Week 5 Pregame
- natiweldai
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min read
Teams on Bye (Green Bay Packers & Detroit Lions)
Figuring out an alternative place to post these, so stay tuned. Be on the lookout for potential COVID game cancellations:
Tennessee vs Buffalo (high alert)
New England vs Denver
Anyway, onto some Start and Sit options (Rankings based on FantasyPros.com .5 PPR
QBs
QBs Start š
Kirk Cousins Min (vs Sea) QB13
Daniel Jones NYG (vs Dal) QB16
Kirk Cousins is facing the #2 worst defense vs QBs. He had his first game all year last week with no turnovers and has seemed to advance past his early season woes. Daniel Jones doesnāt have the luxury of playing Seattle. In fact his matchup is better as the Cowboys have been the worst defense against opposing QBs.
QBs Sit šæ
Kyler Murray Az (vs NYJ) QB6
The Jets defense has been decent against opposing QBs, mainly because they are a sieve in the running game which leads me to my next pointā¦
RBs
RBs Start š„
Kenyan Drake Az (vs NYJ) RB16
Jerick McKinnon SF (vs MIA) RB20
LeVeon Bell NYJ NYJ (vs Ari) RB58 (some rankers still list him out)
Deep League
Justin Jackson LAC (vs NO) RB46
Kenyan Drake has been the topic of many Fantasy blogs/posts/podcasts. He just hasnāt produced given his elite volume and draft position. He has a great setup this week. Jerick McKinnon was barely used when Raheem Motsert was active early in the season but he was efficient with his touches. Expect Motsert to play and start, but Jerrick has earned more touches in this backfield. LeVeon Bell if active should be in lineups merely bc he will have the volume to produce, and in fantasy football that is more than half the battle. He had 100% of the touches before he was injured week 1. Small sample size of course.
RBs š®
Kareem Hunt Cle (vs Ind) RB6
Joe Mixon Cin LV (vs Bal) RB11
Myles Gaskin Mia (vs SF) RB27
You likely arenāt benching the 1st two either way. Just dont expect the top 11 numbers they have been ranked. They are facing two bottom five defenses vs RBs. Myles Gaskin has a great weekly floor but not the ceiling. This makes him more Flex than RB2.
WRs/TEs
WRs/TEs Start š
Justin Jefferson Min (vs Sea) WR23
Juju Smith-Schuster Pit (vs Phi) WR26
Russell Gage Atl (vs Car) WR39
Evan Engram NYG (vs Dal) TE10
Deep League
Olamide Zaccheus ATL (vs Car) WR72
Zach Pascal Ind (vs Cle) WR56
Eric Ebron Pit (vs Phi) TE18
Justin Jefferson has unlocked the NFL, and now he plays the worst defense Vs WRs. In fact they are on pace to give up 2000 yards more than the leader Tampa Bay last season. Juju is simply on here because I expect Darius Slay to be on the outside threat Diontae Johnson. Russell Gage will see more looks as Julio is almost guaranteed to be out. I would look at Olamide Zaccheus as well. Evan Engram again is getting the targets but just needs to put it all togetherā¦ luckily Dallas will help him there. Zach Pascal has seen his yardage totals increase every game, and got his high in targets last week. Expect him to keep it going. Eric Ebron is basically a WR in this Air it out Pittsburgh offense. He has run the 2nd most routes on this team, and they will likely need him vs Philly who has been the 3rd worst vs opposing TEs.
WRs/TEs Sit š
Mike Evans TB (vs Chi) WR27
Tyler Boyd Cin (vs Bal) WR22
Mike Gesicki Mia (vs SF) TE9
Mike Evans faces up against 2 of the top corners this year according to PFF. Fuller is a known commodity but rookie Jaylon Johnson has been pretty damn good thus far. Tyler Boyd matches up against Mr Money Bags Marlon Humphrey who is playing ELITE. Mike Gesicki had another week with 1 catch off 3 targets except he didnt score. Save for one monster game in week 2 he has been beyond underwhelming. Look somewhere else.
Good luck this week, set your lineups, and pray for no injuries.
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