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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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D.J. Chark Catches Pair Of Touchdowns
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark opened the year with a touchdown in each of the first three games, but failed to find the end zone in Week 4. He got things back on track in Week 5, though, catching eight passes for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns while being targeted 11 times.... Read More
Leonard Fournette Has Another Strong Outing
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette had 23 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers. He also caught four passes for 29 yards. It wasn't a 200-yard game like he had in Week 4, but it was another solid performance for the team's bell cow back. It's also... Read More
Gardner Minshew Has First 300 Yard Game
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew was 26-for-44 for 374 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers. It was Minshew's first game with 300 or more passing yards. Carolina wasn't a great matchup for the Jaguars, but Minshew was able to find his receivers and make plays. This might not be a... Read More
Darren Fells Catches Two Touchdowns
Houston Texans tight end Darren Fells caught two passes for 20 yards in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Falcons, with both catches going for touchdowns. Fells now has three touchdown catches this season, but he also has just nine catches, with five of them coming in one game. Outside of that game, Fells has four... Read More
DeAndre Hopkins Solid Against Falcons
While it wasn't the kind of blow-up game that many hoped was coming, Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins still put up solid numbers in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Falcons. Hopkins caught seven of his eight targets for 88 yards and failed to find the end zone. While that's a little concerning when you... Read More
Keke Coutee Finally Emerges In Week 5
Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee hasn't done much this season, but against the Falcons on Sunday the second-year receiver had his best game of 2019. Coutee caught three passes for 72 yards, including a 51-yard reception. It was a solid game for Coutee, but it also requires some context as Houston was without wide... Read More
Will Fuller Catches Three Touchdowns
Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller's gotten off to a slow start to the season, but he shook that slow start off on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, catching 14 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns. It was a wild, wild game for Fuller, who hadn't had 100 yards or a touchdown yet this... Read More
Duke Johnson Continues To Play Secondary Role
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson continues to be misused by the Texans. On Sunday against the Falcons, Johnson had nine carries for 59 yards and caught his only target, an eight-yard catch. Johnson's 6.6 yards per carry were far more than Carlos Hyde's 2.9, but Hyde had 21 carries to Johnson's nine. The Texans... Read More
Carlos Hyde Finds End Zone
Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde had 60 rushing yards on 21 carries in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Falcons. He ran for a touchdown and also failed to bring in his only target. It was another inefficient game for Hyde, but he continues to be the main guy in this Texans backfield, with Duke... Read More
Deshaun Watson Has Monster Game Against Falcons
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was on fire against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, throwing for 426 yards and five touchdowns while going 28-for-33. Watson also added 47 rushing yards on four carries. After a season that's seen Watson be pretty inconsistent, Sunday's game might have been a turning point for this Texans offense. Watson... Read More
D.J. Chark Could Be In For Down Week
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark has become the de facto No. 1 option for the Jaguars in the passing game this year, catching three touchdowns through four games. That's more touchdowns than the defense he faces in Week 5 -- the Carolina Panthers -- has allowed to all the wide receivers they've faced this... Read More
Dede Westbrook Has Tough Matchup
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dede Westbrook is trending up, but in Week 5 he faces a Carolina Panthers Defense that has been good against the pass this year and has allowed just two receiving touchdowns to wide receivers. Westbrook's lower-than-expected volume this season and the emergence of D.J. Chark have cut into his production, and... Read More
Leonard Fournette Should Be Focal Point Against Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette ran for 225 yards against Denver in Week 4. He won't do that against the Panthers in Week 5, but he should once again see a heavy workload and wind up with a strong fantasy performance. Ryquell Armstead saw some extra work in Denver, but with altitude not an... Read More
Gardner Minshew Has Tough Week 5 Matchup
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew faces a Panthers Defense in Week 5 that's allowing the sixth-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and held Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to no touchdowns and under 200 yards passing in Week 4. That's not a great sign for Minshew's fantasy viability, and he's a low-end QB2 at best in... Read More
Rookie Running Back Progress Report
