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I did something this week I never thought I’d do: I traded away King Henry… TWICE. Was it bold? Absolutely. Was it smart? Ask me in December. That’s Dynasty in a nutshell, and with the halfway point of the season here for a lot of leagues, now is the time to decide whether you’re buying, selling, or holding on for dear life. And if you play Devy or C2C, Saturday brought its own chaos, from Bryce Underwood’s benching to an injury in Columbus that could ripple through Ohio State’s entire QB room. You’ll also notice a couple of changes this week: our new C2C Saturday Prep section has everything you need before kickoff, and we’ve added even more Devy coverage, including a free article from Jim. Whatever your plan, the DFF Crew has you covered. Let’s get after it!
Looking to secure the rookie 1.01 in your dynasty league? @force_fantasy gives you the full breakdown on how to tank and complete a rebuild.
Welcome back to C2C Control Room: Players to Watch, Part 2! I hope you enjoyed the first article in this series, where I explored the players highlighted by our Campus Control Center beta app during the first half of the season. In this installment, I will review the previous week’s notable players, discuss some early-season hits and misses, and identify three more players for you to keep an eye on.
As a reminder, my name is Joe Memmolo Jr., and I am a Co-Owner and Director of Technology at Dynasty Football Factory. I am primarily known for my work on building the Control Room app, which you are currently using, rather than for writing articles. With over two decades of experience in fantasy sports and a career in business intelligence, I always seek out the data trends that matter. My goal is to provide you with a tool that simplifies the process. Now, let’s dive back in!
Campus Control Center: Week in Review
Dominic Knicely, RB, Coastal Carolina (18% rostered)
I was extremely excited to watch Knicely play last week and was absolutely devastated as soon as I checked the box score in the second quarter. Apparently, some linebacker was leading the team with nine carries! Luckily, this was just an error, and it was Knicely all along. Now, despite leading the team with 18 carries, 60% of the total rushes, Knicely only finished with 90 yards on the ground to go along with one catch for 5 yards. I love the workload, but was disappointed with the outcome overall. However, 12 points as a floor play for someone rostered in only 18% of leagues (up 2% week over week) isn’t bad. Now we just need to hope the ceiling is still there, and with 19 touches, I believe it is. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait until after the bye to see Knicely take the field against Georgia State in week 10.
Dominic Kelley, RB, Nevada (29%)
I mentioned last week that Kelley had a tough matchup against NDSU, but what I didn’t expect was the absolutely wild sequence that took place near halftime. There was a kick-six at half, a two-point conversion attempt returned for a safety, and then an absolutely unreal touchdown catch all within a 10-minute span. Through the chaos, Nevada found themselves trailing the entire second half against a team that was already tough to run against. What I didn’t expect to see was Kelley getting targeted six times. That was an extremely pleasant surprise that turned a bad situation into a potential fantasy goldmine. Of course, five catches on six targets for 33 yards isn’t anything stellar, but that potential in the receiving game, plus a good day on the ground leading Nevada once again with 11 carries (52% of the team’s share) for 60 yards, got him to 14 points. San Jose State is up next and should be much easier to run against, so there might be some delayed satisfaction with Kelley, but I’m expecting over 20 points this week, so if you’re in any of the 71% of leagues that haven’t caught wind, grab him before it’s too late.
Josiah Freeman, WR, Fresno State (27%)
Freeman had the targets but could not get anything going with them. This was definitely one of those gambles where you’re hoping that the inefficiency returns to the mean at some point, but once again, despite leading the team in targets with 7 (33% of the team’s total), Freeman failed to catch even 50% of them for the second game in a row and finished with only 49 yards and no touchdowns. He’s the clear leader in the clubhouse at Fresno State, but I’m starting to become concerned with his efficiency. He has a bye next week, so I wouldn’t blame anyone for dropping him, but his schedule does look fantastic to end the year if you want to wait until after Halloween when they play Oregon State.
