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:
Samari Collier, Coastal Carolina – 30 or more points for Collier in each of the last three games, with a career-high 123 rushing yards in the win over Georgia State. Georgia Southern isn’t as bad as Georgia State is defensively but do give up around 25 FPPG to opposing quarterbacks this season and are one of the worst run defenses in the country. Collier should be able to take advantage with his legs.
Running Backs:
Jordan Gant, Akron – Gant posted his second-best performance of the season, rushing for 153 yards and two scores vs. UMass, making it two straight games in which he’s had at least 25 rushing attempts. Schedule is smooth sailing the rest of the way facing a Kent State team that is second to last in the MAC in yards allowed on the ground and then Bowling Green who is tied for the second most rushing TD given up in the conference.
Antwan Roberts, Marshall – We start any and all players possible against a Georgia State defense that ranks dead last in the country in scoring (40.7 PPG). Roberts has seized control of the RB1 job for Marshall, hitting 100+ yards over the last two games, and three rushing TDs in his last four. Georgia State gives up around 35 FPPG to opposing backfields this season.
Evan Dickens, Liberty – Was most likely picked up last week but will just give a reminder in case Dickens is somehow still available. The Georgia Tech transfer now has seven rushing touchdowns in the last three weeks after crossing the century mark in yards again vs. Missouri State on 28 carries. Dickens is the clear centerpiece to the Liberty offense.
Wide Receivers:
Omarion Miller, Colorado – 51 combined fantasy points scored over the last two weeks, and his fourth double-digit fantasy performance in the last five games with 131 yards in the loss to West Virginia. Both Miller and Joseph Williams get a significant boost in value with Julian Lewis at QB with Colorado’s pass rates going up as there is now a pocket passer under center.
Shelton Sampson, Louisiana – Sampson has been every bit the former 4-star prospect in the last three games since returning from injury with nearly 300 combined yards and five touchdowns. Louisiana faces an Arkansas State defense that is 11th in the Sun Belt in pass defense, allowing 241 YPG through the air.
Jacob de Jesus, California – JDJ has been a PPR monster this season, now with 71 receptions on 109 targets, including 15 catches on 22 targets this past week in the upset win over Louisville. Outstanding matchup for JDJ this week against a Stanford defense that is giving up over 47 combined FPPG to opposing WRs.
Worth A Look
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.
Quarterbacks:
JC French, Georgia Southern – First half of the season, French looked like the same player from 2024. He’s turned it around in the last month, averaging 33.75 fantasy points over the last four weeks. Usage on the ground has been a big reason why with five rushing scores in that span. Matchup this week against a Coastal Carolina defense that is a middle of the road group within the Sun Belt, allowing 28 PPG and 21 FPPG to quarterbacks.
Running Backs:
Caleb Komolafe, Northwestern – Komolafe did benefit from Northwestern having exactly zero backups available vs. USC on Friday, so we figured his usage would be high, but he continued to perform with 118 yards and a TD on 17 attempts. Komolafe may not be playable this week against Michigan but has a decent close to the year with Minnesota and Illinois remaining on the schedule.
Austyn Dendy, Bowling Green – The Missouri transfer continues to dominate the touches in the BG backfield, rushing for 113 yards and two scores vs. Eastern Michigan. The Falcons are on bye this week but close the season against Akron and the finale vs. UMass. You can’t script a better ending to the year for Dendy.
Clay Thevenin, Louisiana Tech – 60 fantasy points scored in the last two games for Thevenin who has found the end-zone five times in that span. LT is still splitting carries between Thevenin and Omiri Wiggins, and the upcoming schedule isn’t that appealing with Washington State this weekend, hence why Thevenin isn’t listed higher here.
Keyjuan Brown, Louisville – We’re not expecting to see Isaac Brown for the rest of the regular season, so it’ll likely be Keyjuan Brown’s show the rest of the way…with a sprinkle of Duke Watson as well – hopefully not in the red-zone like it played out on Saturday. It’s not the easiest of schedules the rest of the way, facing the 5th and 3rd ranked run defenses in the ACC in the next two weeks with Clemson and SMU.
Wide Receivers:
Kyre Duplessis, Delaware – 15 or more fantasy points in each of the last four games for Duplessis and has been targeted 10 or more times in three of the last four games. Delaware has not rushed for 100 yards as a team in each of the last four games, which aids the passing game components for fantasy purposes.
Longshots
Need to see more from these guys before pulling the trigger unless you are in the deepest of leagues.
Running Backs:
Javin Gordon, Tulane – This is a play for deeper leagues. Tulane running backs have not been near as valuable in 2025 as they were a year ago, but Gordon does continue to get the bulk of the carries for the Wave, so long as he’s not fumbling. The upcoming schedule is where we like Gordon, facing three teams in Florida Atlantic, Temple and Charlotte that are near or at the bottom of the AAC in yards allowed on the ground. FAU gives up over 32 FPPG to opposing backfields.
Diore Hubbard, West Virginia – Just one more week Hubbard is potentially playable in 2025, facing Arizona State on Saturday. After that, a bye week and then Texas Tech. Hubbard gave folks a scare with a first quarter injury, but finished the game with 21.8 fantasy points, showing his ability as a runner and receiver out of the backfield with over 150 total yards. Arizona State is second in the B12 in yards allowed on the ground but have given up 15 rushing TDs this season. It’ll be a matter of if Hubbard gets those rushing TDs, or West Virginia continues to use a linebacker as the red-zone option as they did Saturday against Colorado.
Noah Whittington, Oregon – 90 or more rushing yards for Whittington in each of the last three games, including 118 yards on 17 attempts vs. Iowa on the road. I believe we’re going to see some extremely run-heavy scripts from Oregon in the coming weeks with Dakorien Moore possibly out for the regular season, along with both Kenyon Sadiq and Gary Bryant Jr. being banged up as well.
Owen Allen, Air Force – Remember last year when Dylan Carson was getting 20+ carries a game over the final month of the season? Might we be seeing the same this year with Owen Allen? Three 100-yard rushing performances in the last three games, with a season-high 20 rushing attempts vs. San Jose State. Air Force closes the season facing the 108th, 32nd and 126th ranked run defenses in the country.
Harlem Berry, LSU – This is a bit of a longshot play and one we probably can’t take in the CFF playoffs, but maybe for the deepest of leagues. Berry has taken over the RB1 role fully over Caden Durham at this point and has an appealing stretch these next two weeks against Arkansas and Western Kentucky.
Wide Receivers:
Nick Devereaux, Eastern Michigan – Five touchdowns in his Devereaux’s last three games and all six of his TDs coming in the last five weeks. His opponent this week, Ball State, is 10th in the MAC in yards allowed per game through the air and giving up 46 FPPG to opposing WR groups.
Javen Nicholas, Charlotte – The former LSU transfer has scored four times in the last two games with over 250 receiving yards as the QB play has been mildly better for Charlotte with Grayson Loftis back under center. Nicholas spends 83.8% of his time in the slot, which is typically the profitable position in this offense.
Jayshon Platt, Florida Atlantic – Back-to-back 100-yard performances for Platt who has found the end-zone now in three of his last four games. Targeted eight times against both Navy and this past Saturday vs. Tulsa. Assuming Caden Veltkamp can play this weekend, there should be opportunities with the passing game facing a Tulane defense that is 12th in the AAC in yards allowed through the air.
Jordan Shipp, North Carolina – The UNC offense has a little juice to it lately with Gio Lopez back in the lineup and some of the skill position players contributing. Shipp has been emerging of late with Lopez back in the lineup, being targeted 27 times over the last four weeks, while also finding the end-zone in each of the last two games.
