Fantasy Football Market Report: Week 5

The latest risers and fallers to know in fantasy football ahead of Week 5.

At the start of the season, there were doubts that, aside from Cooper Kupp, anyone was going to be overly interested in Los Angeles Rams players. A month later, much has changed.

Matthew Stafford has topped 300 passing yards in three of four games, and he has legitimate value if his touchdown numbers come up.

Rookie Puka Nacua is the talk of the NFL, catching 39 passes for 501 yards and one touchdown. Tutu Atwell has been strong, catching 22 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown. The Rams traded starting running back Cam Akers and replaced him with Kyren Williams. He has rushed 64 times for 245 yards, caught 11 passes for 101 yards, and scored six touchdowns. Even kicker Brett Maher has become must-have, posting weekly point totals of 12, 11, 10 and 11.

In most leagues, all five of these Rams were available on the waiver wire prior to Week 1. Now, it’s hard to imagine not having all of them in weekly starting lineups … or at least stashed so others can’t have them.

Fantasy Football Market Report: Week 3

These players are rising and falling in fantasy football leagues.

The Kansas City Chiefs are finding a way to rewrite history (at least in the fantasy football realm) like few others have. For a team that has a potent offense and are the defending champs in the middle of a dynasty – KC has only two players you want to start on a weekly basis – QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce.

Other than that, the Chiefs are a stew of role players who may step up one week and disappear the next.

Mahomes hasn’t been turning out the lights, but he has thrown for 531 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 75 yards through two games. Other than him? In two games, the Chiefs running backs have run for 113 yards. Fourteen different players have caught passes, but only one (WR Justin Watson) has more than 70 receiving yards, and nobody has caught more than six passes.

Yet, somehow the beat goes on. The Chiefs are the gold standard of the NFL, but when it comes to fantasy football, aside from Mahomes and Kelce, there isn’t an offensive player you feel comfortable playing – and likely get burned when you do.

Fantasy Football Market Report: Week 1

Fantasy football risers and fallers heading into the season opener.

During the course of the season, we look at the unheralded players who are exceeding their anticipated production (fantasy football risers) and those who required a significant investment but aren’t living up to their hype (fantasy football fallers).

For Week 1, everybody has a record of 0-0 and hopes are strong that everyone who has assembled a fantasy roster was the smartest person in the war room. Reality and injuries will help bring those dreams crashing down for many – some sooner than others – but as we head into Week 1, everyone has the goal of winning a league championship.

Here is the Week 1 Fantasy Football Market Report: