The NFL is a “next man up” league. By extension, your fantasy football league is as well. You acquired your team during the draft, but it’s the moves you make as the season unfolds that will ultimately decide if you’re playoff-bound or planning for next season. Every week, we’ll help you identify the players available in more than 50% of ESPN leagues whose value has taken a turn for the better and should be added to your roster as starters or as smart stashes for your bench.
Next man up
Folks, brace yourselves as “bye-mageddon” is back for a sequel. The Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots and Washington Commanders are all off this week. That’s a lot of firepower that will be left on the fantasy sidelines as teams look to solidify playoff positioning.
Sunday night also gave us the biggest fantasy headline of the week. Christian McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers‘ star running back, suffered what is believed to be a PCL injury in his right knee against the Bills. This could put the rest of his season in jeopardy. It’s rough…
