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Our mission here is straightforward: to separate the truth from the lie. In sports, almost anything can (and does) happen in any given game. In addition to producing some true highlight reel plays by Garrett Wilson and Saquon Barkley, Week 9 gave us a lot of surprise fantasy performances.
No one’s going to look a gift horse in the mouth, or a zillion fantasy points in your column in our case, but some of these epic stat lines probably landed on your bench. Going forward, can you rely on continued production from these players, or would starting them be a desperate act of chasing points? Let’s get to our biggest (pleasant) surprises of the week and rule on whether they are fact or fluke.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle
With the best fantasy line of any offensive player in Week 9, I really hope you started JSN (or at least that you didn’t face him). 7/180/2 just isn’t a stat line you see very often in our game, and it was by far the best of Smith-Njigba’s NFL career. The talent has never been a question with him as he was a record setter among stars at Ohio State (2021). He’s been slowly building momentum leading up to this perfect storm of DK Metcalf sitting out again and the softer pass defense of the LA Rams.
What’s next for this potential fantasy superstar? Sadly, I think he comes back down to Earth when Metcalf returns to the lineup. That doesn’t necessarily make him unstartable, since what he was able to accomplish the last two weeks should go a long way toward building trust with Geno Smith and all he needs is a higher target share to succeed. JSN’s YAC and contested catch ability make him an asset out of the slot and he is the future of this receiving group.
If you have the luxury to be choosy about when you start JSN, I’m aiming for high-scoring, close or underdog game scripts, and soft defensive opponents. Circle Weeks 12 and 14 against Arizona and Week 16 vs. Minnesota as potential smash spots for Smith-Njigba.
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Publish date : 2024-11-05 15:54:22
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