Three more players who aren't starting in some/most leagues, but who I believe will produce far beyond the experts' expectations:
(1) Eli Manning will be a top 7 fantasy QB this weekend. He lit up Washington for 4 TDs in Week 4 and should find plenty of space to throw on Sunday. I wrote about him in Sports Illustrated last week and have shared positive thoughts on him to some of you since then. Ranked 14th by ESPN's experts (http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/page/14ranksWeek15QB/fantasy-football-week-15-fantasy-football-quarterback-rankings), Eli will be a difference maker this weekend with 275+ yards and 3+ scores.
(2) Jeremy Kerley is ESPN's 55th ranked WR. This is as high as he'll go, because they don't even include the injured Percy Harvin on their list. I think it's a shortsighted assessment of a player who just two years ago collected 827 yards. Nearly everyone will say that his recent track record stinks, and that this alone should deter people from even mentioning him. I view things differently: if Harvin sits, Kerley becomes the #2 receiving option against a defense (Tennessee) that earlier gave up 3 TDs to Brian Hoyer and 6 to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Is Kerley a desperation play? Sure. Will he be a 60-yard, 1-TD guy. Yes, I think he will.
(3) I've mentioned the Patriots DST to some of you this week, and want to triple-down on my belief that this unit will post top 2 DST numbers in Week 15. I'll go a step further and predict that they'll be a top 20 overall scorer. Anticipating 20+ points accounting for 6+ sacks, a couple turnovers, and maybe even a special teams TD. I'd start them over Marshawn Lynch if such a thing were possible.
(1) Eli Manning will be a top 7 fantasy QB this weekend. He lit up Washington for 4 TDs in Week 4 and should find plenty of space to throw on Sunday. I wrote about him in Sports Illustrated last week and have shared positive thoughts on him to some of you since then. Ranked 14th by ESPN's experts (http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/page/14ranksWeek15QB/fantasy-football-week-15-fantasy-football-quarterback-rankings), Eli will be a difference maker this weekend with 275+ yards and 3+ scores.
(2) Jeremy Kerley is ESPN's 55th ranked WR. This is as high as he'll go, because they don't even include the injured Percy Harvin on their list. I think it's a shortsighted assessment of a player who just two years ago collected 827 yards. Nearly everyone will say that his recent track record stinks, and that this alone should deter people from even mentioning him. I view things differently: if Harvin sits, Kerley becomes the #2 receiving option against a defense (Tennessee) that earlier gave up 3 TDs to Brian Hoyer and 6 to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Is Kerley a desperation play? Sure. Will he be a 60-yard, 1-TD guy. Yes, I think he will.
(3) I've mentioned the Patriots DST to some of you this week, and want to triple-down on my belief that this unit will post top 2 DST numbers in Week 15. I'll go a step further and predict that they'll be a top 20 overall scorer. Anticipating 20+ points accounting for 6+ sacks, a couple turnovers, and maybe even a special teams TD. I'd start them over Marshawn Lynch if such a thing were possible.