Plays of the Week - Josh Downs, lock button plays and top sleepers for Week 4 fantasy football
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27 min
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Oct 3, 2026
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Sat, October 3, 2026
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Josh CameronJosh DownsMalik NabersXavier WorthyAntonio WilliamsBraelon AllenBrenton StrangeBrian Thomas Jr.Bucky IrvingDalton KincaidDaniel JonesDarren WallerIsaiah DavisJonathan Taylor
Player analysis
Player insights
Antonio Williams
PositiveBreakout22:52
Antonio Williams is a deep sleeper candidate who has been efficient with 3-4 targets per game. The source believes the stars are aligning for a breakout performance this week.
Insight pageBraelon Allen
PositiveSleeper18:30
Braylon Allen is a recommended start for Week 4 due to his all-purpose talent, size, and explosiveness. He is considered 'good chalk' and a strong play for those needing a fringe running back.
Insight pageBrenton Strange
PositiveMatchup26:10
Brenton Strange is a recommended tight end play due to his athleticism and a juicy matchup against Cincinnati.
Insight pageBrian Thomas Jr.
NegativeDepth Chart21:56
Brian Thomas is reportedly on the trade block and seeing his snap counts decline (down to 22 last week). The source suggests he is only a deep-league 'squeaky wheel' play this week.
Insight pageBucky Irving
PositiveRole23:30
Bucky Irving is a recommended matchup play for Week 4 against the Packers, who are allowing 139 rushing yards per game. He is operating as a bell-cow back for the Buccaneers.
Insight pageDalton Kincaid
PositiveProjection25:07
Dalton Kincaid is a 'smash button' play this week. The source expects a huge game because New England's outside coverage will force Josh Allen to target the middle of the field.
Insight pageDaniel Jones
PositiveValue4:11
Daniel Jones is a recommended streaming option for Week 4, particularly in 10-team leagues where he remains widely available. He is favored with a high implied point total of 25.5 points.
Insight pageDarren Waller
PositiveMatchup25:43
Darren Waller is the 'perfect' streaming play this week against Detroit, a team allowing a league-high 117 tight end receiving yards per game.
Insight pageIsaiah Davis
PositiveValue21:58
Isaiah Davis is a recommended stash as a one-for-one handcuff to Braylon Allen, specifically for his potential Week 5 matchup against the Browns.
Insight pageJonathan Taylor
PositiveUsage5:29
The source expects the Colts' offensive game plan to revolve heavily around Jonathan Taylor, labeling it the 'Jonathan Taylor show' for their upcoming matchup.
Insight pageJordan Watkins
PositiveRole24:01
Jordan Watkins may have earned the WR3 role after an efficient 2-for-60 performance last week. He is a fringy play who could benefit if Mike Evans is shadowed by Patrick Surtain.
Insight pageJosh Cameron
PositiveSleeper11:55
Josh Cameron is a recommended stash in deep leagues as he is consistently earning more reps, targets, and route participation.
Insight pagePositiveDepth Chart22:06
The source advises stashing Josh Cameron because he is receiving an increasing share of snaps in Jacksonville, potentially signaling a larger role if Brian Thomas is traded.
Insight pageJosh Downs
PositiveRole20:49
The source describes Josh Downs as an all-purpose alpha receiver who is coming off an 11-target game and faces a smash spot against Washington in England.
Insight pagePositiveBreakout33:26
Josh Downs is a recommended start for Week 4, coming off an 11-target game with 172 air yards. The source views him as an all-purpose alpha receiver rather than just a possession receiver.
Insight pageJustin Herbert
NegativeMatchup0:25
Justin Herbert faces a difficult matchup against Seattle, a team allowing almost no passing yards to opposing quarterbacks; the source notes this is the worst possible scenario for Herbert, who has struggled in previous favorable matchups this season.
Insight pageMalik Nabers
PositiveProjection20:58
The source is calling the bottom on Malik Nabers, expecting a bump up in production this week against a Cardinals defense that ranks dead last in pass defense EPA and pressure rate.
