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It’s a tough week on Draftstreet with most of their prices, but there are a few guys who I think they missed on (This week there will be alot of guys left out of these rankings strictly because they’re so expensive). Here’s what I’m thinking for this week.
QB
1. John O’Korn – Houston
This might seem a little absurd to some people, just hear me out. Rutgers is giving up the most fantasy points to QB’s this season. They’re giving up 306 yards per game through the air and have already given up 15 passing TD’s. Not enough for you? O’korn is cheap, the 22nd most expensive QB at only 13k.
2. Sean Mannion – Oregon State
WHY IS HE ONLY 17 K?!?!?!?! The guys at Draftstreet still haven’t figured this out. He leads the nation in passing yards and TD’s and is second in completions. I understand he’s playing against a pretty tough Stanford defense, but nobody has really been able to slow this team down and I don’t expect that to start now.
3. Tajh Boyd – Clemson
Tajh had one of his worst perfomances in recent memories last week against Florida State. I’m sure he wants to get that awful taste out of his mouth and have a great game this week. Clemson might look to make a point that last week was a fluke and just let Tajh sling it for all 4 quarters and rack up gobs of points. I love Clemson this week, they have something to prove.
4. Garrett Gilbert – SMU
Temple is the 6th worst pass defense on DS this week. SMU has come out saying they plan on running the ball more because Temple’s run defense is even worse than their pass defense. But that shouldn’t take away too many throws from Gilbert to one of his explosive receivers. Gilbert runs this offense with pretty good efficiency and is pretty fond of throwing TD’s.
5. Tommy Rees – Notre Dame
They’re playing Air Force. That’s explanation enough. Air Force is just flat out awful. Notre Dame has yet to blow a team out because they can’t get their offense firing on all cylinders. I think this is the week they finally blow up for a big game and Tommy Rees will be the big reason for that.
6. Kevin Hogan – Stanford
Hogan is one of the more consistent QB’s in the country. He’s probably not gonna blow up and give you 40, but he’s never gonna be a dud either. Last week was his worst week so far and he still put up 15 points. Oregon State’s defense isn’t nearly as good as UCLA, and this might turn into a shootout. Watch for Hogan to have another solid game in what looks like should be a really good football game.
7. Christian Hackenberg – Penn State
Penn State is coming off of a bye week, which means they’ve had 2 weeks to prepare for Ohio State and learn how to gash that secondary that just got picked apart by Iowa. IOWA, a run first team, scored 3 TD’s through the air against Ohio State. Penn State’s passing attack is much better than Iowa, and Hackenberg just continues to impress.
8. Daniel Sams – Kansas State
Sams sliced up Baylor’s defense with his legs a couple weeks ago for 199 yards and 3 TD’s. He’s gonna get his chances to run the ball, and that will help him meet value. If Snyder gives him another chance to throw the ball, he just might have a huge game.
Running Back
1. Bishop Sankey – Washington
Yes, Sankey has a pretty high price tag. But he is a must play this weekend. Cal is just bad, but their offense airs it out enough to hit a couple big plays and stay in some games. The Cal defense is giving up just over 30 fantasy points per game to RB’s, and have yet to encounter a dominant back like Sankey. 200 yards and 3 TD’s isn’t out of the question.
2. Kadeem Carey – Arizona
Another juicy matchup with Colorado here. Arizona should win this game and be playing from ahead the entire time, which just gives more carries to Kadeem. And on the off chance that Colorado keeps it close, Carey is second on the team in receptions. He’s been one of the safest backs every week and that will continue through this week.
3. Cam McDaniel – Notre Dame
Again, Air Force. McDaniel is the feature back in this offense, but he’s not leading the team in yards because of one huge 80 yard run from George Atkinson. McDaniel is the more talented runner and more consistent play. Not to mention he’s $600 cheaper than his backfield counterpart.
4. Lache Seastrunk – Baylor
Baylor has a great matchup with KU this week and I expect Seastrunk to fully take advantage of that. KU was Seastrunk’s coming out party last year, when he got his first solid workload and his first 100 yard game. Lache should have no problem getting his sixth hunred yard game this season.
5. Storm Johnson – UCF
Central Florida is surprising alot of people this year. Not going to say I’m not surprised, but I can understand how they’re winning football games. Storm Johnson is good. He’s one of the most consistent fantasy backs there is, scoring at least 13 points in every single game. He’s also recently been getting more involved in the receiving game, including a touchdown in a great performance against Louisville.
6. T.J. Yeldon – Alabama
Yeldon has been running with a purpose for the last couple games and that is great to see. He ripped Kentucky to pieces, which is what he should do against a similarly bad Tennessee team. Also, I’m loving the fact that sites across the industry have been lowering his price every week because Kenyan Drake is getting more involved. Yeldon is still the feature back and will generally still be the better play.
7. Andre Williams – Boston College
Williams is getting a ton of carries this year, and for the most part, has been pretty efficient with them. North Carolina is pretty awful against the run this year. UNC is favored by a touchdown, but that shouldn’t be a problem since BC seems to run no matter what the scoreboard says. Williams has been solid this year and should take advantage of this great matchup.
