lions and Rams
9:07dissuade me from what I think is an unbelievable buying opportunity.
9:10We saw against the Lions in week five, four catches for 30 yards.
9:14We saw against the Rams in week six, almost an identical performance, four for 32.
9:18I always say be greedy when others are being fearful.
9:21And I look at the targets. I look at the involvement.
9:24Michael Wilson still had seven targets in each of these games.
9:27Is that what you want to see? Maybe not.
9:29Maybe you want a little bit more, but he's still actively involved.
9:32I'm also not buying that Kendrick Bourne is that dude and he's going to continue out producing Michael Wilson.
9:38We talked about it, but this guy was the wide receiver two overall in the back half of last season when Marvin Harrison Jr.
9:44Was down and he probably won't do that again.
9:47But now you've got Marvin Harrison Jr. Off in Houston.
9:49And to me, I think Michael Wilson is solidly a top 15 to 20 wide receiver rest of season.
9:54And that is absolutely not the price you have to pay for him right now.
9:59So I think this is the guy that I'm planting my flag hardest on as an extremely talented and productive player who
10:04should be in line for far more volume in the coming weeks and has already proven in the past historically that he
10:10can command those targets at a high clip. People are going to overreact.
10:14It's what they do. And all of a sudden you can see people build the narrative.
10:18Oh, maybe Marv being there was good for Michael Wilson.
10:21Maybe it freed up coverage. I saw that tweeted yesterday.
10:24I saw someone say that like Michael Wilson needed Marvin Harrison Jr.
10:27out there on the field when the entire offseason, the whole argument we heard was, well, he only did what he did because Marvin Harrison Jr.
10:34wasn't out there. Exactly. But that's what people are going to tell themselves.
10:38And that's how they're going to try to rationalize it, even though it's incorrect.
10:41And that's something you can exploit. And another thing I'll throw out there, the Cardinals are going to be playing catch up more like Sunday.
10:48They didn't shockingly against the Rams. I mean, they beat them.
10:51They got their number. They got their number. They didn't even score a touchdown and they beat them.
10:56They're going to have more game scripts for it.
10:59It's like, all right, they're down 13 in the fourth quarter.
11:02And that's when Michael Wilson is just going to feast like we've seen in the past.
11:06So I couldn't agree with that one more. Want to throw in one top shelf guy here, Mitch?
11:11Let's do it. Let's do someone who I know is still expensive.
11:14And that's Nico Collins. Somebody you still have to pay big for.
11:17I know. I know. It's like hard to justify that as a buy low.
11:21But I do think he's cheaper than he should be, even though he's still somewhat expensive.
11:26Jalen Knoll has been having a nice little breakout and has outscored Nico Collins in each of his last two games.
11:31In fact, Nico hasn't hit 11 PPR fantasy points in each of those two games, which for him is really disappointing.
11:37And now the guy we just talked about, Marvin Harrison Jr., has been reunited with CJ Stroud.
11:42He actually looked pretty good on a couple of the catches he had in London.
11:46And there's this narrative that he could become a major part of this offense as he gets more acclimated and as he's there a bit longer.
11:53So all of a sudden, Nico Collins might not be the beneficiary of the elite volume that we've seen him get in the past.
11:59Or at least that's what the lamestream media wants you to think, Mitch, because that is not reality.
12:04He's your windy fingers, not reality. He's going to be the alpha of this past heavy Texans offense going forward.
12:10They can't run the ball for their lives. You know, they're going to continue to throw the ball a ton.
12:15The talent is obviously still there. Not that that was in question of receivers with at least 20 targets this year.
12:21He is third in passer rating when targeted. I'm morally obligated to tell you that Jalen Knoll is actually number one in
12:27that stat, even though I don't want to tell you that because it doesn't align with my narrative.
12:32But even with that said, like that doesn't scare me off Nico Collins one bit.
12:36I'm still all the way in on the talent, as I think most people should be.
12:40He's had two top eight weekly finishes. The first two games that he played this season should get somewhere back closer to that.
12:46And for what it's worth, the Texans big win in London gives them new life and I think a positive outlook for Nico Collins.
12:53There's nothing worse than having a player on a team that's just already quit and they put their stars in bubble wrap
12:59the second they stub their toe and just put them on the shelf.
