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Players who aren’t considered must-starts but could exceed statistical expectations due to matchups or simple volume.
Time for Fabs’s Five Sleepers and Streamers! For all of your final lineup decisions, be sure to check out Start ’Em, Sit ’Em and my weekly fantasy football player rankings, which are updated daily throughout the season.
Note: Starting percentages are from Sleeper.
Aaron Rodgers at Bengals (21% started): Rodgers is coming off a bye week for the Steelers and is likely a free agent in many leagues. He had scored 17-plus fantasy points in four of his last six games before the bye, and he beat this week’s opponent, the Bengals, to the tune of 23-plus fantasy points back in Week 3. With quarterback being very thin this week, Rodgers is a viable option across the board.
Corey Kiner at Lions (34% started): Fellow Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson is out, and TreVeyon Henderson has already been ruled out due to a mysterious illness. That leaves Kiner in position to see a prominent role in the New England offense in Week 10. Admittedly, this week’s matchup against the Lions isn’t good on paper, so Kiner is more of desperation, volume fantasy play.
Audric Estime vs. Panthers (19% started): The Saints added Estime off the Browns' practice squad last week and immediately put him in a prominent role in their offense. Against the Browns (coincidentally), he played 47% of the offensive snaps and had 16 touches. Now Estime gets a plus matchup against the Panthers, so he’s a decent streamer for those in need.
Demario Douglas at Lions (30% started): Douglas has scored 15-plus fantasy points in four of his last five games. Still, the Patriots receiver entered this week being owned in fewer than 50 percent of Sleeper leagues. That total should rise this week, though, as he has a plus matchup against the Lions, who have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points per game to opposing slot receivers.
Jordyn Tyson vs. Panthers (16 started%): Tyson made his NFL debut last week for tge Saints, posting four catches on five targets for 30 yards. He played just 18 snaps, but I think that total will increase each week moving forward. The rookie has a nice matchup against Carolina next on the schedule, so Tyson is worth a look for fantasy managers in need of a flex option.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Week 10 Fantasy Sleepers and Streamers.