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Jeff Driskel, Quarterback, Detroit Lions

Jeff Driskel is a legitimate streaming option as of now because of the variety of ways he can score fantasy points. Through two starts for the Lions, Driskel has three scores and 478 yards at a 6.8 adjusted yards per attempt. Those numbers aren’t jaw-dropping but he has put them up against the Cowboys and Bears. Those teams are eighth and fourth in points allowed respectively.

He’ll also be likely to get the necessary passing volume going forward as the Lions defense has been the opposite of the two teams just mentioned: Detroit is 27th in points allowed.

Finally, Driskel is a sneaky athlete with a very high rushing projection. The backup runs a 4.56 Forty-Yard Dash and has 89 rushing yards so far. He has too many avenues to success for fantasy players to not strongly consider him as a streamer or starter in 2QB leagues.

Kareem Hunt, Running Back, Cleveland Browns

The Browns gave Kareem Hunt the D’Ernest Johnson role upon returning from his suspension and Hunt has excelled in and expanded upon that role. In two games with Cleveland Hunt has been targeted 17 times and carried the ball 10 times. He’s been on the field for 55% of the team’s snaps in part because they have run more sets with multiple backs. This includes some where Hunt is split out wide or in the slot. He is playing a James White role but Hunt is an elite back with an all-purpose skillset. 

He gets to fire that skillset up against the Dolphins this week and Cleveland has a 27.75 implied team total. 

Dede Westbrook, Wide Receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars

There should be no question that D.J. Chark is the alpha receiver in Jacksonville. That doesn’t make Dede Westbrook a bad option, especially this week. 

Westbrook owns a 19% share of the team’s targets in games he’s played, good for 7.6 targets per game. After coming back from injury last week, Westbrook played on 84% of Jacksonville’s snaps.

They’ll face the Titans in Tennessee this week as three-point dogs. Westbrook is an above-average flex option as long as the game script favors a passing attack from the Jaguars, which it should again this week.

Cameron Brate, Tight End, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Three weeks ago, Cameron Brate was dealing with a hip injury that saw him play 11 and 15 snaps in the past two weeks. The veteran appeared fully healed last week and played on 51 of 68 snaps. He was targeted 14 times. It appears as though Brate is healthy and the Bucs are back to using him as their clear No. 1 tight end.

The Bucs are on the road against Atlanta this week, playing indoors. They’re also four-point dogs in a game with a 51-point total. Everything is pointing to a shootout in Atlanta which would greatly increase the odds Brate scores. That puts him firmly in play as a streaming tight end, especially after many players dropped him instead of sticking it out through his injury.

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Adrian Peterson, Running Back, Washington Redskins

The former elite running back had been a gross option that paid off this season for many who had the heart to press start next to his name. Heading into last Sunday, Adrian Peterson had over 100 yards from scrimmage in three of his last four games.

Those days are over as the return of Derrius Guice has completely nuked any value Peterson had. Peterson played on just 17 of Washington’s  68 snaps and carried the ball nine times.

Derrius Guice received seven carries and was targeted as many times as Peterson (twice).

Guice isn’t a player worth starting but he is getting enough volume to put Peterson in the same boat.

Ryan Griffin, Tight End, New York Jets

Ryan Griffin balled out last week with a 5-109-1 stat line. He was an undeniably good play after the fact. That doesn’t make him a good play this week.

Griffin has played in 91 games throughout his seven-year career. He has gone for more than 50 yards in 12 of them. Only two of those games have come in 2019, so it’s not as if this has been an immaculate breakout season for him. He has only been targeted more than four times twice this season despite having no real competition for tight end targets around him.

Griffin is a thing tight end play who is as much of a blocker as he is a pass-catcher. Plus, he plays in a well below-average offense.

Daniel Jones, Quarterback, New York Giants

Daniel Jones is a bad passer at this point in his career and the weapons (or lack thereof) he has around him have done him few favors. Jones’ 6.7 yards per attempt is bottom-six in the NFL among qualified passers and his adjusted yards per attempt is even worse at 6.5. That’s ok though. He can get there on the ground right?

This week that is much less likely. The Bears have allowed opposing passers to rush for 102 yards on 26 attempts this season. They have allowed the fourth-fewest points to opposing passers through rushing. There’s just nothing that you can point to with Jones this week that says he’s a good play.

Tyler Boyd, Wide Receivers, Cincinnati Bengals

It might be time to throw in the towel with Tyler Boyd this season. He is top-10 in targets this season but 25th in fantasy points. A large portion of his points have come in the two weeks where he eclipsed 120 yards and caught double-digit passes. Beyond those, he hasn’t passed 68 yards or scored once.

This week he and Ryan Finley get a Pittsburgh defense that is top-10 in yards per attempt allowed. Boyd is getting a lot of volume and that always makes him playable. However, he projects as a low-end flex option with a lobby-level ceiling.