A big thank you to the great Michael Salwan’s (@mraladdin23) for gathering this data which identifies which fantasy football players led their teams to make the cut and the players tanked their respective teams.
ROUND 4: Key Players Takeaways
The next five players not shown in the chart in:
Advancing Teams: Travis Kelce (ADP 10.49), Tony Pollard (ADP 100.7), Derrick Henry (ADP 21.21), Christian Kirk (ADP 109.18), and Rhamondre Stevenson (ADP 122.59)
Non-advancing Teams: Brandon Aiyuk (ADP 115.69), Tua Tagovailoa (ADP 34.67), Daniel Carlson (ADP 176.96), Justin Herbert (ADP 2.69), and Joe Burrow (ADP 5.97)
Key Takeaways:
- During this week of SFB playoffs, three fantasy players make it on both lists: Jalen Hurts, Tyreek Hill, and Josh Jacobs. Team construct likely played a role since these players underperformed respective to their seasonal averages in week 15.
- The top-3 players on advancing teams are QBs with all three garnering MVP discussion in both NFL and fantasy football. Two out of the three were mainly top-four picks with Patrick Mahomes sometimes falling to the sixth spot. Mahomes is the safest SF pick in the first round followed by Josh Allen and Travis Kelce.
- Trevor Lawrence making the list is a good sign. His play has turned a corner and Lawrence has the Jacksonville Jaguars in playoff contention. Likewise, Trevor is carrying several teams deep into fantasy playoffs. I wonder how many teams have Lawrence paired with the top-3 QBs on the list.
- This week’s in-game injuries did not impact many fantasy teams as the top 10 on non-advancing teams were mainly underachievers. In the playoffs, matchups matter. You likely are not benching any of them but the ten players had either a matchup against a top pass/rush defense or weather impacted the game.
- Miles Sanders saw Jalen Hurts snatch three rushing touchdowns. Enough said.
The semis of the SFB playoffs will be interesting. The tournament pool goes from 500 teams to 30 with several teams having a double-digit lead. My guess whichever player has a boom week (like Hurts with three touchdowns) will propel their teams to the semis. I am looking forward to that data. In the meantime, check out the Scott Fish Bowl site for up-to-date rankings.
