Fantasy Football Week 9 Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em: Justin Fields breakout coming, plus more from every position

It was a crazy week in the NFL with the trade deadline Tuesday. We had plenty of Fantasy relevant guys on the move, including T.J. Hockenson, Chase Claypool, Nyheim Hines, Jeff Wilson, Chase Edmonds and Zack Moss. And now that it’s over, we get to make sense of it when it comes to your Fantasy lineups.

For this week, I’d take a cautious approach with most of the players who were dealt. Edmonds is obviously on a bye now that he’s in Denver, and we’ll see how much Hines plays for the Bills and Wilson for the Dolphins. I hope we don’t see Moss play for the Colts because that could mean Jonathan Taylor (ankle) is hurt.

Hockenson and Claypool likely have the best chance to help your Fantasy rosters this week, but I don’t love the matchup for Hockenson against Washington, as you’ll read below. I am hopeful Claypool makes an impact for the Bears because that would be great for Justin Fields.

We’ll see how most of these moves look on the field this week. And hopefully these trades in reality help your teams in Fantasy for the rest of the year. 

It was a crazy week in the NFL with the trade deadline Tuesday. We had plenty of Fantasy relevant guys on the move, including T.J. Hockenson, Chase Claypool, Nyheim Hines, Jeff Wilson, Chase Edmonds and Zack Moss. And now that it’s over, we get to make sense of it when it comes to your Fantasy lineups.

For this week, I’d take a cautious approach with most of the players who were dealt. Edmonds is obviously on a bye now that he’s in Denver, and we’ll see how much Hines plays for the Bills and Wilson for the Dolphins. I hope we don’t see Moss play for the Colts because that could mean Jonathan Taylor (ankle) is hurt.

Hockenson and Claypool likely have the best chance to help your Fantasy rosters this week, but I don’t love the matchup for Hockenson against Washington, as you’ll read below. I am hopeful Claypool makes an impact for the Bears because that would be great for Justin Fields.

We’ll see how most of these moves look on the field this week. And hopefully these trades in reality help your teams in Fantasy for the rest of the year.   

START ‘EM & SIT ‘EM

Quarterbacks

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Running Backs

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Wide Receivers

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Tight End

Ravens (@NO)

Since their Week 2 meltdown against the Dolphins, the Ravens defense has been extremely productive, averaging more than three sacks per game, more than one fumble recovered per game and nearly one interception per game. The Ravens haven’t given up more than 26 points in that same time period. Additionally, the Ravens newly acquired Roquan Smith will most likely suit up, which could cause problems for the New Orleans offense. The Saints are riding high, coming off of a huge beatdown of the Raiders. However, Andy Dalton has thrown three interceptions in his previous two starts, and we know Dalton’s history of playing in prime time.

• Seahawks (@ARI)
• Jaguars (vs. LV)
• Chiefs (vs. TEN)

Titans (@KC)

The Titans DST has been productive of late, holding the Colts and Texans to a combined 20 points with six sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery over that span. The Titans also have not allowed more than 22 points to an opponent since Week 2. However, they face the Chiefs this week who are the highest scoring offense in the NFL, scoring at least 30 points in three out of the last four games. Expect another high scoring performance from Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Kansas City, and this should be a bad week for the Titans DST.

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