Don’t be surprised if … Lamar Jackson, Rashid Shaheed thrive down the stretch

Each week in the NFL has its own story – full of surprises, both positive and negative – and fantasy football managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Maybe we can help. Don’t be surprised if any of these ideas come true…! Note: All mentions of fantasy points are for PPR formats unless otherwise noted.

martyr, obtained from New Orleans Saints At the trade deadline, the QB averaged 11.3 yards per catch with spencer rattler and newbie tyler shawYawn, but everyone’s on the saints, even the revivalists Chris OlaveWas catching short passes. Martyr averaged 11.6 fantasy points on 83 receptions and 943 receiving yards. He was a reasonable, deep-league flex option who just needed better quarterback play, and correct type Of a downfield goal.

All of this has started to happen this week because – and say what you will about Darnold and whether you believe he can continue to play at this level (he may play just like he did last season in Minnesota) – he throws an excellent deep pass, and the Seahawks want more of those. Saints QBs were not allowed to throw downfield. Darnold does. Martyr is a deep threat who averaged 17.5 yards per catch with Derek Carr last season. He may not have that level of volume, but he should get enough to make an impact.

good for fast beginners Torrie Horton And he scored two touchdowns Washington Commanders‘Defense on Sunday night, but the Seahawks weren’t using him much. He has 13 receptions in eight games, and no one can sustain touchdown production on so few occasions. As far as the smart veteran is concerned Cooper Kupp (Hamstring), their skill sets don’t really match up, although Kupp is getting some downfield. very nice Jackson Smith-Njigba Is on pace for 2,000 receiving yards, but his 36.8% target share is also pretty ridiculous. He’ll take some beating here.

We’re not ranking Martyr as a WR3 option yet (if the Seahawks play). Arizona Cardinals This week), but I think we will soon. All it takes is one deep pass converted into a touchdown to convince everyone. Martyr should be Seattle’s No. 2 flex-eligible option the rest of the season, but that’s a bit by design. The Seahawks can’t run the football. Blame the disappointing RB Kenneth Walker III And Zach Charbonnet If you must, but they have nowhere to run, and less volume than last season. Darnold’s excellent season piling up passing touchdowns and fantasy points would continue.

Don’t be surprised if…Arizona Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr.Returns to normal WR3/4 status in Week 10 and beyond

Harrison enjoyed his best game against the smaller players on Monday night dallas cowboys‘ Defense (Of course, it’s much better after the trade deadline. Don’t buy it.) And some believe this happened because kyler murray (feet) was not cubbyHarrison made all the highlight shows on his touchdown grab as he embarrassed a Cowboys defender with a trick, and Dallas WR cd lamb Looked quite impressed on the sidelines. Hey, that was impressive. However, it was also CowboyHarrison caught seven passes in the game. This is now the 25th game of his career. Seven receptions. jammer chase It does until halftime.

Ultimately, like everyone else (and let’s not argue otherwise), we were all led to believe that because of how much Harrison dominated at Ohio State and has a famous Hall of Fame WR as a father, he would dominate in the NFL as well. Maybe he will. Or maybe he dominated the Cowboys because they are terrible on defense. I realize this sounds negative. We all want to believe, but there’s really no evidence as of Monday that suggests a long-term change in production. Harrison caught two passes in each of the last two games, and Murray was not the QB.

cubby Jacoby Brissett It’s been a long time coming, and even though he started again this week against Seattle, I still doubt that would have been the case had Murray been fully healthy. Brissett suddenly isn’t a fantasy game at age 32 and is in his sixth season with the franchise as he has thrown six touchdown passes. indianapolis colts, green Bay Packers And cowboys. In other words, I don’t suddenly trade for Harrison in fantasy as if a year and a half of normal WR 3/4 play (at best, really) is suddenly resolved by Brissett as QB.

Don’t be surprised if… Baltimore Ravens cubby lamar jackson Leads all players in fantasy points for the remainder of the season

This shouldn’t really surprise anyone. After all, Jackson averaged 25.3 fantasy points last season. was second among quarterbacks josh allen At 22.3 points. Jackson recently missed three games with a hamstring injury, and he didn’t make much of a run in an easy Week 9 win over the Week 9 Giants. miami dolphins (14 rushing yards), but he made up for it with four touchdown passes. Some believe the Ravens want Jackson to stay safe and healthy, spending more money out of their pockets until the playoffs. Maybe that’s true, but we don’t know for sure because of that one game.

