Fantasy Streamers To Get You Through Week 12's Byes
In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by BetMGM:
Get ready to be uncomfortable.
It’s unlikely most fantasy players will feel great about their lineup this week. It’s the first time six teams are on a bye this season. Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Jacksonville, and the New York Jets are off and a lot of significant players need to be replaced. Here are some streaming options for Week 12.
You can, of course, use our Start/Sit tool to assist in these scenarios, but I’ve outlined some viable streamers for the weekend below:
QUARTERBACK
Drake Maye (New England Patriots)
In the five games Maye has started, the rookie has finished as a Top-12 quarterback four times and was QB15 in the other. He has a solid floor due to his rushing ability with at least 24 rushing yards in each start. Maye has passed for at least 2 touchdowns in three of the five games. The Patriots are 7-point underdogs and should be passing and playing from behind, and the Dolphins have allowed at least 282 passing yards and at least 2 touchdown passes to three of the last four quarterbacks they played.
RUNNING BACK
Roschon Johnson (Chicago Bears)
D’Andre Swift is dealing with a groin injury and Johnson saw a bigger workload last week in the first game under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Johnson played a season-high 44% of the snaps and had 34% of the rushing attempts, and was on the field in the two-minute offense and near the goal line. He had 10 carries for 33 yards with a touchdown and caught an 8-yard pass. It’s not an easy matchup against the Vikings, who allow the second-fewest fantasy points to running backs.
WIDE RECEIVER
Noah Brown (Washington Commanders)
Brown has at least six targets in three of the last four games and is coming off two difficult matchups against the Steelers and Eagles. Brown has played at least 77% of the snaps in three of the last four games and gets a great matchup against Dallas. The Cowboys struggle to defend outside wide receivers. If you like narratives, it’s a revenge game for Brown, who played for Dallas for his first five years in the NFL.
TIGHT END
Will Dissly (Los Angeles Chargers)
Dissly has become a trusted target for Justin Herbert. He has 33 targets over the last five games and caught 4 passes for 80 yards with a touchdown last week with at least 8 points in PPR formats in four of the last five games. The Chargers are starting to pass more and the game against the Ravens sets up as one with more passing, especially with Baltimore weak against the pass and strong against the run.
If you need more streamers to consider, remember to check out our start/sit tool to compare options and double down to see how our expert rankers view fringe options this week.
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An Unlikely Hero At QB
- By Matt LaMarca
STAT: Bo Nix has averaged 21.68 fantasy points over his past seven starts
Nix got off to a dreadful start this season. He looked completely overmatched in his first two starts, completing just 46 of 77 passes for 384 yards, zero touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. The result was an average of 2.65 adjusted yards per attempt.
How far Nix has come in such a short period of time is remarkable. He’s reached the point where he’s now a weekly starter for fantasy purposes. He’s averaged more than 21.5 points per game over his past seven outings, and he’s finished as a top-12 scorer at the position in five of those weeks.
With “Byepocalypse” upon us in Week 12, you could do a lot worse than Nix as your starting quarterback. He’s coming off the best game of his career last week vs. the Falcons, racking up 307 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, and he draws another favorable matchup this week vs. the Raiders. They’re 26th in pass defense EPA, and they’ve allowed the 12th-most fantasy points per game to opposing QBs. Nix is comfortably in the second tier at the position in our Week 12 rankings, and he should continue to provide value moving forward.
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