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Alex Collins, BAL- The running back situation in Baltimore is a mess. After a few weeks of Javorius Allen seeming like the man to own it we now see Alex Collins busting his way into the rotation and effectively knocking Terrence West to the No.3 RB on the depth chart. Collins has rushed for 206 yards on 25 carries this season for an average of 8.2 YPC. While that number is certainly unsustainable it is far better than anything the other two backs are giving. I would expect Collins to see around 12-15 carries this week with Allen seeing a handful and handling receiving duties.
Latavius Murray, MIN- The unfortunate season ending injury to Dalvin Cook has opened the starting running back role in Minnesota and that job is expected to go to Murray. Murray has seen limited action this season behind Cook and has recently stated that his surgically repaired ankle is still not 100-percent. Fantasy owners should look to grab Murray but know that Jerrick McKinnon will also get some touches going forward as well.
Alvin Kamara, NO- The Saints entered this season with Mark Ingram and Adrian Peterson expected to split the carries but rookie Alvin Kamara has seemingly jumped Peterson in terms of touches thanks to his pass catching ability out of the backfield. Against the Dolphins in Week 4 Kamara caught 10 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. On the season he has 20 catches on 28 targets for 147 yards which are good enough for second on the team in each category.
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT- Smith-Schuster has outplayed Eli Rogers through the first four weeks of the season and his touchdown catch in Week 4 was his second game in a row with a score. He currently has eight caches on 14 targets for 102 yards and two scores this season. He is an interesting grab in deep formats if Ben Roethlisberger continues to look his way in the red zone.
Will Fuller, HOU- Fuller was mentioned in last week’s article and he did not let us down as he caught two touchdowns in his return to the field. With the way Houston’s passing attack is rolling under Deshaun Watson and the fact that defenses are focusing on DeAndre Hopkins I would expect Fuller to continue to have success as long as he can limit the drops which plagued him as a rookie.
Andre Holmes, BUF- With news that Jordan Matthews is going to be sidelined Holmes is expected to start in his place. The Bills offense is geared towards running the football but Holmes has already caught two touchdown passes this season in a limited role. While I do not expect Buffalo to all of a sudden begin to throw the football at an increased rate there are some more targets to go around which should come Holmes way.
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Tyler Kroft, CIN- With Tyler Eifert expected to miss the next couple of weeks the Bengals went and started Tyler Kroft at tight end and in Week 4 he delivered a big performance by nabbing two touchdown passes. Andy Dalton has loved throwing to his tight end in the end zone as we have seen with all the touchdowns Eifert has been able to grab when healthy and it is looking like Kroft will also benefit from that game plan.
Antonio Gates, SD- It has been feast or famine with Hunter Henry this season as he has gone two of the four weeks with zero points and in the other two weeks he has put up solid numbers for fantasy owners. This leads me to Antonio Gates who may have taken a back seat to the younger Henry in terms of upside but he is averaging just about 2.5 catches on five targets a game this season. He has a very favorable matchup in Week 6 against a Giants defense that has allowed a touchdown to the opposing tight end in each game this season including touchdowns to both Buccaneer tight ends in Week 4.