Insight pagePositiveProjection35:02
The source is calling the bottom on Malik Nabors, expecting a bump in production against the Cardinals, who rank dead last in pass defense EPA and pressure rate.
Insight pageMarcus Mariota
PositiveProjection5:11
Marcus Mariota is a viable streaming option for Week 4, currently projected for 16.7 points, matching Daniel Jones. He remains available in some 12-team leagues.
Insight pageNajee Harris
NegativeUsage15:11
Despite moving up the depth chart and earning more touches than Devin Singletary, Najee Harris is not viewed as a pass-catching threat, limiting his ceiling in PPR formats.
Insight pageSkyy Moore
PositiveUsage23:20
Skyy Moore is a viable streaming option this week against the Buccaneers, who are a pass-funnel defense. The Packers are a prolific passing team, and Moore has risen up the depth chart.
Insight pageTyson Bagent
PositiveBreakout7:04
Tyson Bagent has won the starting quarterback job outright over Case Keenum based on training camp and preseason performance. The source highlights Bagent's mobility and arm strength, noting he is the most heavily exposed player in their superflex dynasty portfolio.
Insight pageWoody Marks
PositiveUsage25:38
Woody Marks is a recommended PPR flex play for Week 4 against Dallas, boasting a greater than 40% opportunity share this season.
Insight pageXavier Worthy
PositiveUsage21:23
Xavier Worthy is a 'Spike Week' candidate, ranking top 20 in route participation (84.5% of Mahomes' dropbacks). The source highlights the perfect skill match between Mahomes' arm strength and Worthy's speed.
Insight pagePositiveBreakout35:23
Xavier Worthy is highlighted as a 'Spike Week' alert, noting he is currently top 20 in route participation rate.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00This is Rossi Rice, you're listening to the PlayerProfiler Podcast This is the Plays of the Week!
0:05Woo! Here we go, Week 4, Plays of the Week, coming right at ya.
0:10We are wearing the Mike McDaniel sunglasses. I really enjoy these sunglasses.
0:14They're very comfortable, they're stylish, and I think I wear them better than he does at this point.
0:20Mike McDaniel is looking pretty haggard out there. Pretty desperate situation for these Chargers this week.
0:25And they're only going to Seattle. That's no big deal.
0:28No big deal. Going to Seattle, allowing absolutely no passing yards to opposing quarterbacks.
0:32This is just what Justin Herbert needs. Right? This is just what the doctor ordered.
0:37Right? No. Actually, this is the worst thing that you could possibly ask for.
0:42He got what he wanted earlier this year and he face planted with a great matchup.
0:47So now, over and over and over and over and over again, Justin Herbert's gonna have to deal with bad matchups.
0:53And I'm here for it now. I've come to terms with it.
0:57I'm good. I like Herbert. I like him for fantasy football.
1:01He's put up some incredibly efficient years in the past.
1:04And now, it's just a punchline. And it's Harbaugh.
1:07And it's McDaniel. And they're tied together with rocks.
1:10Right? They're tied together with rope. And then there's also rocks attached to the ropes.
1:15And they're just sinking together. Again, they got beat at home by the Cardinals 26-14.
1:19That's just worth remembering. I think it's funny. And our producer, Justin, he is a Chargers fan.
1:25He knows all about the Chargers. He was here to remind me that the Chargers also have an electric substation next to
1:32their practice field, which might explain why they're the second most injured team in the NFL as we continue to weave this conspiracy.
1:39And I think we're gonna talk more. We're gonna talk some more today on the Plays of the Week program about our beautiful substation.
1:47Beautiful substation. It's a beautiful substation. So we're gonna talk about our substation.
1:51But first, let's just get into the quarterbacks. This is gonna be a very efficient show.
1:56Okay? Top 10 takeaways is the show where I meander and we take full hour and a half until I can talk no more.
2:04And I just go into everything that happened on Sunday and we have no time clock.
2:09And there's a wink and a nod at sticking to 10 takeaways, but we never can.
2:14Plays of the Week is very different. The Plays of the Week show is a tight show.
2:20Every week, we're like, hey, this is a half hour show.
