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Another week, another round of crucially important start/sit decisions. To help you make them, here’s a look at five players (and an entire position) with bust potential in Week 5.
Something to keep in mind as you’re reading: a “fade” or “bust” designation doesn’t automatically mean you should sit a player, depending on the depth of the rest of your roster or available options on your waiver wire.
QB Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
Through four weeks, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has revived his reputation in the NFL, leading all quarterbacks with 11 passing touchdowns and ranking top three in pass yards per attempt. Who had that on their 2024 NFL season bingo card? Not I! Darnold has shined in HC Kevin O’Connell’s system, on pace for career highs in just about every category, including NFL passer rating (118.9), where he held a previous career-high of 92.6. That’s translated to a shockingly proficient fantasy season; he’s currently ranked as the QB4 while ranking third in fantasy points per dropback (0.68)
Unfortunately for those fantasy managers who managed to snag this QB value on the waiver wire, Darnold will face his most challenging matchup yet in Week 5 up against the New York Jets secondary. This unit is allowing the second-lowest EPA per dropback in the league at -0.29 while forcing the second-lowest successful pass rate at 33.8% per Next Gen Stats. They’ve held proficient passer Brock Purdy to just 10.34 fantasy points in Week 1; we should expect a similar drop in production for Darnold this week, too.
Heat check 🔥 Darnold has yet to finish lower than QB14 in any week this season, but even with bye weeks kicking off, there are better options out there. Consider Joe Flacco (if he gets the start) against a struggling Jacksonville secondary or Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence in the same matchup as possible plays with higher upside.
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Publish date : 2024-10-03 16:30:50
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