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Week 16 Fantasy Playoffs SEMIFINALS 🏈 Love/Hate + Start/Sit + Stream D/ST & Kickers | 2QB/Superflex
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Week 16 = Fantasy Playoffs Semifinals. Fab, Rog, and Nacc are back with Love/Hate + Start/Sit for the full slate — plus the Opening Drive with streaming D/STs and kickers (because kickers are people too).
✅ Opening Drive: Week 16 Streamers (D/ST + Kickers)
D/ST Streamers: New Orleans Saints D/ST vs Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST at Broncos, Chicago Bears D/ST at Packers
Kicker Streamers: Blake Grupe (Colts) vs 49ers, Will Reichard (Vikings) at Giants, Nick Folk at Saints
❤️/😡 Week 16 Love/Hate Picks (Start/Sit)
QB Loves: Aaron Rodgers at Lions, J.J. McCarthy at Giants
QB Hates: Sam Darnold vs Rams, Jaxson Dart vs Vikings
RB Loves: D’Andre Swift vs Packers, Kenneth Gainwell vs Lions
RB Honorable Mentions: Woody Marks vs Raiders, Jowar Jordan vs Raiders (if Woody Marks out), Audric Estime vs Jets, Tyrone Tracy vs Vikings, Tony Pollard vs Chiefs
RB Hates: Quinshon Judkins vs Bills, Ashton Jeanty vs Texans, (Fade Denver RBs: RJ Harvey / Tyler Batty / Jaleel McLaughlin)
WR Loves: Jayden Reed at Bears, Ladd McConkey at Cowboys
WR Hates: Terry McLaurin vs Eagles, Brian Thomas Jr. vs Broncos
Tight Ends Spotlight
TE Love: Dalton Schultz vs Raiders, Kyle Pitts Sr. vs Cardinals
TE Hate: Jake Ferguson vs Chargers
(Also discussed: Theo Johnson, Colston Loveland, Rondy Gadsden)
#fantasyfootball #week16 #fantasyplayoffs #startsit #superflex #2qb #NFL
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Transcript
Introduction and Semifinals Hopes
00:00:12
Fab
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back. Welcome back to another episode of the British League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast. How we doing, ladies and gentlemen? We're here in week 16. Sweet 16. I really hope you guys made it this far.
00:00:23
Fab
Hope you guys made it into your semifinals of your leagues and your championship bracket. you know and you And even if you didn't and you're still here and you're listening to us, like big props, big respect.
Week 16 Fantasy Playoffs Overview
00:00:33
Fab
I'm Fab, that's Rog, that's Knack.
00:00:36
Fab
We're here to take you into the full slate of the Week 16 games, the semifinals of the championship bracket. We're here in the Fantasy Football Playoffs. Hope you survived your first week. Hope you survived this second week and make it all the way to the promised land.
00:00:49
Fab
Before we jump into this, ladies and gentlemen, please continue to follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter for... Weekly fantasy breakdowns all season long. well if few Only a few weeks left, but we're still going to be doing all those breakdowns. Send us your waivers. Send us your sister questions, especially right now.
00:01:05
Fab
Can't stress it enough. Matchups are super important. ah Roger's going to take us through some interesting stuff on the up in the opening drive when it comes to defenses and kickers that you got to know how to stream because kickers are people too, guys.
Defensive and Kicker Streaming Tips
00:01:17
Fab
Kickers are people too.
00:01:18
Fab
NACA is going to keep us very honest with love-hate picks. think we redeemed ourselves in week 15, and we're going to keep it rolling for week 16.
00:01:23
Roger Emeka
Let's go.
00:01:25
Fab
That's very exciting. And that's it, man. I'm going to kick this off with Roger, but before I do, to everyone out there who lost your week, I do apologize. It sucks. I lost a few of my weeks too.
00:01:36
Fab
2026 is always a better year than 2025, especially if it didn't make it this far. But ah stick around. You know something? Even regardless of all that, like we're here. We're having some fun. There's banter. We don't know what we're talking about half the single time, but it doesn't matter anyways. Anyways, I'm done. The spiel's over. Roger, take it a week for we take it away with week 16 opening drive, please. Thank you.
00:01:56
Roger Emeka
Thank you, Fabio.
00:01:56
Nacc
Open each your eye.
00:01:56
Roger Emeka
so we'll go quickly with top under the radar defenses and kickers to stream during week 16 fantasy semis. So obviously from a defensive standpoint, you're starting the Texans versus the Vegas Eagles at Washington bills at Cleveland Niners at grandpa rivers and Vikes at giants.
00:02:13
Roger Emeka
um So in terms of undervalued streamers, let's begin with the saints defense versus the jets. Again, I keep saying it, get the saints defense. They face the jets and Brady cook and the Titans next week.
00:02:24
Roger Emeka
INT force in four out of the last five games and the Jets out of the third most sacks per game in the NFL Saints D should provide a very solid floor surprising call that we're going to mention now is the Jaguars defense at Denver this has game of the week potential huge matchup between two great play callers and quarterbacks that are on absolute fire Bo Nix and Trevor Lawrence But the Jags have gone six straight games with double digit fantasy points from their defense. And on the season, they've done that against the following offenses.
