Boston College vs. Nebraska
Point-Spread: Neb -3.5
O/U Total: 45.5
Implied Score: Neb 24.5 – BC 21
Weather: 41 degrees / 55% rain / 4 mph winds
Boston College:
Top Play(s) – RB Kye Robichaux ($5,700) Robichaux will be playing in his final game for BC and was a true workhorse down the stretch with 20+ carries in each of the last four games. We’ll note that there isn’t a truly great play on the BC side because Nebraska is mostly full strength along the defensive front for this matchup and allowed just 19 FPPG to running backs during the regular season. But the potential workload is what we’re after.
Fade – RB Treshaun Ward ($4,400) Ward had just eight carries combined in his last two games played and did not make an appearance in the season finale. In the BC game preview, the beat writer did not even mention Ward, while also listing three other running backs ahead of him.
Bargain Bin – TE Kamari Morales ($3,700) The UNC transfer was a factor down the stretch with eight receptions and two touchdowns in the final three games. TE Jeremiah Franklin ($3,300) cannot be discounted either as tight end production was up over the second half of the season – playing over 60% of the team’s offensive snaps.
Pivot Play – WR Lewis Bond ($5,200) Bond is a true WR1 for BC, leading the team in every receiving category, and nearly triple the number of targets and receptions than the next closest Boston College pass-catcher. Nebraska’s defensive coordinator left for a different job this offseason and the Huskers are dealing with injuries in the secondary.
Best of the Rest – QB Grayson James ($6,600) Five QBs scored over 21 fantasy points against Nebraska this season who ranked 87th in success rate. James is closer to a fade than a play, but that list of QBs that succeeded against Nebraska included Luke Altmyer, Braedyn Locke and Ethan Garbers. WR Reed Harris ($4,400) is on the field nearly 90% of the time, but with very little production to show for it. RB Jordan McDonald ($5,200) played well down the stretch with 50 or more rushing yards in the final five games. He looks to be next man up in 2025.
Injury Notes – WR Jerand Bradley (portal), QB Thomas Castellanos (portal)
Nebraska:
Top Play(s) – RB Emmett Johnson ($5,400) With Dante Dowdell in the portal, the bulk of the rushing attempts are likely to fall on Johnson who had over 200 combined rushing yards over the final two games of the regular season. What’s boosting Johnson’s value is his usage in the passing game with 19 receptions on 19 targets in the last three games alone.
Fade – QB Dylan Raiola ($5,600) The freshman QB failed to score more than 20 fantasy points all season as a non-factor in the run game. BC allowed just 17.5 FPPG to opposing quarterbacks. There’s almost no upside here.
Bargain Bin – WR Jahmal Banks ($3,300) Too cheap for a player that led the Huskers in receiving yards (508) and routes run in 2024. He’ll see a slight boost with Isaiah Neyor opting out in preparation for the NFL Draft.
Pivot Play – WR Jacory Barney Jr. ($5,100) Barney is preferred on DK over FD because of the PPR scoring format, as the true freshman only averaged 8.4 yards per receptions. Barney wound up leading the team in receptions (51) and targets (69). Double digit targets in three of the final six games.
Best of the Rest – TE Thomas Fidone ($3,100) Fidone finished fourth on the team in targets (42), receptions (31) and third in routes run, and could see a further uptick with TE2 Nate Boerkircher hitting the portal. BC allowed 10.3 FPPG to tight ends in the regular season. WR Jaylen Lloyd ($3,200) is the listed starter opposite Jahmal Banks on the outside, filling in for Neyor.
Injury Notes – WR Isaiah Neyor (opt-out), RB Dante Dowdell (portal), TE Nate Boerkircher (portal)
Louisiana vs. TCU
Point-Spread: TCU -13
O/U Total: 59
Implied Score: TCU 36 – UL 23
Weather: 49 degrees / 0% rain / 8 mph winds
Louisiana:
Top Play(s) – WR Lance LeGendre ($4,900) No Terrance Carter means LeGendre is the clear-cut top pass catching option for the Cajuns on Saturday, finishing the year with team-highs in targets (65), receptions (48) and touchdowns (6). If Ben Wooldridge does suit up, our interest in LeGendre grows. If not, UL will be down to their third-string QB so we might be out on the passing game.
