0:00Good morning friends and enemies. In today's video, we are going game by game, ranking every fantasy relevant wide receiver as a start, as a sit, as a
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0:16back version of it, we did that yesterday and we'll link it down below.
0:20Thursday Night Football, we're going to kick it off there. We've got Jacksonville traveling to Baltimore tonight. Story of the game, of course,
0:25is that Lamar and Tyler Huntley are gone. So, we've got Joey Fanano starting at quarterback for uh the Ravens. Not great, but they did trade for Jacobe
0:33Brousette. That's not relevant to this video, so we'll talk about it next week, obviously, on the recap, etc. Uh Jacksonville 10-point favorites in this
0:40one in a 39 12 point total. This should be a slow game. This should be a lot of running, low pass attempt totals. Parker
0:48Washington, unfortunately, has kind of just been lost in the mix of low pass attempt games. They get up big, they don't play the fourth quarter, all that
0:55kind of stuff. Obviously Parker is going to be in your lineup. He's, you know, top of the feels good category. Still
1:00like a top 15 guy because he has the ceiling to go for like a 30 piece any given day. Behind him, I am not excited
1:06to start anybody else on the Jaguar side of things. Jacob's a shaky flex. Of course, he can always catch, you know,
1:12six or seven passes in a game. He's done that a few times, but this feels like a low volume passing game for both sides.
1:17Zay Flowers is a tough one, obviously.
1:19You know, the quarterback injury just kills his ceiling. We saw it last week.
1:23brother put up a donut and um I think we're going to need you Kobe Basset under center in order for him to really
1:28realize anything that's going on. I still think he's a dub flex only because this entire offense is going to run through him in the passing sense. Uh
1:35they'll probably, you know, dial up at least two or three screens for him. So, I'd imagine we'll get a little bit of
1:41the squeaky wheel effect and maybe Fano's a little bit better throwing the ball downfield than we're going to give credit for. Zay Flowers is the dude who,
1:47you know, we've seen even with Lamar, some of his big explosive plays this year were just like Texas routes out of
1:52the back field were just screens over the middle of the field. Like not throws that Faniano can't make. So, it's not
1:58always like Lamar's connecting to him deep on a 50 yard streak or anything like that. These are throws that I think
2:03a normal NFL quarterback can make and Z Flowers is the explosive part of the play. He's the one that's making the
2:08play and and picking up the yards after the catch. So that's obviously something that can happen on any given Sunday or
2:14Thursday for Z Flower. So he's still likely going to be in my lineup, but I get it if you have hesitation. Of
2:20course, Jacobe Lane, Rashad Bait, like you're not starting any of these guys. I would pick up Lane if you sit on your
2:24waiver wire for when Jacob Brassette does ultimately play QB for them starting next week. Next up, we've got the Madrid game. Cincinnati against
2:32Atlanta here. We've got a little bit of a yellow discourse in terms of the weather. H slight chance of rain as the
2:38game progresses, but nothing too crazy there. Nothing to be concerned about.
2:41There is a little bit of a a weather spook here as well for the Ravens Jaguars. Light rain, but very little
2:48wind, so nothing also overly concerning.
2:51But again, you know, rain fano. Uh probably a big Derrick Henry day.
2:56Cincinnati at Atlanta. So, we've got Michael Penn coming off of arguably the worst game of all time uh by a quarterback last week, but terrible,
3:05terrible, terrible weather. Uh expecting a bounce back here. It's a 52 and a half point total. The Falcons are three-point underdogs here. Drake London is still a
3:11must start to me. The sample size with him in PennX is just a monster monster target share. The other thing to take
3:16note of is that the uh Bengals very very very good outside cornerback DJ Turner got hurt last week and was at DNP on
3:25Wednesday. We'll have to you know kind of keep an eye on practice reports of course, but if he doesn't suit up that's
3:29a massive upgrade to a guy like Drake London there. He's a mustar for me. T Higgins obviously a must start. Jamar
3:34Chase a mustard and you are not starting anybody else in this game. Next up, we've got Denver at Carolina. The Carolina Panthers are two and a half
3:42point underdogs. They are at home. It's a 44 and a half point total. We have two teams whose offenses uh just do not
3:49click very well. Patan is going to see a lot of Tedo McMillan. Jaylen Coker has been very disappointing over the last
3:55couple weeks as the Bryce Young le Panthers uh passing offense has really come back down to earth. And Jaylen Wadd has just been incredibly inconsistent.
