C2C Waiver Report: Post Week 6
Find out which college prospects you need to be targeting before Week 7 in this week’s C2C Waiver Wire Report by @DffFrankPanthro.
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Dynasty Data Trendz: Week 5
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.
*Data Sources: DFF Data Factory, PFF, Fantasy Pros, NFL Pro, Next Gen Stats*
Run your own custom reports in the DFF Data Factory within the Control Room app. Receiving yards per team pass attempt is a good way to measure a player’s efficiency within their offense. The above chart lists the top eight in RYPTPA.
1. Zay Flowers is a player I am aggressively targeting in trade offers. He is WR11 in Dynasty Community value on Keep Trade Cut. He will cost you about a mid-first. But he is still obtainable because he has played most of this season injured. His Dynasty managers haven’t seen the end result of huge fantasy points, but in reality he is producing that way in his limited time. You can see in the chart above he is even out-producing the far more expensive Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The newest factor depressing his fantasy value is the absence of Lamar Jackson. This makes the trade window wide open. Fire out some offers this week before it is too late.
2. Similarly, Drake London has been electric since the return of Michael Penix. He has nearly doubled his target share and fantasy points per game since Penix took over the reins.
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Week 6 College Football Highlights and Injury Report
Week 6 Highlights
Jesse Legree Keeps Dominating
Legree caught 10 passes for 191 yards and 3 touchdowns in Oregon State’s 66 to 14 win over San Diego State. Even without his 71-yard touchdown, he still had 9 catches for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns. That is 6 straight 100-yard games. He is not just a fun campus story anymore.
Braden Atkinson Does It Again
Atkinson completed 29 of 38 passes for 409 yards, 5 touchdowns, and no interceptions. He has topped 300 yards in all 6 games and 400 in back-to-back weeks. At some point, the C2C price has to catch up with the production.
Jonaz Walton Explodes
Walton carried 13 times for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns in Notre Dame’s 58 to 7 win over Stanford. His 97- and 40-yard touchdowns made up most of the yardage, but explosive plays count too. The bigger story is that the true freshman opportunity keeps growing.
Isaac Brown’s Box Score Needs Context
Brown ran for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 carries in Louisville’s win over Florida State. His 97- and 68-yard touchdowns accounted for 165 yards, leaving 15 carries for 70 yards without them. Enjoy the explosiveness, but do not pretend every touch was dominant.
Nate Sheppard Shows the Complete Package
Sheppard finished with 99 rushing yards, 7 catches for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns on 34 total touches. The rushing efficiency was nothing special, but the workload and receiving usage continue to support a true three-down campus role.
Arch Manning Gives Us Both Sides
Arch completed 19 of 31 passes for 260 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in Texas’ 27 to 24 loss to Oklahoma. He led the fourth-quarter tying drive, but his second interception also gave Oklahoma the short field for the winning kick.
Dylan Raiola Gets Benched
Raiola completed 6 of 19 passes for 43 yards with 2 interceptions, lost a fumble, and was replaced by Brock Thomas. Thomas nearly brought Oregon back, completing 11 of 15 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Keelon Russell Meets a Real Defense
Russell completed 16 of 30 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown while adding 41 rushing yards against Georgia. It was his first game below 285 passing yards. No panic, but Georgia reminded us that the sophomore is still developing.
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Devy Players of the Week: Week 6
Devy Players of the Week is back! Week 6 features a few new names making the list, a couple of prospects salvaging their NFL draft stock, and a tight end stat line so absurd I had to double-check the box score.
Quarterback
LaNorris Sellers (QB – South Carolina)
23-35, 279 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
13 attempts, 31 yards, 1 TD
I wrote in the DFF Discord yesterday that this could be Sellers’ last game as a starter if they lost to Florida and dropped to 0-4 in conference. Not only did he save his job with an upset win over the Gators, but he put up one of the better stat lines in the country.
Sellers threw for four touchdowns and rushed for one more yesterday, making several NFL-caliber throws. He looked as confident as I’ve seen him all year in the pocket, working through progressions and completing passes in some tight windows. This one game isn’t enough for me to move him back up my devy rankings, but I was thrilled to see him possibly turning a corner.
Bear Bachmeier (QB – BYU)
22-30, 329, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
11 attempts, 107 yards
Bear Bachmeier was due for a big performance after two straight games without a passing touchdown. He dominated in BYU’s win over Iowa State this weekend, totaling 436 yards and throwing two touchdowns. Bachmeier’s dual-threat ability makes him a compelling fantasy asset, though I wouldn’t bet on him becoming an NFL starter quite yet.
