Renegade Fantasy Football: Second Chance Draft – Risers to Target

Welcome to the evolution of fantasy football. Are you tired of Injuries that can often derail a fantasy matchup you were on your way to winning and, as a result, affect your performance on the season? What if there were a league provider that allowed you to make real-time substitutions during games? Sound interesting? Then you will love Renegade Fantasy Football. One of the freshest and most exciting new entrants to hit the fantasy landscape in a long time, Renegade Fantasy is here to play. If real-time substitutions weren’t enough for you, how about a Second Chance Draft halfway through the season? Click here for our introduction to Renegade Fantasy Football.

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Renegade Fantasy Football: Second Chance Draft

Tired of injuries, bad luck, or a bad draft ruining your fantasy season? Tired of having nothing to play for halfway through the fantasy season? Renegade Fantasy has a solution! The Second Chance Draft. The Second Chance Draft presents fantasy managers with a new window to draft fantasy teams and compete for the remainder of the season. Drafts begin at the beginning of October, and the first week of the ‘season’ will be October 16th (the start of Week 9).

This is a welcome addition for most fantasy managers, as while there are a few who play in enough leagues to always have a team in contention, the vast majority of fantasy managers only play in one or two leagues. The Second Chance Draft will provide those who find themselves in the bottom third of their league or who know they won’t be competing with an opportunity to have a fresh start with a new ‘season’.

This helps to provide a solution for a considerable pain point for managers who join leagues with the express purpose of added fun, entertainment, and excitement all season long. The Second Chance Draft provides an avenue to make sure everyone can enjoy fantasy football, all season long, even if they run into misfortune in their traditional season long league.

Draft Prep

Second Chance Drafts are upon us. Now that we are a month into the season, fantasy managers have gathered draft-altering information on injuries and player performance. Today, we will take a look at some of the biggest risers based on consensus ADP and actual production through four games.

Javonte Williams (RB – DAL): ADP RB42, Ranking RB6
While most of the fantasy world knew that Miles Sanders would not be the most fantasy relevant running back on the Dallas Cowboys, most of the offseason puff pieces led many to believe that Jaydon Blue would hold a significant role in the backfield if he wasn’t the starter out of the gate. Instead, the rookie has been a healthy inactive to start the season, while Javonte Williams has literally run away with the starting job. Currently, the RB6 through four weeks of the season, Javonte finally looks like he has regained most of his pre-injury form. The role and talent are legit; this is a rise to target at Renegade Fantasy Second Chance Drafts.

JK Dobbins (RB – DEN): ADP RB35, Ranking RB14
Dobbins has been excellent for the Denver Broncos, averaging 80.8 rushing yards per game at a stellar 5.7 yards per carry. Dobbins has always been a high-level talent; it’s just that the injury bug liked to hang around too much. Think of Dobbins as the new Mark Ingram, while RJ Harvey is the early-career Alvin Kamara. Treat Dobbins as a legit RB2 option for your Renegade Fantasy Second Chance Drafts.

Travis Etienne (RB – JAC): ADP RB31, Ranking RB9
Tank Bigsby. Bhayshul Tuten. LeQuint Allen. These three names got all the offseason buzz from the Jaguars beat writers, but it was old reliable, and Trevor Lawrence’s college teammate, Travis Etienne, who has run away with the job. Etienne has had a scintillating start to the season and appears to be an excellent fit for new head coach Liam Coen’s scheme. Third in the NFL with 394 rushing yards at a ridiculous 6.1 yards per carry, Etienne looks like a man reborn. Etienne is an RB1 again; treat him as such in your Second Chance Drafts.

Quentin Johnston (WR – LAC): ADP WR79, Ranking WR4
Quentin Johnston has been a revelation for the Los Angeles Chargers. Initially slated to be the Chargers’ fourth receiver, an injury to rookie Tre Harris forced QJ into three wide receiver sets alongside Ladd McConkey and Keenan Allen, and the rest is history. Johnston has started the season averaging 84.3 receiving yards per game. Is the breakout legit? The fact that he is tied for sixth in the NFL with 37 targets suggests that it is. Treat QJ as a WR2 with obvious WR1 upside in your Second Chance Drafts.

Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB): ADP WR36, Ranking WR7
Emeka Egbuka has been exceptional. Anyone who followed his career at Ohio State knew just how talented the ‘number two’ to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Jeremiah Smith was. He has proven to be one of the most NFL-ready receivers we have seen in recent memory and should continue to eat with the Buccaneers veteran receivers trading time on the shelf. Add to that the fact that he has undoubtedly earned the coaching staff’s, and perhaps more importantly, his quarterbacks’ trust, and Emeka should thrive, even if the Bucs’ receiving corps finally gets healthy at some point in the season.

George Pickens (WR – DAL): ADP WR26, Ranking WR5
10th in the NFL with 300 receiving yards, George Pickens looks set for a career year. He will match his career high in receiving touchdowns with his next score and is on pace to break his previous watermark of 1140 receiving yards set back in 2023. Pickens is going to get all of the work he can handle with CeeDee Lamb sidelined and has shown enough chemistry with Dak Prescott to be treated as a high-end WR2 for Second Chance Drafts. He should produce at a WR1 level until Lamb returns, but may not have as many high-leverage opportunities when he does. Target Pickens where possible in your Second Chance Drafts.

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