00:02:51
Roger Emeka
Cincy, Houston twice, San Francisco, Chargers, and Arizona. No one is talking about them, but they are one of the most underrated defenses in the league right now. And then you have the Bears defense at the Packers. Another game of the week potential.
00:03:05
Roger Emeka
Bears defense is matchup proof because they are in an absolute ball hawks. Most turnovers in the league, only three games this season without an INT. Only three games this season without an INT. Six multi-interception games by their defense. Most of those games, they've had three INTs forced.
00:03:21
Roger Emeka
Jordan Love has protected the ball well, but he is always prone to an absolutely skull-crushingly dumb INT, which was the case in the first matchup. I like the Bears' defense due to their ability to get the ball back. And then obviously i'd avoid the following defenses due to them being bad defenses, despite the matchups being defense, decent, excuse me, Titans versus KC, Falcons at Arizona, ah Jets at New Orleans, and Cardinals at Atlanta.
00:03:47
Roger Emeka
So now on to the kickers. First off, we have Blake Groupie, 1% owned Colts kicker versus the 49ers. Colts have zero fourth down conversions in the last three games. Groupie scored 15 points against the Seahawks.
00:03:59
Roger Emeka
The 49ers can be moved on even with Rivers. We
Quarterback Picks: Love and Hate
00:04:03
Roger Emeka
saw what they were still able to do last game against Seattle. And with Rivers' lack of arm and their lack of third down conversions, that'll be scarce. I think Colts should be kicking to keep the game going and keep it close.
00:04:15
Roger Emeka
Then we have Will Reichardt, 24% owned with the Vikings at the Giants, who have allowed the most field goal attempts per game in the last three games. Reichardt hasn't missed a kick since week eight, and the Vikings have the seventh worst red zone touchdown percentage. With J.J. McCarthy looking better, but the offense still sputtering, 10 to 12 points is not the question for Reichardt. And if you're worried about the Meadowlands weather, eight degrees and sunny this Sunday.
00:04:38
Roger Emeka
Solid conditions for cook kicking, and yes, we do provide weather updates on this spot.
00:04:42
Fab
Haha.
00:04:42
Roger Emeka
And then lastly, Nick Folk at New Orleans. Old man Nick Folk somehow still in the league. He actually played with Aaron Glenn, believe it or not. That's how old he is. 2% owned.
00:04:53
Roger Emeka
So please do start the Saints defense as mentioned, but Folk could be a solid start. The Saints don't blow anyone out. So the kicking game should stay relatively activated the entire game. And this being in the Superdome in New Orleans is a good weather kicking game.
00:05:06
Roger Emeka
Plus the Saints al yeah allow the 11th most field goal attempts per game. Additionally, Folk has had at least one field goal in all but one game this season. So very solid floor. So that's your week 16 opening drive, defenses and kickers to stream for the fantasy semifinals.
00:05:22
Roger Emeka
Knack, how do we do in week 15? Love hate.
00:05:26
Nacc
Yes, thank you, Raj. Very lovely opening drives with the defenses and the kickers. So, yes, it is time for our love-hate. But before we unleash our week 16 love-hate chaos, let's rewind the tape on week 15 and figure out what the hell actually happened.
00:05:44
Nacc
Accountability keeps us honest. Every hit, every whiff, and every why did I start a moment sharpens us for another ridiculous week of fantasy madness. So... In week 15, we went a lovely 10 and four as a collective, bringing our overall record to 107 and 108 and two.
00:06:02
Fab
Let's go.
00:06:04
Roger Emeka
Needed it. Needed it.
00:06:04
Nacc
So yeah, we definitely, last couple weeks, last couple weeks have been been very, very nice.
00:06:05
Roger Emeka
needed it
00:06:05
Fab
Let's go. let's go
00:06:11
Nacc
Raj, you were the big winner in week 15, went four and one, hitting on all your loves of Brock Purdy, Marcus Mariota, and Harold Fannin Jr.
00:06:22
Nacc
You also hit on the hate of Justin Herbert, but missed out on Mr. Jacoby Brissett hate. Honestly, 24 fantasy points against that defense was no one had that on their on their finger.
00:06:33
Fab
Very impressive.
00:06:33
Roger Emeka
He's a must-start.
00:06:34
Nacc
But he's yeah, I think he's I think he's I think he's he is a QB eight this week per fantasy pro.
00:06:35
Roger Emeka
It's crazy.
00:06:35
Fab
He's a must start. Yeah, he's matchup proof.
00:06:40
Roger Emeka
Yep.
00:06:40
Nacc
So definitely must start yeah in the playoffs.
00:06:41
Fab
Yeah, too low.
00:06:43
Nacc
Fab you went three and one. Missed out on your Aaron Jones love. Chris Rodriguez, unfortunately, didn't play.
00:06:49
Fab
Bite this much. Bite that much.
00:06:52
Nacc
was an inactive game time decision. But you hit on all of your hates. One was Omari Hampton, Kenneth Walker III, and Hunter Henry at tight end. I myself went to three and two, missed out on Emeka Egbuka.
