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TL;DR Fantasy Football Week 5
Week 5 Byes: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Must-Know Quarterback Fantasy Football Stats
Geno Smith (QB – LV)
Fantasy players will likely hate this pick, but Geno Smith has been a capable streaming option, especially on the road. The veteran quarterback has had two awful performances in Las Vegas, completing fewer than 60% of his pass attempts for 148.5 yards, one touchdown and 6.5 fantasy points per game, totaling 9.8 points or fewer in both contests. However, he has played well on the road, completing over 68% of his pass attempts for 325.5 yards, two touchdowns and 21.8 fantasy points per game, totaling 18.5+ points in both outings.
Thankfully, Smith heads to Indianapolis to face the Colts in Week 5. They haven’t taken on many capable quarterbacks this season, facing Tua Tagovailoa, Bo Nix and Cam Ward over the first three weeks, surrendering 190.3 passing yards, 1.7 touchdowns and 13 fantasy points per game, allowing 12 points or fewer twice. However, Indianapolis had no answers for Matthew Stafford in Week 4, surrendering 375 passing yards, three touchdowns and 27.4 fantasy points, all season highs for the veteran. While he won’t put up those numbers, Smith has high-end QB2 upside.
Dak Prescott (QB – DAL)
Dak Prescott has played quite well this season, and it has started to show up in his fantasy box scores with top-five scoring finishes in two of his last three games (QB5, QB1). Overall, he’s the QB13 in fantasy points per game. Among 37 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranks third in passing yards per game, ninth in completion percentage over expected (CPOE), fourth in highly accurate throw rate and second in catchable target rate.
The Jets’ pass defense has been a shell of its former glory this season. They have allowed the ninth-highest yards per attempt, the eighth-most passing touchdowns (tied) and the fourth-highest passer rating. Prescott should have clean pockets to work from in Week 5 against a defense that has the eighth-lowest pressure rate.
Must-Know Running Backs Fantasy Football Stats
Woody Marks (RB – HOU)
The Texans dogwalked the Titans in a 26-0 victory on Sunday, earning their first victory. C.J. Stroud played well, taking care of the football and getting sacked only twice. However, Woody Marks was the player who popped up to steal the show. He had team highs in rush attempts (17), rushing yards (69) and longest rush (18 yards) against the Titans. Marks also had five targets, four receptions, 50 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. Conversely, Nick Chubb had 13 carries for 47 scoreless yards, two targets, two receptions and 15 scoreless receiving yards.
Anyone can read the box score and see that Marks played better than Chubb. However, the rookie’s underlying usage was also nifty. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Marks played 40 snaps and ran 16 routes versus 30 and nine for Chubb. The Texans could rug-pull gamers and keep Chubb more involved than gamers would like. Still, Marks is more explosive, and he should already be considered in the RB2 mix.
Omarion Hampton (RB – LAC)
Fantasy players should consider Omarion Hampton as a must-start running back moving forward. The rookie has been outstanding the past two weeks with Najee Harris out for the year, totaling 31 rushing attempts for 198 yards and two touchdowns, scoring 24.9+ PPR fantasy points in both outings.
More importantly, Hampton has been a factor in the passing game, totaling at least five receptions for 37 receiving yards in both contests. Hampton only had 17 touches in Week 4. Yet, he averaged 9.7 yards and 1.62 fantasy points per touch.
Kendre Miller (RB – NO)
Kendre Miller was supposed to come in and challenge Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams for touches as a rookie in 2023. Unfortunately, injuries plagued Miller through his first two NFL seasons, making him a non-factor for our fantasy teams.
However, this may finally be the breakout season we’ve all been waiting for. After seeing just a 15% snap share in his first two games, Miller saw his snap share increase to 27% in Week 3 and jump to 31% in Week 4. With Kamara nearing the end of his career, Miller may be proving himself as the heir apparent in this backfield.