13:02That doesn't seem as likely right now. The Texans are trying to make a playoff push.
13:07I'm not really worried about that. Just another nice little thing to consider.
13:10And why I think while so expensive, Nico Collins, somebody you can get at a little bit of a discount right now.
13:16Yeah. At the risk of being dramatic, talking about a week six game like the Texans literally saved their season in London yesterday.
13:22That was a huge game. I agree with you.
13:25I think that's something that doesn't get talked about enough is like the willingness to protect a player's health, which makes a
13:31ton of sense on these teams that the season's over for them.
13:34And we're not in that situation with Houston anymore.
13:37I first of all want to point out that you were so brave for telling us that Jalen Knoll was actually the number one in that stat.
13:44I did want to, but that's not the type of guy I am.
13:47I want to be. No, I appreciate the honesty.
13:50I think this is a great one. I think it's exactly what you said of like, yeah, you're still paying top shelf
13:56for this guy, but I think you're getting him at a discount.
13:59And what we talked about with Nico Collins going into the year was, okay, maybe he doesn't have that like top four
14:05or five wide receiver upside, but he's got that really safe floor and that's kind of what you draft him for.
14:11And yeah, you probably have managers that are pretty frustrated right now because they drafted Nico Collins.
14:15They expected that safe floor. And then here it was missing weeks coming back.
14:19He has the big explosion, obviously, but then two straight weeks here that aren't as impressive and you could probably get them
14:25trying to chase a little bit more upside for a guy that they feel isn't as secure as they thought.
14:31Exactly. And again, that's the narrative I think a lot of people are building, which is why the discount is there.
14:36But I think there's a much more likely chance that he just goes back and becomes the alpha of this offense again
14:42and is a league winner potentially down the stretch.
14:45We have enough historical data to say Nico Collins is Nico Collins.
14:48Right. Exactly. Let's get on to our last guy, though.
14:51You talked about a rookie earlier. I want to talk about a rookie that feels like he's not being talked about enough
14:57and I want to make sure he passed the eye test as soon as he got back and he did.
15:02That's Jacoby Lane. This was one of the guys that leading up to the season became one of the most exciting rookies
15:08and then the excitement obviously seems to have waned and then now kind of disappeared since he went on the IR.
15:14He became the guy that people were so excited about preseason specifically.
15:17He had started to develop the rapport with Lamar in training camp and then albeit not with Lamar, it was in the preseason with the backup quarterback.
15:25He had an extremely impressive touchdown, kind of made the rounds on NFL Twitter.
15:28And so people were so fired up immediately gets hurt week one.
15:32And now nobody's talking about Jacoby Lane. But the flashes of talent have been there.
15:36And to me, it seems like we shouldn't just be forgetting about this guy when we see a very promising day in
15:42the Snoop Huntley offense that I think you would agree the whole thing was pretty mediocre.
15:46They scored 10 points on the entire day. But we saw Jacoby Lane go four for 40 off of five targets.
15:52If you watch the tape, I thought he looked fantastic.
15:54Better than I expected. He made some pretty impressive catches.
15:57He's an absolute dog in the blocking game, which I know doesn't get you fantasy points, but coaches love that for rookie
16:03receivers and getting them on the field. So this is a guy I expect to level up once Lamar's back out there.
16:09And he kind of feels like a guy that might be like roster clogging for someone.
16:13And similar to what you said with Makai Lemon, he's the perfect like tack on guy in a trade that's like, yeah, we're close.
16:20I guess give me Jacoby Lane. Like, I guess I'll take him and you might be able to get him in a
16:26deal when to me, I value him as so much more.
16:29He is a serious to me lottery ticket of a guy that I think, I know Zay Flowers has been incredible, but
16:35Lamar's going to have to throw to somebody else down the stretch.
16:38And I think Jacoby Lane's going to emerge. Ah, twist my arm, throw Jacoby Lane in, just give him to me, I guess.
16:44If I have to take Jacoby Lane, I guess.
16:47I guess I'll take him off your hands. And you're right.
16:50Once Lamar is back, this offense is going to bounce back in a major way.
16:54And it does have to be somebody else. And Mark Andrews, who we started to like delude ourselves into believing, was back
17:00maybe a little early in the year. He just looked like dog water.
17:04I was talking about putting me in a home earlier.
17:06Mark Andrews needs to be put in a home.