00:07:07
Nacc
I can't believe, what's his name went off instead.
00:07:12
Roger Emeka
Mike Evans.
00:07:12
Nacc
Mike Evans and in limited with limited snap counts.
00:07:13
Fab
ah Did he ever go off, man?
00:07:16
Roger Emeka
It's all looking looking good for Ibuka. The Tiger chair is really going down now with with Evans and Godwin. Yeah.
00:07:21
Fab
Too many mouths to feed.
00:07:21
Nacc
Yeah.
00:07:22
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:07:22
Fab
There's there's too many mouths to feed.
00:07:23
Nacc
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did hit on Duan Jennings' love and as well as the Theo Johnson. Missed out by a hair on Michael Wilson and did hit on the hate of a Christian Watson.
00:07:37
Roger Emeka
Holy moly. How many projected points did Michael Wilson have for you to miss out on five for 54 and a touchdown?
00:07:45
Nacc
14 or 16 something like that yeah something it was it was it was quite uh quite high but yeah it was the touchdown that uh late touchdown that uh that hate that uh i think you finished with 14 points or 16 points there you go that touchdown uh that touchdown saved him at the uh at the very end
00:07:46
Roger Emeka
Oh, wow. Wow.
00:07:52
Fab
Yeah, 13.72. 16. Yeah.
00:07:55
Roger Emeka
Jeez.
00:07:58
Fab
sixteen
00:08:07
Nacc
So I'm going to be, that was our our week 15 results, so we'll dive into the week 16 now. So I'm going to start the circus off with the quarterbacks you can rely on and the ones who should be legally banned from your roster.
00:08:22
Nacc
Raj is storming in next with the running backs and Fab is closing out the show with the wide receivers that will either win you a championship or emotionally ruin you.
Running Back Matchup Analysis
00:08:35
Nacc
We're also putting a spotlight.
00:08:35
Roger Emeka
We're getting dark.
00:08:37
Nacc
What's that?
00:08:37
Fab
100%. We're getting dark. But really, are we getting dark?
00:08:40
Nacc
We are getting dark, but we have to get a little dark.
00:08:41
Fab
the same it's It's all the same.
00:08:43
Roger Emeka
It's 16 weeks in. Yeah.
00:08:45
Nacc
16 weeks. You got to get a little got a little pungent.
00:08:47
Fab
it's It's a battle of attrition, ladies and gentlemen. Battle of attrition.
00:08:49
Nacc
example And we're also putting spotlight on three tight ends you absolutely need to keep tabs on, whether they're suddenly ascending into demigod status or flashing the kind of red flags that would make you bench them in a bi-week.
00:09:01
Nacc
So without further ado, warm-up's over, stretching is cancelled, let's get right in with the QBs that we love and hate this week. So I am on tap for those.
00:09:13
Nacc
First QB, think everyone knows who I'm going to talk about first with donning his beautiful jersey. It's Mr. Aaron Rodgers, QB 25 at the Lions.
00:09:24
Roger Emeka
Yay.
00:09:24
Nacc
Hear me out, folks.
00:09:25
Fab
Yay, Aaron Rodgers.
00:09:26
Roger Emeka
Yay.
00:09:26
Nacc
Hear me out.
00:09:27
Roger Emeka
Thank
00:09:27
Nacc
Hear me out.
00:09:29
Fab
Here we go.
00:09:29
Nacc
So Rodgers has been red hot the last two weeks after the fire chaant as fire Tomlin chance broke out at Heinz Field.
00:09:29
Fab
oh
00:09:37
Nacc
Yes, I still call it Heinz Field. He's completing 80% of his passes over the past two weeks and averaging 21 fantasy points in that span.
00:09:39
Roger Emeka
you.
00:09:45
Nacc
He's playing his best when it counts, and he gets to play a nice indoor game versus Lions defense, who's been absolutely gutted and giving up an average of 28 fantasy points per game to QBs over the last four weeks.
00:09:58
Nacc
So for me, this is a prime spot to get Rodgers into your lineups, and I love him over the likes of Sam Darnold, Kirk Cousins, Tua, and even Jackson Dart.
00:10:10
Nacc
Second QB I love this week is going to be JJ McCarthy, QB 19 at the Giants. So another QB who's on a little bit of a heater the past two weeks, averaging 25 fantasy points per game. Yes, he's played some awful defenses, but he's about to get his third straight and NFC East team and they meet nay may be the worst one.
00:10:30
Nacc
The Giants have been in a QB playground all season long, giving up the third most fantasy points to the position.
00:10:31
Fab
Holy shit.
00:10:36
Nacc
The least amount of points they have allowed this season to a QB is 14, and that was all the way back in week three. Since then, QBs are averaging 22 points per game, so um he is definitely locked in as a high-end QB2 in Superflex leagues, and i love I actually love them both over the same players, Sam Darnold, Kirk Cousins, Tua, and and Jackson Dart.
00:10:53
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:10:58
Roger Emeka
I was kidding a little bit, but i actually agree with both calls. And and the the Detroit defense is is is looking to be quite overrated the last ah this this year.