Fade – QB Ben Wooldridge ($7,700) Wooldridge is listed as QB1 on the depth chart, but HC Michael Desormeaux is only going as far as to say there’s a chance he could play on Saturday following an injury that ended his regular season. TCU’s secondary is its strength anyways – ranked 42nd in pass D success rate – and Wooldridge will be without two of his top three pass-catchers.
Bargain Bin – WR Jacob Bernard ($3,700) Louisiana’s TE1 and WR2 both hit the portal, while WR4 could potentially sit due to injury. That means Bernard is set to see an increased role, regardless, finishing the year with 26 receptions on 39 targets.
Pivot Play – RB Zylan Perry ($3,500) I’d put it at a 45% chance that it winds up being Perry > Davis that leads the team in carries / yards on Saturday. He did so against Marshall and in the season finale, rushing for 148 yards and two scores vs. UL Monroe. Perry is actually listed ahead of Davis on the depth chart.
Best of the Rest – RB Bill Davis ($5,000) Everyone and their mothers were spurned by Bill Davis in conference championship week as one of the top bargain bin plays on the slate, only to rush for -2 yards on four attempts in an absolute bloodbath loss to Marshall. had six rushing touchdowns in the final four regular season games, UL will be without Dre’lyn Washington who entered the portal, and TCU cannot stop the run, ranking 112th in success rate. WR Dalen Cambre ($3,300) and TE Caden Jensen ($3,100) are the other listed starters on the depth chart.
Injury Notes – TE Terrence Carter (portal), WR Harvey Broussard (portal), WR Robert Williams (injury), RB Dre’lyn Washington (portal), QB Ben Wooldridge (injury), QB Chandler Fields (injury)
TCU:
Top Play(s) – WR JP Richardson ($3,900) We got a sneak peak of what this game might look like in the finale vs. Cincinnati as both Savion Williams and Jack Bech didn’t play all that much, and both opted out of the game. Projections side with Richardson as the top WR choice as he finished third on the team in both targets (69) and receptions (52).
Fade – n/a. TCU players (that are playing) are priced appropriately.
Bargain Bin – RB Trent Battle ($3,600) or RB Jeremy Payne ($3,000) Expect this duo to get the bulk of the carries on Saturday with Savion Williams not playing and Cam Cook entering the portal. Louisiana allowed 28 FPPG to opposing backfields during the regular season and finished 133rd in rush D success rate, so we expect TCU to find some running room on the ground regardless of who is playing.
Pivot Play – WR Eric McAlister ($4,200) JRP has the projection edge, but McAlister is the upside play among the two at receiver, averaging nearly 22 yards per catch and four TDs this season. Louisiana surprisingly did not allow many fantasy points to wide receivers, but the Sun Belt was lacking in offensive firepower through much of the conference. Elite fantasy playmakers like Jamaal Pritchett (28 fpts) and Devonte Ross (25 fpts) were excellent in their matchups with Louisiana.
Best of the Rest – QB Josh Hoover ($7,900) Louisiana only allowed 16.3 FPPG to quarterbacks this season, but also finished 102nd in pass D success rate. Again, we’ll attribute this to being a down year with QBs in the Sun Belt. Hoover is a playable option. WR Blake Nowell ($3,000) will start in place of Jack Bech, and he led the team with 75 receiving yards vs. Cincinnati in Week 14. Played over 70% of the team’s snaps. I wonder if we see TE Drake Dabney ($3,300) increased role with the depleted WR room. Louisiana allowed five tight ends to score over 11 fantasy points against them this year and Dabney is on the field over 60% of the time. Remember, he was a top five fantasy tight end a year ago so there is talent. Huge risk though.
