Fantasy Football Studs and Stinkers of Week 10
Every Monday, The Fantasy Footballers release the Studs & Stinkers podcast episode. Andy, Mike, and Jason discuss the high highs and low lows from the weekend. In this Studs & Stinkers article series, you can find the full list of Studs & Stinkers from the weekend and my favorite names from Monday Pun-day. I also provide commentary on a handful of notable studs and stinkers worth highlighting. To get the full breakdown, don’t miss Week 10 Studs + Stinkers.
Monday Pun-day Power Ranking
- Dookie Johnson
- Poo Lock
- Fluke Johnson
- Hail Murray
- DeAndre Hop-KING
- Hoptimus Prime
- DeAndre Hop-wins
- DeAndre MOSS-kins
- DK Meh-calf
What’s your favorite Monday Pun-day? You can find us on Twitter: The Fantasy Footballers (@TheFFBallers) and me (@TheFantasyEng).
Biggest Studs
DeAndre Hopkins
Week 10 vs BUF: 7 receptions on 12 targets for 127 yards & 1 (GLORIOUS) touchdown
Upcoming Schedule: @SEA, @NE, LAR — Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF
Hopkins is arguably the greatest receiver in the game. He’s been great this season despite joining a new team in a year with a shortened training camp and no preseason games. Hopkins deserves the top spot in the Studs & Stinkers article this week because of the absolutely incredible catch he made to score a touchdown as the game clock ran out, securing a victory over the Bills. Kyler Murray deserves a lot of credit too for a perfect pass to Nuk, who was covered by three defenders. Here’s a video of the catch:
Don't ever say it's impossible… pic.twitter.com/lqe2UkxsCT
— Deandre Hopkins (@DeAndreHopkins) November 16, 2020
D’Andre Swift
Week 10 vs WAS: 16 rushes for 81 yards | 5 receptions on 5 targets for 68 yards & 1 TD
Upcoming Schedule: @CAR, HOU, @CHI — Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB
Before the game, the Detroit coaching staff came out and said that D’Andre Swift was going to be the feature back this week. They delivered on their promise, and Swift made the most of his first 20+ touch game in his young career with 23 fantasy points in ½-ppr scoring. We should expect him to handle a similar workload moving forward. Swift has a great upcoming schedule, including four matchups against bottom-8 defenses (pts given up vs opposing RB) in the next five weeks. Swift is coming into form nicely, and the stars are aligning for him to flirt with top-10 RB production rest of season.
Swifty. @DandreSwift | #OnePride
📺: #WASvsDET FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/6yCTrUNGY8 pic.twitter.com/lIvhO8vZBq— NFL (@NFL) November 15, 2020
Tee Higgins
Week 10 @ PIT: 7 receptions on 9 targets for 115 yards & 1 TD
Upcoming Schedule: @WSH, NYG, @MIA — Fantasy Playoffs: DAL, PIT, @HOU
The 2020 rookie wide receiver class has been nothing short of extraordinary so far this season, especially considering rookie receivers typically take 2-3 years to pan out. Higgins is one of the more exciting prospects among this year’s class, especially considering he has Joe Burrow throwing him the ball. Higgins is going to be special in this league, and we’re already seeing it happen. Higgins has scored 11+ fantasy points in six of his last seven games, and he’s averaged 8 targets a game during that time. Higgins has been great, but he hasn’t been getting enough attention in typical redraft leagues. Higgins is a strong WR2 until we see otherwise, although he has a tough matchup against Washington in Week 11. Higgins is a good trade target, especially if you’re in a keeper league or dynasty league.
Biggest Stinkers
Jared Goff
Week 10 vs SEA: 27 completions on 37 attempts for 302 yards & 1 Fumble
Upcoming Schedule: @TB, SF, @ARI — Fantasy Playoffs: NE, NYJ, @SEA
Goff had a very favorable matchup against Seattle this week, a team that’s allowed a top-12 fantasy QB performance in eight of the previous nine games. Goff has been up and down this season, but he’s a player that you should be able to stream in a good matchup…or so we thought. I think this means we need to adjust our expectations in positive matchups moving forward. Goff shouldn’t be rostered except for dynasty leagues and leagues that can start multiple QBs. But be prepared…his name is going to come up again in the fantasy playoffs because he faces the Jets and Seahawks in Weeks 15 & 16, which are both incredible matchups. Goff should be considered a risky dart throw rest of season, especially when your championship depends on him!
