Injuries and bye weeks have taken a toll on plenty of rosters heading into week 6 of the fantasy football season. This is around the time during the season where you can identify who is a consistent producer, who isn’t worth the roster spot, and who could be a game-changing sleeper going into the second half of the season. Today we will look and see what players performances should be taken seriously and others who no longer merit roster consideration.
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Keep’em
Keke Coutee, (Texans) 30% owned ESPN
Wendell Smallwood, (Eagles) 35% owned ESPN
The health issues keep cropping up for the Philadelphia Eagles. The most recent injury to fell the team takes the form of RB Jay Ajayi and a torn ACL. Enter Wendell Smallwood. Training Camp saw Smallwood on the roster bubble, but now with the health issues plaguing Darren Sproles and Corey Clement, Smallwood seems to be last man standing. He is a back with some receiving ability and should be considered a flex option with RB2 upside. Those that picked him up as a one-week filler, congratulations.
Taylor Gabriel, (Bears) 21% owned ESPN
Taylor’s point totals had been steadily trending up, before exploding in week four with 7 catches for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gabriel was often used as a fringe player in his time before joining Chicago, but it seems as if the Bears have decided to make him a focal point player in their offense. Expect more targets to come his way after the bye week, on the heels of his week four explosion.
Cut’em
Alex Smith, (Redskins) 61% owned ESPN
Rashad Penny, (Seahawks) 31% owned ESPN
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Penny was selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he was tagged as the heir apparent to solve the Seahawks’ running back woes. It did not seem to happen that way of course, as Chris Carson eventually took over the starting role going out of camp. Penny settled in as the number two back. His playing time decreased until eventually, Mike Davis became the number two back, leaving Penny without a single carry last week. He can be safely dropped in all formats.
Kenny Stills, (Dolphins) 71% owned ESPN
The Dolphins offense has turned into a black hole. Any and all offensive players have been reduced to free agent filler in fantasy leagues. Stills was the lone bright spot as a decent flex player for fantasy players, as he had a couple of solid weeks to begin the season. Now the wheels have fallen off. Stills doesn’t have more than 4 receptions in any game this season. His point totals have decreased, to a sad total of three last week. It is safe to drop Stills in all leagues.
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