We're basically a quarter of the way into the NFL season (unless you're a Jets or 49ers fan, in which case your team isn't 25 percent done with football). The quarter mark is an interesting time, because we don't really have enough of a sample size to make real judgments about players yet, but we have enough of... Read More
Jordan Akins Not A Fantasy Starter In Week 5
Houston Texans tight end Jordan Akins had two touchdown receptions in Week 3. He then had three catches for 21 yards against the Panthers in Week 4 and now faces a Falcons team that's allowing the ninth-fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends this season. The Falcons haven't given up a single touchdown to a... Read More
Keke Coutee's Lack Of Touches Should Worry Fantasy Owners
Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee is becoming an afterthought in Houston. Even with Kenny Stills (hamstring) missing a good bit of Houston's Week 4 loss to the Panthers, Coutee was only able to muster 21 yards of offense, finishing with one carry and one reception. What Coutee is good at -- making plays near... Read More
Week 5 Could Be Will Fuller's Breakout Week
Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller hasn't found the end zone yet this season, but that could change in Week 5 against the Falcons if Kenny Stills (hamstring) is unable to go. Fuller's best games have come when the Texans have just had him and fellow wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins as receiving threats; Houston currently... Read More
DeAndre Hopkins Still Needs To Be In Your Lineups
Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins isn't living up to his usual standards this season, ranking outside of the top 25 at his position and failing to record a touchdown or a 100-yard game over the last three games. But talent and opportunity matter, and Hopkins has both of those things heading into a Week... Read More
Duke Johnson Has Tough Week 5 Matchup
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson faces an uphill battle when it comes to being fantasy relevant when Houston faces the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Atlanta has yet to allow a receiving touchdown to an opposing back, while Johnson hasn't had double-digit touches since Week 1. Johnson was productive when he touched the ball in... Read More
Carlos Hyde A Risky Week 5 Start
Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde is Houston's No. 1 back, but after playing just 49 percent of the team's Week 4 snaps, the idea of trusting Hyde against the Falcons in Week 5 isn't a very appealing idea for fantasy owners. Hyde will lead the Texans in carries against Atlanta, but his per-play efficiency... Read More
Deshaun Watson Should Bounce Back In Week 5
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson failed to throw a touchdown against the Panthers in Week 4, but he should have more success when Houston hosts the Falcons in Week 5. Atlanta has allowed seven passing touchdowns so far this season and have allowed the second-most rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks as well. Watson's got a big... Read More
The Tape Tells All - Wayne Gallman's Week 4 Performance
Welcome to another edition of "The Tape Tells All," where I break down some film of an NFL's player performance and try to draw some fantasy football conclusions from that film. This week, I'm looking at a New York Giants player for the second consecutive week, which is not something I expected to do this... Read More
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5
Let's talk about wide receivers! This week's waiver wire list has some strong names on it. This has been a really deep year for wide receivers, and Week 4 was no exception when it came to lightly-owned players putting up strong numbers. There was A.J. Brown getting two touchdowns. There was another strong Mohamed Sanu... Read More
Ricky Seals-Jones (TE, CLE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: I've been very into the idea of tight end Ricky Seals-Jones for a few years now, but he never could put things together with the Arizona Cardinals. I eventually cut bait in all of my dynasty leagues, and of course now is when... Read More
Keke Coutee (WR, HOU) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee has been nearly invisible this season, with former Dolphin Kenny Stills coming over via a trade just before the season and quickly establishing himself as Houston's third receiver. But Stills is dealing with a hamstring issue... Read More
Dwayne Haskins (QB, WAS) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in two-QB leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Yes, the number-one reason you're adding Dwayne Haskins in a two-QB league is that everyone in the league's got three quarterbacks already and you just really need a body. Nothing about his NFL debut should have been exciting to you, as Haskins came... Read More
Benjamin Watson (TE, NE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: So, Benjamin Watson. After retiring this past offseason, Watson decided to unretire and join the Patriots. He was then promptly hit with a four-game PED suspension. That suspension is over. Tom Brady has a tight end now. This could be good. Watson... Read More
Noah Fant (TE, DEN) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: We all know the old story about rookie tight ends and how they struggle to adapt to the NFL. Noah Fant's no exception to that rule, as through four games he hasn't surpassed 37 receiving yards in a single game. But he's... Read More
Chris Conley Held To One Catch
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Chris Conley caught one of his four targets in Sunday's win over the Denver Broncos, finishing with 17 yards. It was a rough showing for Conley, who is starting to settle firmly into the role of "third receiver on a running team." That's not a role that lends itself to consistent... Read More
