We are now officially in the final stretch in college fantasy football. These next few weeks will make or break you, and with a lot of key players in and out on bye weeks, this week is a key week in college fantasy football.
Keep in mind this is just another tool to use, your final decision is yours and yours alone. If you see a player that is normally a fantasy stud in the “Bench ‘Em” portion, it is usually either the matchup or the fact that his respective team may take the starters out early. Also, keep in mind about your league's scoring system, if you do not get full points against certain opponents, take that into consideration.
Here are my picks for the week:
Quarterback
Start ‘Em
1. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville at Temple
2. Jameis Winston, Florida State vs. Maryland
3. Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. Liberty
Bench ‘Em
1. David Ash, Texas at Iowa State (WILL NOT PLAY)
2. C.J. Brown, Maryland at Florida State
3. Blake Bell, Oklahoma vs. TCU
Running Back
Start ‘Em
1. Kenyan Drake, Alabama vs. Georgia State
2. Mike Davis, South Carolina vs. Kentucky
3. Matt Jones, Florida vs. Arkansas
Bench ‘Em
1. Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams, Arkansas at Florida
2. Carlos Hyde, Ohio State at Northwestern
3. Roderick McDowell, Clemson at Syracuse
Wide Receiver
Start ‘Em
1. Sammy Watkins, Clemson at Syracuse
2. Josh Huff, Oregon at Colorado
3. Eric Ward, Texas Tech at Kansas
Bench ‘Em
1. Jeremy Gallon, Michigan vs. Minnesota
2. Quinton Dunbar, Florida vs. Arkansas
3. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma vs. TC
Tight End
Start ‘Em
1. Jace Amaro, Texas Tech at Kansas
Bench ‘Em
1. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington at Stanford
Defense/Special Teams
Start ‘Em
1. LSU at Mississippi State
Bench ‘Em
1. Ohio State at Northwestern
For any other Start or Bench questions, contact Josh on Twitter @PFF_JCollacchi