Fridays are for Five Lists of 5! I’ll be doing this for every week of the season. Think of these as Tyler-Badie-byte-sized, two-minutes-to-yourself lists to scan during your weekend as you foam at the mouth for any competitive fantasy edge. As much relevant analysis as I can fit into, like, 100 words per player.
Kicking it off this week with five players to stash. You might have a roster slot open once official injury designations for Sunday roll in. Never know.
These are five guys you should consider when rounding out your weekend, Week 4 roster.
Follow along at my handle @dansby_edits for stat threads with minimal emojis all week long. The minimal emojis thing is how I differentiate myself in the market, you see.
(Oh, and if you’re looking for more stashable players, I do provide a more robust and not-altogether redundant list here.)
Also available:
Demario Douglas, WR, New England Patriots (28.9% rostered)
Here’s what I said of Douglas in my Week 4 Stash List, if you want the long of it:
Simple math: Nine targets, seven receptions, 69 yards. One carry for nine yards. Involvement in both phases of the offense.
The Patriots will need to pass in games, and Jacoby Brissett remains a replacement-level quarterback. Drake Maye remains an anomaly with a potentially-stratospheric ceiling.
Ja’Lynn Polk will make some noise this year, but New England fans love Pop Douglas. The coaching staff does, too. He’ll have more performances like this, maybe with more frequency as the year goes along.
The short of it? Feels a little bit like that one year Jakobi Meyers had a WR3/flex campaign in New England before he packed up for Las Vegas. Pop’s worth a flier.
Tyler Badie, RB, Denver Broncos (1.1% rostered)
Lots of developments in Denver last week on the ground. Bo Nix can run, and seems like he’s going to do so freely. Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin had paltry performances in the first half. Then came Badie, who finished with nine carries and 70 rushing yards. He had a 43-yard gain that was explosive.
The Broncos are searching for a fully-entrenched offensive identity. Badie just made himself a bit impossible to ignore.
Keaton Mitchell, RB, Baltimore Ravens (IR; 4.5% rostered)
Benefit: Mitchell could occupy your IR slot, and leave you free to pick up any one of these guys.
Let’s not forget this key stat: Mitchell’s explosive play rate—operationally defined here as runs of 10 or more yards—was a bonkers 25.5%. He’s got some of that Miami Dolphins speed to him. Mitchell logged multiple runs over 30 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown against Seattle in Week 9.
Justice Hill isn’t all the way it for Lamar. Mitchell is going to see action when he returns.
Adonai Mitchell, WR, Indianapolis Colts (15.7% rostered)
I can’t believe how much I’m writing about Colts wide receivers this year. At least, this time, it’s not a poem about Alec Pierce.
Mitchell is due for positive regression, to put it plainly. Some opportunity stats among receivers with ten-or-more targets:
- Catch percentage: 20.4% (league-worst); expected catch rate: 51.4% (fourth-worst)
- Catch rate over expected (CROE): -31.4% (league-worst)
- Receiving yards over expected (RecYOE): -90 (fifth-worst)
And yet, since he’s been healthy, he’s commanded a 25.4% target rate, generated 201 air yards, and end zone target, and one drop.
He’s only run 39 routes so far this year. Once his sample size grows, we’re going to see some positive regression. Catch the wave early.
Indianapolis Colts D/ST (8.8% rostered)
I wrote at length about the Colts defensive unit the past two weeks. They’re on the rise. Don’t be fooled.
Here’s some of my analysis, if you want some. I will provide none here, except: next week they play the Jags, and the week following they play the Titans. I like both those matchups for this frisky Colts unit.
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