4:03Can always pop for a big play. You know, they're likely without Mike Jackson and JC Horn. uh again for this one. Eligible
4:09to return from IR soon, but I don't think that's happening this week. So, should be another good quarterback matchup for these guys. That being said,
4:15you know, Wadd has just been so so inconsistent and bad this year. I wouldn't play him over Z Flowers, but I
4:20would play him over Jacobe Myers. You know, he's in that like bottom of the dub flex, top of the shaky flex
4:25category. Courtland Sutton will go into the shaky flex category. Should also be noted that Pat Bryant is practicing in full and looks like he will be returning
4:32from his IR stint this week. you know, not a guy you want in your lineups, but just like Jacobe Lane, a guy that
4:38wouldn't hate you stashing before the game kicks off. Now, it's hard to feel great about Tet or Jaylen Coker right now. Vegas still has a lot of hope with
4:47McMillan. And I do think he provides a pretty high floor. Like even in his bad games the last few weeks, he's catching
4:52four or five passes, going for 50, 60, 70 yards, and has incredible ceiling in games where the matchup is a lot
4:57lighter. This obviously is not one of them uh against the Denver Broncos, but I still feel relatively good about T McMillan. Coker is starting to get into
5:03that category right now where you know I don't want to overemphasize just the recency buys of the last few games because we've seen him prior to that
5:09like the 12 13 games in a row where he was a very very highly productive receiver for the Carolina Panthers. So I
5:16would still put him into the dub flex category. Again I'm still starting him over guys like the Jacobe Myers or Courtland Sutton. Obviously you have a
5:21little bit less confidence in them just what the Panthers offense has kind of turned into. They're without a few of their tackles. They're without a lot of
5:27their defensive players. So, like it's it's kind of a messy situation for the Panthers, but I still think Coker's a really good player that can kind of
5:33explode for a big game on any given Sunday as well. Next up, we've got Dallas at the Indianapolis Colts. Uh Dallas 5 and a half point favorites, 51
5:4112 point total here in the dome. You got Cidi as a mustart. Pickings kind of squeaky wheel narrative going on. He
5:47still feels like a feels good inconsistent. Obviously, not the 1B to CD Lamb at this point in the season.
5:52Still a a very very good receiver that can explode. And this is a phenomenal matchup against the Colts who just let
5:58up uh an insane amount of points. Fenoy has played really well. He's playing nearly as many snaps as George Pickins, mainly because he's playing a lot of the
6:05blocking snaps. But I do think Fenoy, you know, he belongs in that shaky flex conversation, like you're not excited to start him, but in a game where there's a
6:1352 point total. He's running a lot of routes here. Um scoring some touchdowns this year attached to Dak Prescott. It's a great matchup. This is definitely the
6:21conversation he belongs in. There's not that many teams on buy this week. I believe it's like Tennessee and Pittsburgh. So, it's not a ton of
6:28firepower coming out of your lineups in the wide receiver position. So, you probably won't have to start Fenoy. But, I do think it's definitely worth
6:33monitoring that in good matchups, he could certainly have some good games. On the flip side, Josh DS is coming off of,
6:38you know, a touchdown. This is a great match up against Dallas secondary, but I have very little confidence in one what
6:44this offense can put up even against Dallas. Although Dallas has kind of been the cure all for almost every passing offense, it it's just really tough to
6:51know what the snap counts are going to be for these guys who are like supposedly on the trade block, Josh Downs, Jonathan Taylor, like do they
6:57lighten their load a little bit just to make sure they don't get injured, etc.
7:01Keenan Allen I'm actually very interested in. I wouldn't say he's like necessarily a dub flex, but he might be.
