We’re almost halfway through the NFL season, which means we’re definitely halfway through the fantasy season. If your team is over .500, congrats! Look at what moves you might need to make to finish strong. If you’re under .500, then it might be time for some bigger swings. Don’t be afraid to change things up and throw out the pre-draft rankings. We’re in a whole new world now, and here are some players that have changed value in that world recently.
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Week 8 Value Fallers
The Ravens beat the Browns in a close game, but Jackson wasn’t much of a factor. He finished as QB20 in fantasy, only completing 9 of 16 passes for a meager 120 yards and no touchdowns. He ran 10 times for 59 yards, which helped his stats, but overall he was very underwhelming. It’s hard to say if this is what the Ravens wanted him to do or if it was just all they could muster, but either way, I’m down on Jackson as a result. If Mark Andrews or Rashod Bateman misses any time, then Jackson might end up being benched in some leagues. Now is the time to send an offer if the Jackson manager lost this week or is just fed up with the ups and downs. This might be a tiny buy-low window on him for the year, so you might as well try.
With the news of Hall’s ACL injury, fantasy managers were already assuming Carter would be the next man up. Not so fast. The team made a trade for Robinson less than 24 hours after their game. Clearly, they didn’t think Carter was the answer, so neither do I. Robinson got a value bump, but Carter definitely got a value hit. You can’t trade Carter now, you have to wait until he at least puts something on the board, but you sure can trade for him. It could be a sneaky play to send a lowball offer for Carter on this news and see how it plays out. Injuries always happen, and Robinson has a history of injuries himself. Carter could still be fantasy relevant, so adding him for cheap could be a great move looking back on the year. Who knows, right?
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Another boring performance from Johnson came in Week 7, with him only catching five of his 10 targets for 42 yards on Sunday night. The Steelers’ offense struggled as a whole, but they’re still finding their new identity with Kenny Pickett under center, so it’s not unexpected. Johnson, however, just feels ignored on his own offense at times. Sure, he got the most targets, but he just seems to do very little with them. Rookie George Pickens is starting to stand out and got the lone touchdown from Pickett again this week. I’m not sure Johnson is bench-worthy just yet, but he’s getting close. Maybe you can add him in exchange for a depth RB option in your league but only do that if you have the RB depth to afford to lose some.
Drake London (WR – ATL)/Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)
The Falcons looked lost on Sunday. Marcus Mariota only completed eight of 13 passes, and the two young studs on the team were involved in just about half of them but only combined for 18 yards of offense. London caught his lone target for 9 yards, and Pitts caught three of his five targets for nine yards as well. This was just ugly all around. London and Pitts deserve better and, heading into the season, were both expected to be better. It’s just not happening right now. Until the team makes some major changes, I’m benching both. I’m not trading for either of them, but I’m also not looking to trade them away. They’re just annoying roster cloggers for now, but the upside hasn’t changed. Maybe things can turn around, but until then, I don’t want them in my lineup, tanking my chances at winning my matchup.
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