If BYU hopes to keep their undefeated season alive, Bachmeier will need to continue leading the charge with L.J. Martin out for at least another month.
Running Back
Fame Ijeboi (RB – Purdue)
If you don’t think Fame Ijeboi is a future NFL running back, just flip on a Purdue game once and watch this kid tote the rock. He’s as physical a runner as anyone in the country and displays some impressive short-area burst through the hole.
Fame’s surface-level stats (like yards per attempt) may not look impressive without context, but when you realize Purdue is ranked 136th out of 138 FBS teams in run block grade, you can see why. Digging a bit deeper, you’ll see Fame leads the FBS in missed tackles forced (48). His 41% juke rate this season is slightly better than Ashton Jeanty’s season average in his final season at Boise State, when he went god-mode all year. NFL workhorse is absolutely within his range of outcomes here.
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The Assembly Line, Vol. 8: Dynasty Football Factory Newsletter
@PaulRyan15 compiles all of DFF’s Week 4 content in this edition of The Assembly Line, your Dynasty Fantasy Football newsletter.
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C2C Start/Sit: Week 6
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.
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Last Week in Fantasy: Week 4
Week 4 had its moments, but overall it was kind of blah. Drake Maye showed signs of life, Puka Nacua made his triumphant return, CeeDee Lamb reminded everyone who the “real” alpha is in Dallas, Bryce Young’s breakout season rolled on, and Brian Robinson Jr. (NOT Bijan, although he had himself a day) stole the show on Monday night with three touchdowns.
As always, I dug through the numbers and the news from all 32 teams, so you don’t have to. Every team gets a player worth talking about and a verdict: Buy, Sell, or Stash. Let’s make your lineup and trade decisions easier.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Trey “TE1” McBride has double-digit targets and seven or more receptions in every game this season. But with only two touchdowns, it’s worth kicking the tires to see if someone is willing to part ways with him.
McBride is a Buy High for contenders or teams looking to make a push.
ATLANTA FALCONS
The Robinson duo of Bijan and Brian Jr. has scored eight touchdowns over the last two weeks, including three from Brian in Monday night’s 45-24 rout of the Saints. Bijan is still the lead dog, but Brian has double-digit touches and 50 or more rushing yards in each of his last three games.
Brian Robinson Jr. is a Buy if you need production while your team deals with injuries.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ new-look offense have been great, but Lamar is now nursing an ankle injury, missed Wednesday’s practice, and could miss time. With only one rushing touchdown on the season, we haven’t seen the blow-up game we’re accustomed to from Lamar.
With Lamar potentially set to miss games, Lamar is a Sell High!
BUFFALO BILLS
D.J. Moore hasn’t done much since his 21-point Week 1 performance. Over his last three games, he’s scored a combined 15.5 points, and now he’s banged up again. I believe in the Bills’ offense, and Moore’s injury isn’t considered long-term. I’d reach out to the Moore manager and see if he’s available.
D.J. Moore is a Buy Low.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Bryce Young’s breakout season is here, and it’s for real. The fantasy QB3 is on a tear, leading the league in passing yards (1,268) and sitting tied for first in passing touchdowns with nine. The Panthers are on bye this week, so he can’t add to his stats, but Bryce has unlocked this offense.
Bryce Young is a Buy High league winner.
CHICAGO BEARS
Kyle Monangai had a career day, but D’Andre Swift still had 17 touches of his own. Until Caleb Williams returns and the QB play improves, Chicago will lean heavily on the run. Over the last two weeks, Monangai and Swift have NINETY combined touches!
I’m Buying both, and if one gets hurt, you have a league winner on your hands.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Tee Higgins continues to prove me wrong this year, posting 90 or more receiving yards for the third game in a row. Joe Burrow and the Bengals average 30-plus pass attempts a game; the running game is still a work in progress, and with Ja’Marr Chase in the concussion protocol, Higgins’ target share could climb even higher.
Even though he’s banged up, Tee Higgins is a Buy.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Deshaun Watson has turned the Browns into a fantasy surprise this year, and he currently sits as the QB12. The biggest surprise so far is his rushing production: 20 or more rushing yards per game. A big game is on the horizon for Watson and the Browns.
Watson is an upside Buy.
