Week 10 Beyond the Box Score episode:

Guest -- Heath Cummings of Yahoo Fantasy

Chuba Hubbard has been really good in 2024. I cut-up my favorite runs of his and put it on Twitter if you wanna watch that. With Carolina now signaling long-term belief in him, Hubbard's Fantasy value is clearly on the rise. How does he fit in among a stacked group of healthy running backs in terms of projecting remaining 2024 value?

("ECR" = expert consensus rank. These images show my rankings and how they compare to consensus, courtesy of FantasyPros)

Breece Hall - His remaining schedule is so sweet. He's run really cold on variance, and I expect that to swing back in his favor over the remainder of the season. He's who I'd bet on to lead the RB position in PPR points per game from this point on (Week 12 bye)

De'Von Achane - He offers the highest raw ceiling of any RB in Fantasy. I detailed why I believe his recent target numbers are a bit inflated, but of course they are. No RB is going to sustain a 30% target share. The fact that is even a possibility over any extended sample size is absolutely absurd. Betting on Achane sustaining his health and the Dolphins remaining competent and competitive feels risky, but it absolutely may win you your league if it comes to fruition.

Derrick Henry - Winter is coming, and King Henry feels poised to rumble like always. The remaining schedule isn't great, but I don't know if it matters. He transcends analysis.

Joe Mixon - Brutal matchups in Weeks 16 and 17. He may be just the guy to carry you to the Fantasy championship game, though. And maybe you get lucky on touchdowns at that point. Mixon's workload is so big that matchups might not matter much.

Tyrone Tracy and Bucky Irving sure feel like league winners to me! Brian Daboll continues to heap praise on Tracy, and his play warrants it! The remaining schedule is awesome, and I'd expect the Giants to find ways to further integrate their electric backfield playmaker into the offensive gameplan during the Week 11 bye. If we see Tracy's receiving role expand down the stretch, he could be a weekly top-five PPR producer.

Bucky's toe worries me a bit, but I think that he has been so good that he might work his way into a starring role by the time Mike Evans is back and the Bucs are making a playoff push. As long as he does not exacerbate the toe injury, Bucky is set to smash with two more matchups (Weeks 13 and 17) against the Panthers and a Week 16 matchup vs. the Cowboys. Hopefully his Week 11 bye is timed up perfectly to get his health in a better place.

Alvin Kamara - If I knew he'd keep playing the role that we've seen recently and we could trust that all the way to the finish line, he'd be RB2 behind only Saquon Barkley.

D'Andre Swift - He's been spectacular for Fantasy but has some really rough matchups upcoming and the Bears feel so close to the edge.

Rhamondre Stevenson - The remaining schedule is pretty nice, and the Patriots are playing occasionally competent football with Drake Maye at the helm! Would it be any real surprise if Stevenson was outscoring the likes of Josh Jacobs or Swift or even Ken Walker/James Cook by the time Week 15 (NE at ARI) and Week 16 (NE at Buffalo) rolled around?

Tony Pollard, Aaron Jones, and J.K. Dobbins all would push 2-5 spots higher in my rankings if assured their health. I am worried. But each could be a huge Fantasy producer if healthy at the end of the season. I view the respective backups from each of those backfields as premium stashes wherever you might have bench space available to take a shot on some upside.

I tried to trade CeeDee Lamb away this week. I sent him straight-up for George Pickens, for Deebo Samuel, and for Marvin Harrison Jr. and none of the offers got any response. Evaluating him for the rest of season is certainly tricky without clarity on the outlook of his or Dak Prescott's health.

If I knew that his health would hold up for the remainder of the season, Nico Collins would be WR2.

Josh Downs - I wanna push him higher, but he still has a bye week remaining, the rest of season schedule is pretty gross, and I don't feel much confidence in the QB position. Maybe none of that matters. He's insanely good.

DeAndre Hopkins - Similarly, Hopkins feels like he should be higher, but I find myself concerned about the schedule and KC potentially leaning really run-heavy in matchups vs. Denver, Carolina, Las Vegas, and Cleveland. He's looked amazing so far in limited action with the Chiefs, though.

Ladd McConkey - I think we may see Ladd and Justin Herbert lock in and produce something really special from Weeks 11-15. The Chargers draw the Bengals, Ravens, Falcons, Chiefs, and Bucs during that time. Wow, that could be fun! A Week 16 and 17 matchup vs. Denver and in New England in late December do not feel quite as fun.

Mike Evans - If his hammy holds up, Evans just might be a league-winner. He feels like he belongs in the top-20 if you can afford to wait on him. He's just extremely risky. Not only do hamstring injuries scare me for re-injury purposes, but I don't know how much the Bucs are going to need to aggressively attack down the field to close out the season. Following the Week 11 bye, Tampa face the Giants, Panthers, Raiders, Chargers, Cowboys, and Panthers to close out the Fantasy season. It's possible that the Chargers are the only team that poses a real challenge to the Bucs.

It's also possible that the Bucs will be 4-6 after Week 10, so there may be a sense of urgency every week. And if healthy, Evans seems likely to be the offensive centerpiece.

Jauan Jennings - Wow, this is the largest discrepancy between my rankings and the ECR at any position. You can probably get Jennings for pretty cheap at this moment, then, and I have been looking to do so!

("ECR" = expert consensus rank. These images show my rankings and how they compare to consensus, courtesy of FantasyPros)

("ECR" = expert consensus rank. These images show my rankings and how they compare to consensus, courtesy of FantasyPros)

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