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With five weeks under our belt and bye weeks hitting in full force, it’s time to do some moving and shaking.
WARNING: A good buy-low should make you feel uncomfortable. That’s the entire reason they are available in the first place.
With that said, here are three buy-low candidates …
RB Jeremiyah Love (Cardinals)
The bad news is that Love scored 6.5 and 2.2 fantasy points the last two weeks. The good news is that means his manager is likely feeling queasy. As Dwain McFarland noted in the Utilization Report, his usage has still been solid with rushing shares of 78%, 58% (hurt late), and 71% the last three weeks (not to mention 90% of the attempts in the first half before the Lions blowout).
How to play it? You can send out a low-ball offer now or wait one more week after their tough matchup vs. the Rams (and for him to get healthy). Ultimately, this is about getting Love on your roster for the fantasy playoffs: Jets (+2.4), Saints (+4.8), Raiders (+0.5).
WR Tee Higgins (Bengals)
Considering I was the only one who put in a bid for Higgins in our Fantasy Life Guillotine League™—you guys asleep at the wheel or what?—my hunch is that everyone is sleeping on Tee as the Bengals head into their bye.
I overpaid!
Couple the bye with his 2-for-22 outing in Week 5, and you have a prime buying opportunity.
How to play it? If the Higgins manager has a losing record, see if you can flip a guy like Denzel Boston—a great sell-high—for him.
WR Rome Odunze (Bears)
I hadn’t considered this one until Adam Pfeifer floated it in his recent Trades To Make article.
Odunze has run a route on 93% of dropbacks over the past three weeks while averaging 7.3 targets. He’s also been running a more fantasy-friendly route tree—more in-breaking routes, fewer vertical ones. Now Caleb Williams is set to return, which only helps.
How to play it? I’d see if I could swap a guy like Ladd McConkey for him.
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Around the Watercooler
The latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from your favorite football nerds …
🌮 THE LEAGUE reboot is here. Sorta. Setting lineups using AU?
💥 This TE has been quiet of late. Matchup says he’s ready to smash.
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🤩 Can anyone catch the 49ers? All playing for 2nd.
🔥 Taking a defense into the inferno. Getting hot out there.
🧐 Looking at the MHJ fit in Houston. And more dynasty questions.
🙌 Hold onto that Ladd. Better days ahead.
🤔 The Rams’ bounceback is happening. Survivor pick?
🐻 Is the Bears’ offense back? Hurry back, Caleb.
🔮 A rookie WR looks to keep it going. What does his projection say?
💩 The Browns backfield is a mess. Might need to add Jaleel?
🤯 Wait, I thought he was going to IR?! Not so fast, Rhamondre managers.
🤝 Here’s why the Texans traded for Marv. It’s the only explanation.
🏈 Trade for Rome Odunze now. Before it gets too late.
Week 6 Starts and Sits From Dwain McFarland
START: Jordan Love | QB | Packers
Injuries and poor performance forced Green Bay to revamp their offensive line over the last two games. But the results with Laken Tomlinson, Travis Glover, and Anthony Belton in the lineup have coincided with less pressure on Love.
Matchups have also been a factor, but below you can see the pressure rate allowed by week plus the opponent's pressure rate for the season per TruMedia:
Week 1 vs Vikings (46% pressure rate): 54% pressure rate allowed (+8)
Week 2 vs Jets (35%): 28% (-7)
Week 3 vs Falcons (44%): 46% (+2)
Week 4 vs Buccaneers (27%): 13% (-14)
Week 5 vs Bears (38%): 27% (-11)
Over the last two games, their pass protection has been a plus, after adjusting for the competition. In fact, you could argue that the nightmare matchup against the Vikings in Week 1 is the outlier.
This week, Love faces a Cowboys pass rush ranked 26th in pressure rate (31%). And QBs against Dallas have thrived—even under pressure—with a league-high 120.5 passer rating.
We Dem Boyz pass coverage doesn't hol' up, hol' up, hol' up.
Dallas is the sixth-best passing matchup, boosting fantasy production through the air by 2.8 PPG.
Love has already eclipsed 300 yards three times in 2026, including 387 against Minnesota and 367 against the Bears. I have him projected for 280 this weekend—the highest for Week 6. That mark is pretty far above the market at 268.
Normally, I would dial it back, but this is a pass-first offense—Green Bay is tied with the Panthers for the highest dropback rate over expected (DBOE) at 8% in 2026—in a potential shootout matchup as three-point favorites with a 27.25 team total in Freedman's NFL Game Model.
It is rare to feel fine about a 280-passing-yard projection, but in this instance, I'm good.
Fantasy Projections
Median: 19.3
Xfinity Best (Ceiling): 23.7
Floor: 15.5
Love is my QB3 for Week 6 and projects as the QB4. He is a must-start unless you have Josh Allen or Brock Purdy on your team.
Freedman’s Fades Week 6: Tough Game for Star QB
The “Wet Blanket” is back after a day of sunshine and favorites. Matthew Freedman has released the players he’s fading for Week 6 …
And ICYMI, here are Freedman’s Favorites:
Good Days Coming for Bhayshul Tuten?
Is Bhayshul Tuten somehow a buy low and a sell high at the same time? Is Jeremiyah Love a buy at his current price? And is Denzel Boston a sell while people still believe? Dwain, Kendall and Pete talk players whose stocks are rising and falling for Week 6. Subscribe to the Fantasy Life Show and catch every episode during the season.
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