Injury Notes – RB Cam Cook (portal), RB Dominique Johnson (portal), WR JoJo Earle (portal), WR Savion Williams (opt-out), WR Jack Bech (opt-out)
Iowa State vs. Miami
Point-Spread: Mia -3.5
O/U Total: 55.5
Implied Score: Mia 29.5 – ISU 26
Weather: 77 degrees / 17% rain / 11 mph winds
Iowa State:
Top Play(s) – WR Jayden Higgins ($7,900) or WR Jaylin Noel ($7,400) If you’re reading this, you’ve likely been reading our DFS writeups for the entire year. So, you already know the drill. Miami hasn’t had any opt outs on the defensive side of the ball, so this is not a stackable situation, as the Canes only allowed 31 FPPG to opposing WR corps in the regular season. But we know who is getting the ball when Iowa State drops back to pass.
Fade – RB Jaylon Jackson ($3,300) Jackson’s production in the second half of the season wouldn’t warrant a play here anyways, but the former EMU transfer is currently away from the team on suspension. Unlikely that he plays.
Bargain Bin – TE Gabe Burkle ($3,000) Ben Brahmer did return from injury in the conference championship game vs. Arizona State and should be healthier for this weekend’s matchup. But tough to see him overtaking Burkle the way he performed the last month and a half with 24 of his 29 targets coming in the last six games.
Pivot Play – RB Carson Hansen ($4,500) Split backfield between Hansen and RB Abu Sama ($3,400) over the last month or so, but I wonder if we see more Hansen on Saturday after Sama fumbled the ball twice vs. Arizona State. Hansen would be the choice over Sama but could also fade the entire backfield as Miami allowed just 22 fantasy points per game combined to running backs to during the regular season.
Best of the Rest – QB Rocco Becht ($8,000) Becht’s performance against Memphis last year in the bowl game is stuck in my head, throwing for 446 yards and three touchdowns. Iowa State will have the motivation edge over Miami, and Miami was stout against the run in the regular season. Will this game again fall on the arm of Becht? Miami ranked 22nd in pass D success rate and allowed just 17.5 FPPG to quarterbacks in the regular season. WR Carson Brown ($3,000) emerged late as a capable WR3, with 12 targets in the final three games.
Injury Notes – RB Jaylon Jackson (suspension)
Miami:
Top Play(s) – RBs. We said all year that the Iowa State run defense is fraudulent and that was on full display against Arizona State with Cam Skattebo running wild. Despite Iowa State allowing just 23 FPPG to opposing backfields, the Cyclones are 15th out of 16 teams in the Big 12 in yards allowed on the ground and 88th in rush D success rate. RB Damien Martinez ($6,000) and RB Mark Fletcher ($4,300) are both options, along with RB Jordan Lyle ($3,100) as this is a perfect situation to showcase the freshman in an inconsequential game setting looking ahead to 2025.
Fade – WR Xavier Restrepo ($8,200) News like this will obviously come out in the pregame, but writing this as of Friday, the word on the streets is that Restrepo is not on location with the team and will not play. If we get a surprise and Restrepo is available, another word on the street is the Miami stars may not play the entirety of the game.
Bargain Bin – WR Sam Brown ($3,100) Brown was limited to just four snaps in the Week 14 matchup with Syracuse, so we’d need to double check he’s a go. But this is too cheap for a starting receiver for a team that is possibly down its top two wideouts.
Pivot Play – WR Jacolby George ($5,500) George would serve as the de facto WR1 if Xavier Restrepo sits. The senior wideout had a strong close to the year with 20 combined receptions in the final three games. Iowa State did not allow a ton of fantasy points to receivers in the regular season, but this could be a hammer play if Ward plays and Restrepo is out.
