Week 5 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football - QB Updates Include Geno Smith, Sam Darnold, Kyler Murray, Justin Fields, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes

The month of September saw plenty of weird and surprising performances from quarterbacks, making start-or-sit decisions to begin October difficult to navigate. We're here to help with our updated Week 5 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2024. Let's see where quarterbacks such as Geno Smith, Sam Darnold, Anthony Richardson, Patrick Mahomes, and Deshaun Watson rank […]

Week 5 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: RB Updates Include Trey Sermon, Zack Moss, Kareem Hunt, Antonio Gibson, Tyrone Tracy, D'Andre Swift

The 2024 fantasy football season has been full of ups and downs for key players, but whether you're off to a great start or are struggling, there is a lot of time to rise or fall in your league's standings. That said, let's get to crucial start-or-sit decisions with help from our updated Week 5 […]

J.J. Yeley Too Slow to Be a Solid Underdog Play

Despite never being a very successful driver in NASCAR, J.J. Yeley has had a surprisingly long career in the NASCAR Cup Series and it has continued this year with the underfunded and wildly off the pace New York Racing Team. How far off the pace? He qualified 40th and last for today's Talladega race and […]

Daniel Suarez Unlikely to Repeat Atlanta Triumph at Talladega

Daniel Suarez was pretty lucky to advance to the playoffs while his teammate Ross Chastain didn't even though Chastain has arguably outrun Suarez even worse this year than in 2022 and 2023, so it shouldn't be surprising that Suarez now sits 14 points below the cutline and is unlikely to advance to the Round of […]

Spire Motorsports Too Far Off the Pace for Zane Smith to Contend

Zane Smith has definitely had a significant uptick in performance in the second half of 2024, particularly as he sees tracks a second time, although this is overstated to some extent as he is usually finishing better than he is running of late and that is not necessarily sustainable. However, all three Spire cars were […]

Ryan Preece Will Probably Be an Afterthought at Talladega

Ryan Preece qualified 18th for what might be his last NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Although he is in a Ford and the Fords have had a significant speed advantage, the Stewart-Haas Fords have been nowhere near as fast as the Penske-affiliated Fords and it seems likely the team will be focused on trying […]

Michael McDowell Consistently Fails to Get Finishes After Drafting Track Poles

Michael McDowell's qualifying dominance on drafting tracks continued as he won the pole for this afternoon's YellaWood 500 at Talladega, his fifth straight pole on this track type and sixth this season, the most of any driver. However, he has struggled to maintain his position in those races as his average finish after winning the […]

Despite Inconsistent Record, Joey Logano a Likely Favorite at Talladega

Joey Logano qualified 6th for this afternoon's Talladega race and sits four points above the playoff cutline in a tie with Chase Elliott. Although he has not run very well at most tracks this season relative to his usual standard, he has been very strong on drafting tracks as he led the most laps at […]

Erik Jones's Season Struggles Will Probably Override Talladega Record

Erik Jones's season has been one to forget after suffering a fractured vertebra in the spring race at Talladega when his teammate John Hunter Nemechek triggered a multi-car crash. Despite looking like a playoff contender as recently as 2022, Jones has not led a lap this season nor has he finished in the top ten […]

Ty Gibbs Might Overcome Joe Gibbs Racing's Questionable Drafting Track Speed

Although Ty Gibbs was eliminated from the playoffs, he can still salvage his season with a win at Talladega, but the Joe Gibbs Racing cars have been slower than you'd expect on drafting tracks lately. Although his teammates Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin have been two of this season's most dominant drivers, three out of […]

Chase Elliott Should Finish Well at Talladega Without Seriously Contending

Chase Elliott starts 11th at Talladega and enters the race in a tie with Joey Logano four points above the playoff cutline to reach the Round of 8. Elliott has consistently had speed at Talladega from the beginning as he won the pole for his first race there and won there twice in 2019 and […]

Ross Chastain Looks to Become First Back-to-Back Winner in Over a Year

After winning at Kansas, Ross Chastain looks to become the first back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series winner since Chris Buescher over a year ago at Talladega today. Although he only starts 27th, Chastain has been strong at drafting tracks in the past as he won the spring 2022 Talladega race, but that was mostly because Erik […]

Harrison Burton Looks to Repeat Improbable Daytona Victory

After improbably winning the summer Daytona race in August, Harrison Burton looks to duplicate that performance at Talladega. Since his Wood Brothers car is prepared by Team Penske and Penske and its satellites have been dominating on drafting tracks all season, there is a slight possibility that Burton could win again and his 9th place […]

Stewart-Haas Racing Likely Not Fast Enough for Chase Briscoe to Advance

After his dismal run at Kansas last week, Chase Briscoe is probably doomed in terms of making into the Round of 8 on speed as he sits 25 points below the cutline and qualified 36th, worst of all the Ford drivers on a track type where Fords tend to dominate both in qualifying and in […]

Kaulig Racing Has Some Speed, but Probably Not Enough for A.J. Allmendinger to Contend

Although Kaulig Racing has not had much speed on most tracks other than road courses this year with any driver in either the NASCAR Cup Series or the Xfinity Series, they have been decent on the drafting tracks in both series as A.J. Allmendinger did finish 6th in the Daytona 500 where he made a […]

Is Noah Gragson Worth Rostering For Talladega In DFS This week?