7:06He's got a very high floor. It seems like he is out targeting most of the players in this passing offense, and the
7:11matchup is great. So, I actually think I'm going to throw him into the dub flex category. I'm going to start him above
7:15Josh Downs. I'm going to start him above Jacobe Meyers. I think the conversation starts around Jaylen Cooker. He's got I I I wouldn't start him over these guys
7:22because these guys have actual ceilings on a week- toeek basis where Keenan Allen does not. But if you're looking for a floor play, Allen's caught at
7:28least five passes in five of the seven games this year and at least six passes in four of the seven. So more often than
7:33not, he's he's giving you a really really solid floor in PPR. And Downs's floor seems like it drops out of the uh
7:38out of the bottom there uh also more often than not. But you know, admittedly, obviously a great matchup for both receivers here. Moving on to
7:45the Jets at the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead. 10-point favorites for the Chiefs. 47 and a half point total all around. Here's what I'll say for uh I
7:54mean the Chiefs are obviously uh feels good for Rashi Rice. Starting to run more routes. He's you know he's getting back from the hamstring strain. Was
8:00limited in the first game back, but saw a bunch of targets, scored a touchdown, like was a good player for you and we'll
8:05continue to see his snaps increase and be he's just so far and away the best receiver that they have in this core
8:10right now that you know he has to have a high floor. And then we're obviously not playing any of the other Chiefs like
8:14Xavier Worthy or anything like that. You know, Vegas still has his line at like a respectable 35, but no. Practice reports. Mansour Delane, their obviously
8:23stud rookie cornerback here, did miss last week's game, but got a limited practice in on Wednesday, which does mean we probably see the return of him
8:30in week nine, which means a tougher matchup for the Jets wide receivers.
8:35Now, this is a very, very tough receiver court just to figure out. Right now, we've moved into a world where Adani
8:40Mitchell's anytime touchdown line is actually better than Garrett Wilson's here. Wilson will likely be the leading target guy on a week- to-eek basis, but
8:49this is a tough matchup. The Chiefs have allowed the second fewest fantasy points to the wide receiver position on the year. And then we just have the absolute
8:56shitfest of AD Mitchell versus Omar Cooper. Three weeks ago, Omar Cooper goes for over 100. Two weeks ago, Omar Cooper goes for over a 100red in
9:05Adid Mitchell's first game returning.
9:07Then last week it felt like, okay, Omar Cooper of course is going to be the guy over AD Mitchell after going bananas the
9:14last two weeks and then AD Mitchell goes crazy last week and now it just becomes a mess of like how do we figure out who
9:20the [ __ ] we're playing in the in these matchups. You know, Garrett still without a doubt the one saw 12 targets
9:25last week. So it's not like he's not involved in the game plan. His his season has been a bit of a roller
9:30coaster as any, you know, receiver in the Jets offense is is going to be. And on a week toweek basis, you're still
9:36projecting Garrett Wilson to be the best receiver with the most consistency, the highest upside, all that kind of stuff.
9:41So, if I'm looking at Garrett, like he is somewhere between the feels good and dub flex category. I'm going to rank him
9:46as a feels good. And then the other two, it's impossible to figure out, man.
9:49They're both running a ton of routes. Uh it just so happened that AD Mitchell was the one that was targeted and Omar
9:53Cooper wasn't. But in the week prior to that, it was the other way around. So, I honestly think you're taking a huge
9:58gamble on both of these guys. Coming off of last week, I guess I'd rank AD Mitchell over Omar Cooper, but I don't
10:04feel confident that that's the way things are going to play out. So, yeah, I get it. If you want to take a a shot
10:08on AD Mitchell in your lineup this week, for sure, but the floor is obviously very, very low. So, we'll move to the
10:13next game, Detroit at Miami. We have a 50 and a half point total here. 7-point spread in favor of Detroit here. They
10:21are playing in Miami. No weather concerns. uh practice report. We have the Detroit Lions, DJ Reed DMP, Wanom DMP. Jack Campbell obviously is going to
10:29be out for this game. Uh Brian Branch did get him a a limited practice here after the concussion. So, we'll see if
10:35he ends up clearing for the concussion protocol coming up for this week, but pretty banged up on defense as is always
10:40the case for them. Amman Raw is going to be a must start. Uh Jameson Williams, you know, on paper it's Miami. We're not
10:46going to fade him. He's going to be in the feels good category. pretty low line per Vegas, but you know, this is one of
10:52those where he's just been really, really hot. Uh, could be a Sam Laaporta game, which means a lower floor for Jameson Williams. Like, I get it, but
10:59I'm going to start him over all these guys in the dub flex category. On the flip side of things, you got Malik
11:03Washington, you got Caleb Douglas, you got Chris Bell, Malik Willis is playing a little bit better. They had some tough matchups early on, but I think as the
11:09matchups have kind of lightened up, he's been able to throw the ball a little bit more efficiently. Uh, I would start
11:15Caleb Douglas over Malik Washington. And I know Malik Washington has a nice floor, but Caleb Douglas definitely he's been the highest ceiling. He's been the
11:22best receiver in my opinion in that receiver core right now. Not that I'm overly excited to play any of these guys. I would put him in the shaky flex
11:28category because you just never know what you're going to get on a given day from this passing offense. But I I do
11:33think that AD Mitchell conversation, Caleb Douglas, Jacobe Meyers is around the right tier of players that you're looking at when you're talking about
11:39Caleb Douglas because the matchup is so good against Detroit secondary. Malik's going to be in the shaky flex category as well. And then you don't want to
11:44start Chris Bell or Isaac Tesla. Moving to Cleveland at the New Orleans Saints.