Week 7 gave us several interesting players to attack on the C2C waiver wire. We have a running back producing as both a runner and receiver, a quarterback creating opportunities with his legs, and a couple of tight ends becoming reliable campus options. The approach stays the same. Win the campus side first, then look at C2C appreciation, youth, and ceiling. Every recommendation assumes a $100 C2C FAAB budget.
Check out with college football prospects shined in Week 7 and helped their NFL Draft stock in this FREE article by @jim_DFF!
We’re almost a third of the way through the 2026 season, and this season has been about as unpredictable and injury-riddled as I can remember. Jalen Hurts is the latest big-name player to find himself on the injury list (get well soon, Jalen), and last week we were without Lamar Jackson. Hopefully, neither injury keeps them out long. Whether you’re trying to find your replacement QB or looking for a bye week fill-in, as always, the DFF Crew has you covered. Let’s get after it!
Welcome to my first series in about four years! The goal is to spotlight a few players each week I’m watching or adding to my C2C rosters who I think are buried deep in your Fantrax player pools. But first, a little about myself and why I think I’m the perfect person to find those diamonds in the rough.
My name is Joe Memmolo Jr and I’m a Co-Owner/Director of Technology at Dynasty Football Factory. I’m mostly known for no longer writing articles, but for building the Control Room, which should be exactly the app you’re reading right now! Now you’re asking yourself, why is this guy qualified to write about C2C diamonds in the rough? It’s a great question, and I’ve played C2C for only half a year at this point, so it’s extremely valid. But I bring a mind for data and trend analysis, plus a passion for winning. Everything I’m going to put into these articles is backed by real data and analysis that I’m using to test out a future capability for the Control Room: The Campus Control Center.
This also isn’t the first time I’ve used data analysis to back fantasy sports decision-making. I played fantasy basketball back in 2017-2019 and created macros in Excel to scrape data from ESPN and effectively build teams that became the best in specific category combinations and find the best values in the draft and free agency. To me, college football, even with all its week-to-week chaos, is no different. So with that, let’s talk about some of the players I’ve called out in the past and identify how the Control Room has helped me identify valuable players to this point.
It is time for you to be real with your roster. Are you a top-4 team with a legit chance to win? Are you a middle-of-the-road team that has been hit with the injury bug? If not, you should be selling. Do not get stuck with aging Dynasty assets if you are not a contender. With that, let’s dive into my top four “buys” and “sells” for Dynasty.
@DynastyFFWolf has three new dynasty assets for you to target before Week 6 kicks off. Find out who is trending up in this DFF article.
@DffFrankPanthro, @GridironNerd, and @Jmancuso005 are back with another episode of Always Be Scouting! The boys break down the MHJ trade, preview the biggest games of the Week 7 college football slate, and argue over their Top 10 Devy quarterbacks. Check it all out and more here!
Find out which college prospects you need to be targeting before Week 7 in this week’s C2C Waiver Wire Report by @DffFrankPanthro.
@PaulRyan15 compiles all of DFF’s Week 4 content in this edition of The Assembly Line, your Dynasty Fantasy Football newsletter.
By Week 6, we have enough numbers to start trusting what these players are showing us. I am keeping this week simple and letting the production help make the decisions.
Quarterbacks
Starts
Ashton Daniels, Florida State at Louisville
Daniels has 1,111 passing yards and 6 passing touchdowns, but the biggest number for our lineups is what he has done on the ground. He has 278 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns through 5 games, including 136 yards and 5 touchdowns last week. That rushing production is too valuable for me to sit.
Aidan Chiles, Northwestern vs. Ball State
Chiles has thrown for 900 yards and 6 touchdowns without an interception while adding 5 rushing touchdowns. Ball State is allowing 37.8 points per game, so this is a spot where I am comfortable staying with a quarterback who has already given us 11 total touchdowns in 4 games.