Best of the Rest – QB Cam Ward ($10,900) Just rumors as of now, but there’s a chance that Ward does not play the entirety of the game on Saturday. A 22-point projection at this pricing doesn’t warrant starting Ward regardless of that rumor, especially without his two top receivers in Restrepo and Isaiah Horton. If you do risk starting Ward, Iowa State is solid against the pass, ranking 55th in pass D success rate and just 16.8 FPPG to quarterbacks. TE Elijah Arroyo ($3,500) is confirmed to be playing but is another NFL Draft candidate that may not see the full game. If Restrepo is out, I believe it would be WR Ray Ray Joseph ($3,000) starting in his place, but there’s no bowl game depth chart released yet by the Canes.
Injury Notes – WR Isaiah Horton (portal), RB Ajay Allen (portal), WR Xavier Restrepo (possible opt-out)
Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado State
Point-Spread: MOH -2.5
O/U Total: 40.5
Implied Score: MOH 21.5 – CSU 19
Weather: 71 degrees / 0% rain / 2 mph winds
Miami (OH):
Top Play(s) – RB Keyon Mozee ($4,800) One of the top plays on the slate at this pricing with 100+ rushing yards in seven of his last 10 games. Colorado State was decent against the run this season, ranking 66th in success rate with just two running backs scoring more than 20+ fantasy points against the Rams. That said, CSU will be down multiple starting defensive linemen and a starting linebacker. This is not the same defense that it was in the regular season.
Fade – QB Brett Gabbert ($5,800) Gabbert scored 20+ fantasy points just four times in 13 games during the regular season and now enters this matchup without two of his top three receivers who all landed at P4 schools. Low floor / low upside. The one argument for Gabbert is that Colorado State struggled in the secondary, ranking 109th in success rate per drop back and allowed 24 FPPG to quarterbacks during the regular season.
Bargain Bin – WR Kam Perry ($3,500) or WR Cole Weaver ($3,000) The listed starters on the depth chart filling in for Javon Tracy and Reggie Virgil. Perry is the more experienced of the two, targeted 20 times during the year. Colorado State allowed almost 47 fantasy points combined to wide receivers during the regular season, so not out of the question someone emerges beyond Cole McDonald.
Pivot Play – WR Cade McDonald ($5,000) Miami (Ohio) exclusively played three receivers only during the regular season with very little rotation, and now two of those players are gone. McDonald will lead the RedHawks in receptions on Saturday, and 10+ targets is not out of the question.
Best of the Rest – WR Andre Johnson ($3,200) Not a listed starter on the depth chart but the Arizona State transfer played over 70% of the team’s snaps (with minimal production) in the final four games.
Injury Notes – WR Javon Tracy (portal), WR Reggie Virgil (portal), RB Dylan Downing (injury)
Colorado State:
Top Play(s) – RB Avery Morrow ($5,900) This one will really need to be monitored in the pregame because Morrow played in the finale with a brace on his knee, while Marshall was limited to just 10 snaps in Week 14 with an injury as well. If Marshall is out, Morrow is a top play, rushing for 80+ yards in eight of his final nine games. With Marshall in, this could be a 50-50 split against a defense that only gave up 17 fantasy points combined to opposing backfields in the regular season. Stay on top of the news here.
Fade – RB Justin Marshall ($4,000) See above. How likely is it that we get injury news on Twitter for a Colorado State / Miami (Ohio) game on a day where there are eight games. My guess is unlikely.
Bargain Bin – WRs. All of them. Armani Winfield, Jordan Ross, Dane Olson and Jamari Person are all sub-4k and combined for 20 receptions on 30 targets in the season finale. Person and Winfield would be the priorities as they played the most of the fourssome over the last two games. They’re stackable, but a risk if Colorado State doesn’t throw it 40+ times like they did in the previous two weeks.