11:49So, New Orleans coming off of their buy.
11:52You know, Jordan Tyson returned to practice. However, I believe I saw a report that said that he's probably uh a stretch to end up playing in this one.
11:59So, it does seem as if we're going to get a who's just going to be a mustart.
12:02You don't really think about that. Even though it is a tough match up against Denzel Ward, 42 and 1/2 point total
12:06here. They are playing in the dome, though. The Saints are three-point favorites. And then behind Ave, uh I I really don't hate Devon Vele again in
12:13this one as a secondary receiver, assuming Jordan Tyson doesn't play. So he's going to be in the shaky flex category, but he'll be near the top
12:19again in this conversation of AD, Caleb Douglas, Devon, Jacobe Meyers for the Browns. We are trending in a Shador Sanders start here with Deshun Watson in
12:29the concussion protocol. Really tough to know how these targets are going to pan out with Shador Sanders under center because last year, I mean, the only
12:36sample size we have is with like non NFL receivers, right? and Denzel Boston, Casey Conpion are such big upgrades to what they had at the receiver position
12:43last year and it kind of turned into the Harold Fannon show. So I do think, you know, you take on a little bit of added
12:49risk now kind of changing up the quarterback and changing up what they're going to be doing on offense, but it is
12:54a great match up against the Saints defense. Vegas has them at 44 and a half receiving yards for Boston, 41 a half
12:59for Casey Conpsion. So they are definitely closer to the top of that shaky flex tier than they are the dub flex tier. Boston's always primed to
13:06kind of pop off and have a big game.
13:07Casey Conpion and Harl Fannon kind of seem to be switching off on who gets those underneath targets and who racks up the volume here. So, I would start
13:14Boston over Casey Conpsion. Though, I'd be lying if I said I felt good about him in my flex spot right now. You know, I
13:19think he's in the conversation with the Douglas with the 80 Mitchell. I'd probably start him over those guys, but I'm not like overly excited to get him
13:26into my lineup. Casey Conpion will be in the same uh area as well. Next up, we've got the New York Giants at the
13:32Philadelphia Eagles. When we look at practice reports, um, we do have Cam Scatabo with the DMP, Damont Smith and Dantavian Wixs are both starting off the
13:40week with a DMP, which is obviously not good for those two and their signs of returning for this game. So, it seems
13:45like it's going to be another week of the Mai Lemons and the Darius Coopers and the Dallas GDS. So, Malik Neighbors
13:51playing out of his mind right now.
13:53Philadelphia's defense is not one to be feared anymore. Malik goes into the must-ar category. I don't really want to start anybody else in the Giants pass
13:59catcher group. For the Eagles, we do have the benching of Tanner McKe in favor of Joe Milton. That is, you know,
14:05Tanner McKe's not played well, but I do still think the structure of the offense is probably better for pass catchers when Tanner McKe is under center. Um I,
14:13you know, it's not smooth, but I do think like you have a clear divide between run plays, pass plays, where Joe
14:18Milton's a little bit more of a probably an inaccurate thrower, a little bit less consistency when they're passing the ball, and probably a higher likelihood
14:25that we are getting rushing attempts when there are supposed to be drop backs from the quarterback. He's not, you know, an outstanding rusher, but he's
14:32definitely 10 times more mobile than a guy like Tanner McKe is. So, I think it's a slight downgrade to all of the
14:36pass catchers in the Phil Philadelphia Eagles pass catching group. But, it is a good matchup. And I like Mai Lemon. I
14:41think he's been pretty good over the last few weeks. And he's kind of like coming into that wide receiver one role
14:47while Dantavian Wixs and Devonte Smith are out. So, put him in the shaky flex category. And there's nobody else in this game I want to start uh assuming
14:54those guys are out. Next up, we've got the LA Rams at the Washington Commanders. 1:00 in Washington. 48 and a2 point total. 4 and a half point
15:01favorites for the LA Rams. We've got Matt Stafford who hasn't really been playing his best ball. He might be a little bit banged up, might be a little
15:07bit injured. Does not matter for Puka Nakua. Every play runs through him and he's going into the mustard category. We don't want to start any other receiver
15:14for the Los Angeles Rams. This is going to be an extremely runheavy game plan I would assume for the Rams. On the flip
