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Chris Conley Has Solid Week 2
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Chris Conley caught four passes for a team-high 73 yards in Sunday's loss to the Houston Texans. Rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew has been looking Conley's way pretty consistently, and he's becoming a solid fantasy option in deeper leagues. With Marqise Lee and Keelan Cole seemingly out of the team's receiving rotation,... Read More
Leonard Fournette Grinds Out Solid Fantasy Day
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette carried the ball 15 times for 47 yards in Jacksonville's Week 2 loss to the Houston Texans. He also caught four passes for 40 yards. Fournette was the only Jaguars running back with a carry or a target in this one, and while it wasn't his best game, his... Read More
Gardner Minshew Leads Jaguars In Rushing
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew threw for 213 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Houston Texans. He was 22-for-33 passing and also added 56 rushing yards on six carries. It was another solid fantasy outing for Minshew, though it didn't really translate to the scoreboard for the rookie passer. Minshew looks like... Read More
Nick Foles Could Return Week 11
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles (collarbone) is targeting a Week 11 return to the team when the team faces the Indianapolis Colts. Jacksonville made Foles their big acquisition of the offseason, and while rookie Gardner Minshew looked solid in his NFL debut, the team is expected to have Foles back in the starting lineup when... Read More
Patriots Want Antonio Brown Heavily Involved In Week 2
The New England Patriots will have their newest acquisition -- wide receiver Antonio Brown -- suit up and play on Sunday against the Dolphins despite facing sexual-assault allegations, and the plan appears to be for the team to get Brown involved early and often offensively, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Brown's talent and the... Read More
Dede Westbrook A Solid PPR Option In Week 2
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dede Westbrook had just five catches for 30 yards in Week 1, with 16 of those yards coming after the catch. There are reasons to be concerned about Westbrook's role with rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew starting for the Jaguars, but he should still be a solid PPR play this week. Westbrook... Read More
Leonard Fournette's Volume Makes Him A Strong Play
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette showed in Week 1 that he basically is the Jaguars running game, getting all but one of the running back carries. That remains the story heading into a Week 2 meeting with the Texans. Houston's front seven should be solid, but Fournette's volume makes him a low-end RB1 candidate... Read More
Gardner Minshew Has Good Matchup In Week 2
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew threw just three incompletions in his NFL debut against the Chiefs in Week 1, and he'll look to keep that efficiency going against a weak Houston Texans secondary in Week 2. The Texans allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to a quarterback in Week 1 and struggle to defend down the... Read More
Duke Johnson Is Flex Option Against Jaguars
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson lost a few more touches to Carlos Hyde than fantasy owners would have liked in Week 1, but Johnson still has appeal as a flex option for Houston's Week 2 meeting with the Jaguars. Jacksonville gave up the 10th-most fantasy points to the running back position in Week 1,... Read More
Kenny Stills A Risky Play In Week 2
Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills is a fantasy risk in Week 2 against a Jacksonville Jaguars Defense that has been among the league's best in recent years. Jacksonville struggled to stop the Chiefs in Week 1, but a potential bounce back performance coupled with Stills being the clear third option in this Texans passing... Read More
Keke Coutee Not A Fantasy Option In Week 2
Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee (ankle) appears to be trending towards playing on Sunday when the Texans host the Jacksonville Jaguars, but that doesn't mean fantasy owners should insert him into their lineups. Based on Week 1, Houston could split reps between Kenny Stills and Coutee, as Week 1 featured Stills and Coutee's replacement,... Read More
Will Fuller Has Upside In Week 2
Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller was on the field for nearly every offensive snap for the Texans in Week 1, as the addition of Kenny Stills didn't cut into how much head coach Bill O'Brien wanted Fuller involved. That's good news moving forward, because with Fuller not being a high volume guy in terms... Read More
DeAndre Hopkins Will Be Shadowed By Jalen Ramsey
Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be shadowed by one of the NFL's best cornerbacks in Week 2: Jacksonville Jaguars star Jalen Ramsey. In the last four meetings between the teams, Hopkins has caught under 50 percent of his targets, averaging 6.5 receptions for 83 yards per contest. He's had three touchdowns. Those aren't... Read More
Deshaun Watson Faces Intriguing Matchup In Week 2
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson faces the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2, a matchup that's tough to draw conclusions from early in this NFL season. Jacksonville has been one of the NFL's best defenses for the past two years, a fact that would ordinarily limit Watson's upside and make him a low-end QB1. But the... Read More
The Tape Tells All - Kyler Murray's Week 1 Performance