Sits
Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska vs. Indiana
Colandrea has been productive with 1,142 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 249 rushing yards, and 2 more touchdowns on the ground. The problem this week is Indiana, which is allowing only 173.4 passing yards, 64.4 rushing yards, and 10.8 points per game. Those numbers are enough for me to look somewhere else if I have another option.
George MacIntyre, Tennessee at Arkansas
MacIntyre completed 8 of 10 passes for 86 yards after coming into the Auburn game last week. I want to see a full game and if he is truly the starter before putting him into my lineup.
In this series, I’ll spotlight the standout performances from the 2026 rookie class and highlight both promising and concerning trends. Let’s dive into how these rookies fared in Week 4.
Quarterback
Stock Up
Jalon Daniels: He started in Week 4 for Baker Mayfield, who was injured the week before. He completed 19 out of his 27 pass attempts (70%) for 148 yards. He threw for a touchdown but also threw 2 interceptions. His QBR was 49.7. He rushed eight times for 55 yards, so he does offer the rushing side if you need a quarterback to start because of bye weeks or injuries. He plays Dallas on Thursday night, so he should be able to score some points with their defense not being great.
Stock Down
Athan Kaliakmanis: Made his debut when Marcus Mariota got injured. He completed 15 out of his 33 pass attempts (45%) for 186 yards. He threw for a touchdown but also threw 1 interception. He rushed three times for 16 yards. His QBR was 20.7. He did not look great, but he was prepared to be the backup all week. It’s unclear who will start Week 5 for Washington, so he is a name to look for on the waiver wire if you are desperate for a quarterback.
Jack Strand: Made his debut when the Falcons were getting crushed in Week 1. He played 42% of the snaps. He completed eight of 15 passes for 59 yards and added two rushes for 16 yards. No new playing time since Week 1.
Running Back
Week 4 was relatively quiet for rookie running backs, which was expected. Nevertheless, a few trends are worth noting.
Stock Up (Above 40% of team carries)
Jeremiyah Love: In Weeks 1-4, he has had 55 carries for 223 yards, a touchdown, and 13 catches for 36 yards and a touchdown. Week 4, he played 45% of the snaps, which was down from Week 3 when he played 64%. His carry percentage also went down for the first time this season from 91% in Week 3 to 69% in Week 4. However, the drop in usage was just due to Love suffering a minor ankle injury in-game. His window to buy is probably closed.
Stock Down (Below 40% of team carries)
Emmett Johnson: In Weeks 1-4, he had 16 carries for 56 yards and five catches for 74 yards, playing on 36% of the snaps. In Weeks 1 and 3, they got up big. Week 2 was a tight game, and he did not play as much, and that was the case again in Week 4. Clear backup and handcuff to Kenneth Walker.
Kaelon Black: In Weeks 1-4, he has had 31 carries for 120 yards, and one catch for 5 yards. Week 4, he played 26% of the snaps, which was up from Week 3 when he played 15%. His carry percentage went up slightly from 21% in Week 3 to 29% in Week 4. He is the clear backup and handcuff to Christian McCaffrey.
Mike Washington: In Weeks 1-4, he has had 24 carries for 120 yards, a touchdown, and one catch for -1 yard. Week 4, he played 21% of the snaps, which was up slightly from Week 3 when he played 16%. His carry percentage also went up from 21% in Week 3 to 35% in Week 4. Clear backup and handcuff to Ashton Jeanty.
Kaytron Allen: In Weeks 1-4, he has had 12 carries for 41 yards. Week 4, he played 19% of the snaps, which was his season high so far this season. He had 3 carries in Week 4, which was 17% of the carries.
Nick Singleton: He did not play at all in Week 1. In Weeks 2-4, he has had seven carries for 12 yards. Week 4, he played 13% of the snaps, which was his season high. His carry percentage was 14% in Week 4.
