Fantasy Football Risers: Demarcus Robinson, Chris Godwin, Matthew Stafford

As best ball Season enters its final stages it can pay to be mindful of where we’re drafting players. If a player has been a 20th-round pick for the last three months, does it make sense to take them now that they’re going in the 15th round? These are the risers and fallers in FantasyPros’ best ball expert consensus rankings (ECR) over the last month.

Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers

Fantasy Football Risers

Demarcus Robinson (WR – LAR) |+13/ECR: 175

Reports out of Rams training camp suggest Demarcus Robinson remains locked in as the WR3 ahead of Tutu Atwell after Robinson stole the role from Atwell in 2023. The Rams ran more 3-WR sets than any other team last year. This benefited Robinson greatly as from Week 13 onwards Robinson never finished lower than WR29, averaging 15.4 PPR points per game. There’s a chance Robinson’s price gets too high for what his role is, but we’re not there yet.

Chris Godwin (WR – TB) |+8/ECR: 61

All offseason we’ve had a steady stream of Chris Godwin hype from the Buccaneers, with them maintaining they’ll play Godwin primarily from the slot, something he did at a career-low 37% of snaps in 2023. Godwin finished the season strong with 16.7 PPR points per game. On the season he had one more reception than Mike Evan’s 124. The main difference was the red zone, where Evans turned 17 targets into five touchdowns and Godwin managed only one on 15 targets. That kind of variance can swing either way and it wouldn’t be surprising if Godwin leveled that out in 2024.

Chris Godwin’s fantasy football finishes | slot WR snap% by year:

WR38 (2023) | 38% slot
WR20 (2022) | 73%
WR9 (2021) | 70%
WR15 (2020) | 57%
WR2 (2019) | 55%
WR36 (2018) | 30%

Four-straight seasons as top-20 WR in points per game when a full-time slot WR. He’s back this year.

– Graham Barfield (@GrahamBarfield) July 25, 2024

Matthew Stafford (QB – LAR) |+2/ECR: 132

Another player fresh off a contract adjustment is Matthew Stafford, who gained an additional $5 million in 2024 and an extra $4 million guaranteed in 2025. Stafford is healthy, as is Cooper Kupp, and the Rams have an improved offensive line. All signs point towards another good year for the Rams.