There will be weeks like this. Let’s attack Week 10. Sleeper, of course, is a nebulous term. Use whatever definition works for you. Likewise, this column is whatever you want it to be. It might help you make a start/sit call this week or a DFS decision. Maybe apply the information to an over/under prop. You might add a player to your fantasy bench as depth, but you won’t deploy him this week. This is as conditional as it gets, as we still don’t know the status of Josh Allen and his elbow. But considering how the point spread has already dropped a handful of points, that’s a decent sign that Allen might not be available. So Keenum can take the pilot’s seat for the Minnesota game. Don’t be blinded by Minnesota’s 7-1 record, there are cracks in the infrastructure. The Vikings defense ranks just 19th in DVOA, and this team has allowed 400 or more yards of offense to three opponents. Keenum isn’t destined to be a long-term starter, but he’s a high-quality backup who will enjoy throwing to Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. Heck, Keenum was QB14 for the Vikings just five years ago. He is a professional strategist. You might be Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow’s manager looking for a Week 10 miracle. Or maybe you’re Josh Allen’s manager and have no backup at all. Keenum can give us 265 yards and a couple of touchdowns, and those numbers play into fantasy football in 2022. The quarterback position is no longer the easiest to fill. Case Keenum is a viable fantasy option if Josh Allen can’t play this week. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) I wasn’t sure Kmet was a good fit for this column until I noticed his industry ranking was just TE17. We have to appreciate that a player who was once left for fantasy dead, is now producing. The story continues Kmet has three touchdowns in two weeks, which is enough to get fantasy mangers to start embracing strangers. Snap share has never been a problem because Kmet rarely leaves the field. But last week the Bears finally prioritized Kmet as a receiver, giving him six targets on the season. And those touchdowns can often be simple productions, thanks to game design and defenses selling out to stop Justin Fields’ dynamic rushing ability. And then there are the Lions, who are the third most charitable when it comes to handing out tight end points. You love it when the program plays. Kmet is in everyone’s top 10 this week, a solid answer at the most demanding position in fantasy. One tight end I wouldn’t start Kmet over is Freiermuth, who is coming off his own binge. Freiermuth had 12 catches for 132 yards in his two games before the bye after missing Week 6 with an ankle injury. The Steelers aren’t hiding it, the Chase Claypool trade frees up a lot of routes where Freiermuth can excel. And while the Saints are a strong team when it comes to the tight end, they’re not flawless — Isaiah probably took them for a touchdown on Monday. I wouldn’t be surprised if Freiermuth leads the Steelers in targets or receptions in Week 10. [Week 10 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers]
Rachaad White vs. Seattle
I understand if you want to zero in on this Buccaneers offense, and White’s per-touchdown metrics are tough to scrutinize. But Leonard Fournette has been running in the mud lately, too, and White is coming off a season-high 11 touchdowns in the Week 9 win over the Rams. At some point, the Bucs could start relying more on their first year back. White may not have first-line privileges in Tampa right now, but he’s starting to work his way into Tom Brady’s Circle of Trust. We already have too many tight ends in this week’s write-up, but Cade Otton deserves a quick mention. A 6-58-1 line is nothing to sneeze at, and he had the game-winning score against the Rams. Even if Cameron Brate returns for the Germany game, Otton has earned the right to be the team’s featured closer.
