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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:
Emmett Brown, San Jose State – The Spartans are now 8th nationally in pass yards per game and 10th in attempts per after their overtime loss to Washington State where Brown scored 44 fantasy points, throwing four touchdowns for the second straight game. No reason to think Brown slows down in MWC when throwing to a receiver like Nick Nash with this kind of passing volume each week. SJSU is on bye this week.
Running Backs:
RB Braedon Sloan, Ball State – Just above the 30% ownership threshold so we’ll include Sloan one last time on here. Great volume share again this week in the loss to CMU with 19 rushing attempts, five targets and no other running back having more than three carries in the game. He’s a clear cut RB1 for the Cardinals.
Kalel Mullings, Michigan – Shocked honestly to see Mullings with just 26% ownership on Fantrax still given what he’s done this season already. We were under the impression this would be a split backfield with Donovan Edwards the entire season, but you’re *really* starting to see separation as to who the best back on the roster is. Even HC Sherrone Moore came out after the game and called Mullings the RB1.
Micah Bernard, Utah – Bernard is no longer Utah’s third-down, pass catching option out of the backfield. The senior is a legitimate RB1 and workhorse this season, now with three-straight 100-yard performances. Like Mullings, I’m shocked to see Bernard does not have more ownership on Fantrax.
Wide Receivers:
Cade McDonald, Miami (Ohio) – We knew that McDonald would likely be a sit this week on the road at Notre Dame. But the volume is extremely promising with eight targets vs. the Irish. McDonald is now averaging 9.3 targets per contest through three games and Miami (Ohio) gets UMass this week before hitting MACtion.
Worth A Look
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.
Quarterbacks:
Alonza Barnett, James Madison – If you remember back to last season under the previous coaching staff, Barnett beat out Jordan McCloud coming out of fall camp. He wound up losing the job, obviously, but there’s obvious talent there if you beat out a top 5 fantasy QB from a year ago. 67 fantasy points with seven touchdowns in the shocking win over North Carolina Saturday. We’ll put Barnett here as his Week 2 performance with seven fantasy points against Gardner Webb doesn’t scream weekly starter, but he’s a priority add in any dynasty formats.
Tyler Huff, Jacksonville State – Huff is now firmly entrenched as JSU’s QB1, now with 29 or more fantasy points in each of the last three games. Schedule is pretty clear moving forward with all Conference USA opponents remaining.
Maalik Murphy, Duke – Impressive Duke offense so far, led by Murphy, who has now scored over 23 fantasy points in all four games this season. His next opponent? A team that gave up 70 points to James Madison on Saturday.
Kevin Jennings, SMU – It was all about the run game for SMU on Saturday, but Jennings still managed 21 fantasy points in the win over TCU. Most notably, Preston Stone did not play at all. Looks like Jennings is the full-time starter moving forward.
Running Backs:
Fluff Bothwell, South Alabama – Last chance at being able to add the true freshman who was the talk of college football on Twitter (X) on Thursday night with his second consecutive 100-yard performance. Kentrell Bullock is still in the mix and Braylon McReynolds will return at some point, but there’s an evident gap in terms of talent here. LSU is the matchup this week so might have to sit Bothwell for one game before USA gets back into conference play.
Rahsul Faison, Utah State – Faison has been excellent the last two games, surpassing 100+ yards against Utah and Temple, while getting a season-high 26 rushing attempts. We like Faison so long as Robert Briggs remains out due to injury. Will have to check on his status this week.
Star Thomas, Duke – CFF is crazy sometimes. Star Thomas was an afterthought at New Mexico State last season. Now he’s taken hold of the Duke RB1 job, rushing for 100+ in each of the last two games. I’d say its not sustainable given he did so against UConn and Middle Tennessee, but they might have better defenses than UNC right now, Thomas’ next opponent.
Wide Receivers:
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