2:23We're getting in. We're getting out. It's Friday. The weekend's coming.
2:27You don't have time to mess around. You just wanna know the plays.
2:31Get in and get out. Off we go. At quarterback, we are targeting one particular game at Tottenham Stadium.
2:37Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England. The London area is gonna be a treat for everybody.
2:42The international fan base is gonna enjoy this game.
2:45You have the Colts and you have the Commanders.
2:47It's the game we want exposure to, especially at the quarterback position.
2:51You get two streaming options there in Daniel Jones.
2:54He's very streamable, very available in a lot of traditional leagues.
2:58If you're in a 10-team, a lot of people are in 10-team seasonal leagues.
3:02Daniel Jones is out there. Start Daniel Jones this week.
3:05They're favorites. They have a high implied point total.
3:08This is the week to go target Daniel Jones.
3:11And if you can't get Daniel Jones, you're targeting Marcus Mariota.
3:15I mean, on our weekly projections, we have both of these guys as top 20 plays this week.
3:20They're both top 20 plays. They have the exact same projected points, 16.7 points.
3:25And Daniel Jones has more implied points, 25.5 as opposed to 22 for Mariota.
3:29But don't forget, this is gonna be the Jonathan Taylor show.
3:33So that's what this game, when you look at the Commanders, you're like, oh my God, is it gonna be just Jonathan Taylor all day and all night?
3:42I guess, is it gonna be nighttime there? It won't be quite nighttime there.
3:46It'll be all day, all day. It'd just be all, it'd just be Jonathan Taylor all day.
3:52That's what we're gonna do. But we're talking about dump-offs, Jonathan Taylor.
3:56And there's also a particular wide receiver on the Colts that we're gonna talk about later.
4:01Can't wait to talk about him. It's very exciting, very exciting stuff.
4:05Who else though? There's gotta be someone else. You can't just say, oh, Jones and Mariota, you wanna target this game?
4:11Yeah, you do. High point total. And these guys are both available in a lot of waiver wires.
4:17Daniel Jones more available in 10-team leagues. Mariota's still available in some 12-team leagues.
4:21But what about deeper leagues? What about Dynasty League?
4:24Tyson Bagent. That's right. Tyson Bagent. You put him up on the screen.
4:29Take a look at Tyson Bagent. He is an athlete.
4:32Imagine what you were getting from Case Keenum's arm last week.
4:35And what you've been getting from Caleb Williams' legs the first few weeks before the infamous hamstring slash life force destroying injury that he suffered.
4:43Bagent is both. Bagent has the mobility. He has the arm strength.
4:47He won the job. He won the job outright.
4:50Like head-to-head, toe-to-toe, throw-to-throw. It was Bagent versus Keenum throughout the summer.
4:54And Bagent came out ahead. And just because the guy was in the concussion protocol doesn't mean he gets Wally-pipped.
5:00That's what, thankfully, I mean, I was worried. I was worried because I'm like, but Keenum played so well last week.
5:07That means he's great. Any given quarterback can post an impressive performance in any given week.
5:12The situation is right. But there's been a lot more reps throughout training camp and preseason where Tyson Bagent showed out than
5:19what we saw in a single game from Case Keenum.
5:22So I was impressed. I was impressed that the easy move for Ben Johnson and Bears coaches would have been to say,
5:29hey, we're going to ride the hot hand. The hot hand is that is such a coward sucker move.
5:35It's a sucker move and it's a coward move.
5:38Sometimes it's more of a sucker move. Sometimes it's more of a coward move.
5:43But either way, it tends to be a suboptimal move because you're just taking the easy, less stressful road saying, hey, this guy performed well last week.
5:51So we think he's going to perform well again this week.
5:55We're just going to do simple crayon math, right?
5:58That's it. Instead of saying, no, actually, we've done a full evaluation and the player that gives our team the better chance
6:05to win, regardless of a single game performance is actually Tyson Bagent.
6:09And that means we have to answer more questions to the bonehead media that just recency bias soaked media.
6:15Just looking back at last week going, but Case Keenum's great.