Seth McGowan: In Weeks 1-4, he had 12 carries for 45 yards, and two catches for 7 yards. His snap percentage has gone up each week up to 29%. His carry percentage has gone up each week so far this season, up to 23% in Week 4. He is the clear backup and handcuff to Jonathan Taylor.
Demond Claiborne: In Weeks 1-4, he has had six carries for 13 yards, and one catch for 2 yards. Week 4, he played (12%) of the snaps, which was his season high. His carry percentage was 13% in Week 4.
Welcome to Week 5, which is one of my favorite weeks. Why? We now have four weeks of proof points and data to paint a picture of who a team is, and what players’ roles are becoming. It’s an opportunity to start forming conclusions based on this season rather than heavily relying on data from last year and the summer. That said, it’s shaped up as quite a strange main slate for Sunday. There aren’t many games that scream for points to be scored, and there also aren’t many QB spots that stand out. However, I do see some hidden opportunity in some of the matchups, especially those with smaller totals that some might overlook for DFS. There is also a higher point total game that I will be building my own lineups around.
Welcome back, Dynasty Football managers! Throughout the season, it’s essential to continually evaluate rosters to determine which players to trade for or cut ties with. With that, it’s time for Volume 2 of Dynasty Vet Values for 2026. In this series, I’ll be analyzing veteran players who are excellent targets for your contending teams based on current Dynasty market value and perhaps an NFL weekly Pick’em. We all know youth and longevity are essential to remain competitive in Dynasty. But the ultimate goal is to win fantasy championships, and sometimes that means acquiring that “win-now” asset.
@DffFrankPanthro covers the top waiver options in C2C following Week 3 of college football. Find out where to place your FAAB in this FREE article!
Check out all the recent DFF content from the past week in this edition of The Assembly Line, your go-to dynasty newsletter.
The first four weeks of the season in college football typically give us a glimpse into which freshmen are earning meaningful playing time. This week marked the beginning of conference play, which means we get to see if the players who have been crushing it to begin the year can continue their success against more difficult competition. Without further ado, dive into Volume 5 of The Devy Notebook.
A sleeper tight end made his mark against the reigning national champions. Luke Dehnicke transferred up from the G6 to Northwestern for his sophomore season and was arguably the best player on the field for either team this weekend. He is 6 ‘6 ” 240 lb. tight end with a strong athletic profile. He had 7 grabs for 140 yards in this one after registering 1,119 yards and 14 touchdowns for Minnesota Duluth last year. If he can string together more solid starts against similarly tough Big Ten defenses, his stock could soar.
I am starting to believe that Wake Forest wide receiver Carlos Hernandez could find himself getting drafted in the 2027 class. Every season there is a player who has an extremely strong production profile, and Hernandez is making the case to be this year’s version. He caught 9 balls for 194 yards and one touchdown in a win over a ranked Louisville team to crush their playoff aspirations. Coming into this week, he was tied with Jeremiah Smith for the most explosive plays in college football. He is tough and twitchy with the ball in his hands, forcing 12 missed tackles this year (first in the ACC). He also has an outstanding 4.34 YPRR.
We better hear some news soon that Isaac Brown has a nagging injury. He has very clearly been the second-best running back for Louisville this season and has not shown any of the explosiveness that we’ve seen in prior seasons. He rushed for only 3.7 ypc again this week. As it stands, I would strongly consider drafting Keyjuan Brown over Isaac Brown if faced with the decision.
We have seen nothing to inspire any level of confidence in Quinten Joyner through four games. His poor performances were capped off this weekend with 8 carries for 12 yards (1.5 yards per carry). He is still technically returning from a lower limb injury that kept him out of the 2025 season, and I suspect he will need next season to rehab his stock as well.