Pivot Play – QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi ($6,000) The Colorado State passing game was unrecognizable for much of this season, finishing 8th in the Mountain West in yards per contest. That was until the final two weeks where BFN posted 300+ against Fresno State and Utah State with a combined 96 attempts. Against Utah State in the finale, BFN was also throwing to the exact WR room that he’ll have available on Saturday too. Miami (Ohio) allowed just 15.7 FPPG to quarterbacks in the regular season, but the RedHawks were also 81st in pass D success rate.
Best of the Rest – TE Vince Brown ($3,900) Brown was a relative non-factor this season until Week 14 where he caught two touchdown passes on seven targets vs. Utah State. Miami (Ohio) only allowed 6.2 FPPG to tight ends in the regular season.
Injury Notes – WR Caleb Goodie (portal)
East Carolina vs. North Carolina State
Point-Spread: NC St -6
O/U Total: 58
Implied Score: NC St 32 – ECU 26
Weather: 49 degrees / 43% rain / 6 mph winds
East Carolina:
Top Play(s) – WR Yannick Smith ($3,100) Best play on the slate, in my opinion. The true freshman was a revelation in the final three games with over 200 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns. In Week 13, when Winston Wright Jr. was out of the lineup, Smith caught a season-high 112 yards with a touchdown. And Winston Wright has already announced he will not play on Saturday. Wheels up.
Fade – n/a. All ECU starters are priced appropriately.
Bargain Bin – WR Jhari Patterson ($3,300) Patterson will start in place of Winston Wright in the slot, as he played 78% of the team’s snaps in Week 13 with Wright out of the lineup. There’s a wide gap in value, though, between Smith / Smith and Patterson in terms of projections.
Pivot Play – WR Anthony Smith ($5,300) Yannick Smith is the top ECU play because of salary. But Anthony Smith should function as the WR1 after leading the team in targets (77) and second in touchdown receptions (6) during the regular season. Also, a revenge game of sorts as Smith is a former NC State transfer.
Best of the Rest – QB Katin Houser ($7,500) Would prefer CJ Bailey to Houser in this scenario without his top two receivers available. Disappointing close to the year facing several bottom-tier defenses in UTSA and North Texas and failing to score more than 20 fantasy points. NC State allowed 23 FPPG this year, so Houser is a possibility but not a priority. RB Rahjai Harris ($6,500) is 43 yards away from a 1,000-yard season in his final year of eligibility, so look for ECU to help him hit that number. But NC State’s run defense was a strength, ranked 17th in rush D success rate and giving up just 23 FPPG to opposing backfields.
Injury Notes – WR Chase Sowell (portal), WR Winston Wright (opt-out)
NC State:
Top Play(s) – TE Justin Joly ($3,300) Easy choice for top play and arguably the top play per dollar on the slate. Joly reaffirmed he’ll be back with the Wolfpack in 2025 after finishing second on the team in targets (53), receptions (40) and touchdowns (3). Expect Joly to dominate the middle of the field with slot receiver KC Concepcion in the transfer portal.
Fade – RB Jordan Waters ($5,200) Waters is RB1 on the depth chart, but RB3 in effectiveness as shown the previous two games as both Kendrick Raphael and Daylan Smothers outshined the former Duke transfer. We’ll take a stab on the cheaper options in a three-way split like this.
Bargain Bin – RB Kendrick Raphael ($3,200) NC State will use three running backs equally so spending down to either Raphael, or even RB Daylan Smothers ($4,900) makes sense here. Raphael averaged nearly six yards a carry for the year and had over 120 rushing yards in the final two games. ECU’s strength on defense is defending the run, allowing just 24 combined fantasy points to running backs, so I would only have one NC State back per lineup.
Pivot Play – QB CJ Bailey ($6,300) Bailey will be one of my top QB options on the slate after scoring 20 fantasy points in five of his last six games. ECU is vulnerable defending both the run and pass, which Bailey can do both, as the Pirates allowed 25.5 FPPG to quarterbacks this season. Not having KC Concepcion is a non-factor, as the WR1 wasn’t much of a factor anyways in 2024. ECU has a good enough offense to score with NC State.