DALLAS COWBOYS
CeeDee Lamb stole the show on Sunday, but it was Dak Prescott who led the charge. Dak has thrown for 250 or more yards in three straight games, the Cowboys have scored 30-plus points in each of them, and he’s protecting the ball with just one turnover against eight touchdowns. Until the Dallas defense improves, the Cowboys will be in shootouts more often than not.
Dak Prescott is a Buy High for any contenders out there.
DENVER BRONCOS
The Broncos have been unlucky with their early schedule; it doesn’t get any easier, and everyone’s favorite bounce-back candidate, Jaylen Waddle, has suffered the most. With only two games of 35 or more receiving yards and one touchdown, it’s hard to trust the Denver offense moving forward.
Waddle is a Sell due to the schedule and QB play.
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Dynasty Rookie Round-Up: Week 4
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.
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4 Biggest Dynasty Story Lines in Week 5
About an hour into Sunday’s Week 4 slate, I thought I would be writing a very different introduction after both Marvin Harrison Jr and Brian Thomas Jr. scored touchdowns within minutes of each other. Unfortunately, the excitement of promising starts gave way to the familiar reality of disappointment. Still, what a beautiful 10 minutes when all was right in the world. We move on. Week 5 is here. Let’s get into the biggest storylines of the week.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Dynasty WR1?
In the interminable doldrums of the off-season, there is nothing we love to indulge in more than wild speculation. One of the big questions this off-season was: “Who will be this year’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba?” Well, it turns out, this year’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba is this year’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Through four weeks of the season, Jaxon Smith Njigba ranks as the WR1 overall.
Which begs the question: where do we rank him in dynasty? Heading into the season, Ja’Marr Chase and Puka Nacua were locked in ahead of Smith Njigba. After 4 weeks, there’s a legitimate case for moving JSN up to No.1 in the dynasty wide receiver rankings.
JSN ranks:
1st in fantasy points (117)
1st in total EPA (46.71)
1st in target share (36.5%)
2nd in TPRR (0.36)
2nd in YPRR (4.15)
3rd in receptions (32)
5th in targets (42)
Whilst I’m not prepared to rank Jaxon Smith Njigba ahead of Ja’Marr Chase just yet, he is a lot closer to the WR1 in dynasty than he was in July. The Seahawks get the 49ers, who have allowed the 7th fewest fantasy points to wide receivers, in a mouth-watering NFC West clash.
Brock Purdy Faces his Demons
Stick with Sunday’s Big Game, we move to Brock Purdy. Mr Not So Irrelevant has been one of the biggest stories of the season so far. Purdy, who has yet to be sacked, ranks as the QB2 in fantasy. He has thrown for over 1,000 yards, 11 touchdowns, and one interception. In PPG when he returned from injury last season, Purdy ranked as the QB2.
In Week 5, Purdy visits the Seattle Seahawks – the site of some of his biggest failures in recent history. First, there was Week 18. Purdy logged just 127 passing yards and threw an INT for 6.18 fantasy points. In the Divisional Round, Purdy logged just 140 passing yards and threw one interception. Sure, the 49ers were banged up. But that hasn’t changed much this season.
Last time out, the Seahawks defense generated pressure on 47.4% of Brock Purdy’s dropbacks – the highest pressure rate of last season. They accomplished that while only blitzing on 10.5% of plays. Whilst Purdy leads the way in the Way-Too-Early-MVP Race, he can elevate himself into the elite tier of dynasty quarterbacks with another strong performance against one of the league’s best defenses.
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Hammer’s DFS Hammers: NFL Week 5
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.
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Dynasty Stashes – Week 5
Dohnte Meyers (WR – CIN)
Rookie Dohnte Meyers ran the most routes (53) in the NFL last week, finishing with seven receptions for 82 yards. Now, injuries to Ja’Marr Chase (concussion) and Tee Higgins (adductor) could open the door for the former Saskatchewan Roughrider to make an even bigger impact in Week 5.
And guess who’s on deck this week for the Bengals? The winless Dolphins. Miami has surprisingly allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to wide receivers through four weeks, but I think that has more to do with them getting gashed by running backs and tight ends instead.
Still, if Chase or Higgins do sit this one out — which seems likely considering Cincinnati has its bye in Week 6 — then Meyers becomes an interesting dart throw for WR-needy dynasty managers. He could be Joe Burrow’s No. 1 wideout this week in a game where the Bengals have an implied team total of roughly 25 points.
