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Backfield injuries. Usage shakeups. Star WRs returning. And the first week of byes. Week 5 brings it all. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the Week 5 Rankings, the fallout from Bucky Irving and Trey Benson’s injuries, how to handle tricky RB committees (Cardinals, Patriots, Broncos), and whether Ashton Jeanty is a weekly starter or a sell-high. We’re also talking Brock Bowers’ usage, Jakobi Meyers as a sneaky buy, Xavier Worthy, Geno Smith, Bo Nix, and what the heck's wrong with A.J. Brown.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:38 Bucky Irving injury fallout
4:02 Trey Benson injury fallout
7:53 What’s wrong with Brock Bowers?
11:16 Start Ashton Jeanty?
13:40 Buy Jakobi Meyers
14:52 Should we worry about Geno Smith?
17:14 Start Quinshon Judkins forever?
19:43 Dillon Gabriel effect
20:51 Start Bo Nix?
22:44 Start J.K. Dobbins?
25:56 Sorting the Patriots backfield
28:27 Start Xavier Worthy?
31:24 Chris Godwin injury return
34:37 Start A.J. Brown?
EPISODE LINKS
- Week 5 Rankings
- Week 5 Start Sit
- Week 5 Trade Targets
- Week 5 Expert Moves
- Week 5 Matchups That Matter
- Week 4 Usage Takeaways