6:18If he were great and he'd be a starting quarterback somewhere else, he's not great.
6:23Bagent though. Bagent has only been great when called upon in any given scenario.
6:28And he will one day be a starting quarterback in the league, not Case Keenum.
6:32I mean, Case Keenum will start at some point again, probably.
6:36But Bagent will actually get paid to be a starting quarterback in the league at some point in his career.
6:42And that's partly why he is going to be starting this week.
6:46Just came out that he's been getting all the reps.
6:49Perfect. That is just, and it is one of the more musical sounds to my ears.
6:54Tyson Bagent starting a game in the NFL. He is my most heavily exposed player in super flex leagues.
7:01If you go to my super flex leagues across all my teams in dynasty, I have more Bagent than any other player.
7:08I mean, there's been a lot of players that have been able to pick up off the waiver wire that cost nothing, right?
7:15They're all just available. Josh Cameron. We'll talk about him a bit.
7:19I have so much Josh Cameron just because he's been available at every league and he's just slowly but surely earning more
7:26reps, more targets, more opportunities, running more routes. So easy to just pick up and stash, pick up and stash, pick up
7:33and stash, pick up and stash, pick up and stash.
7:36So immediately you build a high percentage of a guy like that in your portfolio, but in super flex can't compare to like 75% badge.
7:44There's like 25% of leagues where I don't have badge in super flex.
7:48I don't know. Somehow it was either a deep dynasty league orphan where badge was already rostered somewhere else.
7:54That is almost the only scenario where you can see it.
7:58There is another, there's a few leagues that are 10 team leagues where I was very strong at quarterback and I just didn't need him at all.
8:06And I still don't need him. Those are the only examples of teams in my dynasty portfolio.
8:12Don't have badge. And I'm sure many of you do.
8:15We've talked about him so much, especially Cody and I on the Sonic Truth Dynasty podcast, talking about the first time we
8:22saw him at the senior bowl and how he just wowed everybody and has the feel good career path coming out of Shepard college.
8:30I mean, it's just so perfect show. And for him to lead this offense from Shepard, I mean, you can't make it up.
8:37Fly me to the moon. Running back. Okay. Running back again, focused cam Scadaboo lock button cam Scadaboo.
8:43This has been an interesting beneficiary of the Tyrone Tracy banishment.
8:46Tyrone Tracy was whiffing on some pass protection earlier in the year, contributing to Jackson Dart seeing ghosts and they just vaudevillian
8:54caned him off the, off the screen, off the field.
8:57Bye-bye. Right. Where'd he go? Don't know. Tyrone Tracy.
9:00Haven't seen him. Won't see him. Gone. Right. Can't, can't pass protect.
9:03Can't trust him. Can't be on the team. Inactive game day, inactive Tyrone Tracy.
9:08What does that mean? Well, then it's Devin Singletary.
9:11And then suddenly Najee Harris is out playing Devin Singletary in practice and moving up the depth chart and earning more touches than Devin Singletary.
9:19Well, what do we know about Najee Harris? Not a pass catcher.
9:23He wasn't a pass catcher a couple of years ago.
9:26Wasn't a pass catcher at Alabama. Sure as hell ain't a pass catcher now, right?
9:31Given how dusty he is. That's one of the problems with these between the tackles grinders for a few years, they can
9:38earn a target share just based on pure volume that they're out there for like 80% of the snaps.
9:44They're going to get targets, check downs, and a few design screens.
9:48That's going to happen for Najee Harris. It doesn't earn targets.
9:51There's not a play they're drawn up. We got to get Najee Harris, the ball in space.
9:57The Giants are not thinking that. They are thinking it with Cam Scadaboo.
10:01Cam Scadaboo has become the engine of this offense, especially with Malik Nabors, not 100%.
10:06He's coming back from a torn ACL. I don't know if anyone knows this, but maybe this is news.
10:12Malik Nabors had a torn ACL he was coming back from.
10:15And so him having a slow start to the year is the most understandable set of circumstances.
10:21Oh, first three weeks, he underperforms. Yeah, no kidding.
