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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:
N/A – No must-adds this week.
Running Backs:
Caleb Hawkins, North Texas – The freshman running back has fully taken over the RB1 job over Makenzie McGill after accounting for over 50% of North Texas’ total scrimmage yards and three touchdowns in the win over South Alabama. Seven total touchdowns now in the last two games alone. We knew the North Texas offense would be explosive but did not foresee the Mean Green ranking in the top third in the country in rushing – 180.4 YPG ranks better than Penn State, Iowa and Notre Dame.
Kenny Tracy, Miami (Ohio) – We went a decade with Miami (Ohio) being a full-fledged running back by committee under Chuck Martin. That philosophy has changed in the last two years, and we’re seeing the emergence of an RB1 now with senior Kenny Tracy. Consecutive 100-yard rushing performance, with 20 attempts vs. Lindenwood on Saturday.
Wide Receivers:
KJ Duff, Rutgers – The sophomore wideout continues to be weekly fantasy contributor, scoring double-digit fantasy points in every game thus far through five weeks. Rutgers is spreading the ball around equally between fellow receivers Ian Strong and DT Sheffield, so don’t expect any 40-point fantasy performances, but Strong is one of the few WRs on waivers still that can be a week in, week out starter. Just imagine if Fantrax kept his TE eligibility.
Ryan Davis, Utah – The efficiency has been off the charts for Davis, converting on 84 percent of his targets this season, now with 27 receptions combined over the last three games. Davis’ 36 catches in 2025 are 6x more than the next closest Utah receiver.
Cortez Braham, Memphis – Braham hit 100+ receiving yards for the second time in as many weeks, now with 53 combined fantasy points in that span. He’s the clear WR1 with his rapport with QB Brendon Lewis, both having played with each other last season at Nevada.
Tight Ends:
N/A – No must-adds this week.
Worth A Look
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.
Quarterbacks:
CJ Carr, Notre Dame – You can see the confidence growing with Carr, and the rapport developing with these transfer receivers with each passing week. The redshirt freshman tossed a season-high 354 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday vs. the Razorbacks. Notre Dame opponents won’t be the dead body that Arkansas is currently, but Notre Dame’s upcoming schedule is juicy with three straight home games against average defenses. With two losses already, we know Notre Dame needs to run up these scores with the rest of their schedule to be in contention for the CFP. Good for fantasy purposes.
Liam Szarka, Air Force – Hesitant to put an Air Force quarterback any higher than this, because the position has been mostly irrelevant in CFF over the last decade. Tough to deny the results the last three games, though, with a combined 96 fantasy points, including 100+ rushing yards in the last two weeks. Szarka should also benefit from Air Force’s defense being abhorrent.
Running Backs:
Nate Sheppard, Duke – You started to see the momentum building each week. 75 yards in Week 3. Then 14 carries in Week 4. The staff then rewarded Sheppard with 15 rushing attempts, resulting in 168 yards and two scores in the blowout win over Syracuse. The freshman is now averaging over eight yards a carry and the remaining schedule is very appetizing with several bottom-end ACC defenses and a non-conference opponent in UConn remaining.
Terion Stewart, Virginia Tech – A healthy Terion Stewart has always been a difference-making running back dating back to his Bowling Green days. But the staying healthy part has been a struggle. He looked healthy on Saturday, rumbling for 174 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts. Favorable matchup for Stewart next week against Wake Forest.
Wayne Knight, James Madison – Knight is likely to be the starter moving forward for JMU with injuries to both George Pettaway and Ayo Adeyi, with Pettaway’s injury described as “pretty significant.” Knight rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown in the win over Georgia Southern, though isn’t listed higher here because he’ll likely be sharing carries with Jordan Fuller.
Braylon McReynolds, Louisiana-Monroe – Another productive week for McReynolds, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown in the win over Arkansas State. McReynolds remains the starter for the foreseeable future but also notice that preseason darling Zach Palmer-Smith had a mini breakout with 84 yards and a score on eight attempts. Something to monitor.
Caleb Komolafe, Northwestern – Komolafe got the start with Cam Porter out for the season and rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 27 rushing attempts – triple the amount of his closest competition Joe Himon. Potentially two startable matchups for Komolafe in the next three games with Louisiana-Monroe up next, and then Purdue in three weeks.
Bo Jackson, Ohio State – We haven’t seen a consistent fantasy producer in the Ohio State backfield in over a year and a half, so we’re not instantly putting Jackson in the must-add section after his impressive 80-yard performance against Washington. CJ Donaldson will continue to be a factor, particularly in the red zone, but this backfield looks to have been turned over to the true freshman.
Trequan Jones, Old Dominion – Jones didn’t find the end-zone vs. Liberty but had another solid outing with 87 yards on the ground on 16 attempts. Jones’ yards per carry average did take a hit, falling to a season total of 10.5 yards per attempt.
Zylan Perry, Louisiana – Perry started over Bill Davis – even though they split the carries 50/50 – and finished the night with 75 yards and two touchdowns, giving him five scores in the last three games. With a dual threat at quarterback now in Lunch Winfield, perhaps that opens up the run game a bit with a more dynamic offense.
Wide Receivers:
Cyrus Allen, Cincinnati – Allen had a season-best 11 receptions for 128 yards and two scores on 13 targets in the win over Kansas and now has five scores in his last three games. The upcoming schedule for Cincinnati is very appealing with a home matchup with Iowa State, followed by three bottom-tier defenses in the B12 in Central Florida, Oklahoma State and Baylor.
Cooper Barkate, Duke – Double-digit fantasy points in all five games for Barkate with three touchdowns in the last two weeks. Barkate now leads the team with 409 yards at over 19 yards per reception, with room for improvement if he eliminates his drops (4).
Braden Pegan, Utah State – Pegan has been a bit hit-or-miss, double-digit fantasy performances in each of the last four games, including a season-best 10 targets and a touchdown in the loss to Vanderbilt. Now we wait for the status of Bryson Barnes, who left the contest due to injury, though not believed to be serious. Utah State has a bye this week, which should allow for Barnes to heal, before hitting conference play with Hawaii and San Jose State upcoming. Both matchups hopefully will be epic shootouts.
Camden Brown, Georgia Southern – The former Auburn transfer has now hit the century mark in receiving yards in consecutive games and has scored double-digit fantasy points in all five weeks to begin the year. Impressive considering how inconsistent the QB play has been for the Eagles.
Kam Perry, Miami (Ohio) – Three straight 100-yard performances for Perry who found the end-zone twice against Lindenwood. Not necessarily high-volume targets for Perry, averaging just five targets per game, but who cares about that when you’re averaging close to 30 yards a catch.
Griffin Wilde, Northwestern – Wilde now accounts for 30% of the team’s target share with nearly 50 percent of Northwestern’s receiving production. Same argument as Caleb Komolafe above – Wilde is definitely startable in two of the next three games.
Jackson Harris, Hawaii – A fully healthy Micah Alejado can do wonders for the Hawaii offense, and Harris was the primary beneficiary on Saturday with 144 yards and two scores. Facing the 131st scoring defense in Air Force helps as well, but there’s some enticing matchups upcoming after the bye week.
Kyri Shoels, San Jose State – Twice in the last three games now Shoels has caught nine passes on 11 targets. All the talk in the offseason about Leland Smith and Matthew Coleman, and it is now Shoels that is second on the team in targets (29), receptions (23) and yards (275).
Longshots
Need to see more from these guys before pulling the trigger unless you are in the deepest of leagues.
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