Jonathan Taylor
Week 10 @ TEN: 7 rushes for 12 yards | 2 receptions on 2 targets for 25 yards
Upcoming Schedule: GB, TEN, @HOU — Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT
This one hurts. Taylor has been less than impressive this season, and he certainly doesn’t appear to be the monster that we all thought he’d be if given an opportunity. Teammate Nyheim Hines has simply played better than Taylor, who seems to lack vision on the field. The Colts have the second-best remaining strength of schedule in terms of fantasy RB matchups. Taylor has hurt your fantasy team each of the three weeks, and his opportunities have declined recently. Don’t drop Taylor, but he isn’t startworthy unless we see him take a step forward.
Other Studs
QB
Tom Brady @CAR — 28/39 for 341/3/0
- LAR, KC, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: MIN, @ATL, @DET
Kyler Murray vs BUF — 22/32 for 245/1/1 — 11/61/2 rushing
- @SEA, @NE, LAR — Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF
Ben Roethlisberger vs CIN — 27/46 for 333/4/0
- @JAX, BAL, WSH — Fantasy Playoffs: @BUF, @CIN, IND
Josh Allen @ARI — 32/49 for 284/2/2 — 7/38/0 rushing — 12 yard receiving TD
- BYE, LAC, @SF — Fantasy Playoffs: PIT, @DEN, @NE
Aaron Rodgers vs JAX — 24/34 for 325/2/1 — 3/4/1 rushing
- @IND, CHI, PHI — Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN
Matthew Stafford vs WAS — 24/33 for 276/3/0
- @CAR, HOU, @CHI — Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB
**Honorable Mentions at QB
Daniel Jones vs PHI — 21/28 for 244/0/0 — 9/64/1 rushing
- BYE, @CIN, @SEA — Fantasy Playoffs: ARI, CLE, @BAL
Lamar Jackson @NE — 24/34 for 249/2/1 — 11/55/0 rushing
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
RB
Alvin Kamara vs SF — 8/15/2 — 8 targets for 7/83/1
- ATL, @DEN, @ATL — Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN
Josh Jacobs vs DEN — 21/112/2 — 4 targets for 4/24/0
- KC, @ATL, @NYJ — Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA
Nyheim Hines @TEN — 12/70/1 — 6 targets for 5/45/1
- GB, TEN, @HOU — Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT
Ronald Jones @CAR — 23/192/1 — 2 targets for 1/6/0
- LAR, KC, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: MIN, @ATL, @DET
D’Andre Swift vs WAS — 16/81/0 — 5 targets for 5/68/1
- @CAR, HOU, @CHI — Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB
**Honorable Mentions at RB
Rex Burkhead vs BAL — 6/31/0 – – 5 targets for 4/35/2
- @HOU, ARI, @LAC — Fantasy Playoffs: @LAR, @MIA, BUF
Antonio Gibson @DET — 13/45/2 — 4 targets for 4/20/0
- CIN, @DAL, @PIT — Fantasy Playoffs: @SF, SEA, CAR
Nick Chubb vs HOU — 19/126/1
- PHI, @JAX, @TEN — Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ
- Hunt: 19/104/0 — 4 targets for 3/28/0
Wayne Gallman vs PHI — 18/53/2 — 2 targets for 1/7/0
- BYE, @CIN, @SEA — Fantasy Playoffs: ARI, CLE, @BAL
WR
Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs JAX — 6 targets for 4/149/1
- @IND, CHI, PHI — Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN
