Fantasy Football Dynasty Report for Week 5
Welcome back to the Dynasty Report!
Every week, this article highlights the most impactful storylines from a dynasty perspective, since regular-season changes can significantly affect a player’s value beyond this year. To give you a holistic view of the dynasty landscape, you can expect the following segments each week:
Rookie Standouts: The best rookie performances from the previous week.
Dynasty Stock Report: Review players trending upward and plummeting in value.
Prospect Performances: The best performances among draft-eligible CFB players.
And if you are looking for an even deeper look into dynasty football, be sure to tune in every week to the Fantasy Footballers Dynasty Podcast with Borg, Betz, and one of the Ballers!
Rookie Standouts
Not too many rookies stood out this week. However, Carnell Tate had his official breakout game. Tate recorded nine receptions for 145 yards and finished as the WR11. Malachi Fields was the only FLEX player to score a TD in Week 4 and finished as the WR23. Jalon Daniels was the first QB from the 2026 NFL draft class to start a game this season. Daniels finished as the QB23, mostly due to his 55 rushing yards. He could shape out to be a streamable asset in positive matchups if he sustains his rushing volume.
Jalon Daniels is the first and only undrafted QB in NFL history to start a game before any other drafted QB in the same class. pic.twitter.com/2WaVjobrdO
— QBgami (@QBgami) October 4, 2026
Stock Risers
I’m not sure how many more times I can buy/sell Keon Coleman stock before I completely detach myself from him, but games like this show why the Buffalo Bills drafted him with the first pick of the second round in the 2024 NFL Draft. The combination of DJ Moore’s shoulder injury and Dalton Kincaid’s recent lack of involvement in Buffalo’s offense after seemingly breaking out in Weeks 1 and 2 created an opportunity for Coleman to shine. Coleman’s Week 4 WR8 finish marks the first time he has finished as a top-24 WR since Week 1 of last season. If you have Coleman on your dynasty roster, now might be the perfect time to sell high and wash your hands with “Cookies.” However, I would wait one more week to see his involvement in the Bills’ offense without DJ Moore.
EPA/Target Leaders
(Weeks 1 – 4, pre-MNF, min. 16 targets)1. Keon Coleman 1.18
2. Zay Flowers 1.09
3. Mike Evans 1.03
4. CeeDee Lamb 0.88
5. Justin Jefferson 0.86 pic.twitter.com/tfwDCosD5A— SFdata9ers🏈📊 (@sfdata9ers) October 5, 2026
De’Von Achane’s season-ending torn ACL left a void in the Miami Dolphins’ offense. Last week’s debate between Ollie Gordon II and Jaylen Wright was solved on the field, with Gordon II recording 100 rushing yards on just nine attempts. The main concern for Gordon II’s 2026 season outlook comes from his nine rushing attempts as Miami’s lead RB. The Dolphins will likely rank near the bottom of the NFL in red-zone opportunities for the rest of the season, and Malik Willis is more likely to try to scramble out of a situation than he is to throw a dump-off pass to an RB. While Gordon performed well with limited volume in Week 4, that level of efficiency is unsustainable.
Saquon Barkley suffered his second injury of the season, this time a hamstring issue that leaves his status week-to-week. Tank Bigsby also suffered a core muscle injury, leaving him on IR, so it is Will Shipley time in Philadelphia. Shipley has only seen 10+ opportunities once in his NFL career, and finished as the RB30 in Week 18 of the 2024 season with 67 total yards from scrimmage. Shipley’s position in the depth chart will most likely stay the same once the Eagles’ RBs return from injury, but he may be worth trading for if you need an RB rental on a win-now team.
Stock Fallers
This is not to sound an alarm about Parker Washington or his future as a potential cornerstone of a dynasty franchise. However, it might be time to drink a nice glass of “settle down juice” before discussing Washington’s dynasty outlook. He began the 2026 season continuing with momentum from last season, ranking as the WR12 through the first two weeks of the season. His 16% target share in Weeks 3 and 4 ranks 56th among WRs, behind Ashton Dulin, Xavier Hutchinson, and Roman Wilson. Again, this two-game sample size for Washington is nothing to panic about, as Ja’Marr Chase, George Pickens, and Christian Watson are all within 1% of Washington’s 16% target share. This is just a reminder that Washington is not a tier-one WR in dynasty.
Parker Washington has 4 REC in his last two games.
I don’t know anything anymore man pic.twitter.com/6pc9uShBQ1
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) October 5, 2026
CeeDee Lamb’s Week 4 performance was a tough watch for George Pickens dynasty managers. The Cowboys’ WR duo of Lamb and Pickens seemed like a 1a/1b situation last season, but has been far from that so far in 2026. Lamb is the WR2 in fantasy so far this season, only behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Pickens is the WR43 and has been much closer to Ryan Flournoy’s production than Lamb’s this year. The positive side of this is that Pickens might be a gettable trade-for candidate. KeepTradeCut’s crowdsourced dynasty rankings had Pickens as high as WR9 this offseason. Now, he ranks as WR14. The public’s opinion on Pickens has changed, and while it is important to “stay water” as a dynasty manager, I do not believe much has changed in Dallas for me to view their WR tandem’s outlook drastically differently than I did at the end of last season.
Prospect Performances
Jeremiah Smith
Watching Ohio State football is confusing for me at times. I cannot comprehend how Jeremiah Smith gets open on seemingly every play. This week, Smith went 11/206/2, which was slightly worse than his 12/217/4 performance the week prior. If your dynasty team is 1-3 or 0-4, it might be worth considering completely punting the season for a chance at drafting Smith in your rookie draft and resetting your franchise with him as your cornerstone.
Aiden Flora
Iowa State RB Aiden Flora burst onto the scene last week, recording five total touchdowns for the Cyclones. Flora is draft-eligible this spring, but there has not been much buzz around his name in mock drafts. Flora is a name to monitor this season, mostly to see where his draft stock is prior to the NFL Draft, and whether he decides to stay in college or declare for the draft.
What do Iowa State RB Aiden Flora and Heisman Trophy winner Vince Young have in common? After Saturday, they are the only players in Big 12 history with 2 pass TD, 2 rush TD and 200 rush yards in the same game after Flora did it against West Virginia.
Oh and Flora scored the… pic.twitter.com/iuLpvSEgeV
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) October 3, 2026
Next Week’s Marquee Prospect Matchup
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Texas vs Oklahoma
This SEC matchup is filled with names to watch for the 2027 dynasty draft season. Arch Manning, along with his WRs Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo, are the names to watch for Texas. All three Longhorns had Round 1 upside. John Mateer’s highest-ranked receiving options are WR Isaiah Sategna III and TE Rocky Beers, who project to be selected significantly lower than Texas’ stars, most likely being Day 3 picks.