I know this seems like a shot in the dark, but hear me out. If
you watched even a minute of Monday afternoon’s game, you’d see
that John Brown is not healthy. He’s already missed practice this
week, and I anticipate him sitting out, hence the Davis pick. A
few weeks ago the rookie 4th rounder filled in for Brown and saw
9 targets. The Jets are an abject failure in all phases of football
and Josh Allen needs his swagger back. Davis will use his size and
speed to get deep for a score, making up a cheap DFS or waiver wire
pick-up.
It’s time to seriously consider the fact that the rookie
might be the Bengals No.1 receiver. Despite not playing in Week
1, Higgins is 24th in the NFL in targets, with 16 coming in the
last two weeks. His size (6’4’’) and speed have
made him a matchup nightmare outside, and Cleveland has given
up the 4th most fantasy points to receivers. The Bengals are likely
to be in negative game scripts for most of the year, so don’t
be shocked if Higgins keeps climbing up the weekly rankings.
Maybe this pick is more wishful thinking than anything because
I have Engram in a few leagues, but how in the world has he not
been more productive this year?! He’s the best playmaker
on an offense that has been struggling, and has an offensive coordinator
known for tight end usage. Despite being 8th in targets for tight
ends, he’s 22nd in points, but I think he finally breaks
through Thursday night. The Eagles have been susceptible to tight
ends (Kittle went nuclear a few weeks ago) and it’s just
a matter of time that the targets turn into something….right?
A totally forgotten man on a white hot offense, Smith-Schuster
has been a major disappointment in 2020. Though he leads the team
in targets, he’s been nearly invisible in 3 of the 5 games
this season, and simply isn’t seeing the volume he needs
to return to 2018 levels of production. It’s been a season
and a half since his breakout 2018, and we’ve got more evidence
that he’s a complimentary player rather than a difference
maker. While the Titans defense isn’t a unit to avoid, Smith-Schuster
as anything more than a WR3 is.
Quickness, timing, and chemistry with TB12 were the keys to Edelman’s
fantasy production. Other than a MONSTER Week 2, Edelman hasn’t
been a starting fantasy receiver. The passing game can’t
get on track, and it’s been nearly a calendar year since
Edelman last found the endzone. It’s time to look for other
options with upside.
I know Crowder has been the only ray of light in the nightmare
that has become the Jets season, but let’s be honest, even
before last week’s clunker against Miami, did anyone really
think Crowder was going to sustain his 100+ yards per game average?
Crowder is a great pro, and solid slot receiver, but he is out
of his element trying to serve as a WR1. Yeah he went off for
7-115-1 against this team in Week 1, but a large chunk of that
was a fluky 69-yard screen that went for a late game touchdown.
Keep rolling him out in PPR leagues as a WR3, but he’s going
to have middling standard league value on this disaster of a team.