Jackson really wasn’t running that much in September, not up to his usual standards, and he still scored over 26 fantasy points in each of the first three games. The defense must plan everything with him. I think the Ravens, with their schedule, make the playoffs despite a 1-5 start. I think the Ravens, now healthy across the roster, will play better defense over the final two months as well, which will make their D/ST unit, which has been involved in 44.9% of leagues, significantly underrated. look ahead. Invest in the Ravens.

Don’t be surprised if… detroit lions RB Jahmir Gibbs Last two months make investors happy and sad

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Why Jahmir Gibbs Fields is Yates’ Week 9 fantasy loser

Field Yates reacts to Jahmir Gibbs’ disappointing fantasy output vs. Vikings.

Some of us are openly focused on Gibbs not being able to catch passes, as he only has 19 in the last seven games, but the truth is that Gibbs has been much less efficient than last season. Don’t blame the timeshare friend david montgomeryHe boasts two good fantasy games all season. Detroit still shares touches, but Gibbs isn’t even close to matching last season’s production, except against Week 7. tampa bay buccaneers,

• 2024: 113.4 total yards per game on 17.7 touches, 20 total TDs, 21.3 points per game.

• 2025: 93.5 total yards per game on 17.7 touches, 7 total TDs (probably on pace for 14), 18.2 points per game.

minnesota vikings The Lions’ offensive line took down the Lions in a 27-24 decision last week, but I don’t see the Lions being limited to the low figure of 65 rushing yards in a game any time soon. For one, they still get to play the entire NFC East, and three of those teams (Cowboys, Giants, Commanders) are weak defensively. Even the Eagles allow the 10th-most fantasy points to running backs. The Lions need to establish their running game, and one can assume they will do a better job of getting Gibbs receptions in open space. How can Gibbs be held to 12 touches like he was last week? This seems silly.

Still, we should look ahead to December when the Lions face the Rams (Week 15), Steelers (Week 16) and the Vikings again (Week 17). These are solid defenses that harass quarterbacks and restrict running backs, especially the Rams. It’s fair to enjoy Gibbs because he takes your fantasy teams to the playoffs, and you would never peg him for a real playoff, nor should you. You may not be able to enjoy the results of the final few weeks before the Bears’ rematch in Week 18.

oregon newbie dillon gabriel Averaged 4.9 yards per attempt, which is terrible, and why I left out the veteran WR. jerry judy Weeks ago, and have no regrets. return seems unlikely Cedric Tillman (Hamstring) will help a lot. Maybe we can’t really blame Gabriel. He’s following instructions as instructed, and he barely has enough time to even throw these small dice. Their top targets are usually their tight ends, which is fine, unless you’re invested in a Cleveland WR. Gabriel is averaging 7.8 fantasy points. he’s down with the struggle tennessee titans Cheater cam wardAnd far below the greats who sat on the bench a long time ago New York Giants, Russell Wilson And cincinnati bengals, jake browning,

Why wasn’t Sanders given a chance? He threw footballs downfield in college, right? bailey jappe Is the current No. 2 QB, probably because Sanders has been dealing with back tightness in recent weeks. Or maybe not. The Browns didn’t have to draft Sanders and all the plays around him, but they also didn’t trade for him this week. His Colorado numbers were excellent, but few anticipated similar success in the NFL. He won games, but he didn’t always look like an NFL pro while doing so. At this point, none of that matters. The Browns are already losing. Try the next player.

Fantasy managers in standard 8- or 10-team formats may scoff at any discussion of a Browns QB, but in superflex and similar deep formats, virtually every QB matters during the bye week. there was a frenzy to connect houston texans backup Davis Mills I have a chance in a league this week CJ Stroud (Concussion) Knocked out one game. Everyone The starting quarterback is active somewhere in the league, especially when patrick mahomes, dak prescott And Joe Flacco Are on goodbye.