15:20side of things, Jaden Daniels under center of course and we have Stefon Diggs and Antonio Williams. Two interesting players. Uh even Trayon
15:27Burks is getting involved. He did start the week off, I believe, with a DNP here. Banged up his foot a little bit,
15:32but he hurt that last week and then ended up playing through it. So, we'll see if uh this is just kind of rest to
15:38to get him right for this upcoming game because I do think that would matter for the target shares of the other two
15:43players. Jaylen Watson with a DMP. He is out for the Los Angeles Rams. We have Cam Curl DMP with a foot injury. Trent
15:49McDuffy who did return last week for the first time in a couple weeks and then kind of tweaked something in his back
15:53and is now a DMP here. So, that would be some major some more major downgrades for the Rams defense, which is already
16:00down a bunch of players, which would open things up for the uh for the Washington Commanders passing game. I like what we've seen from Antonio
16:06Williams so far. I think there's a case to be made that I feel almost more optimistic, maybe not more optimistic, but like Williams and Diggs, I I don't
16:13feel confident in projecting that Diggs is like so much more of a wide receiver one over Antonio Williams. At this point, it's going to be a tough matchup.
16:19I think both players, Diggs and Antonio Williams are flexorthy plays. I am overall just concerned about the play volume here with how runheavy and you
16:29know the likely time of possession in favor of the Rams here between Blake Horm and Karen Williams. So I I think I
16:35would probably put I if if Trent McDuffy misses and Cam Krell misses, I would put Stefon Digs probably in the dub flex
16:41category. I would put Antonio Williams in the shaky flex, but definitely near the top of it and would be okay with
16:46either of those guys in your lineup, especially if Trayon Burks misses. I'm not going to start Trayon Burks cuz don't want to depend on like downfield
16:52shots, but y'all get the point. All right, next up we got the Raiders at San Francisco. Now, we did just have a
16:57report. Uh John Lynch just came out and said that it is more likely than not both Debo and Mike Evans are going to
17:04miss this game despite them coming off of their buy. Mike Evans dealing with the Achilles. Debo Samuel with the hamstring. Uh a lot of people expected
17:10them to come back after the buy and almost be at full strength here. Now, if we look at the practice report, we do
17:15have a DMP for Christian McCaffrey as well. He was not mentioned in that. So, we'll have to keep an eye on Christian
17:20McCaffrey status as well because if he's out, then the target's really condensed to just like George KD, the Christian Kirks, the Demarcus Robinsons of the
17:27world. But, uh, on the flip side, you've got the Raiders who have Trey Tucker who's their one, but you know, as we saw
17:33last week, he has really, really boomer potential where of course he hits a couple deep passes and he's got you a
17:38ceiling game. He doesn't get the targets and they all go to Brock or Genty, whatever. Then he has a floor game. So,
17:43he's a shaky flex. you know, he he's a guy that I think you could probably just keep in your lineup week in week out.
17:47Take the good with the bad. If you had the luxury of, you know, three wide receivers and a flex or two flexes in
17:53there and he's not like a big important part of your lineup. If he's your wide receiver two or three, you're probably
17:57in trouble just cuz the floor on a weekly basis is kind of gross. That being said, Kirk Cousins playing great ball. They are 10-point underdogs here
18:05and it's a 52 and a half point total. 52 and 1/2 point total despite the ners having, you know, all of these injuries
18:11on offense to their top skill players.
18:13just kind of tells you what what level Kyle Shanahan is operating at. So, behind uh Trey Tucker, obviously no one is in your lineup, assuming Mike Evans
18:21is out, assuming Debo Samuels out, you know, you obviously cannot trust the Demarcus Robinsons of the world, the Christian Kirks of the world. Like, you
18:27want to get cute and throw them into your lineups and hopefully they score a touchdown or or grab a big play. Go for
18:33it. Won't be me, won't be me telling you to do that. Next up, we've got Houston at the LA Chargers. This is in LA. This
18:40is in the dome. It's a 40 and a half point total. The Texans are four and a half point favorites. They are coming
18:46off of their buy and as a Nico Collins owner, I'm I'm pretty nervous here. Uh I think the Chargers defense is pretty
18:53underrated to be honest. They're getting better as the season is progressing despite their offense being terrible.