Best of the Rest – WRs. Honestly, not sure what to expect here. WR Noah Rogers, Dacari Collins and Ashton Locklear are the listed starters but expect to see as many as six receivers get ample playing time, including freshman Jonathan Paylor (who might start in the slot for KC Concepcion) and Keenan Jackson. The best bet might be playing CJ Bailey naked and not stacking with an NC State wideout.
Injury Notes – WR KC Concepcion (portal), WR Jakolbe Baldwin (portal), WR Jalen Coit (portal)
BYU vs. Colorado
Point-Spread: Col -3.5
O/U Total: 54.5
Implied Score: Col 29 – BYU 25.5
Weather: Dome
BYU:
Top Play(s) – n/a. There isn’t a BYU player that is a must-have for your lineups.
Fade – WR Darius Lassiter ($6,500) Lassiter is suspended for the first half of the bowl game for receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the regular season finale against Houston.
Bargain Bin – WR JoJo Phillips ($3,300) Based on the BYU / Houston matchup in Week 14, Phillips was the replacement for Lassiter once he was ejected from the game and was targeted four times while playing just 25% of the team’s snaps. 36% of Phillips’ receiving yards this season came in the final two games of the year.
Pivot Play – RB LJ Martin ($6,800) I really wanted to put LJ Martin as the team’s top play, but a 12-point projection doesn’t warrant that. With that said, the Colorado run defense is the weakness on that side of the ball, allowing around 30 FPPG to opposing backfields with five running backs scoring at least 22 fantasy points against the Buffs.
Best of the Rest – QB Jake Retzlaff ($7,700) The Colorado secondary was one of the most improved units in the country, ranking 10th in success rate per opponent drop back and gave up just 16.9 FPPG to QBs. Just two quarterbacks this season scored 21 or more fantasy points against the Buffs. WR Keelan Marion ($5,700) is WAY too expensive for a player that surpassed 50 yards receiving in a game just twice this year. WR Chase Roberts ($6,300) finished second on the team in targets (69) with 70 or more receiving yards in each of the last five games, but very likely he’s shadowed by Travis Hunter.
Injury Notes – WR Kody Epps (portal), WR Darius Lassiter (out for first half), RB Miles Davis (portal)
Colorado:
Top Play(s) – WR Travis Hunter ($9,500) As of Friday, we’re continuing to operate as though Colorado players will be in the lineup and play the full game. Both HC Deion Sanders and Athletic Director Rick George stated that a “historic amount of insurance coverage” will be provided to Hunter and QB Shedeur Sanders for participating in this game. Could mean just a half of football, but all quotes from the players and staff indicate the Colorado players are full-go.
Fade – RB Dallan Hayden ($3,300) If I’m considering a Colorado running back, it’s Micah Welch. When either Welch or Isaiah Augustave are healthy, Hayden always seems to be the second or third option in the Colorado backfield. That was evident in Week 14 with Welch having a 12-4 rushing attempt advantage.
Bargain Bin – WR Jimmy Horn Jr. ($3,500) or RB Micah Welch ($3,500) Horn Jr. is back at bowl practices but is reportedly still requiring treatment every day. That doesn’t sound promising, though OC Pat Shurmur stated that “we would love to get Jimmy involved” in what will be his final game in Boulder. RB Micah Welch faces a BYU run defense that allowed four running backs this season to score 21 or more fantasy points and ranked 89th in rush D success rate.
Pivot Play – QB Shedeur Sanders ($9,700) All sentiments that we suggested for Travis Hunter apply to Shedeur Sanders. Should be full go based on comments, but how much risk will be applied with a possible No. 1 NFL Draft selection this coming April. Sanders has been ultra consistent in 2024, scoring 23 or more fantasy points in all but one game this season. On the other side, BYU has allowed just one QB all year to score more than 20 fantasy points.
