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Snatch ‘Em Up Now
If they weren’t already drafted in your league, these guys will be hot commodities on the wire this week.
Quarterbacks:
Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State – Over 100 fantasy points for the true freshman in the last two weeks, accounting for 11 combined touchdowns against Southern Miss and UMass. Raynor is an absolute must-add for the remainder of 2023. Is he a must-add for this next week against a Troy defense that just held Darren Grainger to 6 fantasy points? We’ll side with caution and probably sit Raynor in Week 6 unless you’re in dire need of a streaming option, but get him on your roster, if possible, for down the road.
Logan Smothers, Jacksonville State – 27+ fantasy points for the third time in four weeks for the former Nebraska transfer. Running QBs are CFF gold and Smothers fits the bill, in an offense under Rich Rodriguez that heavily features QB run plays. Sam Houston State had a Top 30 defense coming into that matchup as well, and Smothers shredded them.
TJ Finley, Texas State – Not sure why his ownership remains under 30% after hitting 25+ fantasy points in four of five games played this season. Probably more impressive is the efficiency with how Finley is throwing the ball in this GJ Kinne offense, now completing 73% of his passes with 10 touchdowns to one interception. A completely different player than the one we saw at Auburn.
Chandler Rogers, North Texas – Why again did North Texas not start Chandler Rogers in Week 1? The clear top QB on the roster has now hit 28 or more fantasy points in the last three weeks with favorable matchups on the horizon with Navy and Temple upcoming.
Running Backs:
Logan Diggs, LSU – Light boxes for Diggs as opposing defenses are having to account for the two studs LSU has on the outside in the passing game. Over 200 rushing yards combined with two scores for Diggs in the last two weeks as he’s now averaging over six yards a carry for the season. Why Diggs is a priority add for us is his volume share in the LSU backfield with 33 of the 41 attempts that have gone to Tiger running backs.
Ismail Mahdi, Texas State – Not a flash in the pan, apparently. We did see Mahdi split carries more this week with Donerio Davenport, but Mahdi found the end-zone three times on Saturday, giving him five touchdowns in the last two weeks alone. Texas State is now 9th nationally in scoring and doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Even if Mahdi doesn’t get 15+ carries each week, he’ll have plenty of red-zone opportunities the way this offense is clicking.
Emmanuel Michel, Air Force – We were somewhat hesitant last week about Michel knowing that former starting FB Owen Burk did not play. Well, Burk did play against San Diego State and Michel again dominated the touch count in the Air Force backfield. This is CFF Brad Roberts reincarnated as the last three weeks have shown.
Wide Receivers:
Eric McAlister, Boise State – The question now becomes if Taylen Green will be the one throwing McAlister passes moving forward as the coaching staff for Boise State hinted at a coaching change. Regardless, McAlister has established himself as the clear WR1 for the Broncos with at least 90 receiving yards in each of the last three games. Averaging just under 10 targets a game.
Sam Brown, Houston – Another big game for Houston’s most trusted playmaker at the wide receiver position with 10-113-1 on 12 targets. It was noticeable when watching Houston from the onset of the season that when Donovan Smith gets into pressure situations, he’s looking for Brown on his first read over Matthew Golden.
Tight Ends:
Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame – Part of this is Notre Dame’s depleted WR corps that was missing one starter and two rotational players on Saturday night. But I’ve watched Notre Dame’s last two games and Evans looks the part of a CFF starting tight end. 13 receptions on 15 targets in the last two weeks against two strong defenses. He’ll be leaned upon more in the coming weeks should Notre Dame still have injuries at receiver.
Worth A Look
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.
Quarterbacks:
Behren Morton, Texas Tech – It was an efficient day for the sophomore quarterback, completing 14-of-22 passes for two touchdowns in a dominant win over Houston. While we saw the Tech offense emphasize the run more on Saturday with Tahj Brooks, this will not be a constant under Zach Kittley in the Air Raid offense.
Jordan McCloud, James Madison – The senior quarterback just scored 33 fantasy points against the best defense he’ll face the remainder of the year in South Alabama. 86 fantasy points in the last two games alone. Also impressive McCloud is doing this with an average wide receiver room with no stud like last season.
Zeon Chriss, Louisiana – Wheels fell off a bit in the second half vs. Minnesota, but understandable on the road against a Big Ten opponent. Potential is there for Chriss to succeed once the Cajuns are back in Sun Belt play as a dangerous dual-threat option. We’re also getting better than expected play from the Louisiana passing game in general. Looking at the season in totality, Louisiana QBs are combining to average over 30 fantasy points a game. That bodes well for Chriss moving forward.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State – Noticeable difference with the Colorado State offense since Fowler-Nicolosi entered the starting lineup (sorry Clay Millen). 51 fantasy points scored against Utah Tech on Saturday, throwing for over 450 yards with five total scores. Another favorable matchup against Utah State this week who is allowing over 24 FPPG to opposing QB1s.
Running Backs:
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