JJ Buchanan continued his consistent start to the 2026 season, totaling 130 yards and 2 touchdowns in a one-point loss to Iowa this weekend. He began his career as a tight end with Utah, but has already matched his production from last year in only four games. I would be surprised if his 6’4” frame transitions well at the position in the NFL, but I question if he wouldn’t consider a change back to tight end to be a matchup nightmare for an NFL offense. He also finds himself in the top 5 in all of college football for receiving yards per team pass attempt, which is one of the more predictive metrics for future fantasy success.
Catch up on all the latest fantasy football news and analysis at Dynasty Football Factory with this week’s edition of The Assembly Line!
Week 3 gave us something I really like when I am working the C2C waiver wire: roles starting to change.
At this point, I am not just looking for somebody who had one big Saturday. I want to know why it happened. Did the workload change? Are the targets becoming consistent? Is a young player starting to take over a bigger role?
That is where we can get ahead of the rest of our league. The approach stays the same. Win the campus side first. Then I am looking at C2C appreciation, youth, and ceiling.
Every recommendation assumes a $100 C2C FAAB budget.
Overall Waiver Order
Nolan James Jr., RB, Notre Dame: Add at 18 to 25 percent
Keyjuan Brown, RB, Louisville: Add at 15 to 22 percent
Chris Durr Jr., WR, Maryland: Add at 12 to 18 percent
Aiden Flora, RB, Iowa State: Add at 10 to 16 percent
Kari Ashley, TE, TCU: Add at 8 to 13 percent
Junior Sherrill, WR, Vanderbilt: Add at 8 to 12 percent
Justin Bowick, WR, Oklahoma State: Add at 6 to 10 percent
CJ Baxter Jr., RB, Kentucky: Add at 5 to 9 percent
Micah Gilbert, WR, Notre Dame: Add at 4 to 8 percent
Kenny Johnson, WR, Texas Tech: Add at 3 to 6 percent
Elija Lofton, TE, Miami: Stash at 2 to 5 percent
Quarterbacks
No quarterback makes my waiver list this week. There are quarterbacks worth talking about, but we have already covered the ones who fit what we are trying to do here. I am not going to recycle a name just because he had another good week.
That is part of Always Be Scouting too. We want to find these players before everyone else catches up.
Running Backs
Nolan James Jr., Notre Dame
James is my Final Lock this week. He carried the ball 26 times for 121 yards and 1 touchdown against Michigan State. The 121 yards are nice. The 26 carries are what really got my attention.
That is not a player getting a few touches and breaking one long run. Notre Dame gave James a legitimate workload, and the latest reporting has him moving ahead of Aneyas Williams in the backfield. Now we have something I want to attack.
James can help us win the campus side right now, and if this workload sticks, his C2C value should have room to grow with it. I am not dropping Williams because of one week. That would be an overreaction. But I am absolutely adding James because 26 carries and an expanding role are exactly what we are looking for.
My call: Spend 18 to 25 percent. James is my No. 1 waiver claim this week.
Check out the latest DFF content before Week 2 of the NFL kicks off with this week’s edition of The Assembly Line.
In this ~FREE~ DFF article, @joshreedy5 reviews the 2026 rookie performances from Week 1 and talks dynasty value moving forward.
Fantasy point production is not always the best predictor of future fantasy point production. One blown coverage or short touchdown can instantly make a player’s otherwise pedestrian week look great for fantasy. This is where usage trends come in. A player’s usage is a better predictor of what kind of future fantasy production we should expect. You can use this to target Dynasty owners who may be otherwise disenchanted with a low macro fantasy output, while you know the underlying factors are healthy. On the other hand, you can also utilize usage trends to see which players may have a concerning trend relative to their historical valuation that you may want to consider trading.
Week 1 is FINALLY here, and with two games already in the books, Sunday can’t get here fast enough! The Game of the Week has to be Western Michigan and Michigan. I mean, a last-second (2nd?) Hail Mary; it doesn’t get any better than that…but did Western Michigan get cheated out of a win? Injuries have taken their toll on some big names already, but it’s too early to panic.