10:23So it's just shocking. I'm shocked, shocked, right? So that was the thing.
10:28Why even bother drafting him when you know you can get him at a value at the beginning of October?
10:34We'll talk more about Malik Nabors in a little bit.
10:37But the Giants, they're staring at a healthy 22 and a half point implied total against Arizona.
10:43And it's going to be the Scadaboo show. I'm not shy about it.
10:47He hasn't been a mega producer, but this is one of those easy lock button calls.
10:52This is not shocking the world here. Like this is not a deep sleeper.
10:56Cam Scadaboo. Thanks, podfather. Oh, what would I do without you?
11:00No, let's just start strong here. It's not like it's easy to hit on fringe running backs.
11:05I mean, raise your hand if you've hit on any fringe running backs this year.
11:10It's very difficult. Now, we did with Braylon Allen last week when you have Geno Smith, Braylon Allen, and Kenyon Sadiq is
11:17your big team stack for the week, value team stack for the week.
11:21And that's how you're front loading your plays of the week, your hero image, like the photo we had up on Substack.
11:28It's on our Patreon, patreon.com slash podfather. We post the plays of the week every Friday.
11:34Just like we post our fab guidance every Tuesday morning.
11:37That hero image we were leading with, play your jets.
11:40And that doesn't mean just Geno Smith and Garrett Wilson.
11:43No, no, no, no, no. That also means Braylon Allen and Kenyon Sadiq because these are sleepers.
11:49These are fringe plays. But there's something there if you need to go there because you know that I'm there.
11:55I'm there. I'm in these deep leagues and I've taken over orphans.
11:59So the beauty of this project where I took over 20 orphans in 20 days is that I'm in the shoes of a struggling fantasy gamer.
12:07I have created a scenario where I am now in the struggle session in all these leagues trying to put together a competitive roster every week.
12:15The lineup I'm putting out there is not impressive.
12:18It's not my fault. I didn't draft these guys.
12:21I took this team over. But I'm doing my best.
12:24It forces me to go out and think creatively about what I can do to be competitive week in, week out.
12:31And last week I was thinking, I think I might have to start some Braylon Allen.
12:36I think this is the matchup where you could actually see some Braylon Allen this week.
12:41And he has standalone value this week. And then there's an injury and suddenly he's like the number one ad on the waiver wire.
12:49Well, the number one ad for us. Others, it was Ollie Gordon.
12:53For us, it was Braylon Allen. And he's good chalk this week.
12:57So we're going right back to him this week with a good chalk.
13:01It's not hard. He's a talent. He's an all-purpose talent.
13:04He can catch the ball out of the backfield.
13:07He's super explosive. He's got size. Fire him up.
13:10Fire him up. Fire up Braylon Allen. Don't wait a week and see what happens.
13:15You have him for this matchup. So you are starting him.
13:18But also, stash Isaiah Davis. Because if Braylon Allen goes down this week, you're going to want Isaiah Davis next week.
13:25Because Brees Hall won't be back next week. And if we pull up something I like to call the schedule.
13:31So the NFL has something called the schedule. If we go to the schedule, you see the Jets are at home facing the Browns next week.
13:40So for that reason alone, you have a one-for-one handcuff in Isaiah Davis.
13:44Anything happens to Braylon Allen, you need that insurance policy to get that game against the Browns.
13:49So do that. A lot of us are getting in these deep leagues.
13:53You might as well. Oh, I dropped Ty Felton to pick up Isaiah Davis.
13:58Ty Felton's the number four receiver. There would have to be 11 injuries for Kyler Murray to ever give Ty Felton the time of day in that offense.
14:07That's how I see it. So welcome Isaiah Davis.
14:10A matchup play that I like this week is Bucky Irving.
14:13So hear me out. I know it's just a 38 and a half point total.
14:18I know that's worrisome. I know DFS players have no interest in playing anybody in these games that are sub 40 point totals.
14:25I get it. But the Packers are giving up 139 rushing yards per game.
14:30And you know that Jalen Daniels, what's he going to do?