Welcome to another season of "The Tape Tells All," my weekly column where I break down the film of an NFL player's performance. The title of this column is a little misleading -- I'll bring in plenty of stats and analytics to back up these ideas -- but the main focus will be on what... Read More
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2
Well, an exciting Week 1 is almost in the books, with just two Monday night games left on the docket. Sunday was a day of surprising performances, headlined by Ravens rookie wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown catching a pair of deep touchdowns. Welcome to RotoBaller's NFL wide receiver waiver wire article. Let's try to make... Read More
Chris Thompson (RB, WAS) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A knee injury is going to cost Derrius Guice some time, and while that injury was thankfully to the non-ACL tear knee, Washington is still likely going to be cautious with the second-year back. Behind him on the depth chart, Washington... Read More
D.J. Chark (WR, JAC) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As a rookie, Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark had 14 catches for 174 yards and no touchdowns. Sunday against the Chiefs, he ended up with four catches for 146 yards and a score. Nearly doubling your career receiving yard mark in one... Read More
Terry McLaurin (WR, WAS) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Virtually every NFL team has a wide receiver who can be considered fantasy relevant, but things in Washington were such a mess entering this season that no one seemed to have any idea which receiver -- if any -- would be the... Read More
Gardner Minshew (QB, JAC) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 2-QB Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Week 1 didn't go well for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who saw their starting quarterback Nick Foles leave the game early with a broken collarbone and land on the injured reserve. That'll put the most important position in football in the hands of sixth-round... Read More
Mecole Hardman (WR, KC) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: While there's still not much clarity on the Tyreek Hill injury situation, we do know that Hill is set to miss at least some time, leaving the Kansas City Chiefs fairly light at the wide receiver position. There's Sammy Watkins, who was the... Read More
Kenny Stills Has Late Touchdown
Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills caught three passes for 37 yards and a touchdown in Monday's loss to the New Orleans Saints. That touchdown was a 37-yard catch with under a minute to play, which means Stills had an unimpressive line of two catches for no yards before that play. With Keke Coutee (ankle)... Read More
Will Fuller Has One Big Play In Week 1
Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller caught a 54-yard pass in the first quarter of Monday's loss to the New Orleans Saints, but that was really the only highlight of his night. Fuller was targeted three times, catching two of the passes for 69 yards. His big-play ability makes him an intriguing play in standard... Read More
DeAndre Hopkins Grabs Pair Of Touchdowns
Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had three drops in Monday's Week 1 loss to the New Orleans Saints, but that was where his struggles stopped. Hopkins caught eight passes in the game, with two of those going for touchdowns. His 13 targets were more than the other wide receivers -- Will Fuller, Kenny Stills,... Read More
Duke Johnson Solid In Week 1
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson put up a solid stat line in Houston's Week 1 loss to the New Orleans Saints, toting the ball nine times for 57 yards. He also added 33 receiving yards on four receptions. Johnson was second on the team in both targets and receptions, and while fantasy owners would... Read More
Carlos Hyde Looks Good In Texans Debut
Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde played well in his first game with the team on Monday, rushing for 83 yards on 10 carries in Houston's loss to the New Orleans Saints. Hyde also added two receiving yards on one catch. Hyde had one more carry than teammate Duke Johnson, and it looks like the... Read More
Deshaun Watson Has Four Touchdowns Against Saints
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns on 20-for-30 passing in Monday's loss to the New Orleans Saints. He also added 40 rushing yards on four carries, including a rushing touchdown in the first half. While there were some miscues -- Watson threw an interception and was sacked six times... Read More
Mike Davis (RB, CHI) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: While all the Bears talk of the offseason was about rookie David Montgomery, it was former Seahawks running back Mike Davis who saw the most usage in Chicago's season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers. Davis carried the ball five times for... Read More
Ryquell Armstead Barely Used In Week 1
Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Ryquell Armstead had one carry for seven yards in Sunday's Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He also failed to bring in his only target. It's clear that the Jaguars drafted Armstead to be a handcuff option for running back Leonard Fournette and not as a player who'll... Read More
James O'Shaughnessy Catches Four Passes
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end James O'Shaughnessy caught four passes for 32 yards in Sunday's Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He was targeted five times. O'Shaughnessy was more involved than expected in Sunday's game and while rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew will likely look to make some safe throws as he transitions into the... Read More
