My last article was our 1/4 mark All Bust Team. This article will be a bit more uplifting. Today I will be exploring the 1/4 mark All Trust Team.
This team will consist of players ranked outside the top 24 at WR and RB, and outside the top 12 at QB and TE.
If you have any of these players on your team you are likely very happy with how they have started the year.
Quarterback – Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins)
Tua was drafted as QB16 at 127th overall. In most single quarterback leagues he went undrafted altogether. He was seen simply as a super flex option or bye week replacement.
Through five weeks Tua currently sits as QB20, and that’s after missing two and a half games with a concussion. Tua started off the season with a modest 18 fantasy points, but followed that up with a six touchdown explosion good for 55 fantasy points. He was well on his way to a second solid performance but was knocked out of the game after putting up 14 points.
If Tua is able to return to action soon, he is a locked in QB1 and a top 10 quarterback in dynasty.
Running Back – Miles Sanders (Eagles)
Miles Sanders is largely responsible for the resurrection of the RB Dead Zone. He was routinely going as RB31 in drafts in the 7/8th round. He currently sits as the RB12 in PPR leagues.
During training camp, the Eagles backfield was an uncertain mess. Sanders was in competition for touches with the likes of veteran Boston Scott and flashy young newcomer Kenneth Gainwell. Add in the late signing of Trey Sermon from San Francisco and this backfield figured to be a nightmare to avoid.
However, if we’ve learned anything, it’s that there is value in ambiguous backfields. If you pick the right RB, you can turn a huge profit. Sanders is the winning lottery ticket in the Eagles running back room; and the reason he makes the All Trust Team.
After scoring 0 touchdowns in 2021, Sanders has three touchdowns through five weeks. He has gone over 80 yards in three of five games and is even chipping in a couple of receptions per game.
This Eagles backfield is certainly not without risk. But if Sanders can stay healthy he may be the biggest running back steal of the season.
Wide Receiver – Amon-Ra St.Brown
Amon-Ra finished the 2021 season on a hot streak. He racked up 19 points or more in five of his last six games. The only problem was that he did it with pretty much every major offensive weapon on the Lions out of the lineup. When 2022 drafts came around, there was heavy skepticism of St. Brown’s status as an elite receiver. This skepticism led to him falling to WR26 in drafts in the 7th round.
So when Week 1 arrived and Amon-Ra totaled 64 yards and a touchdown, many people were surprised.
The following week against the Minnesota Vikings most managers assumed St. Brown would come back down to earth. Instead, the exact opposite happened and he officially arrived; racking up 116 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Brown showed the world that he was legit and had arrived as a bonafide star. In the following week he suffered an injury and missed Week 4, and only played sparingly in Week 5.
When he returns to the lineup healthy, he can instantly be counted on as a low end WR1 or high end WR2. He is easily a top 10 dynasty receiver.
Tight End – Tyler Higbee (Rams)
The tight end position appears to be it’s usual desert wasteland in which only Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews are the only ones who can really be counted on.
Enter: Tyler Higbee. Easily obtained with the 175th pick as TE19, Higbee went largely undrafted.
Higbee currently is the TE6 through five games. Higbee has scored no less than nine fantasy points so far this season and has had consistent yardage totals in all four games. He is yet to find the end zone; and on a high flying Rams offense, this can only increase his value. Add Higbee anywhere he is still available.
Rays of Hope
That concludes my All Trust Team. It certainly featured more hope than the All Bust Team.
There are a fair bit of risky players on this list; but so far through the first month of the season they seem to be paying dividends.
Continue to start these players with confidence.