In qualifying for Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Noah Gragson nabbed a starting position of 22nd. This is the highest starting position for Gragson at Talladega since October 2022, when he filled in for an injured Alex Bowman at Hendrick Motorsports. In four previous races at the site, Gragson obtained positive […]

Austin Dillon Is A Huge DFS Risk Not Worth Rostering At Talladega

Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing qualified seventh in this week's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. It will be the sixth race this season where Dillon will start a race inside the Top 10. In 22 starts at Talladega, Dillon has five top-10 finishes, with only one acquired since 2022. In 30 races completed so […]

Is Chris Buescher A Potential Top-10 Finisher At Talladega?

RFK Racing's Chris Buescher obtained a starting position of 20th for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This will be the third time since the introduction of the Next-Gen car in 2022 where Buescher will start a race inside the Top 20 at Talladega. In 18 races at the Alabama track, Buescher has eight top-20 […]

David Njoku Expected To Return On Sunday

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (ankle) is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Commanders. The 28-year-old began the 2024-25 campaign by catching four of his five targets for 44 yards in the Week 1 loss to Dallas. However, he's been sidelined by a high-ankle sprain and has […]

Dameon Pierce Likely To Miss Week 5

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce (hamstring) isn't expected to suit up on Sunday versus the Bills. The 24-year-old is coming along, considering he practiced in a limited capacity on Friday. However, since he had only three carries for 16 yards in Week 1 versus the Colts, the last time […]

Alex Bowman Could Continue His Strong 2024 Playoff Performance At Talladega

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will start 23rd in this week's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This will be the fourth time in what will be six Talladega races where Bowman will start a race there worse than 20th. In 17 races at the site, Bowman has eight top-20 finishes, including a finish of fifth […]

Christopher Bell Is A Solid DFS Option To Consider For Talladega Lineups

For Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Christopher Bell will start the race from the 21st position, marking his worst starting position at the site since joining Joe Gibbs Racing in 2021. In nine previous starts at Talladega, Bell has five top-20 finishes, including two inside the Top 10, and scored positive Placed Differential three […]

Round 4 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship

The PGA Tour Fall Series rolls on after the festivities of the Presidents Cup. This week, we're in Jackson, Mississippi at The Country Club of Jackson for the Sanderson Farms Championship. Keith Mitchell will go into the final round with a one-shot lead after posting a mistake-free 65 on Saturday. Managing your way around seems […]

Chiefs Interested In DeAndre Hopkins

Per Adam Schefter, Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is drawing interest from the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. There is no clear indication yet if the Titans, in a down year, would be open to moving the star receiver. The news comes on the back of a report that Chiefs wide receiver […]

Immanuel Quickley Won't Play On Sunday

Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley (thumb) won't play in Sunday's preseason matchup with the Wizards. The former Knick played well after being acquired by the Raptors ahead of the trade deadline last season, averaging a career-high 18.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 39.5% shooting from behind the arc. As such, the team hopes to keep him […]

Shaedon Sharpe Out 4-6 Weeks

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe (shoulder) suffered a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder. As a result, he's expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks. The 21-year-old averaged a career-high 15.9 points last season. However, he was limited to 32 games due to an abdominal injury, so the latest update on […]

Jusuf Nurkic Suffers Finger Injury, Won't Play Sunday

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic (finger) won't play in Sunday's exhibition against the Lakers. According to head coach Mike Budenholzer, the big man injured his left middle finger during scrimmage. It's unknown how severe the injury is. However, Nurkic will be re-evaluated in a week, meaning he could miss the entire preseason. The 30-year-old played […]

Anthony Davis Likely To Play Against Phoenix

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis is expected to play in Sunday's preseason clash with the Suns. The 31-year-old didn't play on Friday night versus the Timberwolves to rest. However, he'll likely see limited action in his first exhibition of the year. Davis had a stellar 2023-24 campaign, averaging 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, […]

YellaWood 500: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series is in Talladega on Sunday for the second race of the Round of 12. Superspeedway races are always significantly different than other races because pack racing makes for a lot of movement and a lot of big crashes. Place differential is more important than ever. You're going to want to mostly […]