Cole Beasley @ARI — 13 targets for 11/109/1
- BYE, LAC, @SF — Fantasy Playoffs: PIT, @DEN, @NE
DeAndre Hopkins vs BUF — 12 targets for 7/127/1
- @SEA, @NE, LAR — Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF
Willie Snead IV @NE — 7 targets for 5/64/2
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
Diontae Johnson vs CIN — 11 targets for 6/116/1
Chase Claypool vs CIN — 10 targets for 4/56/2
JuJu Smith-Schuster vs CIN — 13 targets for 9/77/1
- @JAX, BAL, WSH — Fantasy Playoffs: @BUF, @CIN, IND
Stefon Diggs @ARI — 11 targets for 10/93/1
- BYE, LAC, @SF — Fantasy Playoffs: PIT, @DEN, @NE
Marvin Jones vs WAS — 10 targets for 8/96/1
- @CAR, HOU, @CHI — Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB
Tee Higgins @PIT — 9 targets for 7/115/1
- @WSH, NYG, @MIA — Fantasy Playoffs: DAL, PIT, @HOU
D.J. Moore vs TB — 7 targets for 4/96/1
- DET, @MIN, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: DEN, @GB, @WSH
TE
Rob Gronkowski @CAR — 3 targets for 2/51/1
Cameron Brate @CAR — 3 targets for 3/31/1
- LAR, KC, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: MIN, @ATL, @DET
Hunter Henry @MIA — 6 targets for 4/30/1
- NYJ, @BUF, NE — Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN
Mark Andrews @NE — 9 targets for 7/61/0
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
Other Stinkers
QB
Russell Wilson @LAR — 22/37 for 248/0/2 — 8/60/0 — fumble lost
- ARI, @PHI, NYG — Fantasy Playoffs: NYJ, @WSH, LAR
Derek Carr vs DEN — 16/25 for 154/0/0 — 4/10/0 rushing
- KC, @ATL, @NYJ — Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA
Drew Lock @LV — 23/47 for 257/1/4 — 2/7/0 rushing
- MIA, NO, @KC — Fantasy Playoffs: @CAR, BUF, @LAC
Carson Wentz @NYG — 21/37 for 208/0/0
- @CLE, SEA, @GB — Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL
Jared Goff vs SEA — 27/37 for 302/0/0 — 1 fumble
- @TB, SF, @ARI — Fantasy Playoffs: NE, NYJ, @SEA
RB
James Conner vs CIN — 13/36/0 — 2 targets for 2/12/0
- @JAX, BAL, WSH — Fantasy Playoffs: @BUF, @CIN, IND
Mike Davis vs TB — 7/32/0 — 5 targets for 4/12/0
- DET, @MIN, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: DEN, @GB, @WSH
Melvin Gordon @LV — 11/46/0 — 2 targets, zero receptions
Phillip Lindsay @LV — 4/2/0 — 1 target, zero receptions
- MIA, NO, @KC — Fantasy Playoffs: @CAR, BUF, @LAC
Jonathan Taylor @TEN — 7/12/0 — 2 targets for 2/25/0
- GB, TEN, @HOU — Fantasy Playoffs: @LV, HOU, @PIT
**Honorable Mentions at RB
Zack Moss @ARI — 7/20/0– 2 targets for 1/-3/0
- BYE, LAC, @SF — Fantasy Playoffs: PIT, @DEN, @NE
Duke Johnson @CLE — 14/54/0 — 1 target, zero receptions
- NE, @DET, IND — Fantasy Playoffs: @CHI, @IND, CIN
Giovani Bernard @PIT — 8/30/0 — 7 targets for 4/17/0
- @WSH, NYG, @MIA — Fantasy Playoffs: DAL, PIT, @HOU
Jerick McKinnon @NO — 18/33/0 — 3 targets for 1/13/0
- BYE, @LAR, BUF — Fantasy Playoffs: WSH, @DAL, @ARI
Joshua Kelley @MIA — 7/21/0
- NYJ, @BUF, NE — Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN
