Bhayshul Tuten has been the absolute lead back for Jacksonville this season, and his role just keeps growing, hitting some wild season-highs against the Eagles. We are talking a 66% snap share and a 43% route share. Seriously, the dude is all over the field, and if you aren’t paying attention, you are going to miss out on what’s coming next.
Don’t Sleep on Tuten, He’s About to Go Off
Look, Tuten is currently sitting as the RB19 in fantasy points per game. That’s good, but it’s not telling the whole story. His usage points to a ceiling way higher than that. He’s quietly grinding out 85 scrimmage yards per game, and get this, he’s only scored two touchdowns all season. You remember him finding the end zone seven times in a limited role as a rookie last year, right? One of those seven TDs even came against the Texans, who he’s facing in Week 6! The true blowup game might not happen this week versus Houston, but it’s just a matter of time before Tuten drops a monster performance that shouts his potential to even the most casual fantasy managers. This guy is a strong fantasy RB2, and a low-end RB1 finish by the end of the season? Totally within his range. You need to make a move now.
Cardinals and Titans WRs Are Ready to Bounce Back
Speaking of value, you’ve got to look at Michael Wilson from the Cardinals. Everyone had high hopes for him against the Lions with Marvin Harrison Jr. scratched due to trade talks, but he put up one of his worst stat lines of the season: just four catches for 30 yards. That’s a fluky result, plain and simple, from a game that got out of hand and impacted his snaps late. Don’t let that one bad game blind you. He was crushing it the two weeks prior, with 11 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown in Week 3, and seven grabs for 95 yards in Week 4. He’s tied for fourth in targets, averaging 10.2 per game. That disappointing performance is your window, man. He’s an obvious fantasy WR2 with low-end WR1 upside for the rest of the season.
Then there’s Carnell Tate, the rookie WR for the Titans. He’s coming off a shockingly weak stat line too, with just one reception for six yards on five targets after a breakout nine-catch, 145-yard effort in Week 4. Yeah, starting any Titans offensive player is a headache this year, but Tate has the talent to rise above that struggling franchise. Get this: he has the easiest fantasy schedule among all receivers for the rest of the way, facing only one opponent in the bottom half of the league for fantasy points allowed to his position. Rookies always get better as the season goes on, and Tate is a first-rounder with a prime chance to shine. He’s already a high-end WR3, and that path to WR2 status is wide open.
Jordan Mason’s Return Could Be Huge for Vikings Backfield
Finally, keep an eye on Jordan Mason, the Vikings’ RB. He’s been on IR for the last month but is pacing to be activated in Week 7 when they come back from their bye. Aaron Jones Sr., his 31-year-old teammate who turns 32 in December, has been a workhorse in Mason’s absence. But let’s be real, that’s just not sustainable. Jones has a history of soft-tissue injuries over several seasons, and after handling so much volume recently, his durability for a 17-game campaign has to be questioned. Mason’s return could shake things up big time.
So, get out there and make those moves, because the early season trends are screaming at us! Every trade, every waiver wire add, it all matters as we push through October.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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