1. DeAndre Hopkins is gonna rewrite the record book.
After delivering yet another
massive fantasy line on Sunday (10-148-2), Hopkins is now on pace to
finish his season with 139 catches for 1,936 yards. He's topped 100
yards in four of his six games, plus he reached 98 in another. Hopkins
has been unfair, basically. He's dragging Brian Hoyer
to fantasy relevance, which is no minor achievement. Hopkins' 148-yard
effort this week was somehow only his third-best total of the year.
That's absurd.
In case you were wondering, the NFL single-season record for
receptions is 143 (Marvin Harrison, 2002) and the all-time yardage mark
is 1,964 (Megatron, 2012). Those records are pretty clearly at risk.
Hopkins has seen 89 targets over six weeks, which means he's on pace for
an unfathomable 237. Last year, Demaryius Thomas
led the league with 184. No defensive tactic has been particularly
effective against Hopkins to this point (obviously). I'm not sure there
are more than five three
two players I'd even consider in a one-for-one Hopkins trade right now,
regardless of position. Le'Veon, Devonta and, um ... who? Anyone? If he
keeps this up, Hopkins can head straight to the PPR Hall of Fame.And while we're discussing members of the 2012 Clemson Tigers...
2. Martavis Bryant was worth the wait.
I mean, just look at this silliness. And this. That's a bad dude right there.
Making his 2015 debut, Bryant finished with six catches for 137 yards and two spikes against Arizona. Pittsburgh has a date with Kansas City's user-friendly pass defense next week, so there's really no reason to think Martavis can't continue to produce, despite the uncertainty at quarterback. Bryant is 6-foot-4 and separates from coverage with ease, so perhaps it shouldn't surprise anyone that he's snagged 11 TD passes in 12 career games, playoffs included.
This will serve as your last call to buy low on Ben Roethlisberger,
by the way. When Big Ben returns, he'll have the full assortment of
receiving weapons at his disposal; he was averaging 304 yards per game,
pre-Bryant.
3. If you drafted Ameer Abdullah on my recommendation, you have my sincere apologies. I'll try to be better.Detroit's offense delivered 546 total yards and 37 points on Sunday, so you might have reasonably expected the team's featured runner to produce ... well, something useful. But no. Abdullah finished with a modest 48 rushing yards on 14 carries (3.4 YPC), adding three catches for 21 yards. He fumbled again, though he didn't lose this one. Woo. Abdullah's 69 scrimmage yards were the most he's delivered since the opener, but he needed 17 touches to get 'em. If the rookie couldn't break out against Chicago's D, while seeing a significant workload, maybe it's not gonna happen this season. Theo Riddick out-gained Abdullah by nine yards in Week 6, despite receiving only 10 touches. At this point, if you need to kick Ameer to the curb in fantasy, I'm willing to look the other way. You certainly can't start him and he has zero trade value, except in dynasty leagues.
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