Miller has been efficient with his limited touches as well, ranking ninth in yards after contact per attempt with 3.71, and second in the NFL with a 45% juke rate. See if you can buy Miller for a 2026 third-round pick. The upside case of him becoming the No. 1 RB in New Orleans is only an injury away, and may be coming regardless of Kamara’s health.
Must-Know Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Stats
Jameson Williams (WR – DET)
I would need to go back and check, but I am almost certain that a 175-yard difference between a player’s air yards and receiving yards in one week is the highest in the last two seasons. Jameson Williams’ managers have been mostly disappointed with his fantasy finishes this season (over 15 PPR points just once this season), but Sunday showed that some big games are still coming. His usage is excellent, and the Lions continue to pass at a high rate.
He is ninth in air yards, second in average depth of target (aDOT), fifth in deep targets and eighth in snap share among wide receivers. It may seem like only Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown get all of the work and the touchdowns, but we should remain patient with Williams. If he keeps getting air yards at this rate, top-10 finishes are coming.
Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)
Las Vegas’ defense lives in zone coverage. They play some variation of zone over 90% of the time, per Fantasy Points Data. That’s great news for Michael Pittman, as he has shredded zone coverage early on this season for 12 catches, 170 yards and three touchdowns.
This is an easy matchup to target with Pittman being the top pass-catching option for the Colts. Pittman leads the offense with an 84.1% snap share, 83.6% route run rate and 24.5% target share. The Raiders’ defense has allowed the sixth-most expected points added (EPA)/dropback and the 10th-most receiving yards per game.
Chris Godwin Jr. (WR – TB)
Last week, Chris Godwin made his season debut after missing the first three games recovering from a significant ankle injury he suffered last year. The former Penn State star only had three receptions for 26 receiving yards and 5.6 PPR fantasy points against a talented Philadelphia Eagles defense. However, fantasy players should be encouraged by Godwin tying for the team-high in targets (10) while playing 81% of the snaps, second only to Emeka Egbuka (89%). Yet, the veteran wide receiver belongs on fantasy benches this week because of the matchup.
The Seahawks quietly have had arguably the best defense in the NFL over the first month. They’ve surrendered only 10.3 receptions for 103 receiving yards and 0.5 touchdowns per game to wide receivers, allowing under 125 yards in every contest. More importantly, Seattle has given up only 23.7 fantasy points per game to wide receivers, the third-fewest in the league, allowing 18.4 or fewer in half their matchups. Furthermore, don’t be surprised if the Buccaneers are cautious about Godwin’s health and cut back on his snap count against the Seahawks.
Must-Know Tight End Fantasy Football Stats
Dalton Schultz (TE – HOU)
If you’re looking for a tight end streaming option this week, I present Dalton Schultz. Schultz has a 69.8% route share with a 17.1% target share, 1.30 yards per route run (31.5 receiving yards per game) and a 17.5% first-read share. He has a deep target and a red-zone target. Baltimore has been vulnerable against tight ends this season, giving up the 11th-most fantasy points per game and the fourth-most receiving yards to the position.
Tommy Tremble (TE – CAR)
With Ja’Tavion Sanders sidelined by an ankle injury, Tommy Tremble was the Panthers’ clear No. 1 TE in Week 4. He posted just a mediocre 58% route participation rate, but made up for it with a 19% target share. Overall, he caught five of his seven targets for 42 yards and a score, good for a TE7 finish on the week.
Assuming Sanders remains out, Tremble is well-situated to provide another usable outing in Week 5. The Dolphins have given up the second-most points per game to opposing tight ends. While they’ve faced some decent receiving tight ends in Dalton Kincaid, Tyler Warren and Hunter Henry, it’s not like they were gashed by elite options. They’ve also allowed Mason Taylor, Jackson Hawes and Austin Hooper to have decent (by tight end standards) outings. Tremble could be next to join that list, making him a streaming option if you are desperate at tight end this week.
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