00:11:05
Fab
Yeah. Yep.
00:11:05
Nacc
all the they're all The whole secondary is is injured.
00:11:07
Roger Emeka
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
00:11:09
Nacc
both Both star safeties are out. The corners are all but backup corners.
00:11:11
Roger Emeka
Branch, yeah, yeah.
00:11:13
Nacc
And it's they've been they've been gut gutted, literally gashed the last the last four weeks. Like 28 fantasy points per game is for four weeks is is a lot.
00:11:24
Roger Emeka
yeah.
00:11:26
Nacc
Now to the QBs I hate this week. So the first one is going to be Sam Darnold, QB 24 versus the Rams. So right on cue, Darnold is having his late season slump.
00:11:38
Nacc
He's become extremely ah volatile to trust, especially in the fantasy football semifinals.
00:11:38
Fab
Hahaha
00:11:44
Nacc
Very poor showing at home versus an indie team. They had to settle for six field goals to win that game. And now he gets a Rams D on a short week with the division on the line. The Rams have actually allowed opposing QBs to score an average of 25 points over the last two weeks. But I'm expecting a low scoring affair here.
00:12:04
Nacc
And fire up, as I mentioned, the aforementioned Rodgers, Bryce Young, and even Tyler Shuck before Sam Donald this week.
00:12:12
Roger Emeka
Yeah, Sean Shuck looks good. I have to say, I think it was maybe it was a bit overblown, all the J.J. McCarthy versus Sam Darnold stuff, especially seeing what we're seeing with Sam Darnold, as you said, Knack, like kind of the late season, i guess, opposite of a surge. it's Kevin O'Connell looks like he kind of made the right decision on that on that front.
00:12:30
Roger Emeka
well I mean, we'll see in the playoffs, but it's it hasn't hasn't looked good.
00:12:32
Fab
My mids.
00:12:33
Roger Emeka
It hasn't looked good. with Six out of the last seven games, it's it's it's been really amazing.
00:12:37
Fab
Donald's played some very tough teams and JD McCarthy has played teams of Swiss cheese for defense. I mean, let's just also call a spade a spade here, you know?
00:12:44
Roger Emeka
i'm talking more fan I'm talking more real life football, like less fantasy.
00:12:47
Fab
Yeah.
00:12:48
Roger Emeka
Like it's, yeah.
00:12:49
Fab
Yeah, I understand.
00:12:52
Nacc
And the final QB I hate this week is going to be Mr. Jackson Dart, QB 14 versus the Vikings. So although he's coming off a very solid fantasy performance versus the commanders, he's one play away from being knocked out of the game completely.
00:13:09
Nacc
Pair that with the Vikings allowing an average of seven points. That's seven points to opposing QBs over the past five games. And the QBs over that span, Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, Jaden Daniels, Sam Darnold, and Dak Prescott.
00:13:23
Nacc
This is simply way, way, way too much risk in starting Dak with your season on the line, and QB14 for me is absolutely madness. I'm firing up the likes of Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Trevor Lawrence, Baker Mayfield, J.J. McCarthy, all of whom are behind him in this week's Fantasy Pro Rankings.
00:13:43
Roger Emeka
It's going to be a tough one.
00:13:45
Fab
Yeah, that's an easy that's an easy call.
00:13:47
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:13:48
Nacc
I couldn't believe it when I saw those numbers. They're averaging seven points in the last five last five weeks to quarterbacks.
00:13:51
Fab
Yeah.
00:13:55
Fab
They're very good.
Wide Receiver Recommendations
00:13:56
Nacc
biking Yeah, yeah, just completely, completely excellent.
00:13:56
Fab
Minnesota's defense is very good.
00:14:01
Nacc
So that'll do it for the QBs we love and the hate. Raj, why don't you keep it going with the running backs?
00:14:09
Roger Emeka
Yes, thank you. So first, running back I love is Actually, I'll give both of them. have DeAndre Swift, RB16 against the Packers, and then Kenneth Gainwell, RB32. So we'll start with DeAndre Swift versus the Packers. Massive tilt again. We mentioned it on Saturday, likely for the NFC North Division.
00:14:27
Roger Emeka
The Packers are 11th best versus running backs this year, but my big push for Swift is the impact of the Micah Parsons ACL injury having some residual effects on their front and their passing game, where it felt like he put a lot of their teammates in suitable roles for them. So him being out, I think, has a big a big impact on that front.
00:14:45
Roger Emeka
Otherwise, Swift is quietly the RB14 this season, and since his week five bye, he's been on an absolute tear. He's had good performances recently, obviously against Philly, last week against a good Browns defense, and even against the Packers two weeks ago, even though he didn't have a touchdown, he ran really hard and really well and had a positive yards per carry. so Swift must stay in lineups and is an RB1 regardless of matchup. And then I'm rolling with Kenny Gainwell, even against the overrated Lions defense as mentioned. has through some injuries, but they just haven't looked good either way.
00:15:15
Roger Emeka
He was awesome against the Dolphins and has great chemistry with Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers had great praise for him after the Dolphins game, saying he could not believe the Steelers got him for the price they did, which, Nak, you have mentioned quite often already. A few things about Gainwell as well. He's one of three backs to lead their team in receptions with Christian McCaffrey and Devon HN has more catches over the last five weeks than, and which is 28 catches more catches than Jamar Chase, Devante Adams, Nico Collins, and Brock Bowers.
00:15:43
Roger Emeka
And in the last three weeks, Snap shares even between him him and Jalen Warren, but he's been running more routes, getting more targets, and has been the clear guy in long, down, and distance situations. He should remain in lineups, especially in PPR formats. I like him more than his running mate Jalen Warren and Bill Merritt this week.
00:16:01
Nacc
It's incredible what the disrespect he gets in the rankings still. Like RB30 is like insane to me.
00:16:07
Roger Emeka
Yeah. And again, yeah.
00:16:07
Nacc
Last week, I think he was RB29.
00:16:10
Roger Emeka
Just just ah like a Swiss Army knife type player. he's he's been He's been great and they know how to utilize him.
00:16:14
Nacc
Yeah, his floor is amazing.
00:16:17
Roger Emeka
um Honorable mentions.
00:16:17
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:16:19
Roger Emeka
I'm lukewarm on Woody Marks. He gets a prime matchup against the Raiders who give up the seventh most fantasy points to running backs. But he's dealing with, I believe it's an ankle injury. jawar jordan came on in relief and honestly looks like the best back for the texans all season so it's a must-win game uh versus the raiders but against the bad raiders team maybe they save marks for the upcoming weeks but if marks is out i like i like him if he plays but if he's uh maybe a little bit hobbled i do still like jordan uh jawar jordan against the raiders who he played with a ton of juice 15 carries for over 100 yards and
00:16:53
Roger Emeka
And then ah another maybe sneaky honorable mention, Audrick Estime versus the Jets. So the Jets had the worst defense in the league over the last four weeks. 11 touchdowns allowed to running backs.
00:17:02
Nacc
estimate sighting.
00:17:03
Roger Emeka
Sorry?
00:17:04
Fab
Yeah.
00:17:04
Nacc
An estimate sighting, wow.
00:17:04
Roger Emeka
Estimate. Yeah, Estimate. it's been a while since since those Broncos days.
00:17:05
Fab
Yeah.
00:17:07
Roger Emeka
So Devin Neal, if he can't suit up, obviously like Neal against the Jets, but if he can't suit up, I think Estimate could be a ah good ah good get. He probably won't will get through waivers um as he was ruled out mid-game last week, so TBD on its availability.
00:17:21
Fab
Yeah.
00:17:22
Roger Emeka
But Estimate would be a great fill-in in a prime spot, having showed some juice in a big catch and a few big catch-and-runs versus the Panthers.
00:17:30
Fab
Devin Neal was just dropped in the Bush League by Nicolas Boras. So Nick, you're listening. We're paying attention to what you're doing even while we're recording.
00:17:38
Roger Emeka
Even while alive live, live reaction.
00:17:40
Fab
Even live. This is a live reaction right now.
00:17:41
Roger Emeka
Live.
00:17:42
Fab
I can't believe you dropped Devin Neal. I guess you just don't want to win this week.
00:17:46
Roger Emeka
No patience.
00:17:46
Fab
right, then. Nope. No patience at all.
00:17:49
Roger Emeka
um and And just quickly, Tyrone Tracy versus Minnesota looked good against Washington and Tony Pillar versus the Chiefs. Back-to-back on their games.
00:17:56
Nacc
Back to back weeks.
00:17:56
Roger Emeka
I think he's on he's on fire.
00:17:57
Nacc
Yeah.
00:17:57
Roger Emeka
I think he he should stay.
00:17:58
Fab
He's, yeah, he's fuego, baby.
00:18:00
Fab
Fuego. i who I drafted him too early and I gave up on him only after the 12th week. I should have waited until week 15.
00:18:00
Roger Emeka
Yeah, typical last late season.
00:18:09
Roger Emeka
man he's like do not drive for me next year you either way like especially he's still in the titans
00:18:09
Fab
Typical.
00:18:14
Fab
It was a bi-week fill in.
Late-Season Strategy Discussion
00:18:15
Roger Emeka
Yeah. ah Players I hate. Quinchon Judkins against the Bills. So he's a consensus RB19 in Fantasy Pros. Matchup be damned, and Judkins has a very good one against a bad Bills run defense.
00:18:26
Roger Emeka
The offensive line struggles are just who too hard to overlook. He's ranked as the sixth worst. This is ranked as the sixth worst run blocking unit in league. Judkins is averaging 2.8 yards per carry in the last four games and 3.7 the year. He actually has yards after contact.
00:18:43
Roger Emeka
So he's been missing multiple starters on the offensive line, as mentioned, and teams are daring Shadour to beat them. Check this. He's facing the third most eight-man fronts in the league, and only 25% of his yards are after our our before contact. So very, very hard to trust for the rest of the season. And ah regardless of the matchup, i think I think he's a sit this week until you you you see better or better results then there's Ashton Gentry against the Texans.