18:57Nico Collins's target share is slowly decre not even slowly decreasing. It's just fell off a cliff after the first couple weeks where he was a monster. The
19:05Jaylen Nowell injury, we'll see if that moves the needle at all for Nico Collins. Unfortunately, since they got Marvin Harrison, they're not using Nico
19:13Collins at all. Like inside, he is just the pure ex receiver and they're not taking a ton of shots downfield to him.
19:19So, I can't say I'm overly confident with him. So, he's going to go into the feels good category towards the top of
19:23it cuz he's Nico and he's a beast and like he'll have his games obviously going forward, but you'd be lying if you
19:30said that you're like really confident about what he's going to do on a week- toeek basis at this point. Just the the
19:35way that CJ Stroud is spreading the offense around. But I will say David Montgomery is going to miss this game again. So it probably will be a heavy
19:42dose of CJ Stra dropback. So we could probably project for a pretty high volume in terms of like the passing offense for the Texans, which makes you
19:50a little bit more confident in a guy like Nico Collins. You're never going to sit him, but just wanted to say that
19:54piece. On the other side of things, I mean, I don't know how you can have any confidence in any of these pass
19:57catchers. Lad Manki would be the one guy that I would put into my lineup if I'm putting any of them into it. He
20:02obviously had like a relativelyish big game stats-wise last week. Uh he had like 85 receiving yards, but 50 of those came on a second half or a end of the
20:12first half Hail Mary that was bouncing off of Quint Johnson's hands that ended up in Lad Manki's lap there. So realistically, he was like three for 30
20:21on the day. And that's just kind of the ceiling that this Justin Herbert offense is unfortunately providing for pass catchers here. So lad, really talented
20:29player, just like the worst offensive system happening right now. And the Houston Texans are not a low layover defense by any means. obviously allowing
20:37a lot of points here. Third most fantasy points allowed to receivers, 13th in EPA per pass allowed, but still 31st, second
20:43to last in success rate allowed per pass, which is more of that like consistency on a down-to-own basis.
20:48They're letting up a lot of explosives.
20:50So, we might see Herbert, you know, take the top off a little bit to a guy like Quinton Johnson, but definitely not
20:54trying to project or depend on that. So, I think the other guys are all like ancillary like very desperate flex plays. the Johnston's, the Trey
21:02Harrises, the Maravves, the Xavier Hutchies, the Kam Boutes of the world.
21:08Moving to Arizona at Seattle, here we will have Drew Lock under center for the Seattle Seahawks instead of Sam Darnold with the quad injury. He is labeled week
21:16to week. We'll see if he can get back next week, but they did rule him out pretty early in this one. So, wouldn't
21:20say I'm overly optimistic. That being said, we did see Drew Lock under center against the Arizona Cardinals earlier on in this year when Sam Darnold missed
21:27time and both he and JSN ate in that game. Obviously a really really good matchup on paper. Total's 39 and a half.
21:34Eight and a half point spread towards the Seattle Seahawks. Probably won't be that exciting of uh of a game here in
21:40Seattle, but JSN of course is a mustart.
21:42Rasheed Jahed did start the week off with a DNP I believe. Yes. So not trending in the right direction for him
21:48to make a return, but we'll see if he gets a limited practice in. I kind of hope he does return because I think
21:51again that opens things up for the other parts of the offense, but not trending in that direction as of right now.
21:56Michael Wilson on the flip side coming off of a huge huge day. But that was the Dallas Cowboys defense and everybody
22:03does that. Now the other part of this offensive equation is Jacobe Brassette now in Baltimore. So with him in Baltimore, we have Gardenner Mincchu
22:10starting right now. Uh again, Dallas Cowboys last week he looked good. You know, had good statistics. I have very very very very
22:20shaky confidence that he'll be able to like sustain drives against this Seattle defense in Seattle here. Michael Wilson has also struggled mightily versus
22:28Seattle in his last three appearances verse them though obviously it was a different receiver core. It was uh other players involved. The target share at
22:35this point they've they've lost like all of their receivers. So, you know, it'll probably be low efficiency, a high target day. I would be surprised if
22:42Michael Wilson doesn't see at least like eight or 10 targets. And you never know.