While being able to plug Meyers into your lineup may only be a one-week thing, he should definitely be added to the back end of rosters. We know Higgins has a propensity to miss a few games every year, making Meyers a handcuff in a weird sort of way. With players dropping like flies every week, you want playmakers on good offenses. Meyers fits the bill.
Will Shipley (RB – PHI)
This one isn’t just for dynasty. Will Shipley is going to be a popular waiver-wire add in all formats this week thanks to injuries suffered by Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby.
Barkley is considered week-to-week with a hamstring injury. I’d count on him missing a game or two. Bigsby is going to be out much longer. He’s headed to IR and will have surgery to repair a core muscle injury.
That leaves Shipley as the last man standing.
While he hasn’t done much as a pro yet, we know he was insanely productive in college. At Clemson, Shipley averaged 5.2 yards per carry and scored 31 rushing touchdowns across three seasons. He was also a sure-handed weapon out of the backfield, catching 85 passes for 602 yards.
The Eagles have been a mess on offense lately. Barkley doesn’t have a touchdown yet this season, and this week’s matchup against the Jaguars is a tough one. But volume will always be king at the running back position, and Shipley could see a bunch of touches for as long as Barkley is sidelined.
Spend up to get Shipley if you can. He’s worth holding long-term as well. Barkley is nearly 30 years old, and appears to be slowing down. That cliff could come quick, making Shipley a guy who could play a major role down the stretch.
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2026 Dynasty Vet Values: Volume 2
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.
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C2C Waiver Report: Post Week 5
@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!
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Week 5 College Football Highlights and Injury Report
Week 5 gave us a little bit of everything. Some players helped their C2C value, some took a step back, and a few box scores needed a closer look before we overreacted.
For me, the goal stays the same. What can this player give us on the campus side now, and did anything happen that should change how we value him long term?
Week 5 Highlights
Jesse Legree Keeps Dominating
Legree caught 5 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns in Oregon State’s 56 to 26 win over Colorado State. He scored from 50, 28, and 52 yards and now has five straight 100-yard games with 9 touchdowns this season.
Braden Atkinson Was Nearly Perfect
Atkinson completed 30 of 34 passes for 413 yards, 5 touchdowns, and no interceptions. He has exceeded 300 yards in all five games and deserves much more C2C attention.
Harlem Berry Finally Gets His Opportunity
Berry carried 15 times for 125 yards and 1 touchdown against McNeese. His 46-yard run helped the total, but without it he still had 14 carries for 79 yards. It was his first career 100-yard game and strengthened his case to be LSU’s RB2.
Dilin Jones was not injured. He finished with 16 carries for 79 yards and 1 touchdown plus 2 receptions for 5 yards.
Corey Barber Jr. Introduces Himself
The LSU true freshman caught 7 passes for 83 yards and his first 2 career touchdowns.
Keelon Russell Shines
Russell completed 16 of 22 passes for 285 yards and 3 touchdowns while adding 16 rushing yards and another touchdown.
Kamario Taylor Takes a Step Back
Taylor threw for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he also committed 3 turnovers, took 5 sacks, and left injured.
Bryce Underwood Hits Another Wall
Underwood completed 10 of 21 passes for 101 yards with 2 interceptions and lost a fumble against Minnesota. The long-term talent remains, but his campus value and confidence are falling.
DeSean Bishop Takes Over
Bishop carried 34 times for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns against Auburn. Even without his 44-yard touchdown, he produced 176 yards on 33 carries.
Faizon Brandon Struggles
Brandon completed 3 of 8 passes for zero yards with an interception before being replaced. Ouch!
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Devy Players of the Week: Week 5
Welcome back for another edition of Devy Players of the Week! As we inch closer to the midway point of the regular season, we’re getting a clearer picture of who will hit our dynasty rosters and who lacks the tools to hack it on Sundays. Let’s take a look at which prospects stood out in Week 5.
Quarterback
Austin Simmons (QB – Missouri)
23-30, 340 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
3 attempts, 3 yards
Several other quarterbacks had better box scores this weekend, but I’d be remiss to leave out Austin Simmons in this week’s edition after the upset he just pulled off. Despite being 5.5-point dogs to the 8th-ranked Florida Gators, Simmons led his Tigers to a dominant 45-17 win and played some truly polished football.
Simmons showed off his arm talent in this matchup, zipping tight spirals with pinpoint accuracy all afternoon. He’s playing some of the best football in the country and hasn’t thrown a single interception in five games. Simmons is up to my devy QB22 overall. If he keeps this up, he may just declare in 2027 and go in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. The one downside is that Simmons lacks any rushing upside.
CJ Carr (QB – Notre Dame)
21-29, 234 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
5 attempts, 14 yards, 1 TD
CJ Carr continues to silence the doubters (including myself), playing mistake-free football and leading the Irish with confidence every week. I maintain the stance that Carr doesn’t have a very strong arm, but he’s highly accurate and has some of the best touch in the country. His superpower is his processing ability, both pre-snap and post-snap. Being able to diagnose a defense quickly is arguably more important than any physical tools when finding success as an NFL quarterback.
Carr put together another excellent stat line in Notre Dame’s win over UNC, throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for one. He’s another guy who won’t get you much fantasy production on the ground, so his ceiling is relatively capped.
Running Back
DeSean Bishop (RB – Tennessee)
34 attempts, 220 yards, 3 TDs
Bishop accounted for all of Tennessee’s touchdowns in their 24-14 win over Auburn this weekend, improving to 4-1 on the season. Bishop’s competence as a rusher has been integral in taking some pressure off the passing game, which has been up and down all year. The Vols benched their true freshman quarterback, Faizon Brandon, midgame, relying solely on the run game to get them the dub.
Bishop saw 34 attempts this weekend, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Despite the excellent numbers, I do have some hesitation investing in any Tennessee players from a devy perspective. It tends to be an offensive system that produces plenty of college fantasy points, but doesn’t necessarily develop its players for the next level.
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The Assembly Line, Vol. 7: Dynasty Football Factory Newsletter
Check out all the recent DFF content from the past week in this edition of The Assembly Line, your go-to dynasty newsletter.
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C2C Start/Sit: Week 5
By Week 5, I feel like we finally have enough information to stop guessing so much. We have an idea of who is producing on a week-to-week basis and who is giving us a big game here and there. If you have been following my waiver pickups, this is the hard part. Now we have to figure out how to plug those productive players into our roster spots based on our league settings and matchups. This is where I can help with some of those tougher decisions.
Some players have earned enough trust that I am not sitting them just because the matchup gets tougher. Other players are going to depend much more on their role, opportunity, and who they are facing that week. That is what we are looking at in Week 5. As always, every C2C league is different. Your scoring, lineup requirements, and roster can change a close decision.
Let’s get into it.
Quarterbacks
Starts
Gio Lopez, Wake Forest vs. Stanford
I am not letting 1 bad week scare me away from Lopez. Through 4 games, he has thrown for 1,112 yards, 8 touchdowns, and only 1 interception. He is also averaging 9 yards per attempt, so he has not needed a crazy amount of passes every week to give us production.
Last week was his worst game of the season, and I know that can make us second-guess putting him back into our lineup. I am going the other way. Stanford has allowed at least 27 points in every game, and I trust what Lopez has shown us through 4 games more than I am worried about 1 bad Saturday.
Keelon Russell, Alabama at Mississippi State
Keelon Russell is starting to look like someone I can’t leave out of my lineup each week. He has thrown for 1,129 yards and 8 touchdowns while adding 168 rushing yards and 3 more touchdowns on the ground. What I like most is that he is not dependent on one part of the offense. If the passing production slows down, he can still get us points with his legs.
We are also starting to see him do it against better competition. That matters because we do not want to fall into the trap of trusting numbers that only came against easier opponents. Mississippi State also has enough offense to keep Alabama from shutting things down too early, which could help keep Russell involved and build up our points.
Sits
Byrum Brown, Auburn at Tennessee
Brown is always going to make this decision difficult because of what he can do with his legs. That rushing ability gives him a way to save a fantasy day even when the passing production is not there. The problem is the passing game has been too inconsistent for me.
Brown threw 3 interceptions against Baylor and has thrown 2 more since. He also finished with only 140 passing yards against Vanderbilt. Now he has to go on the road to Tennessee. The rushing upside is what makes me think about it, but I do not trust the passing side enough this week. Sometimes the rushing floor is not enough to make up for everything else we are worried about.
Isaac Wilson, Colorado vs. Texas Tech
Colorado is expected to turn to Wilson over Julian Lewis at quarterback. That makes Wilson interesting. It does not automatically make him someone we need to put into our lineup. We still have to see what this offense looks like with Wilson running it.