00:19:10
Roger Emeka
Look, everything I said about Judkins applies to Gentry.
00:19:11
Fab
Mm.
00:19:13
Roger Emeka
Rookie running back, poor yards per carry, very bad offensive line that can't block. But then you add the fact that the Texans have the best defense in the sport. There's actually an interesting stat that's been floating around regarding Gentry on social now that I don't think people should chase. So this season when Gentry has 13 plus carries, not even touches, he's averaging 17 PPR points. In the last five games, in five games with less than 13 carries, he's averaging seven PPR points.
00:19:39
Roger Emeka
So the issue for me as the Raiders team is just so bad. I don't expect them to be in positive enough game script to continue running with Ashton. So nightmare season for him and his owners. It's an easy set for me as well. And at this point, he's only a flex player at this juncture of the season. season Weirdly ranked the ahead of Tony Pollard, who is, again, as mentioned, his usual kind of late season heater. And I like Michael Carter. And in this case, I even like Bill Merritt over Gentile as well.
00:20:07
Roger Emeka
And just lastly, one honorable may mention hate, RJ Harvey or any Denver running back, either it's Tyler Batty, Jaleel McLaughlin, Jacksonville defense is legit. Amazing run defense.
00:20:16
Fab
yeah
00:20:19
Nacc
Well done. These are great great calls this week for the running backs.
00:20:24
Fab
yeah roger really did his homework waited to wait till weed 16.
00:20:26
Nacc
Fab, but what do he got on the what do you have on the wide receiver front?
00:20:27
Fab
myself i so
00:20:32
Roger Emeka
um'm Yeah, I'm usually the a analytics guy. and
00:20:34
Fab
No, you are. I'm kidding. Anyways, let's move on to wide receivers and more fun stuff. ah right why receive Wide receivers. it's I think Colin colin Coward is ah is is a little bit upset that Patrick Mahomes has done for the year.
00:20:49
Fab
Sorry, Chris Collinsworth.
00:20:50
Fab
Excuse me, Chris Collinsworth.
00:20:50
Roger Emeka
It's Collinsworth, speaking of homework.
00:20:51
Nacc
Collinsworth.
00:20:52
Fab
Yeah, it's pretty good homework. Colin Coward, Chris Collinsworth. It's their season there. Anyways, wide receivers. ah So the wide receivers that I love this week are Jaden Reed at Chicago and Lad McConkie at Dallas.
00:21:03
Fab
Start off with Jaden Reed. So this will be Reed's third game back, and he's been averaging a hair under 10 PPR points per game. But his route participation has been increasing as well as his targets and volume. But I think this is the week you can confidently put him in your lineups and get some legit return.
00:21:18
Fab
Bear slot cornerback Kyler Gorder has been placed on IR. Reed operates primarily out of the slot, so roughly 65% to 70% of his routes who come out of the slot. Bears are still operating a little shorthanded too with some of their linebackers that are injured.
00:21:32
Fab
And they give up the 10th most fantasy points to our receivers. I see this as a very high-volume PPR game for Reed. legit see him flirting with like nine receptions, 75 yards, one TD stat line.
00:21:42
Fab
Also, Christian Watson's most likely to be missing this game as well, so there's more work and more volume going to be most likely siphoned towards Jaden Reed. Fantasy Pros hasn't ranked as wide receiver 28. That's good, but I would still start him over guys like Brian Thomas Jr., like Buka, Pittman, and even Debo Samuel.
00:22:00
Fab
like the matchup a lot. The usage is going up at the right time. Second love for the week is Lad McConkie at Dallas. So I think it's time to put up or shut up for Lad McConkie. So three receptions in the last two games, under 25 receiving yards in both. If you made it to the semis, and so it's in spite of McConkie, not because of him.
00:22:19
Fab
But this week, your patient gets rewarded because they get Dallas Cowboys. Herbert's been playing exclusively on the shotgun ever since he had his surgery. And McConkie's target share has actually increased 20% since that time.
00:22:30
Fab
So they've had just some tough matchups, and Latt is a must-start for me in all formats. Volume alone will get on those high-end wide receiver two numbers. I really start Latt over Justin Jefferson, Jacoby Myers, Scary Terry, and even Cortland Sutton.
00:22:46
Nacc
That's crazy.
00:22:47
Roger Emeka
That's a murderer's role. Murderer's role.
00:22:50
Nacc
That's crazy.
00:22:50
Fab
Mm-hmm. 100%,
00:22:52
Nacc
This one, this one will be revisited. That's a crazy, truth that's a crazy trio that.
00:22:55
Fab
and I'm ready for it
00:22:58
Roger Emeka
It's more Herbert and getting protection.
00:22:59
Nacc
Yeah, that offense is not.
00:23:00
Roger Emeka
And I know that Password isn't amazing for this, but...
00:23:04
Fab
100%. But I've been looking into it. He's been getting out. He's been getting his passes out a lot quicker than usual. And McConkie's been the guy that's been on the receiving end of those. It's just that hasn't really translated into the the targets haven't necessarily translated production as of yet.
00:23:16
Fab
I'm banking on the production to hit this week versus a very poor Dallas defense.