8. Jeremy Langford – Michigan State
Langford has been playing much better over the last couple games, and going up against a porous Illinois defense should only help his confidence and boost his stats. Melvin Gordon racked up 142 yards and 3 TD’s on only 17 carries against this Illinois team. Langford isn’t as talented as Gordon, but he could still put up a similar stat line with his heavy workload.
9. Traylon Shead – SMU
Most people think of SMU as an “air it out” type of team, which is pretty much what they have been so far this year. That’s because they didn’t realize what they had in Traylon Shead. He hasn’t been spectacular, but he has been a serviceable back, which is something SMU hasn’t had all year long. Shead is coming off of a solid game against Memphis, where he put up 21 fantasy points. This week, he gets to play against Temple this week, who is just awful defensively. This could be Traylon’s first 100 yard, multi-TD game.
10. Mark Weisman – Iowa
Weisman is a big bruiser who won’t hesitate to run you over. He’s had a great stat line in every game that Iowa either won, or kept it very close for the whole game. When they need him to perform, he does just that. Northwestern is giving up just over 22 fantasy points per game to running backs, and I think that just the area Weisman will be when it’s all said and done.
Wide Receiver
1. Deontay Greenberry – Houston
Did I mention how terrible Rutgers pass defense is? Well, it’s atrocious. They’re giving up a whopping 44 fantasy points per game to WR’s. That comes out to about 307 yards and 2.5 TD’s per game. Greenberry should easily get 100+ and a TD or two. I’m all in on him this weekend.
2. Tevin Reese – Baylor
People always wonder how people rank Reese and Goodley on a given week. I asked around a little bit and the most popular answer I got was pricing. The two are almost impossible to predict, but we know they’re always both going to have a solid game. Feel free to play Goodley if you have the cap space, but I think Reese is due for a huge game.
3. Allen Robinson – Penn State
Ohio State hasn’t been good against the pass this year. That might be because of their undefeated record, forcing teams to throw for most of the second half. But maybe, they’re just not good against the pass. Either way, Ohio State is a 15 point favorite in this one, so Penn State should be playing from behind for most of the game. Allen Robinson has shown himself to be a garbage time hero of sort, catching 24 of his 43 passes and 4 of 5 TD’s all in the second half. His two biggest games have also been in PSU’s two losses.
4. Jeremy Johson – SMU
Johnson has solidified himself as the WR1 on this SMU team. They get a fantastic matchup against a porous Temple defense. He has at least 10 catches in his last three games, including his ridiculous performance against Rutgers where he went off for 18-217-3. Look for Johson to continue his 10 catch streak this week.
5. TJ Jones – Notre Dame
Air Force, Air Force, Air Force. Jones has slowly pulled away from Davaris Daniels for the WR1 spot this year, and somehow, his price tag has consistently dropped. I’m okay with that. He probably won’t play in the fourth quarter, but he should have a full game worth of stats by then. Gotta love that Air Force defense.
6.Sammy Watkins – Clemson
Sammy!!!! Why can’t you just go off and have the incredible game that we all know you’re capable of?!?! I think Sammy and the rest of this Clemson offense are going to play with a bit of a chip on their shoulders after getting obliterated last week by Florida State. I think this is the game that Sammy finally goes somewhere in the range of 10-200-2.
7. Allen Hurns – Miami (FL)
I’ve seen a ton of talk about Stephen Morris and how he’s way underpriced because he’s going to blow up. (Morris is my 9th ranked QB this week, still worth a play) So I figure, if Morris blows up, he has to throw the ball to someone. Why not Allen Hurns? He’s been consistent. Very consistent, and Stephen Morris has shown that Hurns is his favorite target. So go ahead and roll him out there.
8. Dres Anderson – Utah
Best receiver in an offense that loves to throw it and is a 7 point underdog. Sounds like the recipe for fantasy success! Many people wonder if Travis Wilson is going to play. He said in an interview that he’s going to “suck it up and play.” This is good for Dres and the rest of the Utah offense who is going to need to have a solid game against a pretty good USC defense.
9. L’Damian Washington – Missouri
Maty Mauk has shown that he can be a serviceable QB in this offense when they give him the chance to throw it. He put up a pretty good game against a vicious Florida defense. South Carolina is nothing close to Florida, who contained Washington to 3 catches for 84 yards. Remember a couple weeks ago when Washington went 7-115-2? Something similar to that isn’t out of the question this week.
10. Quinshad Davis – North Carolina
Somebody besides Eric Ebron can be useful from the UNC vertical attack? Yes, it is possible. Though I do like Ebron a bit more than Davis, I still think that the mediocre Boston College defense will be focusing more on Ebron and give more openings to Davis. He’s also caught a TD in 5 out of 6 games.
Nothing for week 10???? CRAP! I was relying on another article like this for my week 10 picks D: