Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9

We're onto Week 9 of the NFL season and after a week's worth of surprising studs and duds and a chaotic trade deadline, it's time to see which players are risers and which guys are falling in fantasy football value.  We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Kadarius Toney, Jaylen Warren, Travis Homer, Marcus Mariota, Terrace Marshall

The NFL season keeps chugging along, and as fantasy managers, there's never a time to stop looking for deep league gems and potential late-season lotto-ticket stashes. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of bench spots than traditional fantasy leagues. […]

Is Cooper Kupp Healthy or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has taken the NFL and fantasy football by storm since uniting with Matthew Stafford at the start of the 2021 season, so his name popping up on the injury report is obviously a significant development that could have a major fantasy impact. After suffering an ankle injury in […]

Should I Pickup Kenyan Drake For Week 9 Fantasy Football? Waiver Wire Outlook

Running back Kenyan Drake has had plenty of fantasy football intrigue during his career with the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, and Las Vegas Raiders, and he's back on the fantasy radar after a stellar Week 8 performance against the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football as a member of the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore has opted to […]

Top Fantasy Football Injuries From Sunday: Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, Adam Thielen, DaVante Parker, Christian Watson

There weren't any majorly serious injuries to fantasy football stars on Sunday, but with six teams heading into a bye week, there will be more overall players on the fantasy radar for Week 9. That said, even some players on the fringe of being rosterable are worth monitoring. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights the […]

Foster Moreau Draws Nine Targets In Loss

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Foster Moreau led all Raiders pass-catchers with nine targets Sunday, catching six of them for 31 yards in the loss to the New Orleans Saints. He was a fine fill-in in PPR leagues, but his fantasy relevance could be coming to an end as Darren Waller (hamstring) is set to […]

Mack Hollins Leads Raiders In Receiving

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Mack Hollins caught seven of his eight targets for 64 yards in the 24-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints. With Davante Adams getting completely shut down, Hollins was able to put on a solid PPR fantasy performance. Hollins has now produced often enough to be worth rostering in leagues […]

Chase Young Set To Return From PUP List

Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young (knee) has been designated to return from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list on Wednesday, so the team will have 21 days from that date to move him to the active roster. This could be a huge boost for a team that finds itself at 4-4 through eight […]

Cooper Kupp Day-To-Day With Ankle Injury

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp is being labeled day-to-day after he suffered a minor ankle injury in the loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Kupp sprained his ankle late in the game but turned in an eight-catch, 79 yards, and one touchdown performance. Kupp fantasy managers should stay up to date with his […]

Jonathan Taylor Twists Ankle Sunday

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor suffered a twisted ankle in the narrow loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 8. Taylor briefly exited the game before returning but turned in just 76 rushing yards on 16 carries and zero receptions on one target. The Colts are going to see how his ankle responds to […]

PJ Walker To Start Against Bengals

Carolina Panthers quarterback PJ Walker will get his fourth straight start of the season after throwing for 317 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Walker gets the start over Baker Mayfield, who is now healthy enough to play. The Panthers face off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9, who […]

Titans Defense Posts Three Sacks, One Interception

The Tennessee Titans defense/special teams unit was a solid play in Week 8 against a lackluster Texans offense, as it forced one turnover and sacked quarterback Davis Mills three times. Tennessee nearly held Houston to no touchdowns, but Dameon Pierce added a late score when the game was essentially out of reach. With a matchup […]

Randy Bullock Makes One Of Two Field-Goal Attempts

Tennessee Titans kicker Randy Bullock made just one of his two field goal attempts in the win over the Houston Texans. He made both of his extra point attempts set up by Derrick Henry touchdowns, but he ultimately was not a strong fantasy play in Week 8. The Titans' offense isn't explosive and head coach […]

Austin Hooper Catches One Pass In Win

Tennessee Titans tight end Austin Hooper caught just one pass for five yards in the 17-10 win over the Houston Texans. Rookie Malik Willis attempted just 10 passes, so no Titans' pass-catcher was fantasy-viable in Week 8. Hooper could have a better chance to produce against Kansas City next week in a top-10 matchup for […]

Robert Woods Catches Two Passes

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Robert Woods saw 20 percent of rookie quarterback Malik Willis' targets, but that didn't amount to much when the team attempted just 10 passes. It was clear Tennessee was going to rely on running backs Derrick Henry and Dontrell Hilliard to win this game with Ryan Tannehill (ankle) out, and that's […]

Dontrell Hilliard Totals 95 Yards In Win

Tennessee Titans running back Dontrell Hilliard totaled 95 yards on nine touches, making him a decent deep league flex play for fantasy managers in a tough spot. Hilliard has been explosive and shown he can produce when given the chance, so he should be rostered in deep leagues, at least as Derrick Henry's handcuff. If […]

Derrick Henry Dominates Texans Again

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushed 32 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Houston Texans. He also added one reception for nine yards. This marked the fourth time in a row Henry has rushed for at least 200 yards and two touchdowns against Houston. Henry has held up […]

Malik Willis Posts Just 55 Passing Yards

Tennessee Titans quarterback Malik Willis attempted just 10 passes in the win over the Houston Texans, completing six of them for 55 yards and one interception. It's no surprise the Titans simply leaned on Derrick Henry, who posted 200-plus rushing yards and two-plus touchdowns for the fourth time in his last four games against the […]

Josh Reynolds Totals 14 Yards In Loss

Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds caught just two of his six targets for 14 yards in the 31-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Reynolds has been a popular sleeper since DJ Chark (ankle) has been placed on injured reserve, but has been out-produced by Kalif Raymond a few times this season. That said, he […]

Kalif Raymond Posts 76 Yards In Loss

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond caught three of his four targets for 76 yards in the loss to the Miami Dolphins. He has outproduced Josh Reynolds in a couple of games this season, so he is very much on the fantasy radar in deep leagues. This Lions' offense looks good again with everyone getting […]

Michael Badgley Makes All Five Kicks

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley made both of his field goal attempts and all three of his extra points, so it was a solid fantasy output for the veteran. If the Lions' offense gets back to where it was during the first month of the season, Badgley could have big fantasy days moving forward. For […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown Draws 10 Targets

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught seven of his 10 targets for 69 yards in the loss to the Miami Dolphins. All three of the Lions' touchdowns went to running backs D'Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams, so none of the pass-catchers had huge fantasy performances. That said, St. Brown continues to get double-digit […]

T.J. Hockenson Racks Up 80 Yards

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson caught three of his four targets for 80 yards in the 31-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins. It wasn't an eye-popping fantasy performance, but in PPR leagues, it was enough to make him a solid Week 8 play at the position. The Lions offense might finally be back to […]

Jamaal Williams Finds End Zone Twice

Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams handled 13 total touches for 76 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the loss to the Miami Dolphins. D'Andre Swift came back and handled 10 touches, but Williams remained the primary goal line option. Ultimately, Swift's return to health limits Williams' weekly ceiling, but he's still a strong flex […]

D'Andre Swift Catches Touchdown In Return

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift handled five rushes and five receptions for a total of 33 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Miami Dolphins. It was predictable that he'd have a limited workload in his first game back from his shoulder injury since Week 3, but he delivered in PPR leagues […]

Jared Goff Throws For 321 Yards In Loss

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed 27 of his 37 passing attempts for 321 yards and one touchdown in the 31-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He had a nice day with zero interceptions, but failing to throw more than one touchdown capped his fantasy output. That said, the Lions' offense looked explosive for the […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports for TEs: Darren Waller, Dalton Schultz, Juwan Johnson, Pat Freiermuth, David Njoku, Logan Thomas

Week 8 sees tight ends Travis Kelce and Gerald Everett out of action on a bye, so injuries will affect who to start and who to sit in fantasy football. These are the latest injury updates as of Friday, October 29 for tight ends Darren Waller, Dalton Schultz, Juwan Johnson, Pat Freiermuth, David Njoku, and […]

Kalif Raymond A Deep-League Flex Option

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond has fantasy appeal, even with Amon-Ra St. Brown (concussion) expected to play against the Dolphins. DJ Chark (ankle) has been placed on Injured Reserve, so Raymond will serve as the Lions' WR3 behind Josh Reynolds for the time being. Miami allows a ton of fantasy points to wideouts and […]

Jamaal Williams Back To A Flex Play In Week 8

Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams will be rejoined by D'Andre Swift in the backfield, so his ceiling is capped, and he might return to being just a touchdown-or-bust flex play. That said, Detroit's offense should get back on track in a favorable matchup, so Williams has touchdown upside. There's also a chance Swift's touches […]

T.J. Hockenson Remains A Must-Start

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson is a strong TE1 candidate in a matchup with the seventh-worst defense against fantasy tight ends. Miami has given up a ton of receiving yards and touchdowns to wideouts and tight ends, so all notable Lions' pass-catchers are in a good spot this week. Hockenson's floor and ceiling are […]