00:23:24
Fab
um So my hates. So speaking of Scary Terry versus Philly and Brian Thomas Jr. versus Denver. So Scary Terry. So Terry McLaurin giving up the seventh. Philly are giving up the seventh least amount of points to our receivers and haven't surrendered or passing TD since week 12. So it's a tough matchup and Philly D are rolling at the moment. And I think Mariota is going to be under lot of pressure all game.
00:23:47
Fab
Philly D allow very limited big pass plays and focus on tight coverage, making a ceiling play tough for Terry McLaurin. So Fancy Bros has ranked as wide receiver 22, and that's that's too high for me.
00:23:57
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:23:59
Fab
So give me guys around there in plus matchups that I like over him, like Ladd. I would actually even take Jedis over McLaurin at this spot, Devante Smith, and also the aforementioned Jaden Reed.
00:24:11
Fab
So he's a flex play for me, but in two wide receiver sets, I'm sitting him.
00:24:18
Nacc
Interesting.
00:24:20
Fab
Brian Thomas Jr. at Denver. So he's a straight sit, at least 12 fancy points in two straight games. So he's been actually doing pretty well. At least six targets. Last game he scored for the first time since week six. maybe Maybe Brian Thomas Jr. is back, but I wait another week.
00:24:35
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:35
Fab
Denver pass defense or elite. PS2 is top tier. I would sit Brian Thomas Jr. I would not get cute about it. Denver D. I've been giving a five passing tds i' have given up five passing TDs all year.
00:24:47
Fab
And Fantasy Pros has Brian Thomas Jr. ranked as wide receiver 29, which is nuts. So give me guys like even Khalil Shakir, Jaden Reed, Stefan Diggs, DJ Moore, and even Luther Burden over him this week.
00:24:59
Fab
Luther Burden obviously contingent if he's if he's healthy.
00:25:01
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:25:01
Fab
He has a bit of his day-to-day with an ankle injury. and so yeah
00:25:04
Roger Emeka
Or if Roma Dunze plays, which is also unclear.
00:25:06
Fab
Yeah, that was ah that was a very last-minute inactive for Roma Dunzey.
00:25:07
Nacc
I think he's out for the year.
00:25:12
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:25:12
Fab
It came at like 12.56. Yeah.
00:25:15
Roger Emeka
That's not promising for the upcoming week.
00:25:15
Nacc
I think he's going to be out for the year.
00:25:17
Roger Emeka
when that help Yeah, when that happens, it's not promising, I find.
00:25:18
Fab
Yeah, that's what I'm reading as well, too.
00:25:20
Nacc
Yeah, can come.
00:25:21
Fab
Like, there's ah there's a high likelihood he's out this week, and there might even just sit him into the playoffs.
00:25:26
Nacc
yeah if you can
00:25:26
Fab
this my love. Hey, Slaves gentlemen, best of luck in the semis, and just come at me and give me my flowers once I get all these right. Thank you.
00:25:37
Nacc
Oh, you and your flowers. Raj, why don't you give me a tight end you love or hate this week?
00:25:42
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I'm going to go back to the well with Mr. Dalton Schultz versus the Raiders. I've gone back to Schultz quite a bit. And he's been he's been asked about quite a bit in our TikTok and YouTube.
00:25:47
Fab
He's been good, man.
00:25:50
Fab
He's been good.
00:25:52
Roger Emeka
So he's been consistently with the most asked about, as mentioned, with bad reason, though. Weeks 3 to 14, Schultz was a tight end 13 in fantasy points per game. with an 18.2% target share and averaging 47 receiving yards per game. On Sunday, Schultz had another stellar game with a 31% target share, eight receptions, 76 yards, and a score in Houston's win over Arizona. Just look at what Dallas Goddard did against the Raiders and tell me Schultz can't do the same. So really like him. And he's he's basically CJ Stroud's second most trusted target there behind Nico Collins.
00:26:28
Fab
love it too
00:26:29
Nacc
Yeah, I love this call. Fab, what about you?
00:26:31
Fab
ah to
00:26:31
Nacc
Love or hate on a tight end?
00:26:33
Fab
I got a massive love for Kyle Pitts Sr. versus Arizona. And you're like, yeah, obviously starting him. yeah No, you have to understand something. First off, if you have Kyle Pitts Sr., kudos to you.
00:26:44
Fab
You're well on your way to having one of those special type of players that gets super hot at the right time, has a very friendly schedule, and aute at a QB that throws him the ball like he owes him money.
00:26:55
Fab
He's a must-start in all formats, but you knew that already. But even if you had guys like... If you have McBride on your team, and then by some miracle you have Kyle Pitts too because you like fielding two tight ends, you're putting Pitts in your flex.
00:27:06
Fab
It's a monster week last week. Cousins has been feeding Pitts and feeding fantasy families too. This is another top two tight end finish this week. Easily, easily. Fantasy Pro's racked them as a tight end three, and I think that's even too low.
00:27:19
Fab
So listen, have fun winning your semifinals. With Kyle Pitts in your lineup, ladies and gentlemen. And who would have thought in Week 16, Kyle Pitts Sr. is saving fantasy seasons? Who would have thought?
