Cut ‘Em or Keep ‘Em: Is it Roschon’s time to shine?

Looking back at last week’s article, I think I was right on five of the six of the six calls. The one player I was wrong on will make another appearance this week, just in a different section.

Keep ‘Em

Roschon Johnson, RB (CHI)

This may seem obvious for some, but maybe for managers in shallower leagues, this may be a tough decision. Even if he doesn’t play this week… Keep Johnson on your team.

He suffered a concussion last Thursday against the Commanders, but it’s possible he’ll be ready to go Sunday after having 10 days to clear the protocol.

Khalil Herbert is expected to miss multiple weeks with a high ankle sprain.

Johnston, the fourth-round rookie, has achieved a 76.2 rushing grade this season, according to PFF.

D’Onta Foreman has recently been inactive but should at least be the primary backup running back until Herbert is back.

That role is unlikely to be big enough to give him standalone value, but he would be the every-down back if Johnson has to miss Sunday’s game. Foreman assuming that role against the Minnesota Vikings’ defense would make him a fantasy starter for the week. However, if Johnson misses Sunday, it’ll be highly likely he returns the following week. He beat out Foreman for the No. 2 job before the season started, so it’ll be his job when he returns.

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Elijah Moore, WR (CLE)

It’s a tough ask to advise people to hold on to a receiver that is currently WR 70 on the year in PPR, but there may be a turnaround coming.

Moore has been getting the targets, he just hasn’t been doing much with it. He’s had seven or more targets in three of the four games played so far.

The Browns are coming off their bye with a matchup against the 49ers. The Browns run game took a significant hit with the loss of Nick Chubb, so they’ll have to rely on big-money quarterback Deshaun Watson and the passing game.

Watson has struggled at points this season. In his best game of the year, a win over Tennessee, Moore hauled in nine catches on nine targets for 49 yards. Ugly numbers but a serviceable day in PPR leagues.

Watson has a shoulder injury, but if he gets healthy enough to play Sunday, Moore could be on the flex radar strictly because of the volume he has received.

Zack Moss, RB (IND)

I’ve seen the Colts running back dropped a few times last week and even this week after his big performance. Managers are anticipating Jonathan Taylor taking over the job.

That will happen eventually, but I don’t think the complete takeover will happen this week. Moss is coming off a stellar game against a Titans’ defense that had shut down running backs.

Taylor’s workload will increase this weekend, but not enough to bump Moss from flex consideration in Week 6.

Cut ‘Em

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Dalvin Cook, RB, (NYJ)

The former Pro Bowl running back’s role has declined steadily in the last few weeks.

Breece Hall’s workload has consistently increased, as evidenced by Sunday’s 177-yard rushing performance with a touchdown.

Hall is averaging 7.2 yards per carry compared to 2.7 by Cook. Cook could have potentially had standalone value in the Jets backfield if it was a two-man committee, but Michael Carter has also been heavily involved in the passing game.

Cook could still hold some value as a handcuff if Hall got hurt, but with the way Cook has performed so far and Carter’s role, there are better handcuff options available.

Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE, (TEN)

Chig received eight targets Sunday, which is good, but it only resulted in five receptions for 33 yards.

Prior to Sunday, he received four or fewer targets in each of the first four games. The troubling part is that his playing time has also decreased compared to the start of the season, according to PFF.

He played 70.8 percent of his team’s snaps in 11 personnel and 46.1 percent in 12 personnel.

Fifth-round rookie Josh Whyle set a career-high in both offensive snaps and pass routes.

Okonkwo will need to go back to playing a similar amount of snaps as the start of this season, and he needs to make the big plays he was making last season. Even if those two things happen, it’ll be hard to trust him in this version of the Titans’ offense.

Jahan Dotson, WR, (WAS)

Last week I said hold on to Jahan Dotson, and this week I’m saying I was wrong. He put up a disappointing line against a bad Bears defense last Thursday.

The Commanders have had some success spreading the ball around a lot more than most anticipated, and that trend has continued.

Too much Logan Thomas and Curtis Samuel for my liking. Time to let Dotson go.

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