14:33He's going to check it down, right? He's going to look for that running back in the flat and the Buccaneers are at home.
14:41So no, we're not playing Bucs receivers. We're not overexposed to this game.
14:45But if there is a player in this game where the matchup is right, the situation's just right, it would be Bucky Irving.
14:53And he's operating as a total bell cow. It's not this committee, right?
14:57Oh, it's going to be a committee with Kenneth Gainwell.
15:00I thought it would be. I did. I'm a big Kenny Gainwell fan.
15:04I didn't think Kenny Gainwell was draftable. We talked about this throughout the summer that the guy that had the best ADP
15:11of all was actually Bucky Irving, right? Even Sean Tucker was getting bid up a little bit.
15:17And I was like, I like Bucky Irving and I like Sean Tucker.
15:21I can't stomach this Kenneth Gainwell ADP, even though I have a Kenneth Gainwell t-shirt.
15:26I don't hate players. I hate ADPs. I also don't love players.
15:29I love ADPs. Though I do love Kenneth Gainwell, just happen to hate his ADP.
15:34That doesn't make any sense. We're moving on. PPR play Woody Marks.
15:38That's the big PPR play this week. Woody Marks, Woody Marks, Woody Marks.
15:42He has a greater than 40% opportunity share this year.
15:45Did you know that? Nice little flex play against Dallas.
15:49Houston's getting 45 implied points. Now we're pushing the button on players that aren't necessarily starters.
15:54And if we're playing sleepers, which we are. Again, I play sleepers every week in these deep dynasty leagues where my team
16:01has been completely ravaged by the other 11 teams for years.
16:04And I take this orphan over. And I'm like, well, we'll see what we can do.
16:09I am also not wired to tank in any way.
16:13I know that many dynasty managers think that I am mismanaging these teams.
16:17I hear about it on Twitter X. I hear about it on our Discord.
16:21Check out our Discord, by the way. Just go to player profiler on the top right, the little Discord icon.
16:28Join the Discord. I've been there all the time.
16:31I'm posting news, posting my feelings, my takes on players.
16:34And I am proud that I put maximum effort into every weekly lineup decision.
16:38And I'm not just letting teams ride and hoping the league doesn't notice that I'm intentionally, unintentionally not activating players off IR,
16:45not swapping out players for a player with a much higher projection.
16:49These are all the tactics, the micro tactics that these shameful dynasty leaguers employ to try to get the 101.
16:56And then they don't get the 101. They still somehow end up with the 102.
17:00And then they abandon that team and they give it to me.
17:04And then I end up drafting either Carnell Tate or Fernando Mendoza.
17:08I don't play that game. If on merit, I end up with a 101, great.
17:13But I am wired in a way where I am competing every week against every team.
17:18And it's true. In a bunch of these leagues, I'm in 11th place.
17:22I'm in 10th place. I'm in 9th place. And another dynasty manager might be in last.
17:27But once the script flips and my team is competitive, it's going to be very easy for me to be maximum competitive
17:34because I've trained myself in the gym every single day to be competitive every week.
17:39It's going to eventually lead to more championships. That I have wired my fantasy gaming disposition in this way.
17:45I'm not sorry. And no, I don't think that this is just for me.
17:50Like, okay, you're in a couple dynasty leagues. You don't have to go as hard as the podfather.
17:55You can kind of take your foot off the gas and try to coast into that 101 spot.
18:01Right? Get Jeremiah Smith. That's the rational move. Don't be like the podfather and compete your way into the 102.
18:08Okay. We'll see how that goes. See how that goes.
18:11You want to be the guy that's taking your foot off the gas?
18:15See how it goes in life for you. I'm not that guy.
18:19All gas all the time. Shout out to Ray Garvin.
18:22All gas. And the desperation stream this week is Kalen Black.
18:25Kalen Black is in a perfect situation this week.
18:28I like Kalen Black as basically this week's Braylon Allen.
18:32And certainly could imagine, if you close your eyes, a scenario where Kalen Black is in there as a breather back.
18:38Christian McCaffrey's snap share is not what it was last year.
18:42It's down significantly, and it's Kalen Black that's been gaining the auxiliary snap share.
18:46And if we go and we put this up on the screen here, the substation is always there.
18:52It's a home game. And I don't want Christian McCaffrey to get hurt.
18:56But even with or without an injury, Kalen Black is desperation streamable.
19:00But then there's also this scenario where there's an injury and Kalen Black becomes the guy.
19:05And then it's like everyone's lighting the rest of their fab money on fire to get him.
19:11And I'm here for it. Like, I would be here for that bonfire.
19:15Like, let's pile all the cash in the middle.
19:18Let's light a bonfire in fantasy football. Let's all try to get Kalen Black.
19:22Let's pile in. I'm there for it. I'm here for it.
19:26I will stack up the kindling. Let's go. Or you could pick him up this week just in case.
19:32Just in case. And then maybe even play him in a very deep league and bank a touchdown.
19:37Because I could easily see that happening. This is the type of game.
19:42This is the type of game where that could absolutely happen.
19:45So, I mean, next week, 49ers play the Seahawks.
19:48But this week, they're at home to Denver. And Denver's giving up a lot more yards to opposing running backs than anyone anticipated.
19:55Let's go rapid fire. Let's go into rapid fire for wide receivers.
19:59Wide receiver. Very challenging. Define fringe, streamable wide receivers every week.
20:03Incredibly challenging. So, we'll start with the perfect spot.
20:06With the perfect play. Not everyone's starting Josh Downs this week.
20:09But you're starting Josh Downs. Okay. I just traded Saquon Barkley for Scadaboo and Downs.
20:14Two of our plays of the week. And we do the starter stream show live on Player Profiler's YouTube channel.
20:20Facebook. Tune in. We're on Twitter. X. Streaming. Early in the morning.
20:249 a.m. Chuck Bass and I. And we'll talk about this trade that we did.
20:29Why did he go after Barkley and give me Scadaboo and Downs?
20:33What's his team structure? What's my team structure? His strategy?
20:36My strategy? Why'd we do this? Well, I'll tell you.
20:39I can't wait to start Scadaboo and Downs. You know why I'm starting Scadaboo.
20:44With Downs, he had 172 air yards. I mean, this guy is not just a possession receiver.
20:49That's Keenan Allen. Downs is an all-purpose alpha. He's just small.
20:53He's diminutive. But this is a smashy, smashy spot against Washington in England coming off an 11-target game.
20:58Let's go, Josh Downs. I'm also calling the bottom on Malik Neighbors.
21:02It's time. Right? They face the Cardinals. They're like dead last in pass defense EPA.
21:07Dead last in pressure rate. You could do worse than streaming Jameis Winston.
21:11And I think this is the week we look back and we see the bump up in production for Malik Neighbors.
21:18So I think he's playable. Spike Week alert. We always have a Spike Week alert.
21:23It's Xavier Worthy. I mean, Xavier Worthy is top 20 in route participation rate on playerprofile.com.
21:2884.5% of snaps where Patrick Mahomes is dropping back.
21:31Xavier Worthy's running a route. He's getting deep. And it's the perfect marriage.
21:35The guy with one of the strongest arms in the league.
21:38One of the fastest players in the league. It's just it's been so many weeks since Xavier Worthy has produced that we
21:46forget what a perfect skill match Mahomes and Worthy are.
21:49And we're going to be reminded this week against Las Vegas.
21:52Interesting news item that came out. Brian Thomas. He is on the trade block.
21:57I think that's like the worst kept secret in the NFL that Jacksonville would like to trade Brian Thomas.
22:03And every week they're just giving him fewer and fewer snaps.
22:06More and more snaps going to Josh Cameron. You must stash Josh Cameron in case there's a trade.
22:12But even last week, the coach had to explain why Cameron's getting all these snaps.
22:17And of all players, I mean, Brian Thomas, how the mighty have fallen.
22:21He's down to like 22 snaps last week. But that also indicates this could be a squeaky wheel game.
22:27So if there is a week to play Brian Thomas, it would be this week.