00:27:30
Nacc
Raj, you want to chime in?
00:27:30
Roger Emeka
He's going to go and end. He's going end them. He's going to end everyone's season. he's using i guarantee.
00:27:36
Fab
I'm just saying.
00:27:37
Roger Emeka
is no i No, no. I agree with the call. i just like i
00:27:40
Fab
he's he's been otherworldly.
00:27:40
Roger Emeka
You have to start him.
00:27:43
Fab
And to be honest with you, take away the 45-point game, which is ridiculous, we know. He's been having a good season. He's been having a very much a startable tight end one season. got to give the guy credit where credit is due.
00:27:54
Roger Emeka
going to pull the rug.
00:27:56
Fab
It's true, though.
00:27:57
Fab
It's true. Like, he hasn't been...
00:27:57
Roger Emeka
going pull the rug.
Tight End Insights and Closing Wishes
00:27:59
Fab
There's been moments of inconsistency, but for the most part, he's been startable.
00:27:59
Roger Emeka
Oh, you're right.
00:28:03
Fab
And chances are, if you do have McBride, you probably have Kyle Pitts, too. So you can plug him in your flex because, i don't know, Kirk Cousins apparently owes him money because he keeps on throwing him like 12 targets a game.
00:28:13
Nacc
I can't wait till Raj drafts him next year.
00:28:13
Roger Emeka
um would How would people just have McBride and who's who's just hoarding tight ends like that?
00:28:15
Nacc
Yeah, I don't know.
00:28:17
Fab
um Some people probably are.
00:28:18
Nacc
Are you going to draft him next year, Raj?
00:28:20
Roger Emeka
God, no. ah Is it a contract year?
00:28:23
Fab
Can you put some respect on his name, though, or no?
00:28:25
Nacc
I think he was – yeah, no, they declined his option, so they could i think they could franchise tag him.
00:28:25
Roger Emeka
Is it contract year to cupids or fourth year option cupids?
00:28:31
Roger Emeka
That's it. They can franchise him. No, I'm putting some respect on him, but I could see the rug being pulled out of but if And if not, if not, I will give him his all the flowers he deserves.
00:28:32
Nacc
Yeah.
00:28:42
Nacc
Excellent.
00:28:42
Fab
Excellent.
00:28:43
Nacc
I will end things off here with a tight end hate. I'm going to go with Jake Ferguson, tight end 14 versus the Chargers. So the once tight end won on the season through the first seven weeks of the year is now tight end 18 over the past four weeks.
00:29:00
Nacc
That's definitely not what anyone expected. And although Chargers have given up an average of 17 points per game to tight ends over the past three weeks, I have no faith that Ferguson even will produce double-digit points. He is a flat-out bench for me, and I like Colson Loveland, Theo Johnson, and even Rondi Gadsden ahead of him this week.
00:29:20
Fab
Rondé Gadsen. Wow.
00:29:23
Roger Emeka
his production was very tethered to cd lamb's health was ferguson yeah
00:29:29
Nacc
Yeah, but he had games with Lamb back, with the trio back, and was still producing, and he was still seeing targets, especially in the red zone.
00:29:29
Fab
Yeah.
00:29:37
Nacc
And those have since been taken away.
00:29:37
Fab
It's true.
00:29:40
Nacc
So without he's become really touchdown dependent over the past few weeks.
00:29:43
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:29:45
Nacc
And if he's not getting in the end zone, he's just not cracking the top 10 for tight ends. So definitely flat out sit for Jake Ferguson this week.
00:29:56
Nacc
That'll do it for the week 16 edition semifinals for our Bush League Huddle fantasy football podcast. I am Nak. That's Raj and Fab. Good luck on your matchups this week, everyone. We will see you next week.
00:30:12
Nacc
Raj. The music.
00:30:15
Fab
Good luck in the semifinals.
00:30:17
Nacc
Let's go.
00:30:19
Fab
Good luck to everybody who's in the semifinals. God bless. God bless.
00:30:23
Roger Emeka
Jobless.
00:30:25
Fab
God bless.
00:30:25
Nacc
yeah
00:30:25
Nacc
s
00:30:26
Roger Emeka
Jobless. Trust.
00:30:27
Fab
Big trust. Big trust.
00:30:28
Roger Emeka
Big trust.
00:30:29
Nacc
Big trust.
00:30:29
Fab
Big trust. Big trust.
00:30:29
Roger Emeka
Big trust.
00:30:30
Nacc
Big trust. Goodbye.
00:30:32
Fab
Who was that again? Mark Ingram? Big trust.
00:30:35
Roger Emeka
It was the guy on TikTok who was clowning us about Khalil Shakir.
00:30:38
Fab
Yeah, but Mark Ingram did that to like in a press conference when they were hating on that season. There were two seasons they played for the Baltimore Ravens and they were hating on Lamar Jackson. Big, big trust.
00:30:49
Fab
Peace out, everyone.
00:30:51
Roger Emeka
Goodbye.
00:30:51
Fab
Good luck.
00:30:53
Roger Emeka
Peace out.