22:45One of them could just be a beautifully placed ball. One of them could be a red zone shot that he makes a great play on
22:50it. It's just a very small sample size to be like there's no way he could have a good game. So, as the alphaish in this
22:56offense at the wide receiver position, he's still going to be a dub flex for me. I don't feel great about starting
23:00him obviously, but the Vegas Lions still have him at four and a half receptions, 48 and a half yards, which is better
23:05than Stefon Diggs. It's in the vicinity of like the Jaylen Waddles of the world.
23:08So, bad matchup, good player, not a high level of confidence, but I think he's probably going to have to be in your
23:15lineup if you have him on the team.
23:16Other than that, we're obviously not starting guys like Cooper Cup or Z Jones, etc. Next up, we've got Green Bay at the New England Patriots. They are in
23:24Foxboro. 45 12 point total here. Let's check practice reports quickly. Uh does not seem like anything out of the ordinary outside of AJ Brown. Still
23:34trending in the wrong direction for this one with the knee injury that he's dealing with. Doesn't feel great.
23:40Trayvon Henderson still a DMP with the illness. Uh Hunter Henry left last week's game with a foot injury and was a
23:45DMP on Wednesday, so could be Eli Raridan season. Uh regardless, Watson Golden have earned the mustart treatment every game, week in and week out. Watson
23:55is still dealing with a rib injury, but he got a limited practice in on Wednesday, so he should definitely be suiting up. Maybe not at 100%, but
24:02somewhere between like 85 95%. Good enough for me. For the Patriots, assuming we do not have AJ Brown, assuming we do not have Hunter Henry, it
24:10definitely opens up the receiver core a bit. Uh, one name to note, Matt Collins is designated to return from IR and it
24:16looks like he will be active for this one after missing the last month or so of the season with a calf injury. Matt
24:21Collins has been kind of good when he is like forced into a big role and with Romeo Dobs still on IR with AJ Brown
24:28likely out with Hunter Henry out like Drake May kind of just spreads the ball around. So, good luck trying to figure
24:34out if it's Eli Raridan's game, if it's Kyle Williams' game, if it's Pop Douglas's game. I think I would probably start Douglas over everybody. Matt
24:42Collins first game back, you know, that's a little bit too risky for me. It wouldn't surprise me if he ended up
24:47having the best game, but I can't see a world where you're actually putting him into your lineup. I would say, you know,
24:52Matt Collins maybe not the worst pickup as a stash in case like we just get a notification like, you know what, AJ
24:57Brown expected to miss multiple weeks to week or like they just randomly put him on IR or something like that. But him,
25:02Chisom, whatever. Eli Raridan's probably the guy that I think I'm kind of interested in, like maybe startable this week if Hunter Henry also misses. So,
25:09Sunday Night Football, we've got Tampa Bay at the Chicago Bears. The Bears are six-point favorites at home here, riding very hot. They look incredible right
25:20now. 47 12 point total. Luther Burden looks [ __ ] phenomenal. Would love to have him in my lineup. His numbers
25:27shooting up. Vegas is giving him respect. 65 1/2 receiving yards, 5 and a half receptions. That is higher than Parker Washington. It's right in that
25:34Nico Collins range. It's higher than Rashi Rice. It's right around George Pickkins. Like, he is a legit [ __ ] baller. Him and Coulson Lovelin are
25:42playing amazing. Roma Dunce has looked a lot better. I will say, just, you know, of note, Tampa Bay's defense is really,
25:48really good. I've been telling you guys this for like a month and a half now, and it's starting to catch up, and
25:51people are realizing it. They are awesome against both the pass and the rush. So, it won't be as easy of a
25:57matchup, but we did just see Chicago sort of dice up Seattle here. So, um not overly concerned about the matchups here. So, yeah, Luther feels good. I
26:05will say I still am looking at Rome as a shaky flex. Like, I I haven't really shaken off the early season rust for
26:12Roma Dunay. I don't know that I'm ready to put him into the dub flex category. I think he's right on the borderline. I'm
26:16going to put him into the shaky flex.
