Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Chuba Hubbard, Tucker Kraft, Sam Darnold (Week 15)

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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.

Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice: Week 15

Sam Darnold (QB)

Darnold is the QB7 in fantasy points per game. He is 13th in passing attempts, sixth in passing yards, and third in passing touchdowns. Among 43 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranks fourth in yards per attempt, third in passer rating, and first in CPOE. The last time he faced this pass defense (Week 12), he completed 64.7% of his passes with 330 passing yards and two scores as the QB6 for the week. Darnold should rip this secondary apart again in Week 15. Since Week 9, Chicago has allowed the highest yards per attempt, the third-highest passer rating, and the fifth-highest CPOE.

Tucker Kraft (TE)

Kraft is the TE10 in fantasy points per game. He ranks eighth in red zone targets among tight ends and has five red zone looks in his last three games. Since Week 11, Seattle has utilized two high at the fourth-highest rate (58.6%). Since Week 6, against two high (minimum 50 routes), Kraft has ranked third in TPRR (21%), YPRR (2.21), and first-read share (19%). Kraft should be a focal point of the passing attack this week. Seattle has allowed the tenth-most receiving yards per game and the ninth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Chuba Hubbard (RB)

Hubbard is the RB15 in fantasy points per game, ranking seventh in snap share, opportunity share, 11th in weighted opportunities, and 12th in red zone touches. He has averaged 19.2 touches and 88.6 total yards. Among 61 qualifying backs, Hubbard ranks 15th in explosive run rate and yards after contact per attempt. Hubbard should have another nice game this week as Carolina’s bellcow. Since Week 9, Dallas has allowed the 11th-most rushing yards per game, the sixth-highest explosive run rate, and the ninth-highest yards per carry to zone runs (Hubbard 66% zone).

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