17:09We might be roommates in the near future. Rashad Bateman, like, we know what Rashad Bateman is, right?
17:14So Jacoby Lane, I like that you compared him to Mike Kyle.
17:17I mean, like one of these rookies, one of these guys is going to end up being a really nice piece down the stretch.
17:23And I think Jacoby Lane, like you mentioned, very well could be that guy.
17:27I would sooner roster Jason Bateman over Rashad Bateman right now.
17:30I would just because it'd be cool to say I have Jason Bateman on my fantasy team.
17:35Let's jump into our Monday Night Football picks. We've got an unreal game tonight in terms of points and fantasy scoring that I'm expecting.
17:41We've got the Washington Commanders taking on the San Francisco 49ers.
17:44These are our Monday Night Football picks presented by Dabble.
17:47All these lines are available in-app. You can sign up for Dabble using the promo code LINEUP.
17:52Play your first $10 and get $20 instantly. But Mello, who's your first pick on the night?
17:56Let's go Rashad White. Over 21.5 rushing yards. White's already hit on this line three of his four games this year.
18:02And tonight he gets to strive for it again without having Bill Krosky-Meritt take work away from him.
18:07Dear friend of the show, Austin Eckler, has looked great.
18:10But he hasn't seen more than four carries in a game this year.
18:13And the 49ers will be without Dre Greenlaw. So I really like this line for Rashad White.
18:18I'm going to go with another rusher in the same offense.
18:21But I'm going to go a quarterback. Let's go Jaden Daniels.
18:24Over 37.5 rushing yards. I think if you had any concerns that Jaden was going to be tentative running last week, that went out the window so quickly.
18:31103 on the ground. He's crushed this line in three of his last five.
18:35And when I say crushed, I mean gone well over it.
18:38No, like you said, no Bill Krosky-Meritt this week.
18:41I expect them to use Jaden Daniels in the run game, especially against the San Francisco defense, allowing the eighth least passing yards in the NFL.
18:48They're going to have to get creative. This one is so juicy for me.
18:51I was going to take it if you didn't.
18:54I think that is a phenomenal spot for him.
18:56But I love this line as well. And that is Brock Purdy over one and a half passing touchdowns.
19:02The Commanders have had a stout run defense, but they have allowed the second most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks entering week six.
19:08And this San Fran receiving core, I know it's beat up.
19:11I'm even expecting to call any day now to see if they need somebody.
19:15But Purdy has been too good for any of that to matter.
19:18And he's hit on this line every single game this season.
19:21This would be the first time he didn't. So I'm hammering this.
19:24Mel, you were brave earlier, so I'm going to be a little brave.
19:28You can juice it up in the app to two and a half.
19:31And I don't hate it. I don't hate it either.
19:34You can still get it at one and a half where I think it's easy money.
19:38But if you juice it up to two and a half, I like that too.
19:42Let's finish it off with one of Brock Purdy's pass catchers, George Kittle going over 65 and a half receiving yards.
19:48No team playing in week six is giving up more yards to the tight end position than the Commanders.
19:53Kittle's averaging just above this number. And that includes the first two weeks ramping back up from the Achilles injury where he
19:59played under 50% of the snaps in each of those matchups.
20:02He was one of my favorite plays on the week, let alone the night.
20:06I'm going nuclear on this play. I love it.
20:08I love all of these. I feel really good about Monday night.
20:12I'm feeling really good about Monday night. But before we get out of here, the piece de resistance that we've all been
20:18waiting for, the signed Kenneth Walker jersey giveaway. Hold on.
20:20The signed Kenneth Walker jersey giveaway winner. I want to give our big congratulations to Dave K, who has won the Kenneth Walker autographed jersey.
20:27We'll get in contact with you to get you your jersey.
20:30And if you didn't win, make sure to keep tuning in because we might just have another jersey giveaway coming up very
20:36soon with a certain superstar NFL wide receiver. But those were our six biggest buy lows in fancy football heading into week seven.
20:42Leave us a comment if you have any questions we can answer and we'll try to reply to every single one.
20:48But before we get out of here, Melo, do we miss anything?
20:51Shout out Dave K. Shout out Dave K. Congrats on the jersey.
20:55And we will catch you guys tomorrow for some brand new episodes.
20:58We'll see you then.