How much will Colorado use his legs? How aggressive will they let him be throwing the ball? Does the quarterback change actually make the offense better? Those are all questions we do not have answers to yet. I would rather watch Wilson’s first start and learn from it than put him into my lineup and hope we guessed correctly.
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Dynasty Buys and Sells: Week 3
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 right into my top four “buys” and “sells” from a dynasty
Buys
Tyler Shough (QB – NO)
Shough leads all starting quarterbacks in pass attempts. He anchors a fast-paced, pass-heavy New Orleans Saints offense.
Through the first three games of 2026, he ranks second in the entire NFL in passing yards (917) and boasts eight passing touchdowns.
Shough contributes valuable weekly points on the ground, he averages multiple rush attempts per week that raise his overall fantasy floor.
He plays against defenses like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, with top targets like Chris Olave and returning Jordyn Tyson boosting his ceiling.
I would be trying to buy him for Bo Nix, Justin Herbert, De’Von Achane, Jayden Daniels, or Jaxson Dart.
Javonte Williams (RB – DAL)
He dominates the backfield touches in Dallas, leaving minimal work for backups like Malik Davis and Jaydon Blue.
He has already secured 169 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards, and 3 total touchdowns through the first three games of the 2026 season.
Playing alongside Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, it prevents defenses from entirely stacking the box. They will be playing in a lot of shootouts, so there will always be opportunities for rushing touchdowns.
I would be trying to buy him for TreVeyon Henderson, Jaylen Waddle, Quinshon Judkins, or Jadarian Price.
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The Devy Notebook 2026: Volume 5
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.
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Last Week in Fantasy: Week 3
njuries continue to take their toll on fantasy players as De’Von Achane was lost for the season and Travis Etienne will miss extended time with a hamstring injury. But, that’s the game we play and it’s important to stay active and ready for anything. And that’s what this article is meant to help you with.
So, without further ado, here is Last Week In Fantasy.
Arizona Cardinals
If it wasn’t evident enough, Week 3 made it crystal clear. Michael Wilson is THE WR1 for the Cardinals, and his 17 targets in Week 3 were more than Harrison has combined for the season.
I’m buying Wilson, and I believe Arizona is a top 10 offense for the rest of the season.
Atlanta Falcons: In his first start of 2026, QB Michael Penix had more passing yards than Cooper Rush did in Weeks 1 and 2 combined and scored more points than the Falcons offense did in Weeks 1 and 2.
Penix is a buy for me and has a great supporting cast for fantasy.
Baltimore Ravens: Derrick Henry continues to do Derrick Henry things! He now has six touchdowns and is averaging two touchdowns per game, and the Ravens offense is averaging 30 PPG this season.
With injuries to De’Von Achane and Travis Etienne, Derrick Henry is a BUY High.
Buffalo Bills: James Cook “quietly” has back-to-back games of over 130 rushing yards and a touchdown. We’re still waiting on his targets to show up, but they’re coming.
James Cook and every other Bills player is a BUY.
Carolina Panthers: Tetairoa McMillan had his worst statistical game of the season, but he was on the field for 95% of the Panthers’ snaps. With Jalen Coker banged up, McMillan is about to get fed!
Buy McMillan and this Carolina offense that is third in pass attempts in the NFL.
Chicago Bears: It feels like so long ago when D’Andre Swift had his three-touchdown performance in Week 1, and since then he’s scored ZERO touchdowns! Although he does have 45 total touches since then.
Buy from any frustrated owner who is giving up on the Bears offense.
Cincinnati Bengals: Tee Higgins is averaging six or more targets in every game this season, and he’s scored 14 or more PPR points in back-to-back games. Joe Burrow has 30 or more pass attempts in every game so far, so the volume could get better.
Tee Higgins is a BUY, and I would try to buy now before his price goes up.
Cleveland Browns: Deshaun Watson and the Browns offense are starting to find a groove, but the RBs are still trying to find their way. Of the 8 red zone possessions for the Browns, Judkins has 7 touches. Judkins is averaging 17 touches per game and is the clear lead back.
Buy Quinshon’s volume and reap the rewards of a young, up-and-coming offense.
Dallas Cowboys: George Pickens has had a frustrating start to the season, but his targets, receptions, and yards have increased every week of the season.
The Dallas offense is humming, and Pickens, with everyone else, is a buy.
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