26:18Definitely near the top of it. And now I'm looking at it, I think Stefon Dig is going to move down here as well. But,
26:22he's in the conversation with the Denzel Boston. you know, he needs to probably score a touchdown to really have a big
26:27game for you or catch a very deep pass for you. On the flip side, Baker hasn't thrown the ball in about 6 weeks because
26:34he was injured and then he's just not throwing the ball in games either. Uh Amechabuka is really the only guy you're
26:40looking at and unfortunately after missing last week's game, he obviously cleared the concussion protocol, but he's still dealing with this foot injury
26:46and he was DMP on Wednesday. So, he's had a lot of time to rest and doesn't seem like he's ready to go yet. you
26:53know, if he gets a limited practice in on Thursday, Friday, then he could be trending in the right direction. Uh, the
26:59Chicago defense obviously looks a lot better with Jeffrey Simmons. So, not a rollover by any means. Their secondary is obviously not great, but adding a
27:05dude like Jeffrey Simmons that can get to the quarterback is going to be pretty disruptive to any passing game here. So,
27:10Ibuka, if he clears and he's good to play, I'm going to put him into the dub flex category. If he doesn't, really, I
27:16don't want to start many of these guys.
27:17I think you could probably say that Chris Godwin's a shaky flex, but we are not looking to get players in our lineup
27:22outside of Ibuka, assuming he does or doesn't play. Monday Night Football, we've got Buffalo at Minnesota. This is going to be a really intriguing game
27:30here. So, they're in Minnesota. They're in the dome, which you love cuz you get these teams, you know, no no excuses,
27:36just a pure environment. 45 and a half point total. The Vikings are three and a half point underdogs here. It looks like
27:42Carson Wentz is going to be the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings.
27:47Kyler Murray is dealing with a hamstring strain that came out. I think Adam Sheper said uh or one of the insiders
27:52reported that looks more likely than not that it's trending in the direction of Carson Wentz, which makes me feel a lot
27:58better about Justin Jefferson to be honest with you. Does it make me feel like he's going to be elite again? I
28:02don't know. But last year in games with Wentz, Justin Jefferson was averaging, you know, 95 plus receiving yards per game. the touchdowns weren't coming, but
28:10I still feel great about him if uh WZ is under center. This is definitely a matchup where they're going to have to
28:14score points in order to keep up with the Bills high-powered offense and the Bills secondary is pretty pretty pretty bad. Jordan obviously has not earned
28:21getting out of the shaky flex category.
28:23On the Bills side of things, obviously this is a brutal matchup for any passing offense. Uh you see red across the board
28:30the Vikings dead last in terms of EPA per pass allowed, dead last in terms of success rate allowed. Bottom four, five
28:35in explosive plays and fantasy points allowed to the receiver position. We saw Detroit struggle against them. They were only able to put up, you know, 19-ish
28:42points and most of that was just Jir Gibbs's doing. Though they were about an inch away from a huge amra St. Brown
28:47play/touchdown, whatever. Uh DJ Moore returned last week and looked really, really good. Opened up the offense for them. He did get
28:54banged up, so I am keeping a very close eye on the practice reports. We don't have any of those yet obviously because
28:58they play on Monday. We'll get the first practice report in a few hours from Buffalo. He kind of hyperextended his knee, but he came out and said he was
29:06good after the game. Took a couple big shots on his shoulder as well. So, he's got to be feeling pretty sore right now.
29:11They do have the extra day of rest. I think DJ Moore probably plays through it, but again, one to keep an eye on.
29:16I'm going to put him into the dub flex category. He's probably better than most of the guys in here and likely to have a
29:21better fantasy day, but anytime you're playing against the Vikings, it's going to be tough sledding here. I'd imagine they go very very like tight end heavy.
29:29They put multiple tight ends on the line. Probably a lot of like Tai Johnson out of the backfield type of thing. So,
29:34uh, tough to predict what you're going to do against the Vikings. And Shakir will be a shaky flex. And nobody else in
29:39this passing game that I want to even consider here. So, that will wrap up the wide receiver rankings video for week
29:46nine. All of the rankings are live right now on bdge.co if you just want to cut right to the chase. Go quick poster mode
29:52for you hoes so you could see everything. Here we've got 12 must starts. We've got eight feels good. So, a top 20 there of players we feel pretty
30:01good about having in our lineup. We've got seven dub flexes, a whole shitload of 22 shaky flexes, and 14 rather knots.
30:09If you're a fantasy member, again, you can see all this. You can see all this data. You can see uh we're actually
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30:17This is only I could see this, but you will have projections for uh PPR, half PPR, floor and ceiling of all of the
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