Five players whose price moved between August 1 and August 24. For each one Ian Hartitz lays out why they moved up, why the move makes sense, why it does not, and then a verdict on whether the new number is worth paying.
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Five players whose price moved between August 1 and August 24. For each one Ian Hartitz lays out why they moved up, why the move makes sense, why it does not, and then a verdict on whether the new number is worth paying.
DE'ZHAUN STRIBLING, WR61 to WR51. A perfect storm of the Ricky Pearsall injury, great camp reports and an awesome preseason: 13 targets and an 11-109-0 line on only 22 routes, plus a drop that could have been a touchdown. The case for is that Kyle Shanahan consistently makes more with less in this passing game, from Richie James to Jauan Jennings to Kendrick Bourne. The case against is that Stribling still profiles as the No. 4 option behind McCaffrey, Mike Evans and George Kittle. BUYING as a borderline WR3.
JONATHON BROOKS, RB34 to RB29. Good camp reports and a Chuba Hubbard hamstring. Dave Canales says that if Chuba is good to go it will be a committee in Week 1, and Brooks dominated first-team usage in the preseason. But Chuba is not dead, the burst has not looked great, and RotoWire grades that offensive line 29th. SELLING at the Round 5-6 price. J
ACORY CROSKEY-MERRITT, RB40 to RB37. More clarity on the pecking order, and ambiguous backfields inevitably create value once a leader emerges. Washington ranked 5th in scoring in 2025. BUYING as the top back in that backfield.
MARSHAWN LLOYD, RB58 to RB50. He got through camp healthy, which nobody was assuming, and he is the clear No. 2 in a usually good Green Bay offense at 71% of snaps to Chris Brooks's 29%. BUYING as a great handcuff.
TERRANCE FERGUSON, TE27 to TE20. Rams tight ends scored the second-most PPR points in the league last season, and Ferguson led all tight ends in yards per reception at 21, with 52% of his targets coming 20-plus yards downfield against 21% for the next closest. BUYING as his favorite late-round tight end click in fantasy. Rankings, tiers and the Draft Assistant are all in the draft kit, linked at the top of this description.
Timestamps:
0:00 The plan
0:25 De'Zhaun Stribling
8:54 Jonathon Brooks
18:43 RotoWire, code IAN35
20:03 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
28:28 MarShawn Lloyd
35:10 Splash Survivor
36:05 Terrance Ferguson
44:10 Wrapping up