Fantasy Stat Pack: Week 14

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a series of tweets I share on a weekly basis regarding player and team defensive performances, all from a fantasy lens. I’m going to be sharing some of that same information with you here.

I use this each week as I am making my own lineup and waiver wire decisions and thought you might find this valuable as well.

Note: The scoring system used for this data is always PPR with four points for passing touchdowns.

All year to date fantasy ranks are based on total points.

Quarterbacks

Week Fourteen QB1s (top 12 scorers)

The 49ers and Saints played what many are calling the game of the year so far, which resulted in the overall QB1 performance for veteran Drew Brees, along with a QB5 rank for Jimmy Garoppolo. Ryan Tannehill and Mitchell Trubisky stayed hot, as did rookie Drew Lock, who produced his first ever QB1 game. Also, it is strange to see neither Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson on this list.

Year to Date QB1s

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston set new career-highs in passing yards (456) and fantasy points (37.7) and rode that from QB9 to QB6. Russell Wilson has only been a QB1 once in the past two months and he finally took the hit, falling from QB2 to QB4.

QB1 Games this Season

Most QB1 Games Allowed

Two of the league’s worst teams this season matchup in Week Fifteen as the Giants host the Dolphins. Having allowed a league-high 11 QB1 games this year, this is a chance for Miami’s veteran signal caller Ryan Fitzpatrick to stay hot. Over the past six weeks, Fitzpatrick is the QB7, averaging over 22 fantasy points per game. The Cardinals and Lions are next in line, surrendering ten QB1 games this year. The Cardinals face the Browns and Baker Mayfield. After a terrible start to the season, Mayfield has been a QB1 over the past six weeks. The Lions entire team has fallen apart and now face the Buccaneers. There is some bad news for quarterback Jameis Winston, who will play without receiver Mike Evans and is dealing with a hand injury himself.

A trio of teams have allowed only one QB1 game this entire season and remain matchups to avoid, if possible. The Ravens face the Jets and Sam Darnold on Thursday night to kick off the week, while the Bears look to stop Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in a huge NFC North game. It could be a tough week for Kirk Cousins as he faces the Chargers, who have stopped opposing quarterbacks all season and now are nearly back to full strength.

Running Backs

Week Fourteen RB1s (top 12 scorers)

The Week Fourteen list includes a few surprising names, including a repeat performance for Raheem Mostert as he again saw the bulk of the backfield work for the 49ers on his way to a RB4 finish. Rookie back Miles Sanders was set up for a huge week against the Giants defense but it was backup Boston Scott who ran hard and fast, finishing with his first ever RB1 game. Finally, Raiders rookie Josh Jacobs was a late scratch, giving backup Deandre Washington as chance to be the every-down back and he produced one of the best games of his four-year career, his third time with more than 20 fantasy points.

Year to Date RB1s

With only three weeks left in the season, the top-scoring players at each position are nearly locked in, meaning we will see very little movement from week to week. Packers back Aaron Jones was able to break away from his backfield-mate Jamaal Williams for a big game, moving him from RB6 to RB4. Jaguars back Leonard Fournette managed just 63 total yards, dropping him from RB4 to RB7 over the course of the season.

RB1 Games this Season

Most RB1 Games Allowed

The Panthers and Lions have emerged over the past few weeks as run defenses to target. Combine the Carolina defense and last week’s injury to Rashaad Penny, running back Chris Carson could be in for a huge week. The Buccaneers running game has been tough to figure as both Ronald Jones and Peyton Barber have been inconsistent, in usage and production. The matchup against the Lions is all they have going for them. The Jaguars (vs. Josh Jacobs), Chargers (vs. Dalvin Cook) and Dolphins (vs. Saquon Barkley) are also teams to target.

Over three months into the season and the Steelers still haven’t allowed a single top-twelve performance to opposing running backs. This might not be the week to rely on Bills rookie back Devin Singletary. The Patriots have given up two RB1 weeks and face the red-hot Joe Mixon and the Bengals. Mixon is the RB4 over the past five weeks.

Wide Receivers

Week Fourteen WR1s (top 12 scorers)

Rookies AJ Brown and Darius Slayton have shown flashes all season and in Week Fourteen, they displayed their upside, each finishing inside the top-three receivers of the week with multiple touchdown games. Steelers rookie Diontae Johnson, the WR12 for the week, is not far behind.

Year to Date WR1s

Mike Evans suffered a serious hamstring injury on his Week Fourteen touchdown catch, ending his day and likely his season. He fell from WR3 to WR5. Lions receiver Kenny Golladay moved up from WR11 to WR9 and will have the chance to climb even higher as his running mate Marvin Jones landed on the injured reserve list. Allen Robinson made an appearance in the group, landing at WR11, replacing Jarvis Landry.

WR1 Games this Season

Most WR1 Games Allowed

As they have been most of the season, the Dolphins sit atop the list of defenses to target when choosing fantasy wideouts. This will be a chance to fire up the Giants trio of Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton and Golden Tate, pending their respective health. The Bucs have allowed 11 WR1 games this year and will try to find a way to stop Golladay and the Lions.

The Patriots have surrendered just one WR1 game all season and that is unlikely to change against the Bengals. Tyler Boyd has struggled in his role as the team’s top option and John Ross is just back from his two-month long injury absence. The Ravens (vs. Robby Anderson), Bengals (vs. Julian Edelman) and Steelers (vs. John Brown) are also matchups to consider, since they’ve allowed only two WR1 games all year.

Tight Ends

Week Fourteen TE1s (top 12 scorers)

This was a week for the replacements to shine. With Gerald Everett still out of the lineup, Tyler Higbee had another big game for the Rams, while Ian Thomas (for Greg Olsen), Hayden Hurst (for Mark Andrews) and Jonnu Smith (for Delanie Walker) also found their way into the top twelve. Cameron Brate and Nick O’Leary also began the season as backups.

Year to Date TE1s

Zach Ertz dominated the Giants on Monday Night Football, helping him to move from TE4 to TE2 for the year, while Jared Cook jumped up to TE8, staying hot against the Niners. Injured tight ends Evan Engram (TE9 to TE11) and Greg Olsen (TE7 to TE10) each fell after they sat in Week Fourteen.

TE1 Games this Season

Most TE1 Games Allowed

The Cardinals continue to be the mascot of the flow chart, allowing 10 TE1 games on the season. Coming up this week, they face the Browns and David Njoku. In his first game back last week, Njoku caught just a four-yard pass on four targets. Still worth a risk if your tight end spot in in rough shape.

The Ravens have given up two TE1 games all season and Jets tight end Ryan Griffin enters this game already banged up. He’s an easy player to avoid this week. The Broncos (vs. Travis Kelce), Eagles (vs. Jeremy Sprinkle) and Redskins (vs. Zach Ertz) have also been tough against tight ends this year. We’ll see if Denver and Washington can retain their lofty position against the season’s top-two fantasy scorers at the position.

Finally, here is the chart summarizing how teams have fared against each position. I’ve also included the schedule for this week for reference.

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