DeeJay Dallas @LAR — 2/8/0 — 3 targets for 2/23/0
- ARI, @PHI, NYG — Fantasy Playoffs: NYJ, @WSH, LAR
Mark Ingram @NE — 5/5/0 — 2 targets for 2/24/0
Gus Edwards @NE — 7/42/0 — 2 targets for 1/31/0
J.K. Dobbins @NE — 5/13/0 — 2 targets for 1/1/0
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
WR
D.K. Metcalf @LAR — 4 targets for 2/28/0
- ARI, @PHI, NYG — Fantasy Playoffs: NYJ, @WSH, LAR
Michael Thomas vs SF — 7 targets for 2/27/0
- ATL, @DEN, @ATL — Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN
A.J. Brown vs IND — 4 targets for 1/21/0
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
Robert Woods vs SEA — 6 targets for 5/33/0 — 1/3/0 rushing
Cooper Kupp vs SEA — 7 targets for 5/50/0
- @TB, SF, @ARI — Fantasy Playoffs: NE, NYJ, @SEA
Robby Anderson vs TB — 6 targets for 4/21/0
- DET, @MIN, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: DEN, @GB, @WSH
Will Fuller V @CLE — 8 targets for 5/38/0
Brandin Cooks @CLE — 8 targets for 6/39/0
- NE, @DET, IND — Fantasy Playoffs: @CHI, @IND, CIN
**Honorable Mentions at WR
DeVante Parker vs LAC — 7 targets for 2/31/0
- @DEN, @NYJ, CIN — Fantasy Playoffs: KC, NE, @LV
Travis Fulgham @NYG — 5 targets for 1/8/0
- @CLE, SEA, @GB — Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL
Tyler Boyd @PIT — 8 targets for 6/41/0
- @WSH, NYG, @MIA — Fantasy Playoffs: DAL, PIT, @HOU
Christian Kirk vs BUF — 6 targets for 4/27/0
- @SEA, @NE, LAR — Fantasy Playoffs: @NYG, PHI, SF
Mike Williams @MIA — 5 targets for 2/38/0
- NYJ, @BUF, NE — Fantasy Playoffs: ATL, @LV, DEN
Jarvis Landry vs HOU — 5 targets for 3/29/0
- PHI, @JAX, @TEN — Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ
Marquise Brown @NE — 6 targets for 2/14/0
- TEN, @PIT, DAL — Fantasy Playoffs: @CLE, JAX, NYG
Curtis Samuel vs TB — 5 targets for 3/8/0 — 3/4/0 rushing
- DET, @MIN, BYE — Fantasy Playoffs: DEN, @GB, @WSH
Henry Ruggs vs DEN — 4 targets for 3/75/0
Nelson Agholor vs DEN — 4 targets for 1/8/0
- KC, @ATL, @NYJ — Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA
TE
Darren Waller vs DEN — 5 targets for 3/37/0
- KC, @ATL, @NYJ — Fantasy Playoffs: IND, LAC, MIA
Jared Cook vs SF — 2 targets, zero receptions
- ATL, @DEN, @ATL — Fantasy Playoffs: @PHI, KC, MIN
T.J. Hockenson vs WAS — 4 targets for 2/13/0
- @CAR, HOU, @CHI — Fantasy Playoffs: GB, @TEN, TB
Evan Engram vs PHI — 3 targets for 2/15/0
- BYE, @CIN, @SEA — Fantasy Playoffs: ARI, CLE, @BAL
Dallas Goedert @NYG — 6 targets for 4/33/0
- @CLE, SEA, @GB — Fantasy Playoffs: NO, @ARI, @DAL
Noah Fant vs LV — 7 targets for 3/18/0
- MIA, NO, @KC — Fantasy Playoffs: @CAR, BUF, @LAC
Austin Hooper vs HOU — 2 targets for 1/11/0
- PHI, @JAX, @TEN — Fantasy Playoffs: BAL, @NYG, @NYJ
**Honorable Mentions** at TE
Robert Tonyan vs JAX — 4 targets for 3/33/0
- @IND, CHI, PHI — Fantasy Playoffs: @DET, CAR, TEN
Eric Ebron vs CIN — 6 targets for 2/38/0
- @JAX, BAL, WSH — Fantasy Playoffs: @BUF, @CIN, IND
Mike Gesicki vs LAC — 5 targets for 2/40/0
- @DEN, @NYJ, CIN — Fantasy Playoffs: KC, NE, @LV