Best of the Rest – WRs Will Sheppard ($4,200) or WR LaJohntay Wester ($7,200) With all WRs healthy and playing, it’s difficult to justify playing Wester at this pricing with BYU’s secondary being its strength. In Week’s 11-14 when Jimmy Horn was out of the lineup, Wester averaged 8.4 targets per game. In Week’s 1-9 when Horn was in the lineup, Wester averaged just 6.7 targets per game. Sheppard might be the best bang for your buck option among Colorado wideouts with six touchdowns in the last eight games.
Injury Notes – RB Isaiah Augustave (injury)
Louisiana Tech vs. Army
Point-Spread: Army -17
O/U Total: 44
Implied Score: Army 30.5 – LT 13.5
Weather: 59 degrees / 27% rain / 6 mph winds
Louisiana Tech:
Top Play(s) – WR Jimmy Holiday ($4,600) Teams can rack up fantasy points against Army in the passing game because they’re usually in a trailing position, as the Knights allowed 36 fantasy points per game to opposing WR groups. Holiday should lead the way on Saturday with Tru Edwards taking visits as he’s in the transfer portal (still listed on the depth chart, but not expected to play). Holiday played over 87% of the team’s offensive snaps over the last five games and closed the year with 100+ on 10 targets vs. Kennesaw State.
Fade – QB Evan Bullock ($6,600) We were burned for fading Bullock once this season as he threw for five touchdowns against Middle Tennessee. Army is not Middle Tennessee. The Knights allowed just 14.7 FPPG to quarterbacks during the regular season and have shut down teams not named Navy or Notre Dame.
Bargain Bin – WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim ($3,600) The only other sure-fire starter at receiver we know for certain, ranked fourth on the team in routes run and fifth in targets. The former Bowling Green transfer was targeted four times in each of the last two games.
Pivot Play – TE Eli Finley ($3,200) Third on the team in routes run and receptions (23) as an athletic tight end option at 6-foot-6, 244 pounds. We know he’s going to be on the field at least, playing over 70% of the team’s snaps.
Best of the Rest – RB Omri Wiggins ($4,600) Wiggins was sensational in the finale vs. Kennesaw State, rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns. Army is not Kennesaw State. Just two running backs scored more than 16 fantasy points against Army all season – both of which play for a team still in the College Football Playoff in Notre Dame.
Injury Notes – WR Tru Edwards (portal)
Army:
Top Play(s) – QB Bryson Daily ($10,200) Highest projected player remaining for the entire bowl season, without his backfield mate in Kanye Udoh, facing a team with a losing record. Enough said.
Fade – WRs. Army is dead last in pass play percentage in the country at just 13%. Once the Knights got the lead against Tulane in the AAC Championship game, it was lights out, throwing just three passes for 17 yards. As a double-digit favorite, there’s no need to risk playing any Army pass-catchers.
Bargain Bin – RB Hayden Reed ($3,700) Reed hasn’t had more than one carry in a game since Week 7 but is the listed starter on the depth chart where Kanye Udoh is normally listed. While Short is the third leading rusher behind Daily and Udoh, he’s also 182 pounds and not suited for the B-back position. Reed fits that mold.
Pivot Play – RB Noah Short ($4,700) The likeliest candidate to receive the bulk of the carries left over by Kanye Udoh, ranked second on the team with 547 rushing yards, while also the second leading receiver with 313 yards and three scores.
Best of the Rest – WR Casey Reynolds ($3,600) As stated above, playing Reynolds runs the risk of Army throwing less than five passes. But bowl games are for enjoyment and perhaps the Knights deviate from the script a bit. If so, Reynolds has been the primary option in the passing game, leading Army with 32 targets and 19 receptions.
Injury Notes – RB Kanye Udoh (portal)
Mike’s Core Four:
- QB Bryson Daily, Army
- WR Yannick Smith, East Carolina
- RB Keyon Mozee, Miami (Ohio)
- WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