22:32If you want to play him in deep leagues, please do.
22:35Why not? Just go squeaky wheel narrative. I said, yeah, do it.
22:39Play him. But you better stash Josh Cameron. Same kind of thing.
22:43You're playing Braylon Allen, but you're also stashing Isaiah Davis.
22:46Same principle applies. Now we're going to get fringy.
22:49We want to target this game, right? Colts commanders.
22:52Who is nobody playing? Antonio Williams. He had four more targets last week.
22:56He's been super efficient. He's been targeted at least three to four times a game.
23:01He just hasn't had a breakout performance. The moon and the stars are aligning for Antonio Williams to have that breakout performance this week.
23:09Is it likely? No. Could it happen? Absolutely. It's a very fantasy friendly game environment.
23:14If you're super desperate, I'm desperate in a bunch of leagues, as you may know, as we talked about.
23:20Skymore. The Packers have already crossed a thousand air yards this season, and they can't run the ball even a little bit.
23:27They're by far and away the worst running team, but one of the most prolific passing teams.
23:32And they face the Buccaneers, who are a pass funnel defense.
23:36They wall off the run. They have a ferocious front seven.
23:39They don't let you run against them, but they're exploitable in their secondary.
23:43So this would be the week. If you're ever going to stream a Skymore, a wide receiver three, it would be the wide receiver three on the Packers.
23:52Knowing that Skymore was a big time college producer, has athleticism, and he's risen up the depth chart here.
23:58He's very interesting this week. So is Jordan Watkins.
24:01We have Mike Evans, questionable with his rib injury.
24:04Debo Samuel didn't actually record a catch last week, but Jordan Watkins did.
24:08He was two for 60 last week. So two for two is much more efficient than Jacob Cowen and may have earned that.
24:16We don't know for sure, but there's a chance that he has earned that wide receiver three position.
24:21He's going to be running those stripling routes. And so Watkins running those stripling routes in this matchup.
24:27I mean, I know the Broncos defense, they do have a good secondary, but it's mostly anchored by Patrick Sertan.
24:34He's going to likely match up with Mike Evans if Mike Evans even plays.
24:38So either way, Mike Evans plays or doesn't play, it's going to be Patrick Sertan following him, tracking him, as he did
24:45with Devontae Adams last week, then got embarrassed. Will Mike Evans do that?
24:49It's unlikely Mike Evans can put up the kind of performance that Devontae Adams did.
24:54But it does open things up for a guy like Jordan Watkins in a very fringy, desperate situation that some of you might be in at wide receiver.
25:03At tight end, very quickly, we'll just run through these tight ends, smash button, Dalton Kincaid.
25:08This is going to be a huge week. Similar concept applies where you have Dalton Kincaid in the middle of the field
25:15where Christian Gonzalez is going to match up on the outside.
25:19Whoever's on the outside might be Keon Coleman, might be DJ Moore, whoever that is, that'll force Josh Allen to look even
25:26more than he is already, which he already is looking at Dalton Kincaid a lot.
25:31I think Dalton Kincaid, even though New England doesn't give up a lot of fantasy points to opposing tight ends, look at the tight ends they've faced.
25:39Not an impressive group, so I love Dalton Kincaid this week.
25:43The perfect play is Darren Waller. I mean, eight targets.
25:46He was the target leader last week. Jalen Coker's not 100%.
25:49He had two touchdowns the week before. Detroit is getting historically dominated by tight ends.
25:54We're talking about like 117 tight end receiving yards allowed per game, which is just completely mind-blowing.
26:00Like that's a stunning number to even think about.
26:03So this is as close to the perfect streaming play as you could ever imagine in fantasy football is Darren Waller this week.
26:10And then I also like Brenton Strange. I know Jacksonville loves Brenton Strange.
26:14He's a proper two-way tight end. He's athletic. He's got size.
26:18It's a juicy matchup against Cincinnati. So those are my plays, Kincaid, Waller, and Strange at the tight end position.
26:24And this has been an incredibly efficient top 10 takeaway show.
26:27Go win, have fun, and I'll talk to you next week.
